Nov 22, 2019 – Notes Shabbat Call

11-22-19 Notes from the 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call 

“International SHABBAT Celebration”  

7-10 PM Eastern  712-770-4340  code: 543555 #

As we prepare our hearts to enter the Presence of God, we begin this evening’s SHABBAT CALL 

with thanksgiving and praise: 

“From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, The Lord’s name is to be praised. 

From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, The Lord’s name is to be praised.

Praise ye the Lord, praise Him all ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!

Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forward, and forevermore!”  

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“We come into Your Presence with thanksgiving in our hearts, and give You praise, we give You praise! 

We come into Your Presence with thanksgiving in our hearts, and give You praise, give You praise! 

 Give glory and honor and power unto Him…Jesus, the name above all names!”

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Give thanks with a grateful heart.  Give thanks to the Holy One.

Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son.

And now let the weak say, “I am strong.” 

Let the poor say, “I am rich because of what the Lord has done for us!”

Give thanks! Give thanks! Give thanks!  

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With my hands lifted up, and my mouth filled with praise,

with a heart of thanksgiving, I will bless Thee, oh Lord.

I will bless Thee, oh Lord, I will bless Thee, oh Lord,

with a heart of thanksgiving, I will bless Thee, oh Lord. 

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Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, and all that is within me bless His Holy name!

Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, and all that is within me bless His Holy name!

He has done great things! He has done great things!

He has done great things, bless His Holy name!

Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, and all that is within me bless His Holy name!

Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, and all that is within me bless His Holy name! 

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Pastor Ioan shared these two verses:

“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.”

Psalm 103:8

God, in His mercy, chose to raise up the nation of Israel, from among the nations of the earth, to be His people. When Moses was on the mountain for 40 days, God wrote His instructions to His people on two stone tablets. When Moses came down with the tablets, he found the people worshiping the golden calf, and as a HOLY ANGER arose in him, he smashed the tablets on the ground and 3K people died!  This was a revelation of the wrath of God, as the law, which was perfect, was violated by the sin of the nation!  Moses then moved his tent outside the camp, where the Lord met with him! Then he went back on the mountain, where God gave him a second set of tablets. There the attributes of God…mercy and grace…were revealed.

Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.

And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious,

 longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands,

 forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.”

Exodus 34:5-7

We know that the plan of the enemy is to cause the wrath of God to be stirred up against our nation…and that it is trying to provoke that wrath constantly! Our role as intercessors / mediators is to continuously stay in front of God,  speaking to Him “face to face” in a permanent conversation about His purposes for this nation! 

“So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.”

Exodus 33:11 

We prayed that we would have an understanding and discernment of those who are the real enemies of this nation…those who are within who are the “YEAST” in this nation. Our mission is to remain in the Presence of God, and as we engage in intercession for them, asking for their salvation, we continue to stand in the gap for the nation, immovable in our commitment to not allow our country to be destroyed! 

We prayed corporately into this and then offered individual prayers:

• Peter (FL) after 3 years of discipleship, his teacher challenged him to pray “SHOW ME YOUR GLORY!’ and he has 18K pages of answers. We are your people, Your Body, and there is one Holy Spirit in us. Wake up Your Body, so we can hear and obey Your Word. Raise up an army to march out and surround us with Your Glory as we move forward, hidden in You! We fight knowing You have all the power and that the battle is Yours. Confound those who are against us and show Yourself mighty in all You do!  
• Phillip (CA) things are changing and those who are guilty will be punished! God is on the move and he will avenge those who are His own! 
• Jim (CA) has been hearing that while those in darkness are rejoicing and partying,   we are mourning over their sin. The change coming is that we will be rejoicing and that they will repent and be saved. 
• Nga (CA) God is the Sanctifier “And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you.” Leviticus 20:8
• Phillip (CA) “For the life of the flesh is in the blood” Leviticus 17:11 
• Joyce (WI) In the OT, God said  “I will meet you at the Mercy Seat”, and in the NT, He is the Mercy Seat. and that is where we meet with Him. We extol Him as the One Whose mercies are new every morning. 
• Kara (WY) God will show Himself powerful when He moves! “For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.” Isaiah 26:9 
• Carol (NY) sang: “Come and show Your power as in days of old.  Lord, Lord, let Your fire fall!”
• Viviana (NY) grateful adoration, knowing You have called us as intercessors to “lock shields” as we seek Your face and pray Your purposes into the earth! Teach us to use our weapons of warfare at a higher level.

God will make a way where there seems to be no way

He works in ways we cannot see, He will make a way for me

He will be my guide, Hold me closely to His side

With love and strength for each new day, He will make a way, He will make a way

Thank you for praying for us…Pastor Ioan and Maureen…so that we remain one…in heart, mind and spirit as we serve God’s purposes for this 24/7 family. Together, we will complete our assignment, working as ONE, in submission to the Holy Spirit and in mutual submission to one another. That is the key to our success as the 24/7 family…remaining in His Presence, pursuing radical holiness, the unity of the Body and the perfection of love. If we do these things, we will NOT be divided! AMEN and AMEN!

As we are preparing to enter the “holiday season”, beginning with Thanksgiving on November 28th, and followed by Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, many are facing this time of year with mixed emotions. Some sail through it with joy, while others experience “holiday grief”, a syndrome with which many people struggle. In tomorrow’s focus, we will address this topic more fully. For now, we pray that each one of us will make it a HOLY season, as we reach out to others so that no one is left alone during the holidays!

As we prepare our hearts to spend intimate time with the Lord tonight, we first want to lift up those of our 24/7 family who are experiencing illness, pain or suffering…perhaps a less than “great” relationship with family…or a division or separation… or a recent loss. These all take a toll on our emotions, so as we pray tonight, we will stand together against loneliness, discouragement and pain that the holidays can provoke!

We prayed into these points and offered additional ones: 

• For meaningful moments in which we can each truly be thankful for God’s blessings in our lives, despite our current circumstances 
• For the return of the prodigals to their families, and for the restoration of families and broken relationships!
• For one of 24/7 participant’s granddaughter, Megan, who’s been high on meth, and reached out for help. She just scheduled an appointment for Tuesday.  Let her keep it and be freed from addiction and restored.
• For Sonia’s husband Doug (FL) who is finally out of the hospital. Pray for continued health and no chemo!

We also lifted up all our brothers and sisters who need Your touch and are asking to receive Your healing! 

• For health: spiritually, mentally, physically, for all of our 24/7 family, now, during the winter months!

Viviana then testified to her healing, deliverance from oppression and depression and for her glorious return!

• Fatima prayed for her and for all those suffering from attacks by these spirits, asking that we can all recognize the voice of the enemy and resist him, so we remain free to love and serve and glorify God with our lives! Cleanse our hearts and free us from anything that would keep us from knowing, loving and serving You through this 24/7 NSPC, and redeem us from anything that prevents the true unity, the radical holiness and the perfection of love that we desire to excel in…together! She prayed for those of the 24/7 and the holy assignment we have received!

God will make a way where there seems to be no way!

He works in ways we cannot see, He will make a way for me!

He will be my guide, Hold me closely to His side,

with love and strength for each new day, He will make a way, He will make a way!

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Pastor Ioan shared that there are always attacks on this ministry, and that a spirit of division tries to operate against us continuously! We have been exhorting our 24/7 family to stay in alignment, and to follow the daily focus, not allowing the hour to get off track by bringing in other prayer topics. Last night, one of our facilitators had a dream about this, and wanted to share it, along with her interpretation. Let us heed this warning!

Here’s the dream:

• I went to Canada with my husband to host the call. We checked into a hotel, room 1011, and then went to a wide-open space with beautiful mountains. A small cat who was very thin came up to me and I petted it, wishing I had some cat food to feed it.
• The scene changed and I was in a conference room with about 5 other people. I was facilitating the call. Towards the end of the call, I couldn’t tell whether the next facilitator was on and although I kept asking, there was a delay before I had assurance that the call would continue. After that, I left, although I was frustrated by the experience.
• I went outside and even though it was daytime, the sky was getting darker like evening was near. I realized it was wintertime.
• On my way to meet my husband back at the hotel, I tried to text him but my messages kept getting scrambled by the autofill feature, so they made no sense. Finally, I got to the hotel and saw him in the hallway, dream ended.

Now, the interpretation: 

• We (24/7) are called to pray in the “north” or heavenly places. It is a beautiful place, but we can become easily distracted by wanting to “feed” our “pet” issues that are not part of our assignment. 
• The enemy wants to disconnect us from each other – represented by the frustration I felt in not knowing if the next facilitator would handle the call, and in my attempted texts to my husband.
• The daylight is quickly fading, we don’t have much time. 
• Room 1011 – there are 2 scriptures that seem relevant:
  • Ezekiel 10:11 – “When they went, they went toward any of their four directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed in the direction the head was facing. They did not turn aside when they went.” The cherubim went straight in the direction they faced, never turning aside.
  • Matthew 10:11 – “Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town.” We need to “stay” in the focuses and move “without turning aside” from our divine calling.

As we stand strong together, we will be victorious in our assignment. This must take place in each of our 24 hours, each day. There must be no exceptions, no chinks in the armor, no shields out of place…like the Roman turtle, we are unified and with shields locked, we will be invulnerable! We exhort each person to be responsible to uphold the integrity of the call and move in unity, holiness and love, as we have determined! 

We exhorted the family to remain true to the call of the 24/7, and to do it in the way that He has prescribed!  Follow the focuses, every hour, each and every one of the 24 hours in a day/night!

Fatima said that we must honor our leaders and follow our protocols, if we expect God to hear our prayers.  

Pastor Ioan asked us to read the following scripture: 

And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?  Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

Luke 11:5-13

Pastor Ioan said that from the very beginning, we have been assigned to pray in this way, every hour, the exact same focus. Why? We did not know; those were the instructions and we simply obeyed! Though we didn‘t know  why He kept saying “FOLLOW THE FOCUS”,  we have now received the answer. As we persevere each hour, we are saturating the nation with prayer! We listen, then pray back to the Lord what He has spoken to us, and He does what He intends to do. He makes the WAY!  AMEN!

House Democrats have entered into what may be the “final phase” of their “impeachment inquiry”, after wrapping up a spree of “hearings” where “witnesses” (who had NO FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE) tried to tie top officials — including President Trump — to efforts to “pressure Ukraine into political investigations while military aid was being withheld”. Democrats have controlled everything during the marathon proceedings in the House, frustrating GOP attempts to call witnesses that could speak to the matters that President Trump wanted Ukraine to investigate — specifically, the Bidens’ business dealings in that country and Kiev’s alleged interference in the 2016 election. This entire proceeding has been a sham, and a shame to our nation! 

What’s next? The House Intelligence Committee (led by Adam Schiff) could announce additional hearings and depositions, but to date, nothing has been scheduled. The committee may now write and transmit its report to the House Judiciary Committee (led by Jerry Nadler), which will write out the articles of impeachment, before they go to a floor vote.

“What the House ends up passing will drive a lot of what we end up doing over here,” a senior Republican aide said. The White House made a “positive” and “significant” development this week, as officials indicated “what they want” for the Senate trial. In the Senate trial, three separate parties have input to how it will play out: Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats and the White House. “It is impossible for us to come up with contours for impeachment without input from the White House,” the aide said. “Their input is a very positive step so we can try to control this as much as possible.”

The White House, on Thursday, signaled that they would like a Senate trial to last no longer than two weeks.  (Bill Clinton’s lasted for six weeks).  “Everyone knows what they’re going to do next. They’re going to impeach the president and send it onto the Senate, but that is the good news. In the U.S. Senate, there won’t be any secret testimony or dishonest leadership … or to deny a defense. So we’ll finally be able to get to the truth.”

We prayed corporately and then individually for our beloved President:

• Mary Ellen (IL) prayed for the spirit of David for President Trump, that he would have that level of energy
• Nadine (TX) let him remember that the attacks are against You, not him
• Bobby (WI) prayed for the President’s strength
• Joan (AZ) prayed that there would be a renewed respect for him as a man and as our President…and that righteousness and peace would rule and reign in this nation!
• Carol (TX) shore him up in his personality and character, where he is being attacked by man! Show him YOUr approval, Lord. LET HIM STAND ON THE PRAYERS THAT WERE PRAYED BY HIS GREAT AUNTS IN THE WELSH REVIVAL BEFORE HE WAS BORN. Protect and defend him, Lord! Deliver him from any fear or anxiety so he continually walks in Your LIGHT!
• Cheryl (MT) thank You for the powerful spiritual awakening that is going on in this nation, especially with our youth, and cause them to rise up to pray and fight for him. Bless him and Melania. 
• Repeka (CO)  “If I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.” And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:13-14
• Cindy (CT) lifted up his spiritual advisors, to be only those YOU want around him; remove those who bring confusion, and bring him clarity of mind and peace! 

This morning in an interview on FOX and Friends, President Trump declared: “Frankly, I want a trial!”  We are aware that many people have been on trial. One famous one that we all remember was the Apostle Paul who said that he knew that he would not be alone, for God would be with him! We ask that the accusers be exposed, stopped, arrested and punished. Let them turn and fight against each other, and be defeated. Let those who are His enemies in the Congress be expelled and shamed!  

We took communion together and closed the call with the songs: “Hevenu Shalom Aleichem” (We bring peace upon you!) and “Shabbat Shalom” (Peaceful Sabbath) 

We closed the call with blessings for a wonderful Thanksgiving to all!.

Maureen and Pastor Ioan

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