Noon Prayer 11.15.23

Mountain of Religion

True worshipers of Jesus have been given authority to displace every enemy from the top of this area of influence.

John 4:23 (HCSB) But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him.

The religious spirit, idolatry, and human reasoning sit on this mountain and are assigned to steal worship designated for God. These spirits hate the power, the presence, and the passion of God that Holy Spirit brings to earth. Without Holy Spirit our religion is dead. Holy Spirit is specifically for us in our time. The Father sent Jesus, who, on the cross, paid the price for the redemption of man and all of creation. Jesus told His disciples that in addition to the work of redemption on the cross, His purpose was to send the Holy Spirit to help them. (The Seven Mountain Prophecy: Unveiling the Coming Elijah Revolution, by Johnny Enlow)

True Worshipers

John 4:23 (HCSB) But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him.

· We repent Lord of all forms of idolatry, anything that has gotten our eyes and focus off of You. Deuteronomy 29:18 (HCSB) Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison.

· Forgive us Lord for offering performance-based worship to you. Create in us a pure heart for you and renew a right spirit within us. We repent of any human reasoning that keeps us from worshipping you in spirit and in truth. Isaiah 29:13 (HCSB) The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.

· We repent for coming into agreement with a religious spirit that tries to keep us from ministering outside of how Holy Spirit is guiding and directing. Help us to be Spirit led in all that we do.

· Pray that human reasoning that creates a type of Christianity that is a form of godliness but denies its power will be displaced in our church.

New Wine Skins

Acts 2:5-6, 13 (HCSB) Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 12Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” 13Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”

• Pray that our hearts will not be stuck in old wine skins or locked in traditions but that we will be open to whatever Holy Spirit wants to do as we continue advancing for Him.
• Pray that Holy Spirit will move in us and all believers in this region like never before, causing the mountain of religion to shake and its dark forces to be displaced.
• Pray that we will be a church body that cares more about what Holy Spirit wants us to do, rather than what man wants.

Unity

We rejoice in the Lord for all the work He is doing in the Tampa Bay region with pastors and churches. The uniting of churches is happening! Let’s continue to pray for unity in our church, the churches in this region, and those all around the world.

Hebrews 10:23-25 (HCSB) 23 Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works, 25 not staying away from our meetings, as some habitually do, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

• Pray for a spirit of unity to continue and break out here at The Crossing and also in the churches in this region.
• Pray that churches will band together as a unified army, so as to effectively win the lost in this region together and to bring influence in every area of our culture.
• We declare that we are a church family that is not easily offended and walking in forgiveness is easy for us.
• Command all division to be exposed and removed from The Crossing.

Pray for the peace of Israel:

Psalms 122:6-9  (HCSB)  Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure.7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.”8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.

• Lord, bring Hamas and Hezbollah, the enemies of Israel, to an end. We ask that all their plans and strategies will unfold and be ineffective.
• We come against the spirit of hate and murder that has revolted against Israel and command it to be dismantled, in Jesus’ name.
• We also want to pray for peace and protection from all unrest in our nation. Lord, we ask that you dismantle all antisemitism in the United States.
• Pray that national leaders will receive God given ideas on how to help and what to do. Genesis 12:3 (HCSB) I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
• Pray for all corruption and lies to be exposed concerning this war.
• Pray for salvation to come to the Jewish nation and the Muslim nations.