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A Picture of Our Relationship with Our Father

I want to share an encouraging prophetic picture of how we need to approach and be with our Heavenly Father, Childlike. This is a photo of JFK with.. John Jr. playing under his father’s desk in the White House. (Thanks Gaz!)

President Kennedy, working late at his White House office, wears a slight smile on his face, indicating perhaps he is not completely unaware that his son, John Jr., is exploring under his desk in the Oval Office in the White House in 1963. John Jr. called the spot under the desk “my house” and was peeking from behind the “secret door.”

“And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus”. Ephesians 2:6

24/7 Prayer – What on Earth is all the Fuss?

So what is the 24/7 Prayer movement, how did it start? Do people really pray for 24 hours straight?! This documentary on 24/7 Prayer was originally made as part of a university dissertation and reveals how it is impacting people world wide since it’s humble beginnings (filmed in 2006).

There is a story behind the filming of the documentary. One of the student film makers producing the documentary found himself so impacted by the prayer room goings-on (combined with ‘Alpha’ and a little book called Purpose Driven Life bought by Jim) he decided to become a Christian, pretty much while on shoot. The last two scenes you see are of the moment Tom becomes a Christian, and the wonderful aftermath… Booyakasha!

I have seen for myself the outcomes of 12/7 Prayer in a Church community. It’s fantastic to see people who want to spend time with God and who want others to know about how awesome He is. Conversing, listening and loving God (prayer) really does rock socks as it helps us be who we were made to be, worshipers of Christ! To be totally honest a church without prayer is like a hamburger without the meat. It’s also possible that prayer without a truth guzzling Church becomes very wishy washy with no firm hunky holding.

In the UK alone 75% of the population apparently admit to praying at least once – many of whom don’t consider them selves followers of Jesus.