I.

ROLES OUTLINED:

A. The Worship Leader. The Worship Leader’s role is to minister to the

Lord and engage all of the participants in the room in worshiping Him.
The worship leader leads the room in the Beauty Realm of God, extolling
His great worth with songs/lyrics that are theologically sound and focused
upon Him.

2. Chooses the “Beauty Realm” - worship songs and chord

progressions to work with

3. Provides a canvas for the team/room to paint upon

a. Choose songs that are familiar and easily incorporates

room (Introduce new songs gradually.)

b. Songs are focused upon ministering to the Lord and

inviting the room to focus their attention upon Him alone

c. Provide chords & lyrics so all may enter in

d. Worship leader may use/re-cycle worship song/choruses

through a # of cycles

4. Works with the Prayer Leader and musical team to identify

prayer focus and biblical passages to be developed

5. Co-develops non-verbal signals with the musical team and is

lead communicator

6. May establish choruses at any time

7. Sets tone for intercessory shift, chord progression and

embraces “groove” with the team in order to carry the spoken
and sung intercession

8. May direct a “Selah” – no vocals – just instruments

9. Indicates an instrument if prophetic unction is on it – others pull

back and support. Indicates if a singer has a prophetic unction

10. Indicates move into prayer time through spontaneous

singing/ singing in the spirit, etc.

11. Supports, trains and encourages new worship leaders, provides

opportunity for them to lead and prepares them to lead the team
as well as a team of their own
A. Musicians. Musicians minister in a supportive role to the worship
leader’s focus and as prophetic instrumentalists who assist the larger
room in carrying the prayers upon the sounds they form and sustaining
prayer through the rhythms and melodies discovered and established.

12. Support the worship leader, the room and the singers

13. Provide musical intonations and rhythms that support the flow of
intercession

14. Enjoy creativity that prefers each other – antiphonal playing

15. Minister to the Lord on their instrument

16. Bring new music/worship to the team

A. Antiphonal Singers. Antiphonal singers use the Bible as a songbook,
singing and declaring the Word of God along with instruments that
accompany the singers. Antiphonal singing is basically a call and response
musically. Antiphonal singers pick up the isolated phrase identified by
the prayer leader and ruminate/expand upon it until the room is in
agreement. In the Harp and Bowl model, their role is to serve the larger
priority of incorporating the entire room as part of the prayer team.

17. Echo isolated phrase

18. Paraphrase isolated phrase

19. Develop theme of isolated phrase

20. Guidelines

a. Short songs 3-5 seconds – stay on SAME theme – not multiple

themes – You want to unfold the meaning of the passage

b. Sing loudly or not at all – soft singing is confusing to the other

singers as to whether it is developing the passage

c. Signal one another by lifting a finger with hand on microphone

or hum to signify you have the next song

d. If you would like to help establish a chorus, repeat the phrase

once. If the Worship Leader or Chorus Leader doesn’t pick it
up – let it go (and do not be offended – they may have missed
it or may be moving somewhere else)
A. Chorus Leader. Within the team of antiphonal singers there is a “chorus
leader”, a singer who works with the worship leader by listening to the
antiphonal responses and looking for a phrase/melody that can be
sung as a “chorus” by the larger team/room. They will pick up the phrase
by singing it repeatedly until the entire team can join in agreement with
the sung prayer/phrase. The minimum repetition is 8x so the entire
room has time to focus their hearts and voices upon the phrase.

21. Listens for, identifies and establishes a chorus that will

engage the room

a. Only Chorus Leader & Worship Leader establish choruses (by

singing them 8 –10x)

22. Occasional double choruses between WL & CL ok

23. Using a chorus again at a later time is ok

24. Choose easy Choruses w/easy melodies and w/out forcing too
many words

25. Corporate prayer choruses help room intercede with one voice
“Send Your Spirit Lord”

26. All singers must help by singing together boldly to lead room
& keep melody line

27. End by singing the Name of God

A. The Prayer Leader. The Prayer Leader serves as a bridge between
focused worship and focused prayer by identifying/declaring the object
or intention of the prayer cycle, the passage of scripture being prayed,
narrowing the biblical passage/prayer to an isolated phrase that can
be meditated upon by the antiphonal singers and the larger
community. They also serve as a coordinator for the room so prayer can
either be engaged in as a whole, in small groups, individually, in ministry
to one another or in leading a “rapid fire succession” as 15-30 second
prayers that are targeted and released specifically upon the identified
focus.

28. Establishes prayer focus

29. Communicates prayer direction by reading through the prayer

30. Prays the main burden 1-2 min

31. Isolates a phrase (to 3-5 words)

Choose phrases that are easy to express our heart responses to
God

32. Keeps the phrase before the team and the people

33. May continue to contribute 5 –10 sec. Prayers within flow of HS

34. Keeps each developed theme to 1-2 minutes only unless there is
unction on it
Usually one Stanza and 1-3 isolated phrases within the stanza
per cycle - 5 Min of antiphonal tops
A. The Room

35. Engages in God’s Beauty

36. Ministers to the Lord in song, dance, other arts

37. Adds agreement to the prayer focus

38. Leads small group prayer & ministry to individuals

39. Becomes the battering ram of prayer in the rapid fire sequences

Additional notes for “the Room” (from the KC prayer manual)

The power to engage in night and day prayer is found in having a heart that enjoys
God. Encountering God’s beauty and desire for us is where we most enjoy our
primary reward, which is God Himself. Our primary reward is not the
breakthrough of revival. Revival is fantastic, but it is our secondary reward. Jesus
Himself is our primary reward. We carry this reward inside our hearts. In other
words, we live with a fascinated heart as we drink deeply of God’s beauty and
desire for us. That is our joy. Here are some tips to engage:

40. Ask God to reveal His beauty to you

41. Read the Word, turning it into dialogue with God.

a. When we dialogue with God about His Word, we invite Him to

tell us about who He is and we open our hearts to the very
nature and therefore, beauty, of God.

42. Pray in the Spirit and sing spontaneously

“I will SING WITH THE SPIRIT, and I will also SING WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING.”(1 Cor. 14:14-15)
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching
and admonishing one another IN PSALMS AND HYMNS AND
SPIRITUAL SONGS, SINGING WTH GRACE IN YOUR HEARTS
TO THE LORD.”(Col. 3:16)
“Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
SINGING AND MAKING MELODY IN YOUR HEART TO THE
LORD.”(Eph. 5:19)

a. Our personal prayer language edifies us by renewing our inner

man, or, charging our “spiritual battery.” It tenderizes our spirit
with the knowledge of God. Praying in the Spirit makes us
sensitive to small fragments of divine information. The Lord
imparts divine information about whom He is and how to pray.

b. Singing spontaneously releases both the faith and intensity to

encounter the manifest presence of God. This opens the human
spirit to the Holy Spirit in an enhanced way.
 c. The Benefits of Praying and Singing in Tongues:
1. It is a universal benefit. It is not just reserved for those
with a special calling.
2. It is easy to operate in tongues. It does not require special
training.
3. It is a free gift to all without the need to earn anything.
Therefore, there is no pride of attainment.
4. It unifies intercessors instead of isolating them in
individual prayer.
5. It inspires our spirit rather than leaving us with spiritual
dullness before God.
6. It focuses our spirit on God rather than requiring the
need for constant creative language.
7. It has a deep impact reaching the inner man and not just
our intellect.
8. It expands our capacity in the Lord. In other words, when
our spirit is engaged, our mind can still receive from God
and others.
9. It gives us the ability to continue long hours in prayer
without being limited by our human language and
affection.
10. It is a springboard into other spiritual gifts.

43. Experience God’s desire

This means to understand and sense, or feel, what God wants do in us, in
others and in the events of human history on the earth and into eternity.
When the Holy Spirit reveals this information to us, we can actually feel
the emotions of God’s heart inside of us. It is an exhilarating sensation
that energizes and frees us from wrong mindsets. How do we experience
God’s desire?

a. Pray the prayers of Scripture.

Praying the prayers that come from God’s heart enhances the
enjoyment of our intimacy with Jesus. Apostolic prayers are
prayers that the apostles prayed. The chief apostle is Jesus, and the
twelve apostles have prayers recorded in the New Testament.
These apostolic prayers are God’s very prayers, or desires.

b. Practice Praying Positive Prayers.

When we pray positive prayers, we enter into the delight of asking
for the things that bring pleasure to God. This is a gateway into
feeling His desire in our inner man. New Testament Biblical
prayers focus on releasing God’s grace instead of hindering or
removing negative realities like sin or demons. There is a positive
focus on the impartation of good instead of a negative focus on
 removing the realities of sin. The New Testament focus usually
flows along themes of joy, thankfulness and victory.
* We do incorporate the negative dimensions of prayer that target confessing,
repenting, etc. However, we recognize that they are not the major focus of the
New Testament model of praying.

c. Tips to Support Positive Prayer

1. Pray to God instead of talking to people when you pray
corporately. Focus on “asking” instead of “explaining.”
2. Speak directly to God – be more conscious that He is
watching and listening than that others are watching and
listening. This will prompt you to direct your heart toward
Him in love and partnership.
3. Lift specific promises of Scripture up to God and ask for
their fulfillment in our present day context.
4. Ask for the in-breaking of positive things rather than the
removal of negative things.

Example:
• Negative Prayer: “Father, I ask that You would
remove darkness and deception from the church on
Long Island!”
• Positive Prayer: “Father, I ask that Your light and
truth would break in upon the church on Long
Island!”

*Note: God hears, cares about and discerns all prayer, whether positive or negative. Because
of our natural human tendency to become weary and discouraged, praying positive prayer
enables us to maintain prayer day by day; helping us engage in joyful supplication rather than
trying to bear the emotional weight of negative realities expressed through negative prayer.
This is especially relevant in a 24-7 prayer ministry such as IHOP. It is because of both the
Biblical model and human dynamics that we encourage positive prayer.

44. Pray on the microphone

Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to pray on the microphone.
Praying on the microphone is in no way mandated, but encouraged as a
way to engage your heart in intercession and to help lead the prayer
meeting. Anyone can do this, no matter what his or her personality,
style, or disposition. When you pray on the microphone, you are helping
to lead a prayer meeting. The goal is to serve the room. The following
are IHOP values that are important to remember when praying on the
microphone:
• Team ministry – we go farther together
• Inclusiveness – everyone can participate
 • The centrality of the scripture – God’s language unifies our heart
with His and others.

a. If you wish to pray on the microphone, make your way toward

the prayer leader.

b. Be prepared to wait for your turn since the prayer meeting is

intermingled with worship and other prayer focuses.

c. Select a New Testament prayer or Old Testament

psalm/prophetic decree to pray out of. The “key apostolic
prayers” list is a great place to start.

d. Please hold the microphone VERY close to your mouth (to

prevent sound feedback in the room).

e. Please do not shout on the microphone, rather speak at a

moderate volume level.

f. You have the option to pray with the singers or not. If you
pause, the singers on the platform will begin singing
spontaneous prayers. Within every 2-3 short songs, you may
interject more short prayerful phrases. In this way, we are
going back and forth in team ministry in intercession.

g. When you are finished, feel free to simply set the microphone
down and walk away.

45. Dynamics on the Microphone

a. Volume
Though it is necessary to hold the microphone very close to your
mouth and to speak clearly, there is no need to shout on the
microphone. A moderate volume level is encouraged. The room is
not engaged by continual shouting, but rather by dramatic
contrasts. Authority is not manifested by volume, but by Divine
activity.

b. Clarity
This means that it is clear to the room what your prayer focus is.
Your main points are clearly defined and prayed through and they
follow each other in a logical way. Repeating key phrases and
using concise statements creates clarity.

c. Topic
 Is your prayer focus one that the majority will be eager excited to
partner with you on? Praying for the Church on Long Island/NYC,
or the government of our nation, etc., are examples of focal points
that the majority can join with you in.

Note: Praying for a friend or relative, especially those not known

to the corporate meeting, may cause disengagement of others
However, that does not imply that there is no opportunity to pray
for them on the microphone. They are certainly important!!! There
are designated times as well as Spirit led times where the Prayer
Leader will turn our attention toward that as a community and then
we will do that corporately in small groups or in a “rapid fire”
context. Please feel free to quietly pray individually or with a
friend somewhere more private in the room at any time. Again, we
pray on the microphone to lead and serve the room in intercession.
Praying on the microphone does not make our prayer any more
important to God; rather, it is a tool that helps us join together in
prayer.

d. Enthusiasm
This does not mean shouting or exaggerating your emotions. This
means being aware that others are hearing you and your role is to
bring them along with you in intercession.

e. Length of Prayer
2-3 minutes is a pretty good length; 5-7 when you engage the
singers and musicians. Any longer, often the room will lose
interest and disengage. Also, there are usually others waiting to
pray after you.

f. Timing
You may want to add little 2-3 second phrases in between the
singers’ singing – not during their singing – to reiterate your point
to the room. Please do not shout over the choruses. Also, it is
helpful to read the room in terms of when to begin warring in the
spirit.

46. Engage in any form of artistic worship you would like, but please
do not do so in the front/center of the room so the community
stays focused upon the Lord rather than the activities around
them.

47. Rapid Fire Prayer

Rapid Fire Prayer is a series of short prayers, prayed on the microphone
one after the other, interspersed by choruses from the prophetic singers.
Rapid Fire Prayer provides an opportunity for more people to pray on
the microphone per intercession set and it also can bring energy to a
prayer meeting because of the energizing dynamic of the short “bursts of
prayer” from several different voices.

How does a Rapid Fire Prayer cycle work?

a. The prayer leader will announce a rapid-fire cycle

b. He or she will announce what the prayer focus is and will

invite 10 – 15 people (anyone who wants to) to come up and
pray a ten to fifteen second prayer on the microphone.

c. The Rapid Fire cycle leader will start by praying a one or two
minute prayer.

d. After that prayer, the singers will sing a chorus.

e. Then one by one, those in line will pray a ten to fifteen second
prayer.

f. In between every few intercessors’ prayers, the singers will

sing a chorus.

g. Then, the next person will pray and so on until everyone in line
has prayed.

48. Small Group Prayer

What is small group prayer? Small group prayer is the gathering together
of a small number of people to pray for a particular people group, nation,
event, etc. It is an opportunity to connect our heart with others as we
agree together in prayer. This connectivity strengthens us in community
and love for one another and also gives us energy in continuing in
prayer.

How does small group prayer work?

a. The prayer leader will announce a small group prayer time

b. He or she will invite anyone so desiring to gather into small

groups of 4-5, all over the room, to engage in prayer over any
burden the group would like to intercede for together. Do not
wait to be invited into a group; simply approach and join a
group.
 c. Ministry Time - A format similar to the small group prayer but
the room will be engaged in prayers for individuals; usually
with the focus of healing

II. RIGHT OF WAY/SEQUENCE OF SINGING

A. Worship Leader

B. Associate Worship Leader

C. Chorus leader/Singer #1 (Nearest to the Prayer Leader)

D. Singer# 2, etc. down the line

E. Singers on Instruments

F. Prayer Leader is last

III. DEVELOPING A BIBLICAL PASSAGE

A. Decide what or who the target of your prayer is.

Examples: The church on Long Island, the church in any city or nation, the
government of a country, the lost of any city or nation, etc.

B. Using the “Key Apostolic Prayers” pick the prayer or decree that best
expresses what you want to pray for.
Example #1: If you want to pray that the church in Long Island would grow in the
knowledge of Jesus, you might pick Apostolic Prayer #1:

“THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE FATHER OF

GLORY MAY GIVE TO YOU THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION
IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM, the eyes of your understanding being
enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the
riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding
greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His
mighty power.” (Ephesians 1:17-19)

Example #2: If you want to pray that the church on Long Island would experience
revival, you might pick the Prophetic Promise found in Isaiah 35:1-2:
“The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and THE DESERT
SHALL REJOICE AND BLOSSOM AS THE ROSE; IT SHALL BLOSSOM
ABUNDANTLY AND REJOICE, EVEN WITH JOY AND
SINGING…”(Isaiah 35:1-2)

No matter what you want to pray for, you should be able to find an Apostolic
Prayer or a Prophetic promise to match the cry of your heart – they cover pretty
much everything. Feel free to ask the associate prayer leader to help you find an
Apostolic Prayer or Prophetic promise that matches the burden of your heart.

It’s okay if you don’t feel anything “burning” in your heart. If you don’t feel
something specific that you want to pray for, just pick any prayer or promise – all
of these prayers and promises are on God’s heart all of the time, so it’s impossible
to pray the wrong prayer!

2. You can choose to pray through just a phrase or a section of the

Apostolic Prayer or Prophetic promise.
 Note: You don’t have to pray through the whole
prayer/promise.

3. If helpful, create an outline of the prayer.

This may help you to organize your thoughts and therefore
present a clear train of thought for others to follow as you
lead the room in intercession.

4. Pick 2-3 points (actual phrases from the Apostolic Prayer or

Prophetic promise) to pray through.
Your prayer will be more focused if you concentrate on a
few points of the prayer, rather than trying to pray through
all of the points and themes of the prayer.

Example: Ephesians 1:17-19:

• Point #1: “That the Father of Glory may give to you the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of Him”
• Point #2: “The eyes of your understanding being enlightened”
• Point #3: “That you may know what is the hope of His calling”

Example: Isaiah 35:1-2:

• Point #1: “The desert shall rejoice”
• Point #2: “the desert shall blossom abundantly”
• Point #3: “Even with joy and singing”

5. Make notes under each of your main points as you prepare to

pray.

6. Include cross-references and your own expression of the Biblical

prayer or promise.

7. Pray through each of your points, one at a time, either pausing to

let the singers sing or not.

8. Practice articulating your heart:

Why is it important to articulate our hearts? It is exhilarating to develop
language to express the truth that God deposits in our hearts through His
Word. We feel the sensation of pleasure in our heart when we express
God’s truth through our own understanding and with our own vocabulary.
Human Beings are the only creatures on earth who are given the gift of
language. It is an awesome and fascinating privilege to be able to
communicate the depths of our heart to each other and to God. By
developing an ability to put the ideas and feelings that are in our hearts
into words, we do a couple of things:
 a. We explore the emotions of God’s heart more deeply.

b. We inspire others to identify stirrings in their hearts.

c. We expand our own understanding of the Word of God.

9. Practice putting passages of Scripture into your own words.

Example:
“That the eyes of your understanding would be enlightened”
“That the innermost part of your spirit would be illuminated”
“That your innermost man would be awakened by the light of God”
“That the eyes of your heart would fully comprehend”

10. Cross-referencing is another wonderful tool

Finding other Bible verses that explain or expound upon your point to
articulate yourself. How good it is to use the Bible to expound on the
Bible! It may be helpful to use a thesaurus to expand your vocabulary
when meditating on the apostolic prayers.

IV. EPHESIANS 1:17-19 – THE QUINTESSNTIAL PRAYER OUTLINED

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, may give to you the spirit
of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding
being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling what are the
riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints and what is the exceeding greatness
of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power . . .

A. That the Father of Glory may give to you the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of Him
That God would reveal Himself to us (i.e. His thoughts, emotions, desires,
etc.)
a. John 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God,
and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent

b. Colossians 1:9 For This reason . . . we have not ceased to pray for you to ask that
you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and
understanding

B. That the eyes of your understanding would be enlightened

C. That you may know what is the hope of His calling

That we would understand the enormity of what He has given us by
calling us to Himself
 a. Hebrews 6:19-20 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure
and steadfast and one which enters within the veil where Jesus has entered as a
forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of
Melchizedek.

b. 1John 3:2 Dear Friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not
yet been made known. But we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for
we shall see Him as He is.

D. That you may know the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints
That we would understand the fullness of the Lord’s portion in receiving
us
a. Psalm 48: 9-14 Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right
hand is filled with righteousness. Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are
glad because of your judgments. Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,
consider well her ramparts, view her citadels that you may tell of them to the next
generation. For this God is our God forever and ever; he will be our guide even to
the end.

b. Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the
inheritance of the saints in Light. For He rescued us from the domain of darkness,
and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption,
the forgiveness of sins.

E. That you may know the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who
believe
That we would understand His sustaining power – the power behind the
power and His burning heart toward those who believe in Him

a. Isaiah 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these {stars,} The
One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of
the greatness of His might and the strength of {His} power, Not one {of them} is
missing.

b. 1 Chronicles 29:12 Both riches and honor {come} from You, and You rule over
all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and
to strengthen everyone.

V. DEVELOPING EPHESIANS 1:17-19

The focus of prayer is the Church of Long Island and NYC. We’re praying through
Ephesians 1:17-19

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, may give to you the spirit
of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding
being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling what are the
riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints and what is the exceeding greatness
of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power . . .
Father, we pray: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, may give to
you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling what
are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints and what is the exceeding
greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty
power . . .

Father of Glory, draw us closer. Ignite desire in our hearts. Awaken Love. Give the
Church on Long Island and NYC the spirit of wisdom and revelation that she would
know you more fully and more intimately. We want to know you. Would You help us
enter into the fullness of what it means to know You. Would You grant us the spirit of
wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You- that the eyes of our understanding
would be enlightened. We want a greater revelation of You Father, of You Jesus, of You
Holy Spirit. We want to know you intimately; to grow in our understanding of Your
heart; to set our hearts on what moves You; to care about what delights You. We want to
know You.

What does it mean that You are the Father of Glory? What does it mean that You are the
Bridegroom-Redeemer; the Righteous Judge? What does it mean that You are our
Comforter? What do Your names mean, Lord? What do they reveal about You; about
Your emotions and Your character? We want the truth about who you are in our inner
most being. It’s in knowing You that we find our greatest pleasure. It’s in knowing You
that we have eternal life. You love to reveal Your heart to us. You said if we searched for
You with all of our hearts, we would find You. Help us search for you with all of our
hearts Lord. We want to delight in You. We want to know You more.

A. Antiphonal prayer cycle 1

(Isolating phrase) Lord, would You grant us wisdom and revelation in
the knowledge of You. In Jesus’ name we pray: release the spirit of
wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You

B. Antiphonal prayer cycle 2

Lord, transform the eyes of our understanding.
In Jesus’ name we pray that the eyes of our understanding would be
enlightened

"How blessed are those who are pure in heart, for it is they who will see God! Matthew
5:8

Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden parts You teach me
wisdom. Psalm 51:6

And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ
whom Thou hast sent John 17:3

For This reason . . . we have not ceased to pray for you to ask that you may be filled
with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding Colossians
1:9
 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be
strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; Ephesians 3:16

For I know the purposes, which I am planning for you, says Jehovah; purposes of
peace, and not for evil; to give you posterity and a hope. Then you shall call on Me,
and you shall go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you shall seek and find
Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29: 11-13

C. Antiphonal prayer cycle 3

Reveal Yourself to us, Lord (i.e. Your thoughts, emotions, desires, etc.). Reveal
what delights Your heart. Reveal what brings You pleasure. Reveal Your love of
Justice and Mercy. Reveal the Glory of Your Beautiful Son; the powerful
tenderness of Your Holy Spirit; the marvelous wonders of your Fatherhood. We
love You Lord. Release the spirit of wisdom and revelation. Enlighten our
understanding.
In Jesus’ name, reveal Yourself to us today.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaks right. Proverbs
16:13

O man, He has declared to you what is good. And what does Jehovah require of you,
but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8

For you do not desire sacrifice, or I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You
will not despise. Psalm 51:16-17

. . . But I will look toward this one, to the afflicted, and to the contrite of spirit, even
trembling at My Word. Isaiah 66:2

Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward him and said about him, "Look, a true Israelite,
in whom there is no falsehood!" Nathaniel said to him, "How do you know me?"
Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I
saw you." Nathaniel replied to him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King
of Israel!" Jesus said to him, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under
the fig tree? You will see greater things than that." Then he said to him, "Truly, truly
I tell all of you, you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God going up and
coming down to the Son of Man." John 1:47-51

"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?" Jesus said to him, "'You
must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your
mind.' This is the greatest and most important commandment. The second is like it:
'You must love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets depend on
these two commandments." Matthew22:36-40

I am giving you a new commandment to love one another. Just as I have loved you,
you also should love one another. John13:34

He that has My commandments and keeps them, it is that one who loves Me; and the
one that loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall love him and will reveal
Myself to him. Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves Me, he will keep My
 Word, and My Father shall love him. And We will come to him and will make a
dwelling place with him. John 14:21 & 23

New Worship cycle, New Prayer Focus, Continued passage

Prayer focus: Evangelism on Long Island

Re-read Ephesians 1:17-19

Father, we pray that You would reveal the hope of Your calling to us. We want to
understand the gift You have given us by calling us to Yourself in Christ Jesus. You have
made us holy and blameless in Your presence. Show us what it means to be hid in Christ
and all that we receive in our adoption as sons. Because You love us, in Him we have
redemption and forgiveness of our sins. You have lavished grace, wisdom and
understanding upon us. We are destined for your praise and glory. Make this the
meditation of our hearts Lord. Help us understand the magnitude of this great gift; the
wonders of the hope of Your calling.

In Jesus’ name we ask that You would reveal the hope of Your calling

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm, just as he chose us in him before
the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in his presence. In love he
predestined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure
of his will, so that we would praise his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved
One. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses,
according to the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us, along with all wisdom
and understanding, when he made known to us the secret of his will. This was
according to his plan that he set forth in Christ to usher in the fullness of the times and
to gather up all things in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth. In Christ
we were also chosen when we were predestined according to the purpose of the one
who does everything according to the intention of his will, so that we who had already
fixed our hope on Christ might live for his praise and glory. Ephesians 1:3-12

For you have not received a spirit of slavery that leads you into fear again. Instead,
you have received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba! Father!"
Romans 8:15

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one
which enters within the veil where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having
become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:19-20

Dear Friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made
known. But we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him
as He is. 1John 3:2

Father we want to know the riches of the glory of Your inheritance in the saints. Help us
understand the fullness of the Your portion in receiving us. You have rescued us from the
domain of darkness and transferred us to Jesus’ kingdom. You are our portion, our great
reward. And we belong to You. Lord, make us Your great delight; worthy of Your
calling. We want to bring You great pleasure. You are rich in mercy; rich in grace and we
want to know the riches of the glory of Your inheritance in the saints.

In Jesus’ name show us the riches of the glory of Your inheritance in the saints

Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. Like your name, O
God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with
righteousness. Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your
judgments. Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, consider well her
ramparts; view her citadels that you may tell of them to the next generation. For this
God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. Psalm 48: 9-14

. . . Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of
the saints in Light. For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us
to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of
sins. Colossians 1:12

Lord, we want to know the exceeding greatness of Your power toward us who believe.
Give us eyes to recognize Your sustaining power and heart toward us who believe in
Jesus. You are the One who created the Heavens and Earth. You call the stars by name
and number the hairs on our heads. In You we live and move and have our being. You
have seated us with Christ Jesus in the heavenly realm and You have shown us that
love is as strong as death. We stand amazed and ask that we may truly understand the
exceeding greatness of Your power toward us who believe.

In Jesus’ name would You reveal the exceeding greatness of Your power toward us
who believe

Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these {stars,} The One who leads
forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His
might and the strength of {His} power, Not one {of them} is missing. Isaiah 40:26

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us even when we were
dead because of our offenses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have
been saved), raised us up with him, and seated us with him in the heavenly realm in
Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might display the limitless riches of his
grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:4-7