24/7 Prayer comes to Vineyard Church North Phoenix!
THE VISION:
In early 2007 a young college student in Phoenix had what he believed to be a vision from the Lord of 24/7, day and night, non-stop prayer happening across the state of Arizona. No one really believed it was possible but now, three years later, his vision is still igniting non-stop prayer across the entire state of Arizona!
The vision calls for 52 churches and organizations around the entire state of Arizona to each host one full week of non-stop, day and night prayer and together continue to keep non-stop prayer happening in the state of Arizona. No other state has ever attempted such a prayer meeting!
Our leaders at Vineyard Church of North Phoenix have said “Yes!” to hosting another week of non-stop, day and night prayer beginning 7 PM Friday, July 2nd until 7 PM Friday, July 9th.
That’s 168 hours of unceasing prayer! But just as one full year of prayer is possible if each church agrees to take one week, so our 168 hours of prayer is possible if each person agrees to pray for one hour.
THE CALL:
We know that God will show up! But the question is, “Will we?”
In order to fulfill this commitment to pray without ceasing for one full week, will you help us by committing to come to the church and pray for one hour sometime during our week?
We will kick things off at 7 PM on Friday, July 2nd in the Middle School Auditorium with a special “Passing of the Torch” Ceremony. Representatives from the church who will be doing their week of prayer just prior to ours will be here to literally pass the torch to us.
We are looking for ordinary people to join this extraordinary event by committing to pray for one hour on the day and time of your choosing; any hour, any day, day or night, whenever you are available.
We will then keep the torch burning in our prayer room for one full week and on Friday, July 9th at 7 PM we will pass it on to the next church, who will then begin their own week of 24/7 prayer. And so it will continue, in the grace of God, moving from church to church, city to city, heart to heart, just as it has, since January 2008.
We hope some of you will be able to join us for that special service on Friday, July 2nd at 7 PM as we accept the torch, hear testimonies of what God has been doing, worship and pray!
THE DETAILS:
WHEN:
Commit to pray for 1 hour anytime between 7pm Friday, July 2 and 7pm Friday, July 9.
WHERE:
The event is being held at the church (Vineyard Church North Phoenix) in the Middle School Auditorium. Please see the map below for the exact location.
Please park in the far east parking lot closest to the church and enter through the Middle School Auditorium entrances (please see the map). Look for the signs directing you.
HOW:
We will have a variety of ideas and prayer resources in the room to help you pray. There will be several different prayer stations to choose from or you can come with your own prayer agenda and pray for anything you like! There will also be music available to help with your personal worship if you choose.
WHY:
We want to set ourselves and our church apart; to create a sacred space, where for just one week, our church… our people… our hearts, are reserved for prayer without ceasing. There is a unique anointing and presence when such a time and place is dedicated to prayer and we want to experience that.
Don’t believe it? Come and see for yourself!
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
- Question: Can I pray from home?
- You can pray from home, anytime you like, but for this event we are asking everyone who commits to pray to come to the Middle School Auditorium to pray. The reason for this is we want to create a sacred space that is reserved for prayer because there is a unique anointing and presence that comes when such a time and place is dedicated to prayer and we want everyone who comes to experience that!
- Question: I’ve never prayed for a whole hour before. What will I do?
- We will have many different prayer stations and prayer resources available in our prayer room to help you pray. Things like praying for our pastors, families, government, people you know who do not know the Lord, a place to take communion, music to help you worship and many other ways to help you spend time with the Lord.
- Question: Can I pray for more than one hour?
- Absolutely! You can stay longer than one hour, or show up at the same time for more than one day, or come and stay all day (or all night!) or just show up when you have some extra free time. There is no limit on how much time you can decide to spend in the prayer room.
- Question: What if someone is already signed up to pray for the time I want to pray?
- The Middle School Auditorium is very large, and there will be many different areas to choose from to spend your time, so there will be plenty of space for as many people as want to pray. Please feel free to come any time that is convenient for you whether you know someone else is going to be there or not.
- Question: Can I bring my kids?
- Yes! Children of any age are welcome in our prayer room and we will have some special resources available especially for children. We only ask that you keep an eye on them so they do not disturb others who are there to pray.
- We hope many children will be given a chance to experience our week of prayer. If they are very young and you feel you would not be able to pray the way you would like because they would require so much attention you might consider a “switch off” with your spouse or a friend and take turns in the prayer room while the other watches the kids at home. There will be no childcare provided.
- Question: Can I bring a friend or relative who doesn’t go to our church?
- Yes! We welcome anyone who would like to come and spend some time in prayer!
- Question: I would like to pray during the night but will I be safe?
- We understand there are special considerations to having someone at the church during unusually late nighttime hours. We have chosen a room where the parking is very close to the prayer room door (please see the map for details), the area will be well lit and it is our intention to always have at least one male on sight at all times throughout the nighttime hours… and we will have many people praying for God’s grace and protection over the entire event, but if these details do not satisfy your concerns then we definitely recommend you sign up for a daytime slot.
HOW CAN I BE INVOLVED:
It’s easy to get involved!
DECIDE what day and time (more than one if you want!) fits your schedule to come to the church and pray for one hour from July 2 – July 9
CLICK on the register button below
ENTER your information
SHOW UP and pray!
