{"id":1630,"asset_id":1938,"title":"\u00a0Four Key Ingredients of Any Prayer Movement","alias":"four-key-ingredients-of-any-prayer-movement","introtext":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>&nbsp;Four Key Ingredients of Any Prayer Movement<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1748, Jonathan Edwards called for \u201cconcerts of prayer\u201d based on this passage. Edwards\u2019s lengthy title, after 18th century fashion, summarizes Zechariah\u2019s vision for any prayer movement: \u201cA humble attempt to promote the agreement and union of God\u2019s People throughout the world in extraordinary prayer for a revival of religion and the advancement of God\u2019s kingdom on earth, according to Scriptural promises and prophecies of the last time.\u201d First, the prophet Zechariah called for a spirit of hope and urgency to prevail. The remnant was told to quit fasting and start feasting, in celebration and anticipation of how God would act on their behalf (v. 19). Second, he called for continual prayer with a correct agenda. They were to \u201cseek the LORD\u201d (the literal Hebrew translates \u201cseek the face of the Lord\u201d). Third, they were to encourage one another to join in prayer\u2014\u201cone city will go to another\u201d (v. 21) \u2014as God\u2019s people united in the work of prayer for revival. Fourth, they were to expect an impact through their prayers, so that many would come to seek God\u2019s manifest presence in their lives as he moved among his own (v. 23). Such developments are to be expected in any generation, as prayer movements awaken the church to seek God. Are you praying hopefully, continually, expectantly, and in unison with others? Taken from <i><a href=\"https:\/\/link.biblegateway.com\/click\/31727363.4677\/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdG9yZS5mYWl0aGdhdGV3YXkuY29tL3Byb2R1Y3RzL25pdi1uZXctc3Bpcml0LWZpbGxlZC1saWZlLWJpYmxlLWtpbmdkb20tZXF1aXBwaW5nLXRocm91Z2gtdGhlLXBvd2VyLW9mLXRoZS13b3JkP3ZhcmlhbnQ9MzQzNTE0NzI1NDE4MzImdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1iZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsX2Rldm90aW9uYWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5pdjM2NQ\/5ef5087d3f8d747b4f7c2923Bd3f94861\">NIV New Spirit-Filled Life Bible<\/a><\/i><\/p>","fulltext":"","state":1,"catid":"8","created":"2023-06-08 13:19:53","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2023-06-08 13:19:53","modified_by":null,"checked_out":null,"checked_out_time":null,"publish_up":"2023-06-08 13:19:53","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":1,"ordering":null,"metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":null,"metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}