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Changing the Heart-Line Through Prayer |
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508 Tumbleweed Dr., Yukon, Oklahoma 73099 405-388-8037 (cell / text) |
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“Prayer is a matter of fact transacting of business with God.” Hudson Taylor |
Explosion in God’s Grace |
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On May 7th, Our National Day of Prayer in the United States, four congregations and more gathered together for praise, prayer, and communion. Tabitha Baptist, Quail Springs Church of Christ, Antioch Full Gospel, Bethesda, and Integrity Voice of Victory. It was phenomenal. Leaders from other ministries and congregations shared a part. Thanks so much to these visionary congregations and ministries. They are committed to ministering to all segments of the community. Pastors Jeff Mitchell, Mark Henderson, Lester Cezar, Dr. Cliet Wilburn, Bishop Tony Miller, and Charles Martin are setting the pace for outreach to all. These congregations come from the North, South, East, and West of our metro. They represent different streams of the church of Church of Christ, Baptist, Charismatic, and Independent. They represent multiple backgrounds and heritage. In 1988, after many years of ministry in conference rooms, homes, streets, prisons, and wherever; my ministry career took a decided turn with ordination. That event is a mile marker. In speaking with my mom earlier this year, she encouraged me to never give up working in the community as a minister. Though we are strongly in different “faith camps”, we walk together in Christ. That is the message God has emblazoned on my heart. It is not whether we are ecclesiastical, evangelical, entrepreneurial, or ecumenical that impresses Him most. He is impressed when we embrace all men and women as worthy of being connected to Him. He is impressed most when we strive to live in the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.. It is God’s plan for this season. The Sabbatical season is over. My expectation was that it would go another year. It is over. It is time to move out and see God’s hand take precedence over our ideas. On January 23rd 2008, there was a celebration at Catedral de Adoracion with a fresh anointing for ministry. This marked a launching for me into the next 20 years and a break point for PrayerMetro. More than ever before, we will work to under gird ministries with prayer That day will be the publication date, also, for Ephesians Praying for the Saints. Some 10 years of prayer and study have gone into the making of this workbook of prayer.
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OUR VISION - Refreshing Our Focus...
Engendering a network of prayer activity and training. · Encouraging faith in believers · Empowering ministers, teachers, and disciple makers with tools to build people · Enabling people to do the works of God. · Enthusing everyone with a sense of God's presence and power. Wherever. Whenever. Whomever. In Jesus
Engendering personal prayer partnerships minister to minister · Multi-cultural in nature. Crossing lines of race, culture, denomination, and economics. · Each one having a central relationship with Jesus, the Son of God. · Each one having a personal mission to see others have the same relationship. · Supporting each other in the journey. Developing each of our personal capacities to minister to a more varied group of people through expanded relationships and understanding.
Engendering personal prayer partnerships man to minister. · Developing groups of men to support ministers through priority faith filled prayer. Providing ministers with trusted backing for the work they do.
Goals: · 100 ministers in Oklahoma City metropolitan area supporting each other in personal prayer. · A web of communications on critical prayer issues that affect this City and State that can communicate from these 100 to all interested prayer warriors within 24 hours. 50 churches with support teams of praying men behind their pastor and their church.
Outreach: · Daily Dose - A short e-votional focused on the scripture, practical application, and prayer is sent world-wide to partners. · Constant - Personal Prayer - PrayerMetro partners pray continually. When there is a specific prayer for a partner, we deliver it via email or phone or in person. Phil has been known to drive 11 hours one way to deliver a prayer message if that is what needs done. · Irregular - Calls To Prayer - When there is special circumstance in the OKC metro, USA, or international community, we will put out the call to prayer. Customized Consultation and Seminars - For partner ministries, PrayerMetro can provide direct support in preaching, teaching, leadership development, and ministry development. Areas such as men's prayer support for the pastors, men's seminars, and leadership seminars for workers in the local church are available along with helping you develop your vision into real ministry action plans.
Director of PrayerMetro: Phil Larson. Everyone has a passion. Some live it. Some wish it. Encouraging you is my passion. Prayer is my calling. Phil Larson is a middle aged mentor to many. With over 30 years in administration in computer services in retail, hospital, and insurance industries, 6 years directing operations of a large multi-cultural church along with an inner city mission, 22 years as an ordained minister, 32 years of marriage, four children and spouses, and lots of life lived, Phil offers you the thought, "the greatest you can be is to fully be the human God created you to be." "Fulfilling His destiny for you in this life is why He came and died and lives." "Jesus sanctified our humanness through becoming fully man along with being fully God." Phil has written several devotional books designed for small group study or personal study centered around personal relationship with the Father and how that relationship affects personal relationships in the kingdom and the world. Most recently, Phil served as the local OKC metro chair of a fathering initiative in partnership with the Oklahoma Family Policy Council, First Southern in Del City, the National Center for Fathering, and over 100 churches in the OKC metro. Phil goes by "Dad", "Boss", "Pastor", "Reverend", "Friend", "Brother", "PAL". You can contact Phil by email at: Phil@prayermetro.com |
