Dear Friend,
I’m asking for your prayers, input, and hands-on help in pulling together a city wide worship service for the fall. One of my mentors came to Memphis on a prayer trip up the Mississippi River in 2008 and encouraged me to pull together an outdoor worship time that would serve to open the heavens over Memphis. As I prayed about what he said that day, and connected them to visions and dreams that God gave me years ago concerning the connection between worship, God’s weighty presence, open heavens and miracles, WFFTK was birthed. I am in the process of putting together the 2010 “worship encounters” called Worship Fit for THE King for September 17 & 18 2010. We’ll begin with worship and prayer to bless Israel on Friday, September 18, 2010 at 6:30 PM. On Saturday, September 18, we’ll meet for a prophetic prayer roundtable and brunch and conclude with a river cruise outdoor worship service, the high point of WFFTK. As this timeframe coincides with Yom Kippur and the beginning of the Jewish New Year, we’ll also take time to bless Israel as we pray. As we pray and worship together, we are to declare the heavens open and heavenly portals over Memphis. There are many things that come out of an open heaven.
Some of them include:
Rain came for 40 days and stayed on earth 150 days. Unfortunately, this rain caused everything that had breath in the earth to die. - Genesis 7:11 (Noah)
Promise of good treasure (rain), blessing, and lending from the heavens. Deuteronomy - 28:12
Righteousness poured down. - Psalm 78:23
Visions of God. - Ezekiel 1:1, Acts 10:11
Blessing poured out of heaven. - Malachi 3:10
The Spirit of God descended from heaven onto Jesus. - Matthew 3:16, Mark 1:10
Angels ascend and descend from open heavens. - John 1:51
Jacob saw a ladder from heaven with angels ascending and descending at what he called “the house of God” and “the gate of heaven” in Genesis 28.
As I’ve studied open heavens, one scripture that caught my attention is Mark 7:34. Jesus healed a deaf and dumb boy by looking into heaven and saying Ephphatha, or “Be Open”. I feel that we need to declare “Be Open” over Memphis that healing and deliverance will begin to manifest in greater proportions. Also, I feel that in declaring Ephphatha over the city, we’ll push back the deaf and dumb spirits, the veil of darkness, and the spiritual blindness, that keeps people from hearing the gospel and responding to it in a positive way.
I really appreciate your prayers and your input for this worship tour. One of my expected outcomes along with open heavens and portals over Memphis is a greater degree of unity in the Body of Christ. I believe that a component of the revival that we all desire will require us to unify and diversify across issues that divide us as the Body of Christ in Memphis. My desire is to do only what the Father desires, nothing more, nothing less.
Worship Fit for THE King 2010
Prayer Targets
1. Blessing of Israel & No Division Of the Land
Isaiah 62; Genesis 15:13-21; Deuteronomy 1:8
2. Open Heavens & Portals Over Memphis
Isaiah 45:8, Mark 7:34, Deuteronomy 28:12, John 1:51
3. Release of A Fresh, Prophetic Worship Sound in Memphis
Psalms 144; Psalms 149
4. Establishment of Jesus As the Only King in Memphis
Acts 17:16-34, Deuteronomy 12:1-7, Exodus 20:15
5. Breaking of the Influence of The spirit of Egypt, and the perverse spirit over Memphis, particularly in Music, Art, Politics, and Culture
Isaiah 19 – Entire Chapter
6. That we would tread on the “high places” of idolatry set over Memphis as we pray, prophesy, and worship
Deuteronomy 33:28-29
