(Bobby & I led worship for part of this last year :) This year it is on what would have been his 51st birthday.
Announcing the 10 Days of Prayer, Northfield—May 1-11th 2008
Acts 1:4 “And gathering them together He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father. . .”
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Have you ever wondered, “What would happen if Christians just dropped everything and sought God’s face with one mind?” How would Christ respond to this united outpouring of love from His Bride?
Before the first Pentecost, Jesus commanded His followers “to wait for the promise of the Father.” The first believers were faithful to Jesus’ command and waited together “with one mind, continually devoting themselves to prayer” over a span of 10 days. When the day of Pentecost came, the Holy Spirit filled those who had gathered and the Church of Jesus Christ was born.
God desires this Church, born on Pentecost Sunday, to “grow into a holy temple”, a dwelling place for God Himself (Eph 2:22). One of the biggest obstacles to God’s plan is the busyness and worldly preoccupation of the Church. In order for God to get what He wants, it is essential for us to agree with God, to give Christ the attention He deserves, to hand over our “precious time”, and embrace rest in the new wineskins that God has introduced for this season.
Today, at this crucial hour in history, God has raised up the largest prayer movement in history, the Global Day of Prayer, which has gathered over 200 million for prayer each Pentecost since 2005 (www.globaldayofprayer.com). As a part of this global movement, God is also calling many in New England to follow His first disciples and consecrate the 10 days before Pentecost to seek his face (www.10days.net ).
In the fall of 2006, God said to me: “Call 120 to pray for the 10 days leading up to Pentecost”. Providentially, God confirmed His word by sending 122 people over the course of the first 10 Days Northfield. 15 prayer missionaries prayed and stayed the entire 10 days, experiencing the presence of God and the unity of the Spirit in living Christian community. As one participant said, “There was a degree of unity in Christ that I did not realize was possible before heaven.” We all sensed God’s pleasure in the gathering, and God’s joy overflowed into miracles and sweet fellowship among the Saints.
It is my joy to invite you to join us in seeking God’s face at Northfield from May 1-11, 2008. Please visit our website (www.10days.net ) to see video and written testimony about last year and also to register, donate, or find out more about the 10 Days. We hope to meet you at Northfield this year.
In Holy Expectation,
Jonathan Friz
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