February 10 & 17: Fire, Cleansing, and Beginning

February 17

Rhema, Riza, Ella, Nenet, Emir, Troy, Gaude

Joel 2: God is fulfilling His promise of restoration to the Philippines
Vision of "broom.": God is cleaning/sweeping away the corruption and bringing righteousness.

2 Timothy 1:6 ...fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
We need personal revival to be able to bring revival to our churches. Emphasis must be made on personal transformation. At the last part of the meeting, we laid hands on each one's fire to be "fanned into flame."

Mercy & Justice of God: Both must be executed in the government. Reminded of Cindy Jacob's prophecy about "not being a good time to be in the Philippine government and be corrupt. It will be like Acts 5 days of Ananias and Sapphira." But Habakkuk also prayed, "in your wrath, remember mercy." We must pray for both judgment and cleansing in the government but also for repentance to come upon the wicked so that God's mercy upon them may be shed.

February 10

Rhema, Riza, Ella, Nenet, Mike, Rona, Emir

We sensed it is the beginning of something new. The group was comprised of 7 people, representing a perfect number. God wants us to remember that day as the start of something new, of greater things, of multiplication, of acceleration.

December to January Updates

Weeks ago, we experienced an surge in attendance with around 20 persons attending the last prayer meeting for 2010 (Dec. 13) and around the same number attending the first meeting for 2011 (Jan. 6). The week after Jan 6, it dropped to four people, those four people being the same regular attendees for 2010. Honestly, I'm blessed by their commitment.

The Dec. 13 meeting was supposed to be a mobilization meeting and it is understandable that although some of them would love to join, it would be very difficult for some -- like those coming from Laguna whose effort to be there that night was already a great encouragement on its own.

Two people committed to join a prayer meeting once a month and one of them was already joining every week. (Hahaha.) But the Monday meetings they confirmed to join were moved to Thursdays. Thus, the comic ending of still having the same people committed to the weekly prayer.

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January 6
This was the meeting with approximately 17 people coming.

One of the impressions during this meeting was about hunger for God. God exhorted us that if we can be blessed in His presence and be satisfied with the usual blessings that we receive, but we can also go deeper. If we choose to risk it and go deeper, there will be more. But this is a challenge to go further and deeper, to go beyond the usual, to go beyond our comfort zone, to risk more. It is an invitation to the extraordinary but only those who say "yes" to coming boldly can enter in. Those who hesitate or say "no" can still be blessed and refreshed but a different level awaits those who are wanting to press in.

After the meeting, Kuya Troy shared a vision he saw of a dam. The impression is for those who are hungry, those who are willing to take the risk to go further in God's presence, there will be a dam of water signifying his presence and glory, released upon them.

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January 13
riza, rhema, nenet, jason

Even though we were shocked that the attendance shrunk from 17 to 4, we just worshiped with all our strength. The impression was that God is worthy and "holy holy holy." Prayed for God's glory and holiness to be revealed, for restoration of those who have backslidden, for deliverance and miracles and breakthroughs.

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January 20
riza, rhema, troy

Not by might,not by power but by his Spirit, says the Lord. We prayed for the outpouring of God's Spirit. We have been asking God to give us intercessors for JREV but it seems that everyone is always too busy to (or has some other reason why they can't) pray. God strongly impressed that it is BY HIS SPIRIT that we can pray, it is by his spirit that we can see the importance of prayer, and by his spirit that a payer movement is fueled. we prayed Joel 3 that God would pour out his spirit on all flesh. That God would awaken people form slumber. that God would raise up those who will seek his face and his glory.

5 loaves 2 fishes. We have asked huge but we have so little in our hands. but if we will give ALL we have, God will give us all he has.

"When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?" We asked that God would find us with faith. All Abba has is Jesus' and all Jesus has is his father's. We have access to the father's unlimited resources.


Another prayer was "Father make us one." We prayed for oneness of vision and spirit.

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January 27
riza, ella

Seeking God's presence that brings fruits and personal transformation
Words: Psalm 36-37, Galatians 5:16 onwards (esp. fruits of the Spirit)
Also: Isaiah 6:9-10 We prayed that God will open the eyes and quicken the spirits of those he has called to the ministry of intercession.

Why We Don't Stop

January 21, 2011

It ALL starts with an encounter. I’m not talking bumping into that hunk who lives across your street or that chick you always see at the corner coffee shop. Although that doesn’t sound bad at all… Anyway, before I get off track…

Several years ago, I had an encounter with a man whose name we know but whose shadow very few of us can recognize. Less than a decade ago, a device was implanted in my heart and from then on I could no longer live a day without him.

As days went by, things kept getting better. But after a while, I seem to slowly forget his face no matter how often I tried to remember. The tide of forgetfulness is impossible for mortals to fight. I held on with a flask of oil on one hand and a book on the other. Other times, I completely lose my way and a miracle had kept me. So I’m still here.

The encounter keeps me. And when it doesn’t, a new one saves me.

Just this afternoon, I was talking with an intercessor friend about how difficult it has become to gather people for intercession. It seems that, we are no longer hungry for encounters with God. And even if we are, we no longer have the faith to believe that such a deep encounter that satisfies our longings would be found.

There are three things that I am hoping to see in the near future, if we truly want revival and reformation. We cannot have revival and reformation without a movement of prayer and intercession. What I simply do not understand today is how we can be so passionate in declaring that we our hungry for revival and yet in the time of reckoning we are not willing to pay the price. And the price is that we have to pursue God MORE. It is not really a bad occupation. In fact, it is the best thing to waste ones life for. But it is costly. It is very costly.

I have prayed and still am praying for three things.

Sustained Hunger. A man with such a hunger will keep coming back for more of God. And even when he gets disappointed at times, he will do whatever it takes to reclaim God’s presence in his life and in his nation.

Faith. A man without faith will easily lose heart because before he has uttered his requests to God, his doubtful mind would have already lost him the battle. Without faith it is impossible to please God. And without faith, we will be dragging our legs to kneel down in prayer.

Sacrifice. The Kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent shall take it by force. Your soul has an enemy and he is out to put every kind of obstacle imaginable and unimaginable, to keep you from making that impact you were made to through your prayers. Believe me, if we could only cut short time spent on distractions, then devote that saved time to God, we might be seeing revival already.

This evening, God impressed to us that the only way we will see men and women rise up to a faithful and sustained pursuit of His presence is when His Spirit is poured out upon his people. It is by the Spirit of God that we cry “Abba,” by his spirit that we say “Come,” by his Spirit that we intercede. Only when His Spirit is poured out, we will see these. If anyone has ears, please hear this plea. Pray for an outpouring of God’s Spirit (Joel 2).

I am sure some people wonder how one could survive so many prayer meetings in a week. And some people wonder how one could survive years of pressing on with the same prayer request and yet not have faith that dwindles, but instead gets stronger and stronger. The answer is encounter.

Years ago, I had an encounter with a man whose name you know but his shadow, will you recognize it when you see it? How well do you know our Savior? I have tasted something and I am left craving for more. The more I see him, the more I want him. On days when I my love grow cold, I fall face down and plead with him to not let me go. I wrestle against the inconsistency of my weak love. I treat my lukewarmness as my greatest enemy. I remind myself that he stopped at nothing, not even death. I cannot afford to waste a single moment of my life on something that draws me one step farther from the one I love.

Sustained hunger, Faith and Sacrifice. These are not possible without first having an encounter. If we have had an encounter already, I pray we will not be quick to forget. Let us pray, that God would pour out His Spirit. Meet us once again.

~riz.olaguer 

Backing up our Words

Last December 6, approximately 25 came for the "prayer mobilization meeting." The Boiler Room was packed and some of them had to sit close to each other. It is always wonderful to have more voices singing praises and more people putting in their impressions. Despite the number of people who came, and the anyone-can-pray-aloud atmosphere, the prayer stayed focused.

We didn't have any specific agenda that evening except that we all know that we're there to mobilize JREV intercession, with the long-term vision of seeing 24-7 houses of prayer.

After entering into worship, Raymi had a strong impression that God wants us to be still. We stayed in listening mode until the Lord let us to songs of intimacy.


Then there were also impressions about God enveloping us with the blanket of His love. It was an invitation to receive the love of God.



We eventually flowed into intercession, God's leading was focused on the church. We kept praying for the Church until we sensed a release in the Spirit.

My personal assessment for the prayer session that evening (as well as the other prayer sessions before this) is that God really wants to take the intercessors deeper in Intimacy. This may sound like a generic word but I truly sense that this is a "NOW" word for us. It has been as though every time we enter into worship or prayer, the hearts need to go through some ploughing in order to become tender before the Lord, and tender enough to sense His heart. We should also guard against the tendency to take off in praying for the usual concerns and burdens right away, and thus, neglect the deeper stirrings of the Holy Spirit.

I also sense that we need to go into another season of fasting. I sense a need for a number of commited volunteers who are willing to be broken again by God, allowing their hearts to be ploughed. I feel we have been lacking this tenderness of heart before the Lord. It is growing increasingly difficult to just come with an overflow of thanksgiving and worship. I feel that the promises of God has made us more focused on "agenda" rather than love for God's presence.

It has become increasingly difficult to gather. Somehow, the years that have passed have become a test of cultivating hunger for God. As intercessors, I believe our role is crucial in shifting the atmosphere, or shifting the gear of this movement. But there can be no acceleration without combustion of fuel. We need to get our hearts back. We need to get the vision back. We need to get the fire back. We need to back up our words and jumping with real tangible commitment - investing time, getting dirt into our fingernails, skipping meals, pressing on in Word and prayer. There can be no fire without fuel. And we can only watch our life burn as we go on our knees and pray.

Nazirite Prayer Mobilization - December 6, 2010

NAZIRITE PRAYER MOBILIZATION

DECEMBER 6, 2010

MONDAY, 6:30 PM

LIFE CENTER - CUBAO QC

Dear Forerunner,

It's time to accelerate!

It's almost Christmas and another year is about to close! We have seen God move in awesome ways this year. Some of these ways, I even find miraculous. For these, I am utterly grateful.

However, rather than feeling satisfaction, a hunger for more is stirred up within me. God is answering our prayers and what could stop God from pouring out more of His glory if we will pray some more with the same zeal as Isaiah?

    For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
    for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,
    till her righteousness shines out like the dawn,
    her salvation like a blazing torch. — Isaiah 62:1

I am reminded too of a prophetic word released by Cindy Jacobs almost 10 years ago,

    "I'm getting ready to dethrone everything that needs to be dethroned, for even the bowls of heaven are full. Oh, I see the bowls in heaven are just getting ready to be tipped over the Philippines and I am going to spill out my glory!" (italics mine)

It's time to fill the bowls!

I am excited to see God 'spill out His glory.' It is with such excitement that we are calling for a meeting of Nazirite Training graduates and JREV volunteers with two agendas:

TO INTERCEDE, and TO MOBILIZE PRAYER WARRIORS.

God is calling us to begin a massive mobilization of Nazirite Forerunner Intercession ...and you must be part of it!

Take your place as a forerunner. Now is the time!

You must come on December 6, 2010. It will be from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Life Center, 39 Miami cor. Columbia Sts. Cubao, Quezon City.

Find out how we can fill the bowls of heaven! Send us your feedback or attendance confirmation by replying to this e-mail. You may also text 922-4492324.

Have a most joyous Christmas season and God bless you indeed!


On with the revolution,
Riza Olaguer

3-Nov 2010, the Boiler Room

Prepared by: Rhema

Hi everyone! Here's a recap of yesterday's intercession nights. I have just based it from my memory so should you have any corrections, necessary additions just let me know...^_^

Attendees: Kuya Troy, Ate Neneth, Rhema

- the worship was focused on seeking God's face. I felt an outpour of God's love in our hearts. We asked God for more and more of Him and less of us.
- through our prayer of more of Him we prayed for:
*outpouring of hunger and fresh anointing of love for God at the JRev night on Nov. 15. No one will leave JRev night without experiencing Him and without seeking and finding the Lord.
*blessings to Pastor Jerome and that the word he will speak will come directly from the Lord and that the message will make a deep impact in the hearts of those who will come.
*those who will come at the JRev night will not only seek the Lord on that day but everyday!
*we all prayed for friends, relatives and churchmates who have waned away from God especially those who have grown cold towards Him. We prayed for a new fire of hunger to seek His love and His face will fall upon them.
*the whole nation to know that He is God and hunger for the Lord will strike in every Filipino's hearts.
*blessings and protection to each of us especially to Riza for the Lord to use her in Zamboanga

God bless everyone! Hope to see you all again next week...^_^

27-Oct 2010, the Boiler Room

This piece is a bit overdue. It has been almost two weeks since God gave us this word while we were praying in the boiler room (last last Wednesday).

As usual, we started off with worship. I was leading with the guitar. As we began to flow more with the Holy Spirit, I found myself praying in tongues on and off. I could also hear Weena speaking in tongues. We were trying to sense the Spirit's leading. After a couple of songs, I stopped singing. I sensed we had to wait in silence. Weena asked if you can share a word.

I have requested her to write it down but while waiting for her narration, I've decided to share it best as I can.:

She said God has always been faithful to give her a vision whenever she'd ask for one. That night, she asked God. She waited but none came. This was while we were worshiping. I had also uttered a prayer asking God for strategies. Then God spoke to her firm and lovesick words.

God gave her an impression of her being so close to Him, His face almost touching hers. It was a place of intimacy and God said that if she were that close to Him, the strategies are not really an issue. With no difficulty, no effort or strain, the strategies would just flow. She was in tears while she was relaying this prophetic word. God was after intimacy.

Kuya Troy said in response, that he could feel his heart breaking inside. I felt it too. God's heart was breaking with a hunger for our hearts. God is looking for wholeheartedness. Not wholeheartedness in ministry, but wholeheartedness in DESIRING HIM.

Further expounding, this was what I got from what Weena shared:

How far have our hearts distanced itself from God? Most of us have come to a point where we are only use worship as a vehicle to get to a place where we can ask God for stuff. Our hearts no longer have this yearning to JUST LINGER and feel His breath on our face. Instead, in a hurried stance, we would sing songs, more eager to ask rather than just to GAZE at God and have 'quality time' and fellowship with Him. When was the last time we just 'enjoyed' Him for the sake of enjoying Him? Yes, we're hungry for His presence but we are also more hungry for other things. It takes so much effort to choose Him now. Gone were the days when turning down entertainment was effortless because we simply knew the value of seeking God for the sake of seeking God. Gone were the days when we really burned with the desire for the pleasures of knowing God.

As Weena was sharing though, I was not surprised at all. She was not present during our prayer meeting the week before. That was the time when I shared to the group how JREV intercessors used to pray. We'd come together without a guitar. No we don't even start off with a song. But God would always almost instantly come with the spirit of intercession. And there was almost always just one prayer: WE WANT YOUR PRESENCE LORD. NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS THAN YOUR PRESENCE. And this was what fueled a revolution that has expanded its breadth and depth... reaching people's lives more deeply through Nazirite Trainings and reaching diverse cultures across the globe.

I told the group that this has been the same thing God's been speaking to me. And honestly, I have been having a hard time trying to "go back." I mean, I do pray a lot. I read the word. I seek Him passionately. But I know that something in my heart is just no longer the same. And it's not a retreat or conference thing that would solve it. It has to be something more steady and lasting. We need to cultivate hunger - not just for prayer of righteousness but hunger first and foremost for that ONE THING. We need that spirit that provokes us to pray, WE WANT YOUR PRESENCE GOD and we need to pray it like we mean it.

Days ago, while I was in Zamboanga, I was reminded again of that prayer that we used to pray. I got to meet a young intercessors and she shared how she started off always being burdened to pray for the church service alone in the ladies' room. She would always pray one prayer, let Your presence fall Lord. We want Your presence.

It is not that we do not pray this anymore. We DO pray it still. But last last Wednesday, we just had a painful sense that we do not long for God anymore as much as we used to long for Him. We need Him today more than ever. We understand that it takes God to love God. That is why we are asking Him right now to revive our hearts and birth lovesickness once again.

Attendees: Riza, Weena, Ella, Troy