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2004
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What do kids bring to Kingdom Praying that
adults and youth could benefit from in a mixed
generational setting? Worship and intercession.
Case in point, at the recent Summons to
Sacrifice prayer gathering, 60 children from
across North America came together to pray and
learn new ways to impact “The Kingdom.” Their
prayer focus was on China this year and with
every new prayer tool they discovered new ways
to direct prayer toward 1.3 billion souls.
Amidst the lanterns, flashlights, mandarin hats,
and umbrellas, all reminders to pray for China,
they also experienced several ways to pray
together in a mixed generational setting for
specific needs. During this meeting, they also
ventured to pray together for a situation in
Zimbabwe, Africa; within hours they received
word that their prayers had been answered.
When adults, youth and kids come together to pray for the kingdom,
each contributes to the whole in unity. Over the
years we have done a good job of separating the
generations. We have prayer meetings that are
run by adults for adults or by the youth staff
for young people, and if a local church is
blessed, kids prayer is available for kids. When
was the last time your church gathered the
generations together to share their methods and
unite their focus for the kingdom in one place?
As an adult, how many kids prayer tools do you
know how to use? As a teen, can you respectfully
pray in a group in adults or children?
This concept of praying together is becoming more important because
of Scripture and the hunger in younger
generations for inclusion. Joel 2:28 foretells
of generations working together, each doing
their part, as God pours out His Spirit upon all
flesh, a kingdom priority. Psalm 8:2 teaches
that “You have taught children and nursing
infants to give you praise. They silence your
enemies who were seeking revenge.” When God’s
enemies are silenced by children who praise
Jesus, could it be possible that the work of
intercessors (of all ages) would be quicker, and
more direct? Could it be possible that when
God’s enemies are silenced His work gets done on
earth as it is in heaven?
We may never know until we take the plunge to expand the horizon of
kingdom praying beyond what we first learned
nearly one year ago in this very publication.
Take Kingdom Praying to the next level! Kingdom
praying by all generations for all generations.
Submitted by: AC
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