Aiming for Excellence Every Time

God's ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts. However, in spite of our human imperfections, we can achieve excellence. This may not be true according to worldly standards, but according to the hope we have when we choose to live according to the laws of God, we can live a life of excellence.
 
We have so many examples in scripture of those who, in spite of doubt, unbelief, and sin, accomplished what God called them to do. David, who is called a man after God's heart, cut off the skirt of Saul's robe while he slept, and then repented. According to our standards, David had good reason for assaulting Saul because Saul was out to kill him for no other reason than jealousy. (see I Samuel 24:4-6) However, David chose a way that was more excellent, even though he was not perfect. He was a man who could be reasoned with, and would receive instruction, even from a woman. When Nabal returned evil for the good that David and his men had done for him by refusing to provide food for his men and beasts, David wanted to kill him and his whole household. But instead he repented of his ways, even thanking God for Nabal's wife, who prevented him from committing this sin. (see I Samuel 25:5-34)
 
We have many other examples; we have Jonah, who did not want to do the will of God because of his fear and prejudice, Abraham and Sarah, who tried to bring the promise of God to pass themselves, but in the end, God kept His promise through Isaac. When we consider Daniel, who was said to have an excellent spirit, there doesn't seem to be anything negative written of him. What we see written concerning Daniel is that he sought out God continually. We also see this in the life of David, who had many failures and battles, but also victories. Although we never read of any sin committed by Daniel, he was never called a man after God's heart. It is possible to live a life of excellence before God when we choose to press steadfastly towards the mark of the high calling of Jesus Christ. This week, pray that you will live a life of excellence before God!
 
Beth Marie Evans
Apostolic Author
Associate Minister
International Christian Fellowship
Brookfield, Illinois
The Clarion Call for Help

The Church Planter is on the cutting edge of the harvest field. Jesus' one request was not to pray for the harvest for it is already here, but He wanted us to pray for laborers. Revival is here, but the laborers are not. Hence, we need to focus not so much on the field but the laborers who are "in the field."
 
The Church Planter's busyness is like no other; being that he/she is a one-man show with no one yet to help in the various ministries a new church ensues. The Planter goes into a town or a city and begins from nothing, often not knowing a single soul. The process begins with the planting seeds of truth, cutting away as it were the bristles of tradition to find a parcel of ground in the heart of that one soul who will receive truth.
 
Most Church Planters understand that God is sending people from various foreign countries to America with a deep hunger for truth. Thus, we have an abundance of crop, but no laborers to help bring it in.
 
Let's continue to pray for our hundreds of Church Planters across America who are endeavoring to bring in the next crop.

  • Pray for wisdom and understanding of cultures to communicate with the various people groups that struggle with English as a second language.
  • Pray for us to make the Gospel plain and palatable enough for new converts to grow further in the knowledge of truth.
  • Pray for people to learn how to be faithful in coming to church regularly as they adjust to living here in America.
  • Pray for the Church Planter pastors that they may keep their sickles sharp by pressing on through the distractions of life and to stay faithful to the habit of studying God's Word. Ezra 7:10 says, "For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel."
  • Pray for their families to stay "strong in the Lord and the power of His might" Ephesians 6:10.
  • Pray for Church Planters to have the mind of Christ and share His love to the people groups in his city.
  • Pray for the Church Planter to embrace the loneliness that they feel at times not having fellowship from Jesus Name saints.
  • Pray for the brethren to reach out to each Church Planter with a word of encouragement.
  • Pray for laborers to come and help the newly budding church in a nearby city.

Juli Jasinski, Church Planter
Lowell, Massachusetts
WNOP District Prayer Coordinator 
Massachusetts/Rhode Island District 
The World Network of Prayer Presents
24/7 WATCH: A Year-Round Initiative for 24/7 Prayer

As of January 1, 2022, WNOP launched an annual 24/7 prayer and fasting chain worldwide in coordination with our existing “Year of Prayer.” Each week WNOP is posting a prayer focus as daily prayer for the entire week. Also weekly, a video is posted on the WNOP Facebook Page of a prayer leader and/or minister leading in periodic prayer. We encourage your participation by joining in prayer.

Will you commit and join with others throughout the world in united prayer and fasting? Sign up by committing in your heart unto God that you will consistently set aside a day each week to do some prayer and fasting. WNOP also has partnered with those in local churches who are already a part of a current 24-hour prayer chain. All of these hours of consecration are culminating to help provide a complete mass prayer covering over the entire Church body and to help bring greater success in all that we do in Christ! Together, let’s “watch and pray” and behold great and mighty things in the kingdom of God! Let’s prevail over the enemy with victory and declare, “Not on My Watch!”

Flo Shaw
WNOP Director
MARCH 24/7 WATCH (WEEK 3)
Families: Broken Homes

Following is the “24/7 Watch” daily prayer focus for this week. Join with us in consistent prayer & fasting.
World Needs:

  • Pray for all who were injured and have lost a loved one in the bus that was full of Ukrainian refugees and overturned in Italy.
  • Pray for God’s will to be done when it comes to the church economy, world economy, and gas and food prices.
  • Pray for the school system in Minneapolis as education professionals went on strike and classes are canceled indefinitely for approximately 30,000 students.
  • Pray for the families of a shooting outside a high school in Des Moines, Iowa, where one teenager died and two remain hospitalized.
  • Continue to pray for our missionaries and apostolic friends and believers on both sides of the Russia/Ukraine crisis, as well as all the people in that country and surrounding vicinities.
  • Continue to pray for God’s Kingdom to come and His will to be done during this Covid-19 season.
HOPE Prayer
POA 90 Day Prayer
For Prodigals and Those Who Love Them 

NEVER has there been a greater time in prophecy as now for seeing our prayers answered. DON’T give up or be weary in well doing. WE WILL REAP IF WE FAINT NOT!

“And the Gentiles that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord built the ruined places and planted that which was desolate; I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it” (Ezekiel 36:36, JUB)

Ezekiel 37:12 speaks of them coming out of their cold and dead situations and bringing them back home.

“Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Behold, O my people, I open your graves and will cause you to come up out of your graves and bring you into the land of Israel” (Ezekiel 37:12, JUB).

We are speaking and calling, “COME TO LIFE,” dry bones. Come back to where you first met Jesus! Come home to the kingdom where you belong. You were never meant for Satan’s kingdom. There is only one kingdom for you. Come home! Come home! We will welcome you with the love of Jesus!

HOPE Prayer will begin again on April 1 to pray the book, Prayers For Prodigals...90 Days of Prayers For Your Prodigals by Dr. James Banks. This book is filled with scriptures from the Word of God. We will conclude on June 29.

We’re very excited and in great anticipation. Our beloved prodigals know the signs! They know the scriptures. We can be sure they are watching everything. God has spoken that His Spirit will draw them as we unite in love and prayer. The love and Spirit of God are promised and exampled through the Holy Scriptures. We know them to be faithful and true.

WE ARE ONE. Let us unite to pray, believe, and celebrate together as God answers our prayers!

As in the past, we will post daily posts on Face Book and Instagram @ HOPE2HOPE15 and Don Long and Donald Long. Contact number: 318 442 5541. Please leave a message.

We are available to speak or help launch a Hope Prayer Ministry.

Thank you!

Believing for the harvest!
Small Group Video Series: Rev. John Hanson, Bishop of Acts II Ministries, has produced some in-house video series for prayer groups and made these available online as free resources for churches with limited budgets. Please visit www.ActsII.org to access these remarkable resources, as applicable.
Dr. David K. Bernard
UPCI General Superintendent
Access Challenged Nations

Join the World Network of Prayer and Global Missions in praying for the nations that currently do not have an apostolic work. We will focus on one nation each week.
2022 WNOP Events

  • 24/7 WATCH: WNOP Facebook Worldwide Prayer Initiative (January 1 - December 31)
  • UPCI Fivefold Ministry Discovery Conference (March 30-April 2). South Bay Pentecostal, Chula Vista, CA
  • WNOP Leadership Retreat (April 6-8). UPCI World Headquarters, Weldon Spring, MO
  • National Day of Prayer (May 5)
  • National Apostolic Day of Prayer (Date TBA). Apostolic Fellowship Summit
  • WNOP International Summons (June 2-4). New Life St. Louis, Bridgeton, MO
  • World Day of Prayer/Pentecost Sunday (June 5).
  • New England Territory Summons (NETS) - Regional (August 18-20). Christ Temple, Tiverton, RI
  • UPCI Day of Prayer (September 28)
  • International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (November 6)
  • *Arkansas District Summons (Dates TBD). First Pentecostals of Benton, Benton, AR
  • *Washington District Summons (DatesTBD). Location: TBA
  • *South Texas District Summons (Dates TBD). Houston, Texas
  • *Ontario District Blitz (November 4-13). Location: Various Sections in Ontario, Canada.
  • YM + WNOP Summons (Rescheduled Dates TBD). Location: TBA
  • WNOP “Operation Prayer Evangelism: “Switzerland” (Rescheduled Dates TBD)
  • WNOP “Operation Prayer Evangelism: “Operation Turkey” (Rescheduled Dates TBD)
  • WNOP “Operation Prayer Evangelism: “Operation Jamaica” (Rescheduled Dates TBD)
 
*Pending Board approval. Note: Events and schedule subject to the restrictions and impact of the ongoing pandemic.
Also, more 2022 event dates to be added to the WNOP Calendar later as approved by the Board throughout the year.

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