PA Strategic Prayer Network

PA Prayer Alert - November 2006

John and Kerry — 2006-11-07 10:59:13

Dear friends,

�� We have just returned from India.� There is much to accomplish in this nation, but God is working.� He is working all over the world to advance His Kingdom in advance of His return.� We must do all we can to be part of advancing His Kingdom in the wake of the opposition that will� come in these end times.� The Book of� Revelation makes� clear that effective� ministry will increase in unprecedented ways in the end times with multitudes too great to be counted coming to Christ (Revelation 7).� However, fierce opposition will also arise as we are seeing all over the world in places like the Middle East, India and the Sudan.� We must press forward forcefully by being empowered by the Holy Spirit like the church in the Book of Acts.

�� I will return to this in a little while, but I want to encourage each of you to vote and get as many Christians as you can to vote.� Above all pray that God will have His way in crucial elections highlighted by the Gubernatorial and Senate races.

�� It has been Kerry�s and my privilege for the last three years to serve with the US SPN, now the US Global Apostolic Prayer Network.� In recent days, we have increased out ministry in other states and outside the country.� As a result, we do not possess sufficient time to fulfill this important task.� As a result, we have contacted Chuck Pierce to let him know that we are resigning our position.� I will email one last time to let you know who Chuck appoints to this position so that you can contact that person if you want to continue to be part of the ministry.� We are blessed to have been part of this ministry and have met many wonderful people who will continue to be friends.� We are still interested in Pennsylvania and will continue to minister in the state as the Lord leads and opens meetings.� We are still available to minister in your churches and region. You may contact us at john@kquestministries.org or at 717-968-0766.

�� One key we would like to pass on is that the church must walk together in unity.� Tragically, the church in PA has been divided along ethnic and theological grounds.� We feel we can do this because there are so many churches. However, we must put these minor distinctions aside so we can fight our common enemy and so we can advance the Kingdom of God.� We do not have the luxury of going it alone.� Our society continues to spiral downward while the church grows in number and decreases in influence.� We must get it together.� This is not about us, it is about Him and His Kingdom. Please pray about this crucial issue and do what you can to walk in unity with other congregations. If we� can be of help, let us know.

�� Again, let me say that It has been a great privilege to serve you and our state these past years.� CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR REVIVAL IN PA.� IT IS OUR ONLY HOPE.

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PA SPN Prayer Alert September 2006

John and Kerry — 2006-09-14 13:35:56

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�� Recently, Kerry attended a conference in S Korea�s famed Prayer Mountain with 6600 other women, called by a Korean Pastor and Mrs Vonette Bright (co-founder of Campus Crusade for Christ) to pray for the world.� She obviously met some wonderful women and had amazing times in prayer.� However, she, and friend Anna Peachey, were impressed with a number of things:

1.�� The passion of the Korean�s prayer lives.� They prayed so loud it was hard on the ears and they could keep up the intensity for a long time.�

2.�� The Koreans desire to take every aspect of their society.� Seoul�s Yoido Full Gospel Church, pastored by David Yonggi Cho, publishes the fourth largest newspaper in the nation, administers a benevolent ministry supported by the government, and has founded a university and ministry training school.� Their prayers are having a huge impact upon the entire nation.� Seoul has 8 of the 10 largest churches in the world including Yoido with its 800,000 members (I did not make a mistake in the number).� Yoido has 7 Sunday services filling their 12,000 seat sanctuary every time.� They have nearly 50,000 cell groups to care for their large membership.� All of this emerges from their amazing prayer ministry.� Half nights of prayer every night but Friday when they pray all night as well as people taking vacation to go to prayer mountain to fast and pray.

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Let us pray that God would do a work in the fervency of our own pray lives so that we can impact our cities and our nation.

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TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SEASON

�� When I was a pastor, I always looked at this time of the year as the beginning of the year.� Our year seems to ebb and flow with the end of the vacation season and the beginning of school and college.� I looked at this time as start up time.� This means that many opportunities exist for effective ministry:

Our children will be salt and light in their schools.� Many in the Politically Correct Camp feel that Church and State should be and have been effectively separated. However, every time a Christian student, teacher or administrator walks onto school property, the presence of God comes with them.� In addition, our students have the opportunity to tell their friends what is going on in their life and to invite them to church activities.� Our schools are a mission field waiting to be taken.
Parents have the opportunity to connect with other parents through their children and their activities.� Back to school nights and other school activities provide a very relaxed atmosphere to build relationships.� Ask God to give you strong connections with those He desires you to minister to.
Fall is a time when our unsaved friends, relatives and co workers will be most open to getting involved in activities such as a small group or a parenting class.� This is a great time to develop relevant ministries designed to capture the eye of those needing Jesus.
This time of year also has some wonderful benefit from a prayer point of view. As folk are looking to set in to a �normal� routine, they will be open to becoming part of an intercessory prayer group.� September and October are great times to begin intercessory prayer groups.� Take advantage of the momentum and do not become discouraged that some may not keep coming over the long haul. If two or three of you gather, God will do great things.� You may even start a group that will only meet for a specified period of time. Our state and national elections in November provide an excellent opportunity for a short term group.

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PRAYER NEEDS

1.�� Pray for President Bush as he interacts in many crucial domestic and international issues.

2.�� Pray that God will order world events in such a way that His Kingdom agenda will go forth with the greatest impact.� (Because we travel more, we have become aware of how international events can impact travel and missions.� Only God knows what will be best to advance His agenda).

3.�� Pray for the mid term elections coming up in November.� Pray that God would sovereignly oversee elections so that His choice of candidates will win office.

4.�� Pray that the church will come together in unprecedented ways for prayer and unified strategic ministry.

5.�� Pray for Christian students, teachers, parents and administrators to have a great impact upon the schools and those who attend the schools.

6.�� Pray that God would use Christian Schools and HomeSchooling to raise champions who will advance the Kingdom.

7.�� Pray for Christians in the Marketplace to impact those around them. Let�s pray for opportunities to witness, for prayer groups and Bible studies to begin.� Perhaps God would even raise up mid week churches meeting in some business locations.

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May God bless and use each of you.

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John Shuey

PA Coordinator of PA Strategic Prayer Network

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August PA SPN Prayer Alert

John and Kerry — 2006-07-25 11:31:51

�� I recently needed to quickly send some important signed documents to a friend in Asia.� I went to a company who specializes in quick deliveries.� They guaranteed me that my package would be delivered to the door in four days.� We live in a small world. Companies in one country have employees in other nations because of computers and satellite phones. Each day we are exposed the the events and beliefs of the world. Pennsylvania is no different. I told you in our last update that we spent time praying in northeastern PA concerning a group promoting New Age/Hinduism and mastermining the Sacred Link Conference, which seeks to unify the world's religions.
�� A few days later, the Harrisburg Patriot News ran a front page article on a Buddhist Center being established near Lewistown. The religions of the world are coming into our state.� Of course, our Constitution makes provision for this, but you and I are fighting for the souls of men and women.� We desire to see Christ's Kingdom advance in our region and around the world.� We don't want anyone to be deceived by that which is false.� Therefore, we must unite in strategic prayer so that the level of the Holy Spirit's activity becomes so high that "other religions" will not want to be in our state.
�� I have only mentioned two regions of our state.� Others, who live in other portions of our state, could tell you others stories about battles with cults and false religions.� Still others can tell of battles of other kinds such as abortion, same-sex marriage and gambling. Our churches must come together in united prayer (God may call to other activities such as social and political action, but the beginning point is to pray so we can hear God's voice relative to timing and strategy.) As we pray, God will reveal strategies and timing to us.� These strategies may seem strange like walking quietly around Jericho 13 times (Joshua 6) or sending the worship team out ahead of the army (2 Chronicles 20).
�� This is why we must seek the Lord. Only He knows the appropriate strategy.� Ony He knows when time is right.� We must do it together because the Lord promises to bless unity (Psalms 133, John 17, and Ephesians 3:14-20).� In addition, God promises to bless agreeing prayer (Matthew 18:18-20).�
�� There is much more that could be said, but I believe that God wants to focus upon united strategic prayer.�
�� KEY PA PRAYER REQUESTS

THE FALL ELECTIONS
PRAY THAT MARRIAGE AMENDMENTS DEFINING MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN WILL BE PASSED IN OUR STATE AND NATION
PRAY THAT GOD'S PRESENCE WILL BE SO STRONG IN OUR REGIONS THAT NO OTHER SPIRITS WILL GET A FOOTHOLD( Let me say at this point that for this to happen, Christians must walk in holiness and unity.� Otherwise, we will have holes in our armor and be a house divided� against itself)
PRAY FOR YOUR PASTOR AND THE PASTORS IN YOUR REGION

July PA Prayer Alert

John and Kerry — 2006-07-05 12:43:46

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Dear friends,

�� A great deal is happening in our state.� We are moving toward the fall elections with two key races:� The Governor�s race and the Senate race between Senator Rick Santorum and Bob Casey, Jr.� These and hundreds of other races will impact our state and nation.� Elections impact our nations in a couple of ways.� First, God desires His people to impact every strata of society.� He wants righteous people serving in political office.� As our government officials enact righteous laws and conduct �business� by righteous means, God can bless.� If officials enact unrighteous laws or conduct business in ways that are less than righteous, He cannot bless.� Secondly, as the people of God occupy positions of leadership, they can influence those around them for the Lord.� Let us pray that honest people with righteous views will be elected.� There are many issues related to righteousness that are at the forefront of our state and national politics in these days:� The definition of marriage, abortion, gambling and even issues concerning war.�

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Let us also pray that God will elect and appoint people to government office who have a vision to see people saved and the Kingdom of God come to their area of influence.�

Let me also say that there are many believers who work in the various departments in the State Government (I am sometimes amazed at the number of believers.� God is up to something.) Let us pray that God will use them to influence leaders for righteousness and that they will touch the lives of those around them.

Continue to pray that God will overturn the gambling legislation so that we will not have more unrighteous activity in our state.

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There are other key events occurring in our state. Kerry and I just returned from a weekend in the northeastern part of the State.� We participated in a 24 hour prayer event (Harp and Bowl and prayer walking) with people gathering to pray about the Himilayan Institute in Honesdale, PA.� The �institute� is based upon principles of Hinduism with yoga and false religious practices and idolatry.� The institute attracts students from many places in the US and has international impact.� The current leader has relationship with the Dalai Lama and militant Hindu leaders in India (Some militant Hindus in India desire to force Christians and Moslems, for that matter, to reconvert to Hinduism.)� In 2007, the Himilayan Institute will hold the Sacred Link Conference.� This conference was originally scheduled for Honesdale, PA. You prayed and it will now take place in India, which is close to our heart because we are scheduled to go back for the fifth time in October.� We have many great friends in India. The premise of Sacred Link is that all of us have an inner voice, called different things in different religions (by the way the Sacred Link�s webpage lists The Holy Spirit as one of the Names of this inner self L. ) The purpose is to bring all religions together for the purpose of peace.� This sounds like the Book of Revelation to me.�

We must continue to pray that this influence will move from the world, and our state. Let us hold up the hands of those in the Northeast House of Prayer and folks from NJ and NY, who have joined together in this battle.

I know that there are other influences in the state that have similar impacts such as Freemasonry.� Those of you in various regions should engage in prayer as the Lord leads. Let me make some key suggestions to you.

1. As you begin praying, pray that those involved will come to Jesus.� This is the key request for anyone is it not?� The people are not our enemy, but captives of the enemy.

2. Warfare should only be against demonic forces in the earthly realm.� (Binding the demons who control or blind the individuals for whom we pray.)

3. Warfare in the heavenly realm should only occur when there is good unity of a good part of the Body of Christ in your region.� As the Church comes together, the Lord will raise up city elders (Some may call them apostles. I prefer elders because elders always carry governmental authority in Scripture.)� As these leaders pray and strategize together, the Lord of the Harvest may lead them to do a warfare assault.� This can then be done by a unified (doesn�t necessarily mean the whole Body, but certainly a good portion) Church together.� Please remember, on this line, that principalities are able to control an area because of certain sins.� When repentance comes, the power of these beings is weakened and eventually broken.� One thing that we can do immediately is to repent of any ways that we may participate in the sins that give control and pray and call the church to repentance.� For instance (I use this example because we hear so much about this spirit in our day), if leaders or intercessors perceives a spirit of Jezebel controlling a congregation or region, then those in the church convicted of engaging in manipulation and control should repent. It means that those who have allowed it (some call it an Ahab spirit) must stop facilitating the manipulation.� At this point, believers can pray for this influence stop in the region. It begins with us, if we have been involved.� I trust you get my idea.� It is important that we walk under authority and this is why we must pray that the Body come together.

Well, this has been a heavy email, but one that I believe is important.� We can see our cities and state change.� Prayer will be at the forefront of this change.� Kerry and I would love to minister in your church or to those in your region.� We would be happy to conduct any of the following:

1.�� Prayer training and/or prayer events.

2.�� Teaching and strategizing on unity (we would love to spend several days with leaders, first teaching and then leading in prayer seeking God�s strategy for the next steps.)

3.�� Freedom Ministries

4.�� Basic Discipleship to help expand the Kingdom.

5.�� Missions.

6.�� How Women Can Advance the Kingdom (obviously this would be Kerry, although I do have a heart for this as well.)

7.�� The Kingdom of God

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If we can be of any help to you, email at john@kquestministries.org, call at 717-968-0766 or check us out on the web at www.kquestministries.org.� If you are interested in ministry, but would like to get to know us better, we would be happy to provide references for you.

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Let me add here an announcement that came from Nancy Miller who is working with the Day to Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem.� Thi� is for an equipping day for that day of ministry. You my direct your enquiries to Nancy.

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SAVE THE DATE

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WHAT:�� DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM EQUIPPING SEMINAR��

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WHEN:�� SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2006 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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WHERE:�� MORNING STAR FELLOWSHIP, Bechtelsville, PA

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WHO: �� Pastors, Intercessors, Church Coordinators for DPPJ and all others interested in learning to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

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WHY:�� To become effectively equipped to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem in your church!

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Complete registration and seminar details will be released in the very near future.� Mark your calendar and plan to attend this seminar or send a representative from your church or prayer network. �Representatives from Eagles� Wings Ministry will equip us with the passion, purpose and action needed to participate in the DPPJ.

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Nancy Miller, Southeastern PA coordinator for DPPJ

prayingnancy@earthlink.net

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Together for the Kingdom,

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John Shuey

PA Coordinator PA Strategic Prayer Network

June PA Prayer Alert

John and Kerry — 2006-06-02 09:52:12

Dear friends,

�� The Father told His Son, the Lord Jesus, to ask Him (the Father) for the nations (Psalms 2:8).� As He asked for the nations, He asked for the USA. Our state is part of the USA.� This ought to encourage us.� The State of Pennsylvania belongs to the Lord. He hungers to work in every aspect of the culture of our state.� This includes all the hotbed issues that we have been praying for in recent months:

�� The passing of legislation that would define marriage as between one man and one woman.

�� The removing of gaming from the state before it even gets started (I know this has already been passed, but let us continue to seek our miracle working God.)

�� Added to this, let us pray for individual communities where individuals are seeking to keep gaming from their cities.

�� State elections in the fall.� This will include the election of a Governor.

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However, God desires to work in every aspect of our state.� He wants His rule to be felt in every part of our culture: Business, Criminal Justice, Education, Entertainment/Media, Government, Religious and Science/Health.� There are several key prayers that must be answered in order for this to happen:

�� The church must begin to walk together in covenant love. �We must begin to love, accept and respect members of the Body of Christ who are different than we are. We are all on a journey and each of us has part of the pie, but none of us has all of it. Therefore, we can learn from each other. In addition, when we begin to trust one another, we can trust the Lord to work through other parts of the Body as they fulfill their assignment and not feel like we must duplicate what they are doing (because they will not do it right because they are �fill in the blank concerning what kind of believer they are-).

�� The church must begin to understand that everyone must pursue their calling and that God calls people to be Mayors as well as pastors and missionaries.� As we take a look at the five-fold ministry, we understand that only a handful of people will be called to these equipping ministries.� We must also understand that five-fold ministers have been called for the purpose of equipping the ministers to do the work of the ministry.� This means that the ministers are those who govern, teach, collect garbage, fix cars and operate computers.� This makes sense does it not?� Most non-believers exist outside the four walls of the church building.� Therefore, let us encourage believers to pursue their call no matter what it may be.

�� Every member of Christ�s Body must commit themselves fully to Jesus and continue to gain more freedom so that they can more fully serve and glorify the Lord. ��Individual believers and congregations will not fulfill the above two assignments unless they have first committed themselves fully to the task the Lord has given to His Body.� We needn�t fear that responsibilities will not be fulfilled if we do this. God is concerned about our families!� He is concerned about our day to day life!� He is concerned about our health!� These responsibilities have been laid out by the Lord. He will not have us follow Him to the neglect of His Word. It will all fit. Secondly, we must make sure that we are continually getting rid of the baggage in our life so we can more fully give ourselves away to the Lord.� This will involve getting victory over sin and habits that keep us from the Lord�s will.� It will involve gaining whatever type of deliverance we may need.� As we become freer, we are freer to fulfill God�s purpose for our lives.

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PRAY FOR EACH OF THE AREAS IN BOLD ABOVE!!!

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�� I want to pass on some excerpts from an appeal made by Pastor Dutch Sheets calling us to increase our prayer for President Bush.

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�In our partnering with God, to turn America back to its Christian heritage and God-given destiny, and to experience another great awakening that will impact every aspect of our culture and bring millions of people to Christ--we are at a great crossroads.�

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��an intense counter offensive has been orchestrated from Hell, to pull down President Bush and derail the destiny of America. This whirlwind of darkness over America is bringing great national confusion and is causing paralysis even in the praying church ... godly governmental leaders know things are in disarray and that something is desperately wrong, but they also say that nothing seems to work when it comes to reversing it. Spiritual leaders also know things are not right--that we have lost momentum and anti-Christ forces seem to be prevailing--but no one seems to know what to do about it.�

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��we are no longer dealing with flesh and blood in Iraq, but with "principalities and powers" (see Ephesians 6:12). They have entrapped our president, stolen his voice, and intend to completely destroy his effectiveness. Their ultimate goal is to steal his destiny--which is warring against terrorism and shifting the courts, especially the Supreme Court of America.�

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�It is also quite likely, that if the third vacancy occurred on the Supreme Court now (and I believe it is coming soon), one of two things would happen. Either Bush would bow to the temptation to appoint a moderate, because of his weak position; or if he appointed a true conservative constitutionalist, like Roberts or Alito, the liberals would be empowered enough to stop the nomination through filibustering or character assassination.�

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�If the praying church does not re-engage in informed, consistent and fervent intercession for our nation and president NOW, we will lose��

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�� These quotes indicate Pastor Dutch�s concern that we pray fervently for our President and the upcoming elections.� Pray for the President that he will fulfill his destiny.� Dutch encourages us to pray that the President will have an encounter with the Lord similar to Jacob.

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Dutch concludes by saying:

�Our responsibility is to pray until it happens. If it does not, our president will not recover and America is in big trouble.�

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�� Let us take up these marching orders and increase our efforts to pray for our president. Let us not fall into resign. JESUS IS LORD OF THE USA!!

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Lastly, I would like to pass on to you a note from Nancy Miller who is the Southeastern PA Coordinator for the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem

prayingnancy@earthlink.net.

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Hundreds of thousands of believers from over 150 nations will unite in prayer for the peace of Jerusalem on October 1, 2006.� Will you be one of them?� Why should you be one of them?� The primary reason to be part of this strategic global prayer initiative is because of the biblical mandate to do so in Psalm 122: 6. We are commanded to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and we are promised that we will prosper if we do. Genesis 12:3 also reveals God�s promised blessings for those who bless the descendants of Abraham. There are many more reasons why it is critical that the church pray for the peace of Jerusalem in this hour.� Consider the fact that Zechariah 14:3 tells us that Jerusalem is the land to which our Lord will return.� As we see nations raging against the Lord and His Anointed, we discern the soon return of the King of Kings to the Mount of Olives to establish His Kingdom.� Our prayers usher in God�s purposes for that land and all her people and our prayers usher in the return of The Prince of Peace.� For these and many other reasons, the first Sunday of every October is being set aside by the church worldwide as the International Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.� This united prayer initiative by believers of all denominations, races and regions is endorsed by over 700 ministry leaders in the body of Christ.� For complete details on how you can be involved, visit the website, www.daytopray.com. �Let the voice of The Church in the Keystone State bless God by being raised in one accord prayer for the peace of the city, land and people our Lord loves, His beloved Israel� and let those prayers produce God�s promised blessings upon the people of Pennsylvania.� �

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�� There is much to pray about, but our God is a glorious God. HE IS VICTOR!!!

Pray for believers in Northeastern Pennsylvania who will be engaging in 24 hour prayer June 30 and July 1 in order to begin to take back their territory for the Lord. PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!� We will see the victory of the Lord!

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John Shuey

PA Coordinator for PA Strategic Prayer Network

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PA SPN Prayer Alert March

John and Kerry — 2006-05-19 09:43:59

Dear friends,

�� God is good!!!� The circumstances around us may not always verify it, BUT God is good!!!� In addition, this good God has promised the nations to His Son (Psalms 2:8).� Our State is part of one of those nations.� He desires to touch our State.�� There are a number of issues that we want to be praying about.

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�� Yesterday, we came back from Staten Island, NY.� As we entered Pennsylvania, we saw our state advertising motto: �Pennsylvania, the State of Independence.�� Of course there are some real benefits to this.� It was in Philadelphia that the US declared its independence.� As believers, we want to be independent from the control of the enemy and any bondage that may be in our life.� However, when it comes to believers, individual congregations and denominational and apostolic networks independence is not so good.� It is so important that we come together in unity so that we can seek and serve the Lord together in every way that we can.

�� We must pray that God will help us to come together in love and acceptance in spike of the fact that we are different.� We must pray that God will help us to appreciate the differences that� exist between us and to realize that the differences are actually good in that we can touch a broader base of people� and� that our differing gifts will make a� larger� whole.

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�� The Lord desires very much to have the yeast of the gospel penetrate every strata of our society.� Let us pray that God will raise up Spirit-filled leaders in government, education, healthcare, criminal justice, entertainment, media and the church who will bring such change that the Lord�s Kingdom will invade each area and fulfill its intended purpose.

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�� Paul tells us that God has given apostles, prophets, evangelist, pastors and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry.� According to the passage this process of ministering to the Body, who then minister to one another leads to believers reaching the stature of the fullness of Christ and leads to the Body of Christ supplying to each other all that is needed.� This kind of mature, covenant-keeping Body will penetrate the darkness and establish the Kingdom of God. Let us pray for (not attach) those whom God has placed in leadership over us.

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�� As all of us know, we will elect a governor this year.� This is a matter for prayer because the governor has an impact upon that climate of the State by setting the legislative agenda.� Therefore, let us pray for God�s choice to serve in this office and others throughout our state.

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�� Many in our society would like to redefine marriage and/or allow for legal domestic covenants be made for those outside the traditional/Biblical definition.� A redefinition will have an impact upon our society in many ways.� It will mean a further deterioration of the family which is in trouble in our state.� It will mean a change in our schools because what is taught about family will change even more.� It will also mean a change in our heath care and costs.� There are legislators and organizations seeking to legally define marriage as between one man and one woman.� Let us pray that this type of legislation will pass in our state and others.�

We should be encouraged by the recent changes of climate in various states over issues relating to abortion.� Let us continue to pray about both the abortion and family issues.� Let us also pray that ministries will emerge which will help mothers care for their children when they decide to keep them and when it is no longer legal to abort them.�

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�� Even though the vast majority of school boards have voted not to take money from slot machines, companies continue to spend huge amounts of money making applications to host casinos.� We must band together with communities like Gettysburg and Bethlehem, who are seeking to keep casinos out of their regions.� We do not need the influences and devastation brought to families and territories by gambling.

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�� On a positive note, a major world wide Buddhist/New Age event had been planned by leaders for the northeastern part of the State in 2007.� The event has been moved to India (I am not happy about this because we have been ministering regularly in India recently and they do not need any setbacks.� Recently nearly 1 Million people received Christ in India because of a Billy Graham TV special and cooperation from 61, 000 congregations.� The conversion rate has eclipsed the birth rate.� So pray for India).� However, it is an answer to pray concerning our State.� Kerry and I will be part of a meeting next week to continue to mobilize intercessors to continue to pray for this region and that God will overturn the influence of the New Age Institute.

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�� Please remember the Harp and Bowl training coming up April 28-29 in Reading.� Contact Chad Eberly at

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Kerry and I will be in Croatia and Slovenia April 11-24 doing prayer trainings and Prayer Strikes.� May God bless you.

If the churches in your region would like to host a regional prayer event in the Summer or Fall, contact us at john@kquestministries.org or call 717-968-0766.� Please note that this will be the only email up and running starting April 1.

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PA SPN Prayer Alert April

John and Kerry — 2006-05-19 09:41:26

It seems to me that the battle lines are being drawn like never before.� We have recently seen two conservative judges elected to the nation�s highest court and states are introducing bills concerning abortion and defining marriage as between one man and one woman so� that these cases will be heard in the Supreme Court, with the thought of overturning abortion law and establishing traditional family values.

On another front, Dan Brown�s The DaVinci Code*, which asserts that Jesus was married to Mary Magdelene, in a union which produced children and present day descendants, starring Tom Hanks will come out in May. On NBC�s Dateline, a gentleman is espousing that Jesus hung on the cross but did not really die (The old Passover Plot concept.) In our own state, the battle lines are drawn in many locations concerning whether casinos will be built in those locations. This comes at a time when the church has unified for prayer in unprecedented ways positioning the church for the greatest revival in decades.

�� We must be girded with our battle armor.� I am not talking about getting up in the morning and speaking my way through each piece like I am putting on cloths, but I am talking about appropriating every weapon that the Lord has provided for us.� The promise that Paul gave is that if we put on the full armor of God that we would stand �having done all.�� This means that as we do the will of God, we will engage the enemy.� If we appropriate what the Lord has provided for us, we will get to the end of the battle as a soldier with sword in the air enjoying victory� (See and study Ephesians 6:10-13).

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�� In addition, we face a very important election in 2006.� Pennsylvania will elect a governor and we will elect a new House of Representatives.� The impact will be great. It is truly an exciting time to be alive.� We have the potential to effect change which will help to usher in the Kingdom of God.

�� Christians are also drawing lines in the sand.� I recently met with a group from northeastern Pennsylvania, southeastern New York and northwestern New Jersey.� They are beginning to meet to see what these three regions can do to usher the Kingdom into their region.� The event that brought these believers together was a world wide convergence, sponsored by the Himilayan Institute in Honesdale, PA.�� The convergence will not take place in the US, but the group decided to meet in order to find ways to march together as an army of intercessors and� leaders� in that region.� Many of the leaders who attended participate in regional prayer efforts in their respective states.

�� This week, the PA Strategic Prayer Network will call together regional prayer leaders from 10 regions of the State to network and find ways to work together and increase our prayer efforts in the State of Pennsylvania. Let us pray that God will do an amazing job in knitting hearts and giving strategies either at the meeting or through the continuing relationships that develop.

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�� God has provided a very special way for us to engage in prayer regionally.� On Global Day of Prayer, June 4, 2006, upwards of 200 million people in locations around the world will gather in prayer events in their cities to pray for their region, their nation and the world.�� On a recent trip to India, a friend told me that they are planning for 100,000 people to gather for the GDoP event in Mumbai.� If there is not a GDoP planned near you, I encourage you to plan an event in your town. It is best if this is a joint effort of multiple churches and denominations so that it becomes a means of facilitating the unifying of the Body of Christ. I also encourage you to register at www.globaldayofprayer.com.� Leaders in Harrisburg, Lancaster and York are meeting to look at joint meeting in that region. I am also away of at least one GDoP scheduled for the Philly area.� If you let me know about your event, I will be glad to publicize it in the PA Prayer Alert.�

�� I also want to mention that GDoP is more than a one day event.� The goal is to have 10 days of prayer leading up to the event and then outreach after the time of prayer.� (You can certainly do the event without the others but these increase the impact greatly.� See the web sight for details.)

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1.�� Pray that God would unify His church in each of the regions of our state.

2.�� Pray that God would develop a powerful network of prayer networks in the State.

3.�� Pray for the election of our governor and congress persons.

4.�� Pray that God will raise up multiple regional houses of prayer throughout the State.

5.�� Pray for the Unrelenting Prayer Seminar April 28-29. (See details below.)

6.�� Pray for your pastor and the pastors in your region.

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1.�� The Unrelenting Prayer Seminar, sponsored jointly by The Reading House of Prayer and the PA Strategic Prayer Network will be held at the Reading House of Prayer April 28-29.� Find details at www.rhop.net.

2.�� The PA Strategic Prayer Network desires to engage in regional prayer events throughout the State in 2006. All you need to do is extend� an invitation at john@kquestministries.org or 717-968-0766, provide a place to have the meeting, provide a worship team from your� region (either from one local church or� a regional� group), and provide a love offering or� honorarium for the speakers and� prayer leaders.� The goal is to lead up to a state wide event in 2007.

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May God bless you,

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John

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* A few years ago, a pastor recommended that I read the DaVinci Code in order to understand something of what we are battling in our day.� I am not necessarily saying that you should read it.� However, let me make a few observations.� First, it is extremely well written.� Dan Brown is a good writer.� Secondly, there is a tremendous amount of spiritual power manifesting as the book is read. I felt the need to engage is spiritual warfare in order to combat the lies of the enemy and the confusion that comes as one reads.� I personally believe the enemy is using the book to cause confusion and to cause doubt.� Reports are coming in telling of many people who have been confused by what they read.� The movie will touch many more lives.� I recommend that your churches be prepared.� Josh McDowell has written a book designed to be evangelistic, but addresses the flaws in the DaVinci Code and gives evidence to counteract.� You can get info on JOSH.ORG on packets that you can use to counteract this movie.� A pastor friend of mine is preaching on the subject and using it for an outreach.

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