Fasting: Prayer’s Power Partner

This item was originally published March 1, 1977. We thought it would be helpful to a new generation of intercessors. Forty-five percent of those who answered a recent IFA survey fast regularly. This remarkable interest in fasting demonstrates the serious attitude Christians are taking towards intercessory prayer. The typical fast is either two or three … Continued

Congress Sees ‘Sound of Freedom,’ Brings Focus to Issue

This week Congress held a screening of Sound of Freedom, the movie that exposes the evil practice of child sex trafficking. IFA intercessors have prayed that this screening would bring action. The resolution described below is one such action. Pray for more of them. From Daily Caller. Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn introduced a resolution … Continued

Tunnel Vision: Does Prayer Matter?

Do our prayers matter?  What does ‘rule over the earth’ and ‘take dominion’ mean anyway? This morning’s events forced me to meditate on the providence of God.  Big word, I know. It was 6 am on the Merritt Parkway here in Connecticut.  Abruptly, I strangled the steering wheel as a silver Mercedes zigged off my … Continued

Even If … A Message of Hope

Every time I hear the words from the song Even If, by Mercy Me, I’m transported back to a time in my life when hope eluded me. I couldn’t see light at the end of the tunnel, much less a mighty hand that could save. “I know you’re able and I know you can, save … Continued

The Secret to Persevering Prayer

My wife and I like to kick off the New Year with some extended prayer during which we ask God to lead us to Bible texts that can serve as our theme for the year. We usually come up with different texts for each of us and for me, it was Hebrews 4:11 this year: “Let … Continued

The Church and the Culture

This is a great analysis of what is happening in American churches and why. From Give Him 15. A few years ago, the Barna Research Group conducted a poll entitled, “What Would People Like to Hear About in Church Sermons?” The poll showed the broad interest Christians have in topics regarding governance and related social … Continued

How On-Site Praying Tears Down Strongholds

On-site prayer reveals demonic strongholds you may not realize otherwise. Learn from this powerful testimony and intercede TODAY for an important event for youth. Last month IFA shared the story of Pastor Jimn Kyles, of Richmond, Texas, who began feeling a burden to win Generation Z for Christ. To pursue that mission, he joined intercessor … Continued

IFA Kansas Sees Answered Prayers: ‘Season of Harvest’

God is moving in the states and IFA state groups! We asked IFA leaders to share with us answered prayer to encourage intercessors. Connie Seglem, IFA Kansas, wrote this great story of wins in prayer as well as some of the strategies they are using in Kansas. Our greatest prayer victory here in Kansas was … Continued

Facebook’s Meta Racks Up Record Losses

Reality Labs, the division of Facebook (now known as Meta) spearheading the development of virtual and augmented reality technologies for the metaverse, has reported a staggering loss of $3.7 billion in the second quarter, bringing its total losses to over $21 billion since the start of the previous year. CNBC reports that the Facebook division in charge … Continued

CCP Rewrites the Bible in China

The Chinese Communist Party is rewriting the Bible with revisions that attempt to portray Jesus in a different light. It’s all part of a 10-year plan to force Chinese citizens to have faith in the Chinese Communist Party rather than a religion. Tina Ramirez is the founder and president of Hardwired – a group that … Continued

Leaving a Church: Flesh or Spirit?

In the American religious tradition, church has been done a certain way for hundreds of years. Even if you change the “paint job” on the church body—for example, moving from high church with Scriptural chants to a modern, charismatic church where people run the aisles in praise—church has still been structured in largely the same … Continued

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