Event Reports

Below you will find reports from events that we've had in the recent past.

Prayer with the Missouri Governor
May , 2007

Prayer Leaders from the state of Missouri were invited by Tom and Mary Ann Otley, Missouri’s National Day of Prayer Leaders, to pray with Missouri’s Governor Matt Blunt. We gathered in the Governor’s office where he graciously invited us to sit down with him around his table. He asked us to share what was going on in Missouri in the area of corporate prayer. He was very interested in the reports of answers to prayer and prayer initiatives we are presently involved in. Reports were given by the Missouri Baptist Association, the Assemblies of God, a prayer ministry in St. Louis, and Missouri Prayer Global Apostolic Prayer Network.

Missouri Prayer Leadership with Governor Matt Blunt

Regina Shank shared that we had taken the liberty to change the state logo from the “show me” state to the “show me your Glory state” out of Exodus 33. She asked if we could get all the old logos changed. After the laughter subsided, the Governor answered that he wasn't’t sure that was possible.
After every ministry shared about the power of prayer and the answers we are seeing, each person prayed from their heart for the state, the leadership, and for the gospel of Jesus Christ to be presented to each man, woman, and child. This was the Governor’s first prayer request.

We are so appreciative of the opportunity to pray with our state leadership. Please continue to pray for Godly leaders in positions of authority!

Prayer for Missouri Governor Matt Blunt

Who is Governor Matt Blunt, Lord God, and what is his family, that you have brought him to this place in life? But that's nothing compared to what's coming, for you have also spoken of a future and a hope for him. Give him a glimpse into tomorrow, Lord God, so that He will have no fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is his wealth. You know his beginnings and his end. You set him apart and appointed him for such a time as this. We pray that he doesn't lose sight of Your Words and Your purpose for his life. Let them penetrate deep within his heart. Be his strength every morning, his aid, his victory, his help in time of trouble. Guide him as he walks out your plan for his life; And at his back, when he turns to the right or to the left, Your voice will be sounding in his ears, saying, "This is the way in which you are to go."

May Governor Blunt remain a person of integrity, who speaks the truth from, a pure heart, and hungers for righteousness.

Heavenly Father, fulfill the work of your hand. Who knows? Maybe he was made Governor for such a time as this. May the activities of your servant Governor Blunt remain sure and solid in your watchful presence. We pray that he would not assume that he knows it all, but would run to You and run from evil! Surround him with wise counsel, for by a lack of counsel purposes are frustrated; but in the multitude of counselors they are established. And now, Lord God, being the God you are, speaking sure words as you do, and having declared Your wonderful plan to Governor Blunt, grant one more request: Bless abundantly his wife Melanie: May she always be clothed with strength and dignity and his son William: May all be well with him and may he have long life upon this earth. May he be a fruitful vine in his parent's home. Keep your watchful eye on them always. Oh, may Your blessing be on this family forever!

We ask this in the name of Your son Jesus, Amen.

(Given by James Jackson, Chaplain of the Missouri House of Representatives, on the occasion of the National Day of Prayer Proclamation signing - April 13, 2005)

Starting the Year Off Right Conference
Leadership Meeting - Denton, Texas
January 2-6 , 2007

The Missouri Prayer Global Apostolic Team just returned from Denton, Texas where we gathered with other leaders from across the nation to receive fresh revelation and impartation for the coming year. Please join us as we impart revelation of these shifts to our region.

Micah 4:2-3,13 “Many nations will come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths. The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem…Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron; I will give you hoofs of bronze and you will break to pieces many nations. You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.”

• Worship gatherings that change the atmosphere of entire states
• Harvest storehouses to be developed
• Apostolically mobilize a prophetic army of warriors
• Moving from praying intercessors to apostolic, decreeing watchmen
• Moving from praying intercessors to apostolic, decreeing watchmen
• Watching for Strategies to unlock harvest fields
• The church is shifting from a church to a Kingdom mind set
• Expect and prepare for visitation
• The transfer of wealth
• Lukes & Lydias are coming forth (marketplace and ministry anointing together)
• Year of movement
• Year to see Dagons fall
• Higher levels in everything we do
• Come out from under the Baal system
• God is going to shake ministries
• Moving from donor based financing to revenue based financing
• God is getting you ready for what He already has ready for you
• Restoration of inheritance
• Prodigals coming home
• Rejoicing over those coming out of dead structures into life
• Warrior generation arising
• We have entered a season of awakening

Missouri Prayer State Conference
November 10-11, 2006

Missouri is coming out of the trauma of the past and stepping into an expectation of an outpouring of the glory of God. Our history does not have to define our future. Although we have been abandoned, orphaned, and traumatized by a history that cannot be denied, we serve a loving Father who has turned our mourning into joy because we have received His embrace and healing.

At our state conference, this blessing of the Father’s love and compassion was imparted through worship, dance, and apostolic fathers who spoke and modeled fatherhood. Apostle Alan Koch, Missouri Apostolic Council member and Pastor of Christ Triumphant Church, spoke to us about Restoring Model “A”, using the process of restoration of an old vehicle as a picture of how the Lord restores the fathering gift. The vehicle is completely taken apart and inspected piece by piece, some parts being replaced and some being repaired. Replacing the “cracked head” is an important part of the process. A restored vehicle is worth much more than the original: $300.00 original price on a Model “A” as compared to $40,000 to “priceless” on the restored Model “A”.

Ivan Doxtator, founder, President, and Director of First Nations Counseling Ministries (FNCM) spoke about the apostolic authority of Native Americans in fathering the land and in standing alongside the Body of Christ for a corporate anointing. Historical issues of painful broken covenants, stolen land, abuse, and violence from early settlers and American governmental officials toward the First Nations people opened eyes toward great injustice in the land.

Bob Burton, prayer leader of Uninterrupted Prayer from Branson, Steve Barlett, Citywide Prayer leader from Lee’s Summit and Regina Shank, Missouri Prayer spoke about prayer models and gave reports of what is being done in Missouri to network prayer.

Apostle Steve Wilson, Missouri Prayer Apostolic Council and Pastor of Dayspring Worship Center, Springfield, spoke on the Fathering Gift. His notes are included in this report. Many responded to the invitation to come forward to receive impartation of the “spirit of adoption” out of Romans 8:15 and/or release into a call to “father” or “mother” the next generation. Malachi 4:6 “And he will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the land with a curse.”

Thank you for praying for the restoration of Model “A” in the state of Missouri. Our thanks goes to David Price and Pastor Kingsley Walker for leading worship and to the Dayspring Worship Center Dancers for their tremendous contribution. We also appreciate the staff at Christ Triumphant for their assistance with so many behind the scenes details.

Overview of the speakers is below:

Alan and Carol Koch have been in ministry for over 25 years. They have a heart to equip the next generation with tools to reach their

world. Their vision is:“Changed Lives, Transformed Cities, Reaching Nations”. They share a passion for Revival and spread that fire wherever they go. Alan is the Central Region Director for Harvest International Ministries and possesses a unique heart to see cities transformed by God’s power. Alan is on the Missouri Prayer Apostolic Council. Carol is the founder of Equipping a Generation, and leads/teaches Glory School for Kids. Both are ministries equipping children to be Champions for God!

Ivan Doxtator MSW - Ivan is a member of the ONYTA’A:KA “Oneida” First Nation of Southwestern Ontario and specializes in understanding Native psychological issues. His 24 years of ministry experience includes pastoral ministry and counseling, youth programming, leadership training and community and organizational development. Ivan is recognized as a Teacher, Pastor, and Apostolic leader within the body of Christ. He is founder, President, and Director of First Nations Counseling Ministries (FNCM), a non-profit organization whose training, treatment, and ministry initiatives are specifically designed to address the challenges of North America's Indigenous population. His wife Linda is Clinical Supervisor and Assistant Director of First Nations Counseling Ministries.

Pastor Steve Wilson is a former missionary to the Kenyan desert and the United Kingdom, Steve is founder and senior pastor of Dayspring Worship Center . Steve travels worldwide in an apostolic ministry of helping establish local churches and regional networks. A popular conference speaker, Steve

has planted churches in Africa, Europe and North America. He is on the Missouri Prayer Apostolic Council. He is married to Sally and they have two children.

Steve Bartlett, Citywide Prayer Network, Lee’s Summit, Bob Burton, Uninterrupted Prayer, Branson, author of Will the Real Christians Please Stand Up, Regina Shank, Missouri Prayer Global Mission will share on Models of Prayer.

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I was there only in the afternoon of November 11, as I was a speaker during that time.

Following is a summary of what I heard that day:

Steve Bartlett is the Director of the City Wide Prayer Movement, Lee’s Summit, MO. He and I have communicated briefly in the past, but this time we really got to know one another. I am hopeful that there can be some real synergy between the prayer movement there and the UP Team, plus more partnering through Regina Shank’s other prayer contacts.

Go to www.citywideprayernetwork.com. Their approach is to use a computer-generated wall, and people sign up for one or more half-hour “bricks.” The strategy is to encourage people to sign up for times when they know they are praying and to include the objectives of the City Wide Prayer Movement.

Regina: “As I read Missouri history, I continue to find accounts of abandoned, orphaned children that were taken in by Missouri families. Some were taken in and worked for their room and board; some were adopted and received the family name, but knew they were taken in, not because they were chosen and loved, but because they could help with the family chores. Life was hard in the early 1800’s and continued to be so for many years. Another set of hands was valued, but rarely were the heart and personality embraced as a son or daughter to a loving father and mother. Suffice it to say, Missouri needs deliverance from an orphan spirit, a performance mentality, and a religious spirit that drives us to try to please a Father who is already pleased. Our background of fatherless homes, motherless childhood, and performance-based acceptance delivers us into 2006 as broken and wounded children in need of a Father’s blessing. This blessing is needed individually as well as corporately. A loving Father’s absence or distance leaves in its wake children who are searching for acceptance wherever it can be found. The corporate Body of Christ as been affected by this orphan spirit. Until the true ‘fathering gift’ is restored to the Church, our wanderings will continue, our spirits will remain closed, and rejection will continue to drive us toward grasping for position and power rather than simply receiving the Father’s love and walking humbly with Him. Although we have been talking about Missouri, the Fathering Gift must be restored to the entire Body of Christ.”

There was an emphasis on praying for a true “Spirit of Intercession,” a “Birthing Spirit.” There is a need to avoid legalism in any prayer commitments, with emphasis more on quality than on quantity. A theme, an objective for the increased intercession in Missouri could be “Prepare ye the way of the Lord.”

Steve Bartlett noticed a lull in intercession 2-3 months before the election.

As I was preparing to share about the UP Team, I noticed a banner in the church that said “Thanks be to God: 2 Corinthians 2: 14. So, I looked it up and shared what is there: “Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death, to the other the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task? Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.”

Steve Bartlett, Director of the Citywide Prayer Movement, shared the following: In 1971 at Lighthouse Ranch in northern California, many young people came by daily and many of them found the Lord. There were daily miracles of salvation. Some of these young former “hippies” were later sent around the world as evangelists, teachers, prophets, etc. 90% of the Church rejected them, because they still had long hair, funny clothes, and so on. In one nearby church, everyone left because of their presence – except for the pastor and five people, who were intercessors. Steve was part of the Lighthouse Ranch experience. He also shared that once in Guatemala he was in a church with ten elderly female intercessors in front of him and ten behind him, all praying fervently. He realized that it was people like them who were responsible for the revival in that country. Three years later he was in NYC, surrounded by Christians, and there was little movement while there was great movement in other countries. He heard from God, who said that the call of committed Christian intercessors was to be the father/mother of the next great generation – spiritually. This requires having the Father’s heart, and that does not come through head knowledge. God is sowing intercessors as seed; and the seed will grow. There is a move of God coming that we have never seen before. The key is intercession. And intercession is also to benefit the intercessors, to keep hearts right so that we do not kill the babies; intercessors are like mothers and fathers to new Christians. God wants to make the entire Church mothers/fathers – to grow up, move from an immaturity that expresses itself through division and being easily offended. When a huge front door opens in the Church, there needs not to be a huge back door through “religion.” He went on to say that there is a strong religious spirit in Missouri, primarily because of the Bible Belt. In talking about the Citywide Prayer Movement, Steve shared that it began with twelve intercessors from twelve churches getting together and praying weekly. There are now about 345 people on the wall, taking at least a half-hour for prayer. The web site also includes other Missouri needs. (I hope to get the UP Team mentioned there.)

Regina Shank shared a story about Israel. She had asked a lady some years ago to take a Missouri prayer proclamation and a bottle of Missouri wine with her to Israel. She asked her to read the proclamation aloud and pour the wine out onto the ground. The lady did it near Mt. Zion Hotel, near Mt. Zion. When she returned a couple of years later, a group had begun a 24/7 prayer watch at the hotel, in a space that once was a nightclub – and the Hotel liked it, because it was less noisy! Regina then applied Isaiah 62, to not only Israel but also to the Church. Here is an excerpt: “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. The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow. You will be a crown of splendor in the Lord’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God…I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth…The Lord has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: ‘Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him. They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted.”

Things are happening in Missouri, in the Spirit.

Regina talked about “breakthrough prayer:” When there is a stronghold in an area, there has to be breakthrough prayer, plowing through prayer, to break it. A team hits the target with prayer – praise, song, intercession, etc., but focused on one need rather than a shotgun approach. If the team gets unfocused, the leader has the responsibility to bring them back on target. They do this for 24 hours straight through, with 12 targets, 2 hours for each target. Some intercessors stay for all, some do not. Sometimes people are led to do a “sleep fast” for this prayer, if the Lord so leads. An analogy: When Israel took the Golan Heights back from Syria, they used the “steel punch” approach to take out mines. Tractors lined up, one behind the other; when the front one hit a mine, the next one pushed it aside and moved on. Regina is willing to come to an area and lead breakthrough prayer, or help with it. She has gone to several cities in Missouri, probably about ten, and there have been breakthroughs seen.

Missouri Prayer has been in existence since 1998, and Regina has been the Director since 2000. There are about 1,200 people in the network. There was a prophecy of “7 years of battle in the household of Saul in Missouri;” that time is up in April of 2007. The Saul system will fall, and there will be a new and powerful presence of God. The Missouri Prayer network consists of 10 regions; six of them have Regional Leaders. Eventually there will be County Leaders, and so on. Regina has a good relationship with the Missouri Chairperson of the National Day of Prayer.

Regina is going to send a county breakdown of who voted for and against Amendment 2, so that we will know how to pray specifically for the future.

Prayer points from the Citywide Prayer Movement web site: “The Spirit of God is releasing new revelation from Missouri for worship in Spirit and truth and for the apostolic foundation…to restore a dwelling of God in the Spirit (quote from a prophetic word from Kansas to Missouri that the foundations will be repaired in this State in preparation for the building of a dwelling of the Lord and the Lord’s Heart from the ‘heartland.’…Missouri is called the “Show Me” State. Please pray that the Lord will show us His ways, that we will walk as Moses did in Exodus 33 – “Show me Your
glory” – that as a State we will know the Truth, and the Truth will go forward with His Presence going before us…Missouri is the physical “gateway to the West.” Pray that we will be diligent to our call as “gatekeeper”…Missouri has been the headquarters for white supremacist groups. Pray that racism will be eradicated…Please pray for unity within the State…Pray that perversion will not have a stronghold in Missouri, that we will walk the “highway of holiness” and that families, homes and relationships will be held together…Pray for the harvest to come forth in Missouri, that every person will have the opportunity to hear about the Kingdom and that there be salvation through the Blood of Jesus…Pray that the Body of Christ in Missouri will rise to their calling, that the five fold ministry will come forth…Pray that the “river of God” that flows from His throne will flow through this State (Ezekiel 47)…We made five foundational decisions for Missouri in strategic locations as the Lord directed us: Decision one: Do we want the programs of men or the Presence of God? Decision 2: Do we want to walk independently of the Lord, or to “abide in Him?” Decision 3: Do we want the Spirit of Truth in our State or do we want to walk in our deceptions? Decision 4: Do we want to operate in the works of the flesh or by the fruit of the Spirit? Decision 5: Do we want the kingdom of man – manipulation, domination and control – or do we want the kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit?. Pray that these foundational decisions will carry much weight in the Spirit, and that, as in Isaiah 58, “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land…Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins…You will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets and Dwellings.”

Conclusions: 1) The UP Team has as its mission that God’s perfect will be done in Stone and Taney County, Missouri. This focus must remain. 2) At the same time, we are part of a larger effort, as seen in the work of Missouri Prayer, the Citywide Prayer Movement, and other prayer programs in Missouri. 3) Kenny Davis’ vision of the dome over the United States and its pillar in Missouri (which I shared at the Conference) is to me a clear confirmation that we must see ourselves as part of a larger picture that involves all of Missouri as important to national spiritual transformation. After my presentation, a participant handed me a sheet of paper, on which she had written: “Vision: Pillar – I saw the word Injustice on the pillar. Then the “In” faded, and “Justice” was left (through the prayer of God’s people). 4) Our partnering with Polk and Cedar Counties (Humansville) is an example of a broader scope. 5) I believe we have some opportunities to more strongly partner with groups like Citywide Prayer Movement and Missouri Prayer. I will be pursuing this. 5) I believe a good example of broader vision has been our prayer focus on MO election issues – marriage amendment, casino gambling, embryonic stem cell research.

Not Many Fathers
By Steve Wilson

. Malachi 4:6 “And he will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the land with a curse.”

This is the last verse in the Old Testament and is a prophetic promise which will be fulfilled. There is to be in the last day’s a restoration of the spirit of Elijah, a prophetic spirit that compels fathers to emerge, turn toward the sons and a the same time draw sons to align themselves again with the fathers.

When there is a breakdown in the relationship between fathers and sons, it is a violation of God’s order and as a result there is a curse on the land. The church is in desperate need of fathers who know God and are willing to take responsibility for the development and training of the next generation, rather than concentrating on their own development and ministry.

The fathers are the first to act. It is their hearts that must be turned back toward the sons; in fact, according to scripture, it was their responses that created the division. By faith we want to rediscover the role of spiritual fathers and see them begin to turn their hearts toward their sons.

The restoration of real spiritual fathers is not just the restoration of men but of paternity. In the Old Testament fathers taught the children the things of God. This model is the supporting structure of the people that God is preparing for Himself. It is the fathers and mothers that are responsible for the transmitting of truth. (Acts. 15:14, Titus 2:14, I Peter 2:9-10)

I Corinthians 4:15 “For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.”

Paidagoogos, a tutor (Latin paedagogus-a guide and guardian of boys). Among the Greeks and Romans the name was applied to trustworthy slaves who were charged with the duty of supervising the life and morals of boys belonging to the better class. The boys were not allowed so much as to step out of the house without them before arriving at the age of manhood. The name carries with it an idea of severity (as a stern enforcer of morals) in I Corinthians 4:15, the father is distinguished from the tutor as one whose discipline is usually milder.

OT. Producer or generator, benevolence, protection NT 3962, pater (from the root, pa;) literally, a father, generator or male ancestor, nourisher, protector, upholder. There are four primary applications of this word (Thayer):

The originator and transmitter of anything, the author of a family or society of persons animated by the same spirit as himself:

1. One who has infused his own spirit into others, who actuates and governs their minds
2. One who stands in a father’s place and looks after another in a paternal way
3. Teachers, as those to whom pupils trace back the knowledge and training they have received.
   

Each of the four parts of this definition form the basis for the following statements about fathers:

Fathers set the tone for the people of God:

Fathers Have the Right to Ask their Sons to Imitate Their Behavior:

Fathers Look After the Interests of Their Sons:

Fathers are Deeply Committed to Fruitfulness:

Missouri Capitol Rotunda Gathering
September 20, 2006

During the month of September, 2006, Missouri Prayer Global Mission traveled around the Missouri border counties, prayed over each county, and staked it for the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 54:1-3 "Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband," says the LORD. 2 "Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.

Pastor Kingsley Walker and James Nesbit of the St. Louis region traveled to 23 counties on the east side of the state, and Regina Shank and her team prayed over the 23 counties on the west side of the state. At the completion of this prayer journey, intercessors gathered in the Missouri State Capitol Rotunda to pray for Missouri and to stake the heart of the state, declaring the increase of the government of the Lord.

Intercessors worshipped the Lord together in the Rotunda, asking for the Presence of God in our governmental structures, asking for Him to come to Missouri, to inhabit our borders, our governmental sessions, our homes, our assigned territories. As songs of worship resounded through the rotunda, the Presence of God filled the spacious room. It is our understanding that Missouri and Alaska are the only two states allowed to hold Christian meetings in their state capitol buildings or on the grounds. Regina Shank, Missouri Prayer Apostolic Leader led the group in prayers based on Psalms 91 and 139.

The prayer targets and scriptures are listed below. Thanks to all who attended and to all who participated with us from their homes and workplace. God is good; Jesus is Lord; Missouri is choosing LIFE and the Presence of God. Exodus 33!

Regina Shank, Missouri Prayer

Choices for LIFE

Genesis 2:7 the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Deut. 6:1-3 These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life. Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, promised you.

Deut. 30: 15-16 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

Psalms 16:11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Psalms 34:11-13 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.

Psalms 56:13 For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

Psalms 103:3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

John 5:39You diligently study[a] the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, 40yet you refuse to come to me to have life.

John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Lordship of Jesus Christ over America

Luke 4:8 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.

Acts 10:36You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

I Cor. 8:6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.

Philippians 2:9-11 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Psalms 148:13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens

Ephesians 1:19-23 That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.

Protection of Israel

Psalms 125:2-4 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people both now and forevermore. The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil. Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart.

Isaiah 62 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. The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow. You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD's hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married. As a young man marries a maiden, so will your sons marry you;
as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you. I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth. The LORD has sworn by his right hand and by his mighty arm: "Never again will I give your grain as food for your enemies, and never again will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled; but those who harvest it will eat it and praise the LORD,
and those who gather the grapes will drink it in the courts of my sanctuary." Pass through, pass through the gates! Prepare the way for the people. Build up, build up the highway! Remove the stones. Raise a banner for the nations. The LORD has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: "Say to the Daughter of Zion, 'See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.' " They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the LORD; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted.

Psalms 122:6-9 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels. For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, Peace be within you. For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.