Intercessors Network

Thought I would bring up something I felt notable as well as noble to everyone's attention here.One of our 'own' if I may coin the word, who is a regular contributor to the forum and dear brother with a servants heart, Lars (a.k.a. lwpray) has a ministry for prayer, specifically intercession.Here is a little about it: "Intercessors Network has marked out and taken on intercession for men in power position, for kings and rulers, as its first priority and sole ground for existence. 1 Tim 2.1-4." "Intercessors Network does not hold any special political colour or position. Yet, caring for the downtrodden becomes a habit as an intercessor. The Network is eagerly praying for holiness to be established through recognition of the lordship of Jesus Christ." "Intercessors Network provides an Urgent Prayer Target e-mail list, to be used for instant prayer mobilisation in regards to current issues related to the common goal of the Network"If you have a heart for prayer and concern for what is happening out beyond our regular reaches, in other countries, this is a informative and beneficial ministry. I might add that revival is also a underlying theme.For more information and to be added to the e-mail list send a note to:Intercessors.Network@Comhem.se

Intercessor Network is a unique operation.As I have been able to watch it and take part of it for a couple of years and have been looking for similar operations I have not found its counterpart.Please, ask to be connected for a while to see what it is like.Brother Terry

God's ministers are many,For this His gracious will,Remembrancers that day and nightThis holy office fill.While some are hushed in slumber,Some to fresh service wake,And thus the saintly numberNo change or chance can break.And thus the sacred coursesAre evermore fulfilled,The tide of grace by time or placeIs never stayed or stilled. Oh, if our ears were opened To hear as angels doThe Intercession-chorusArising full and true,We should hear it soft up-wellingIn morning's pearly white;Through evening's shadow swellingIn grandly gathering might;The sultry silence fillingOf noontide's thunderous glow,And the solemn starlight thrillingWith ever-deepening flowWe should hear it through the rushingOf the city's restless roar,And trace its gentle gushingO'er ocean's chrystal floor:We should hear it far up-floatingBeneath the Orient moon,And catch the golden notingFrom the busy Western noon;And pine-robed heights would echoAs the mystic chant-up floats,And the sunny plains resound againWith the myriad-mingling notesWho are the blessed ministersOf this world-gathering band ?All who have learnt one language,Through each far-parted land;All who have learnt the storyOf Jesus' love and grace,And are longing for His gloryTo shine in every face.All who have known the FatherIn Jesus Christ our Lord.And know the might and love the light Of the Spirit in the Word.Yet there are some who see notTheir calling high and grand,Who seldom pass the portals,And never boldly standBefore the golden altarOn the crimson-stained floor,Who wait afar and falter,And dare not hope for more. Will ye not join the blessed ranksIn their beautiful array ?Let intercession blend with thanksAs ye minister today !There are hands too often wearyWith the business of the day,With God-entrusted duties,Who are toiling while they pray.They bear the golden vials,And the golden harps of praiseThrough all the daily trials,Through all the dusty ways,These hands, so tired, so faithful,With odors sweet are filled,And in the ministry of prayerAre wonderfully skilled.There are ministers unlettered,Not of Earth's great and wise,Yet mighty and unfetteredTheir eagle-prayers arise.Free of the heavenly storehouse !For they hold the master-keyThat opens all the fullnessOf God's great treasury.They bring the needs of others,And all things are their own,For their one grand claim is Jesus' NameBefore their Father's throne. So the incense-cloud ascendethAs through calm, crystal air,A pillar reaching unto heavenOf wreathed faith and prayer. For evermore the Angel Of intercession standsIn His Divine PriesthoodWith fragance-filled hands,To wave the golden censerBefore His Father's throne,With Spirit-fire intenserAnd incense all His own.And evermore the Father Sends radiantly downAll-marvelous responses,His ministers to crown;The incense-cloud returningAs golden blessing-showersWe in each drop discerningSome feeble prayer of ours,Transmuted into wealth unpriced,By Him who giveth thusThe glory all to Jesus Christ,The gladness all to us !F.R. Havergal

Beginnings.The story of Intercessors Network begins back in the late 1970’s. I and my dear wife worked with David Wilkerson’s Teen Challenge in Gothenburg, Sweden. What brought results among drug addicts was the “Therapy of the Holy Spirit” or as one of the American leaders put it, the “Jesus factor”. It involved a lot of prayer, close fellowship and intense counselling. In this environment our basic skills regarding prayer grew at steady speed due to miraculous interventions and saddening setbacks including a wide variety of experiences from boys growing to become pastors and missionaries, leaders revealed to be homosexuals and one or two suicides.I found friends in Sweden and elsewhere who led me into the prayer ministry. One connection took us all the way back to Rees Howells in Swansea, Wales. Another friend referred amazing stories from his fellowship with Smith Wigglesworth. We began to relate to the British prayer movement; a front man was Dennis Clark. These early years were spent on foot, from church to church, prayer meeting after prayer meeting. Prayer was considered to be women’s work, but we were slowly changing the scene. The Swedish work involved many contacts with the members of parliament and much prayer for leadership.We were exploring methods. We were using many means to get the message about the necessity of prayer through to common church members. We used a small ship to travel from harbour to harbour holding prayer meetings onboard; a prayer watch was continually running as we moved along the Swedish coast leaving no part of the border untouched in prayer. During the many hours at sea our ears went through intense and sometimes remarkable training. Prayer is to keep silent – and we learnt it the hard way. Prayer is first and foremost to learn to hear from God.