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I just read this great definition of what Intercessory Worship (Engage) is about from Integrity Music.

Integrity Music

Intercessory worship? What in the world is that? It’s a brand-new, cutting-edge concept that first hit the music industry, oh, about 3,000 years ago - right around the time of King David. Worshiper and prayer warrior, David came up with the radical notion of combining prayer and worship. 1 Chronicles chapters 15 and 16 describe how he built a special tabernacle to house the Ark of the Covenant, positioning both musicians and intercessors around it to combine forces and minister to the Lord.

So when we meet again this Friday (and every other Friday for that matter) we’re just carrying on from a legacy that began a long time ago.

I met Don Potter last year and he mentioned something that I hadn’t seen before about David’s model of intercessory worship.

He pointed out that the ‘Tabernacle of David’, where all the intercessory worship went on, continued night and day for 33 years - the exact period of time that God incarnate in Jesus walked on the earth. The intercessory worship then shaped the history of Israel and ultimately the whole world.

At Engage we know that the prayers of the people are shaping the history of our community and greater things are to come.

It has been encouraging to see the number of young folks, particularly in last week’s session, catching this heart in this generation.

We’re adding another dimension to what we do here in Coleraine. We are going to be advertising for prayer requests and doing a specific community prayer watch each month. The ad in the personal column of the local paper will look something like this:

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I just read this great definition of what Intercessory Worship (Engage) is about from Integrity Music.

Integrity Music

Intercessory worship? What in the world is that? It’s a brand-new, cutting-edge concept that first hit the music industry, oh, about 3,000 years ago - right around the time of King David. Worshiper and prayer warrior, David came up with the radical notion of combining prayer and worship. 1 Chronicles chapters 15 and 16 describe how he built a special tabernacle to house the Ark of the Covenant, positioning both musicians and intercessors around it to combine forces and minister to the Lord.

So when we meet again this Friday (and every other Friday for that matter) we’re just carrying on from a legacy that began a long time ago.

I met Don Potter last year and he mentioned something that I hadn’t seen before about David’s model of intercessory worship.

He pointed out that the ‘Tabernacle of David’, where all the intercessory worship went on, continued night and day for 33 years - the exact period of time that God incarnate in Jesus walked on the earth. The intercessory worship then shaped the history of Israel and ultimately the whole world.

At Engage we know that the prayers of the people are shaping the history of our community and greater things are to come.

It has been encouraging to see the number of young folks, particularly in last week’s session, catching this heart in this generation.

We’re adding another dimension to what we do here in Coleraine. We are going to be advertising for prayer requests and doing a specific community prayer watch each month. The ad in the personal column of the local paper will look something like this:

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pm and is filed under General News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.