Lakeland City Prayer

 

Mayor Gow Fields , Commissioners and citizens of Lakeland. I greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our savior and soon coming King. 

We are citizens of Lakeland gathered here to exercise our first amendments rights to declare the Lordship of Jesus Christ in our lives and this city. It is our belief that God has chosen our city from before it’s founding for a sovereign move of his Holy Spirit, that he might demonstrate His great love to us.  That lives will be forever changed and we the citizens of Lakeland will carry the demonstration of His love to the surrounding cities, counties, states and nations of the world.

Based on this belief, I offer this prayer.

Father, You are God our creator. And as such it is by no coincidence that we are all here today. Your word says Phil. 1:6  Our God, who began the good work in us, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

Lord we ask you to complete the work you began in the learly1890’s when Lakeland was in it’s infancy and you placed a spiritual destiny upon our great city. Many of us know that destiny has yet to be fulfilled. We know Lord that this will be a city known as a place where people can find a true relationship with you. A spiritual awakening will take place here,   

Luke 1:17 that will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

We know that in order for us to see this we must seek your face,

John 7:37 we must draw unto you, so you will draw unto us.

James 4:8 We must forsake worldliness and the immorality that accompanies it. We must take a moral stand and have the courage to speak out against all that is morally wrong. And have the confidence that you will back us up.

God we call forth a shaking of everything that can be shaken. Heb. 12:27 Break down the walls of disunity. Expose and eliminate that which is not right and establish righteousness in its place. Let our sin that separates us be forgiven. Psa. 51:10  Lord, create in us a clean heart.

Father as a city we stand fast against principalities and powers of evil as outlined in Eph 6:12. Let domestic violence, homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, witchcraft, idolatry and all other things that seek to destroy our society have the light of the Gospel shine on it, and bring hope to the hurting.

Lord I lift up our leaders that they may know this same hope, and the calling you have placed upon them to be in office at such a time as this.

Matt. 4:16 I pray that their hearts will be flooded with your great light so that they can understand this confident hope you give to all who call upon your name.

Lord position the church to be ready for the harvest, and send us more laborers full of the Holy Spirit and your power. Matt. 9:38

Lord in your name, I place a hedge of protection over the business within Lakeland. Make them prosperous and healthy. Let the souls of the owners and managers prosper in the knowledge of your great Love. Eph. 3:19

Let our schools experience an outpouring of your Holy Spirit, that our children will be changed by the power of that same love. Luke 18:16

Father, let it start today with the leaders of our city. Let the decisions they make be made by your great wisdom. Psa. 96:13 Let righteousness and justice be established in our courts and prisons.

Protect our police, fire and emergency forces. Give them divine wisdom in every situation.

Lord let the election that will take place in this city tomorrow, and all future elections, be guided by your hand. You establish governments and you tare them down. Give us a Godly government in Lakeland that the people may rejoice in their righteous acts. Prov. 29:2

We know by the Holy Spirit that this is your will. 1John 5:14 says, “And so this is the confidence that we have in you, that, if we ask any thing according to your will, you hear us: And if we know that you hear us, we know that we have the petitions we ask.

Thank you Jesus for your great Love.

In your name

Amen

Family Conferences

One way we help churches is by our family conferences. We begin ministering to each segment of the church separately. The conferences are Thursday - Sunday and typically follow this type of schedule, the days and times may vary.

Thursday evening- Ministry to Men. By Don Steiner. This is specific ministry to men. We speak about areas of life that are relevant to all all men. Communication, family relationships, parenting, anger management, porn, personal devotions, family devotions, putting into perspective what is most important in life as it relates to our relationship with God and family.

Friday morning- Ministry to Women By Mariaelena Steiner. Specific to women, we outline women's needs and talk about the role of a wife, mother and the spiritual example the woman can be to everyone she encounters. The strengths of a Godly woman and how to pursue and maintain them in a busy world.

Friday evening- Marriage conference. Both Don and Mariaelena. Here we teach on relationships. Both of the husband and wife and parents and children. We talk about what kind of heritage are we leaving as parents. What we can do to enable our children in their pursuit of a Godly lifestyle. We offer tips on how to avoid worldly traps that are taring apart the family.

Saturday- Church leadership- This is a teaching on church unity. Working together to build up the Body of Christ. What causes growth in a church? What can we do strengthen each other and effectively grow together spiritually? We speak about the five offices of the church (apostle, prophet, pastor, teacher and evangelist), and how they fit together to cause growth.
Everyone has a ministry. Everyone has a calling. Everyone is called to a church body. Faithfulness to that body causes growth.

Saturday evening- Youth ministry- Don and Mariaelena (and our teen boys if they come with us) This is specific ministry to aid this generation in coping with the on-slot of worldly issues that face our youth today. It is not a DON'T DO IT conference. We speak by the leading of the Holy Spirit as we expose the dangers of specific lifestyles and expose the path that leads to destruction. We offer a life changing experience of the demonstration of the Holy Spirit who knows exactly how to touch the hearts of this generation.

Sunday Morning- Don, Mariaelena or both.  We speak to the entire congregation as we wrap up the week with conformation from Heaven with signs and wonders, testimonies and a confirming word of the Lord to set the pace for the church in their pursuit of the fullness of God.

Nepal and India September 2011

 Nepal women's Conference 

We will return to Nepal in September and work with our home church from Tulsa Oklahoma to hold a conference for women. As it is in so many places around the world women in Nepal have great needs. The local pastor's wife put it this way, "Regarding the needs of Nepalese women, its very vast, so, I would say you be led by the Spirit of God." 

This is our prayer. God show us by the Holy Spirit exactly what you want to say to these women.  and allow us to be a conduit of your great love and power. 

Agree with us that God will pour Himself out on these women in a manner that will break every bondage and unlock the freedom that comes through the Grace of the cross. 

Statistics from Nepal

 Population

29,391,883 (July 2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 34.6% (male 5,177,264/female 4,983,864)
15-64 years: 61.1% (male 8,607,338/female 9,344,537)
65 years and over: 4.4% (male 597,628/female 681,252) (2011 est.)

Median age

total: 21.6 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 22.5 years (2011 est.)

Religions

Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)

Momentum Oaxaca 2011 comes to an end

One and a half days of solid ministry by the Holy Ghost. That's how we describe what happened in Oaxaca, Mexico. The theme of the conference was Purity, Integrity, and Righteousness.
The teaching on relationships, staying pure and their relationship with God was for many a revelation.
There are so many broken hearts in this generation. Most are growing up in broken homes, abusive homes or some kind of dysfunctional family life. Every session seemed to hit a mark with the majority. People ran to the alter calls as the Holy Spirit began to move. The presence of Jesus showed up in every session.
About half way through the second day a girl said to us "How do you all know exactly what is going on in our lives. Every speaker seems to know what we are all going through"

Experience and the Holy Spirit. Neither will let you down. By the end no one wanted to leave. We dismissed and the party started. They stayed over an hour. The band kept playing and the presence of Jesus stayed with us.
We saw over 100 give their lives to Jesus by the end of the second night. 
Next year we will move to Cuernava, Mexico.
Come join us.

Momentum Oaxaca 2011

We arrived in Oaxaca Mexico last night to prepare for Momentum Oxaca 2011 youth conference. This years focus is Purity and Integrity. Along with Don and Mariaelena Steiner, Gina Vilches, we are bringing  two powerful speakers from the USA.
Shelly Donahue speaks the truth in love holding back nothing as she (sometimes graphically) speaks of the effects of sex outside of marriage both physically and mentally.
Mike Donahue (who is not related to Shelly) has a powerful testimony of Gods great grace, love and the power of forgiveness as he describes his own life experiences.
Two power packed days, July 20 & 21. 1000+ Teens and young adults many who have never heard of the Love of Christ. Pray for us as we reach out to this strong generation.