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Joyful Greetings in Christ to Prayer Leaders Everywhere.

Kindly relay the following information to all churches and ministries in
your network, with encouragement to intercede in the authority of our
international Savior.

Give praise to God that PrayWORLD!2000 continues to grow.  The
Philippines have adapted the Prayer Calendar and circulated it throughout
the nation.  African nations are observing 40 days starting November 1.
The National Association of Evangelicals will join the Lenten Season
schedule in 2001.

Two coming international events call for our prayers globally before the
end of this year.

1. Sunday, November 12, has been designated as an International Day of
Prayer for the Persecuted Church.  Urge churches and individuals to unite
in prayer that day for Christians who are suffering and dying because
they believe in Jesus.  Ask God to empower them to shine forth the love
and grace of God, even to those who persecute them (Matthew 5:11,16;
Hebrews 13:3).

2. Sunday evening, December 31, will welcome the true dawn of the Third
Millennium (January 1, 2001).  That evening, thousands of Christian
leaders will unite in Jerusalem to seek God for a fresh outpouring of the
Holy Spirit on this generation.

Let all churches in all nations sincerely join in the same petition on
that same night...for the world and for our local and national concerns.


During New Year's Eve, 1999, millions of people watched gigantic
fireworks displays by television, as world-class cities celebrated the
passing of the old Millennium.  May the joining of international prayers
by the Body of Christ generate a far greater display of Christ's glory as
we enter the new Century.

Celebrate Messiah will open and close with hope-filled worship; worship
that focuses on what God already has done in world evangelization, but also
on what He is preparing to do to fully establish Messiah's supremacy
throughout the earth.  Such worship may arise from songs, prayers, reports,
and testimonies, as well as a litany of verbal praise.Concluding worship
will glorify God by expressing confidence that He will greatly expand that
which He has so graciously begun.

Eight themes in Jerusalem are commended to the Body of Christ globally
for the evening or night of prayer, taken from Messiah's life and
ministry.  The 2,500 leaders will seek:

BIRTH:  that God would replicate through His people, for the sake of
nations, works of revelation, identification, and invasion-all of which
marked Messiah's incarnation.

BAPTISM:  that God would replicate the launch of Messiah's public mission
by igniting new missionary activity throughout the church.

TEMPTATION:  that God would reenact Messiah's victory over Satan,
multiplying our triumphs over the powers of darkness wherever the gospel
goes.

TRANSFIGURATION:  that God would replicate a fresh manifestation of
Messiah's glory, through a powerful visitation of the Spirit upon His
people that gives us eyes to see and hearts to obey Messiah.

CRUCIFIXION:  that God would cause the church to revisit the cross,
embracing its full work for us and increasing our desire to preach
Messiah crucified to all who are lost.

RESURRECTION: that God would revitalize our experience of being buried
and raised with Messiah to walk in newness of life, so that the unreached
might believe our claims about His defeat of death.

ASCENSION: that God would confirm and vindicate the supremacy of Messiah
within His church and over all peoples of the earth.

RETURN: that God would reawaken Christians everywhere to the great hope
of the Consummation, making us ready to do whatever it takes to complete
the Great Commission and bring back the King.

Join in right where you are.  You need not necessarily schedule eight
entire hours.  You could start with five minutes on each theme.
Including opening and closing worship would amount to about an hour.  Do
it as the Lord leads you.  What a memorable way to enter the Third
Millennium.  What a vision of revival this night can paint for you and
all those who join you.

God bless you, and yours!

Ben A. Jennings, International Coordinator
PrayWORLD!