It was the 10th anniversary celebration of Gateway House of Prayer going 24/7, on the last celebration night, November 13, 2018 when this painting emerged in the midst of worship and message by Jason Hershey​.

I believe God was giving us perspective not only on what He accomplished in the 10 years but also encouragement for the years ahead.

THE PORTAL is what has opened here at Gateway House of Prayer. This portal is for sending out leaves of healing for the nations. As we minister to the Lord first and then set our petitions before Him with thanksgiving we become the healing leaves that change the atmosphere impacting the nations of this planet. Just as tree leaves give off oxygen into the atmosphere to give us health, so does our worship and prayers sown into the Kingdom of God, on earth as it is in Heaven, produce health here on earth.

Jason spoke about the story of the woman who broke the jar of costly perfume to anoint her beloved Savior. He called our attention to look not just how wonderful this anointing was but how deeply moved and captivated Jesus was with her. Jesus’s heart was bursting with love. Thus in the painting the white light is emanating from His heart as He pours out Living Water over all who enter His captivating love.

There is fire and water…..refining fire and cleansing living water….purifying worship…..holy relationship engagement.
Heaven and earth interchanging…..angels ascending and descending in this portal.

There are 8 purple (royal) figures. 8 represents BEGINNINGS. This is the encouragement that we are beginning a new season of God’s plans for this region. It will be like no other season ever!!!! He is lining up His royal priests for a harvest like we have never seen before. They have been through the Refiner’s Fire and been cleansed with intimacy in the Living Water. They stay refreshed even in the toughest battles. They know how to stay standing in the victory Jesus won at the cross and resurrection. They are unmovable, like Daniel in Babylon.

THE PORTAL is framed in metallic emerald. The metallic represents medal that has been refined and purified. The emerald is that of the atmosphere that surrounds the throne of God.

The soft yellow is that of fragrance and light of Heaven, that which causes life to open up to display the beauty of the Creator of all splendor.

To Him be all Glory.
Priscilla Williams​
www.glorygazing.com

Worship Workshops

Thanks to Priscilla Williams and Soleil Boll, we’ve had the opportunity at Gateway House of Prayer to offer classes in the worship arts. Monday night January 21st, we hosted a Creative Journaling class with several in attendance.

Here’s the class’ description:

Are you looking to breathe new life into your daily prayer time? Would you like to be able to view your current situation from Heaven’s perspective? Come and learn how to engage in regular two-way conversations with Jesus through Creative Journaling. Priscilla WIlliams will show us how to open up our visual ears so we can hear the pictures that God is speaking to our hearts in all of life’s circumstances. Creative Prayer Journaling is for all of our Father’s dearly beloved children, including those who know they have artistic talents and those who think they do not. Come with an open heart and see what treasures Heaven has waiting for you!

Upcoming Classes

The next Creative Worship event is scheduled for Mar 18 (a painting celebration), but look for a possible bonus Journaling Workshop in February!

ROMANS 10:1
“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.”

2000 years ago, a fanatical Jewish persecutor of the newly birthed church of Jesus Christ was knocked off his horse in a dramatic confrontation with the risen Lord. This once ‘Hebrew of Hebrews’ was converted in a moment from a religious pharisee to a wholehearted follower of Jesus of Nazareth. Saul of Tarsus, renamed Paul by Jesus, was commissioned that day to be Jesus’ chosen instrument to proclaim His Name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. (Acts 9:15,16)

And that he did, and today, we are enjoying the fruit of Paul’s legacy which includes over 30% of the New Testament Scriptures. Among these Scriptures penned by Paul, we find this insight into his prayer life and perspective on Israel and God’s continued plan for them.

It’s in this apostolic heart and perspective we pray for Israel, that they would wholeheartedly turn to Jesus in saving faith. We believe the church has a calling to pray for the Jews, the natural descendants of Jacob. The Apostle Paul thought it central and important to his prayer life. So do we.

The prayer is simple, and we exhort you to memorize it and pray it often. There is a day coming when “all Israel will be saved, as it is written: ‘The Deliverer (Jesus) will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob (Israel); For this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins.’” (Romans 11:26,27)

Pray Romans 10:1 with us!

Exalt Burn

Let’s worship the Lord Jesus Christ, ask for a release of His presence and power, and agree together!

“Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.”
Psalm 34:3

Team 1

Team 2

“The last week in September is coming up, and you know what that means,” she sighed. “Someone in my family is going to get sick.  It happens EVERY year. For the past five or six years now, at least one of us gets the stomach bug.  Last year, I thought we had made it through OK, but Gideon caught the flu at the end of the week.  It was a mess.”

There is power in expectation.  When we expect sickness, when we expect failure, when we expect rejection, it is more likely to happen. (That’s a scientific fact!)  Disclaimer: Expecting something does not guarantee that it will come, but it actually can increase the likelihood.

We must speak truth over ourselves, even if we don’t even believe it at first.  There is something so powerful about speaking life over ourselves, our families, and our homes.  Instead of speaking sickness over your family, let your words be “In the Name of Jesus, I declare that sickness comes nowhere near my family.”  Jesus’s death on the cross has given us that authority.  We belong to the victorious King Jesus, and He has defeated sickness and death themselves.  Abiding in Him gives us the same authority to command sickness and generational curses (like diabetes, cancer, suicide, etc) to flee.  Remind that disease who you belong to.  The Name of Jesus carries extraordinary power.

Expectations of sickness and depression lead to hopelessness.  But, expectation can be fruitful:  What if we expected God to show up on our high school and college campuses in big ways this year?  What if we expected God to provide the finances needed to pay off student loans? What if we expected God to restore our marriages?  What if we expected God to heal our neighbor lady of cancer?  What if we expected God to show us one person that we could share the Gospel with every day?  Imagine the lives around us would change.

As a challenge, commit to spending 10 minutes every day listening for God’s voice. But more than just listen, expect. Expect God to speak to you.

He wants to speak with you, to share His dreams with you.  He wants to meet with you, to tell you about the things that grieve His heart.  He wants to draw closer to you, to form a unique, intimate bond with you that no human could ever satisfy.  He wants to show you things, to give you dreams and revelations of who He is.

Listen to The Shepherd’s voice today, and wait before Him.  Wait with expectation.