A Call to Prayer for SermonIndex!

I believe the devil is working to try and dismantle and cause reproach on this ministry. This has been happening from many different circumstances. I would ask that you commit to pray intensly for this ministry that God would build it and grow it! that He would do it!Greg, Mike Jeremy, you probably know this by now, but I will say it anyway, the Devil hates your guts along with those who are faithful to this ministry. The knowledge and revelation I have gained from this site is, revolutionary! Not only I, but those with whom I have contact gain from this ministry. God bless you all dear brothers and sisters. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, The Almighty One, may give this ministry and community an spirit of impenetrable faith in Christ (our shield) and hope in his calling and that His love my abide in as many as he will touch. Amen. Please include me on the prayer list.James

Have felt a burden to pray for this ministry, will continue.Thanks again Greg for all your work in this minstry, what a tremendous blessing it has been in my life! I cannot tell you how much the Lord has washed my heart through the sermons I have listened to from SI. "Building Temple's with gold tried in the fire" should be SI's motto.Athough I haven't met anyone from here face-to-face, the electronic fellowship has been precious. Thank you Mike and Jeremy for your work also.In Christ,Ron

Please include me, too.

You can count me in. This site has been a blessing to me in so many ways. I know the Lord will continue to use SI for His glory. This is HIS site and was inspired by Him through Greg.Though things may seem a bit shaken up for now, He tests us and sees how we will respond, how we will handle ourselves and if we will show our Christ-likeness (and who doesn't). He is sovereign and allowing all things to work for His good. Press on, brothers and sisters! God will get His glory! :)In His perfect love, Chanin

Count me in also. Aaron

When I found this site I was like a kid in the candy store, and I was hopeful and blessed to continually discover more and more Truth and Light. I will pray for us all and the unity and strength of the Word to be revealed. I will pray to be free of strife and stand fast in love, with everyone here as brothers and sisters and members of one body.Rich

I am willing, count me in. I could sit here for a good while and relate to you how immeasurably my wife and I have been blessed by just the downloaded sermons from SI. My wife alone, last year made a commitment to download and listen to three sermons per week from SI on her mp3 player...praise God !!We refuse to be ignorant of Satan's devices. And so we will pray for this important Ministry.In Christ,tony&dawn

Greg, God bless you bro. I please include me in your list also you are not alone in this.Mekdi

Brother Greg,i have been, am now, and will continue to pray for SI ...This site is a pure Godsend for those of us not content with just an outer Courtyard, or even Most Holy type of salvation experience with God, but we who long for, and wish to sustain, that highest Holy of Holies intimacy with Him ... i know that Christ ripped the veil, but i don't think there's a mad rush by many to enter ...SI has certainly been my raven in the wilderness, in that the sermons Holy Spirit has fed, and is feeding me with here, sad to say have far more spiritual nutritional value than anything i'm getting at the church banquet ... And the "Forum" has allowed me to put my faith in Jesus, and my faith in the vision(s) i believe Christ has given me personally, out into the atmosphere uninterrupted ... i have to tell you that in regards the latter this has been like spiritual catharsis for me ... So thanks be unto God first, then you, the moderators, and all the SI family whom i love in Christ without exception ... AmenBr. R

Yes Bro. Greg count me in also. God Bless,-Robert

Yes I would like to be added to the prayer mailing list.

Include me on the list, brothers, my family and I too have been blessed by this ministry!

The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.I hope this goes for ladies as well. :-D In Him, Chanin

Dear Greg,count me in, that Gods Name shall be more glorified on SI, for His Name sakeWilliam

The knowledge and revelation I have gained from this site is, revolutionary! Not only I, but those with whom I have contact gain from this ministry. Oh yes! Thank you Greg and all my friends here. I do and will continue to pray for you all. I'm sure I don't show my gratitude for your being here nearly enough. At this point, I would sorely miss this website if you were not here. Love, Dian.

I have and I will keep this site and you folks in prayer. It would probably be good if a journal of prayer promises - scripture - that we each felt the Lord speaking on behalf of this ministry, was posted , for the encouragement of all.

I will pray as well. Thank You for your obedience to the Lord in continuing this ministry. May all the glory and honour be to our Father in heaven.pat

Will continue to pray for this website which has been a major blessing for myself and so many others.

Feeling a little embarassed and sheepish but ...um, could I be added to the list here? I do think and pray about this place from time to time... ;-)

I'll gladly pray for the moderators and the site. It's been an awesome blessing. Also; are you guys done with live sessions or are you just waitin for the summer to hit again?ThanksMatt

Geraldine and all the saints.Thank you so much. This is incredibly humbling.If anything I have learned from Greg and maybe it hasn't quite sunk in even yet, it's that he has never been afraid to ask for prayer, for himself even as for this ministry.Earlier in this thread:Chanin stated:I hope this goes for ladies as well.Amen. Some of the most powerful prayer warriors today are women. There is something so special about hidden intercession with God. The work that glorifies God the most will be the hidden work of prayer. At the judgment seat much public ministry will burn due to wrong motives. The prayer call is something to catalyst and encourage renewed daily prayer for SermonIndex so that this ministry may glorify God and bring honor to the lamb that was slain. Thank you everyone for becoming a part of this, your prayers are precious gems to me.Couldn't concur more with Greg here, there is something intangible that you ladies bring to us all.Pro 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.Pro 31:30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.Snatched the subject line from Ron above and think this is also a wonderful idea;From dohzman; I have and I will keep this site and you folks in prayer. It would probably be good if a journal of prayer promises - scripture - that we each felt the Lord speaking on behalf of this ministry, was posted , for the encouragement of all.Taking off on that, maybe it has already started right here and instead of beginning a new thread perhaps we could continue this idea within this running posting. It has already been an encouragement this morning especially.Couldn't begin to tell of how often going away from here a thought, a comment, an utterance, a concern, a rethinking, a cry... Has replayed throughout the day in prayer for and from members of this growing family, Oh! A perfect scripture(s) came to mind;Joh 17:9 I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. Joh 17:10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. "Tried in the fire" has been much of recent experience of late, and perhaps if I had my wit's about me would have humbled myself before you all and asked for prayer. Likely it is in the sense of being less concerned in all honesty of me, of myself, but a tangling of want to die to everything that must die and yet still realizing that without prayer for all that happens here, for all that frequent and contribute their hearts and experience, this ministry could and likely would have cannibalized itself by now.I believe that SI has been borne and carried on the wings of prayer.that we would be given heavenly wisdom on how to deal with issues and in making decisions for further growth on the site. Please do not take this lightly .. commit to pray... post a note on your fridge.. This ministry needs to be daily lifted up before God by many.That is truly a necessity, we are by no means able to know how so often because of so many variables especially as it relates to this forum. Patience with each other and help from everyone by keeping ourselves humbled with each other and again prayer... In no way do we have this all figured out and often stumble in our attempts to keep the unity of this body of believers without compromising the Truth. It is a noble effort that everyone is part of and without making too much of it, set apart in some ways as it has been stated before elsewhere; That this is more of a family than a random place towards 'anything goes' even as it is out there in the public viewing. That, hopefully is brought to bear on us all and redundantly, the world is watching how we conduct ourselves, that this might be said of us all;Joh 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.And by that, whoever may be looking in on us might be drawn to our Lord, ultimately that is all that matters. To quote from Chanin; This is HIS site

OK. Count me in.

This is a God-given site with God-given saints and it needs God-given-guidance to remain a God-glorifying-place!!If anything I have learned from Greg and maybe it hasn't quite sunk in even yet, it's that he has never been afraid to ask for prayer, for himself even as for this ministry.We find Jesus on His knees until the very moment in which men took Him away to be crucified. I think that reveals something of the importance of prayer and being alone with God.For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ (2 Cor 10:3-5)Satan trembles when he sees, the weakest saint upon his knees!Lord, use this site for Your glory. May people all over the world be confronted with your delivering Truth! May this site be used to raise up men and women who will start warfare on their knees, instead of battling with the weapons of this world: marketing, entertainment, reason and emotionalism. May the Holy Ghost consume all our wordly tactics and methods and thoughts and ways to reach the unreached and the un-believers. May we become witnesses again, instead of entertainers. May we become a people "who know their God" and trust wholly in Him! You're the only one who is able to shake the world and turn it upside down. May our hearts go out to the individuals, Lord. Help us not to set our minds on high things, but to associate with the humble. But also, Lord, help us to except the impossible from You. In Jesus name, amen!

Paul...This is a God-given site with God-given saints and it needs God-given-guidance to remain a God-glorifying-place!!Rendered speechless...

It is easy to take for granted the finest of wheat on this web site,the many words that have contributed in changing my life!By God's grace i will lift up this oasis to the leading of the Holy spirit, and may he ever be in control of it may God bless those who are involved in it.The opposition of hell will come against this work. let us hold up the arms of Moses so Amalek does not Prevail! Behold! the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.In ChristGarrett O'Regan :-)

I will pray also

This ministry really is depended on the prayers of God's saints. The enemy doesn't want prayer to be given up for this ministry daily.It would not be hard for the enemy to plant some tares (weeds), hoping to sabatoge the work of God through them. That's why prayer is so vital. Also, the enemy desires that those running the site drift from their reliance on God, and start running it based on their own desires and expectations. It is very, very tempting to take over the reigns of God's work without realizing it. I have been on a number of Christian forums over the past years, and I know how easily a forum can drift off course - even to the point of having to close. I don't want to discourage anyone, merely encourage them to be alert for the prowling lion.I will pray for this site - with these thoughts in mind. It is a fabulous site, and may God preserve it for his glory!!!!!!! Diane

One afternoon not to long ago as I was reading I decided to sit back and relax some and as I did my mind wondered to SI and I thought about this site and its many resources. My thoughts were interrupted when , whether awake or not --couldn't tell---I saw and arm reach from Heaven with a gold spoon in His hand and I understood it was pointing toward the whole of SI. So when I came to my senses I ran a quick reference in gold spoon. Basically here as scripture and the strongs on the wordsNum 7:80 One259 golden2091 spoon3709 of ten6235 shekels, full4392 of incense:7004 zâhâbBDB Definition:1) gold1a) as precious metal1b) as a measure of weight1c) of brilliance, splendour (figuratively)Part of Speech: noun masculineA Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to shimmerSame Word by TWOT Number: 529aH3709כּףkaphBDB Definition:1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand1b) power1c) sole (of the foot)1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects1d1) of thigh-joint1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow)1d3) hollow (of sling)1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)1d5) handles (as bent)Part of Speech: noun feminineA Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H3721Same Word by TWOT Number: 1022a In all the references I saw it was used as a type of offering up incense which is a type of prayer. Just wanted to pass that on and see if anyone has any more insight. Blessings Bro. Daryl

Diane,Bless you, this year more so than in the past it seems the truth of this was brought to bear as things did in fact begin to get very much off track and some rather ugly divisiveness came in.Prayer sustains all this and it is an area that cannot be stressed enough. Keep Greg lifted up that he will be supported and always rely on the Lord for all that goes through here.

God's been giving me more and more of a heart for this ministry. As the Lord leads, and puts heavy on my heart, I will continue to pray for Sermon Index, all those involved in the Forum community, and for myself concerning my example and involvement.

Yes. I pray for you, specifically when you update and work on the site. I'll pray more for the effectiveness of the sermon downloads, other free resources, and all the anonymous people. [smile]

Hey, I haven't been around in a long while. But I would have to say that this website was used by God in clearing my mind of a lot of things the world had made cloudy. My personal revival came about from hearing about Charles Finney from the website. I picked up his book that had been in my parents house all these years and it restored so much of my memory of what was true and real about God. I have given Ten Shekels and A Shirt to so many people, and have seen how it impacts their lives. Although I dont care for the forums here, I love you Greg, and this site. I pray that God blesses it with long continuance and impact, and that He would guard it from attack as long as He has destined it to exist. Praise God.John

Hi GrannieAnnie,What a delight you are...About six years ago, I told my friends, to go out and buy up all of the classic books that they could, because I felt the Lord saying, it would get harder to get them. So we all did.We have had a few previous discussions around this, one of our 'own' here works in a similar setting and last check at the one around here has seen the classics section all but disappear. Found this line over at Hovelaudio:"Who we rely on while journeying toward spiritual maturity is as important as our decision to seek help. Hovel believes people today gain priceless spiritual insight by learning from those who have gone before them. What C. S. Lewis dismisses as “chronological snobbery” — a disdain for all things old — is a step away from real spiritual growth. One positive step towards growth involves embracing the many time-honored writings of thoughtfully devotional women and men throughout Christian history. In this way, tested and enduring insights nourish a healthy spiritual life in our own time." That really stuck. Musing on all this of late even with recent threads here towards certain... ways... of going about ministry, thoughts were running along the line of something other than a Carte' Blanche labeling of false but more of an avoidance, i.e. the Lewis quote above.One of the rich blessings that branches out from this place is the influences of 'like minded' saints of 'old' (actually none of it is old at all, just forgotten, neglected), those who's lives the Lord used to affect them and that wonderful searching out and finding their influences. Spiritual truth never gets old.Certainly not to say what it's not saying, that what's current is of no help, just the depth of insight, the lack of dishonesty in reality... Tozer's better at this:To speak of the "deeper life" is not to speak of anything deeper than simple New Testament religion. Rather it is to insist that believers explore the depths of the Christian evangel for those riches it surely contains but which we are as surely missing. The "deeper life" is deeper only because the average Christian life is tragically shallow. Coming full circle, would hope that anyone reading through this would key in on the subject heading, taking some time to seriously pray for this place and it's creatures and for Greg. It's not an end unto itself, but unto the end Himself.

I'll pray also. You can add me to your list.

Hi my fellow brothers and sisters I would love to pray for SI. That the Lord would graciously pour out His Spirit more and more upon His children and that SI would continue to be a place where christians can fellowship, with one another in the presence of the Lord and that the Lord would make us all in one accord in His heart and His loveBlessings to all brothers and sisters in Christ Craig :-)

Please add me to the prayer list for SI.

May the Lord continue to bless this site, also the ones responsible for its content, and everyone of its faithful seeking visitors daily, love in abundance to all. Amen

I will pray. Blake

My wife Sandi and I have been praying and will continue to do so.

Praise God you saints!Compelled to share a bit of this mornings experience. Have found as it often is, this life, this incredible journey is full of mystery and to borrow I believe from the sentiments of Dohzman, curveballs... Just when you think you have it figured out...And that is a great part of it all. The lesson in who we are and who He is. That it is the Lord who is in control. Excuse my exuberance if need be but I am just astounded how full of twists and turns, how expectant we ought to be of surprises, wonderful surprises from the Lord at any given moment.The last couple of weeks have been a mighty struggle to pray along the lines of what was more or less normative. It was a fight and yet a flight to grasp and wrestle myself into a discipline... to pray. Wanting to be starkly honest here. It was almost a weird spiritual panic in a sense. When the strangeness of soul seems to be at odds with the Holy Spirit, knowing what ought to be done, sensing what I can only describe as a 'calling to the floor' and yet resisting it. Such foolishness! And yet while there was still prayer it might stop short and run off to attempting to find whatever it was I felt was needed elsewhere. Evasive. Started grabbing books off the shelf, read a bit here and nah, that's not it. Grab another, "Revival...." Yes, but.. no that's not it. "Prayer..." Yes, but... Maybe something of encouragement from a past saint, something practical and real, something I could feel. And of course the scriptures themselves. John, always the saint that draws and David, Davids "Oh!" Seeking rest and peace and abandonment, surrender again. What is it? The Lords Presence. Felt. Laying hold of Him who has laid hold of me. Even with the echo's of trust that Chambers spoke of in not having that. This tid bit hardly doing justice to the exasperation of all that comes up out of just pure striving. striving to let go on the one hand and grasp on the other.And a million other things, a zillion other expressions and all the questions breaking forth from musing and considering, questioning.Not sure there really is a point to all of this, but this morning the surprise was from a bit of carry over from last night when the Lord in His graciousness brought forth that smallest taste of sense, that He was near and of course is He not always? 2 hours flew by in what seemed 10 minutes and the duties that need to be addressed found a breaking off as if the Lord was intimating, "you must rise and go now" and I was pleading to stay just a few minutes longer.The contrast between the two. One a struggle to get in, the other a struggle to depart. To just stay and be silent and to supplicate and to worship and praise God for everything. And you, you saints here, your names coming up in rapid succession, even those who have long since departed from here due to whatever variety of reasons, misunderstandings.So it was a great thing to see this back up again. If we stop to think about it, praying for SI is also praying for ones self (not that "self" as in selfishness, but the true self, the Lords self ...). Praying that the Lord might rule over all that comes through here and all who do come through here. That whatever our perceived differences are might be molded into His will and His expression of what He meant in ;Joh 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. And of course ultimately to come to this knowledge;Joh 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.Pray on saints. Pray on!

Yes, I will join in prayer daily.Job 27:11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.this passage reminds me of SermonIndex.Eileen