Why Pray for 10 Days?
God governs through prayer. To put it another way, when we pray according to His purposes, His Kingdom advances. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be focusing some of the major items on God’s Agenda, four positive trends that are part of His "End of the Age" plan. As we wrestle with these Scriptural promises, it’s our hope that you’ll be stirred to seek God as never before during 10 Days and beyond.
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The Promise of a Harvest in the Nations
In Matthew 24:14, Jesus makes the following prediction: “The gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come".
Jesus explicitly links the second coming to the global proclamation of the gospel. First, “all nations” need to hear, and then the end will come. He’s very clear here—until the gospel is preached to every “ethne” which can also be translated “ethnic group” or “people group”, this “age” or era of history will continue.
According to joshuaproject.net, there are currently over 6,500 unreached people groups, numbering over 3 billion people. In spite of incredible progress over the past 2,000 years, we still have a monumental task before us. How can we begin to impact the lives of these people groups, most of whom we will never meet? |
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| Jonathan Friz and Gregg Healey discuss how reaching the nations of the earth is one of four positive trends leading up to the return of Jesus. |
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What’s Prayer got to do with it?
As Jesus says, "The Harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the Harvest to ekballo [thrust forth] laborers into His Harvest." (Matt. 9:37-38) Mission begins in prayer! The first step in reaching the unreached is prayer that God would thrust forth laborers to bring them the gospel.
God’s Agenda is the Nations
One of the major purposes of 10 Days is to call city-wide churches to unite in prayer for those who have never heard the gospel. As we gather for 10 Days, we’re praying in an extraordinary way because we recognize there is an extraordinary task before us. We’re in an unusual season of history where, with the grace of God, we can actually envision finishing the task of global evangelism in the next forty years. We’re in the home-stretch and we can see the finish line—we need an extra push of extraordinary prayer to propel us into this great and final harvest!
Let the Prayer Go On!
10 Days, by its very nature, is an annual rhythm of prayer. It’s our hope that 10 Days can be a catalyst to ongoing prayer in your community. Inherit the Nations is a prayer initiative that seeks to mobilize prayer for unreached people groups year-round. Prayerstrategists.net contains many initiatives focused on praying for the nations. We’d encourage you to check these sites out as you consider Jesus’ words, “The Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations and then the end will come.” |
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Christians all over America will be coming together within their cities for a set-apart time of worship, fasting, and prayer.
Last Tuesday, we had a conference call with coordinators from 9 differnt regions. Jaime Dicke took notes on the call so that others would be able to “listen in”. Here’s a little glimpse into what’s happening in various cities as we approach 10 Days.
Los Angeles is uniting together to intercede for breakthrough in the Entertainment industry. There is a large Jewish community in Hollywood, so the fact that 10 Days takes place during the fall Jewish feasts is a way that believers are honoring, loving, and reaching out to the Jewish community. So far 7 nights of prayer are planned, let pray for all 10 nights to be filled. Karen Covell, Hollywood Prayer Network
Boston: This year, there is a larger team of people who are owning and sharing the vision of 10 Days. Instead of just hosting a night, they are engaging with the deeper vision of setting these days apart to seek God. 10 Days Boston is excited to have two gatherings hosted by Roman Catholics this year as well as a gathering hosted by an Eastern Orthodox congregation for the first time! Pray for Boston to use this opportunity to wholeheartedly seek the Lord. Kelly Steinhaus, UniteBoston
Houlton, ME is a small town of around 5,500 people in Northern Maine. Unity among believers has been increasing recently. Churches that were previously isolated are realizing that they all need one another. 10 days is just an overflow of these connections that the Holy Spirit is already making in Houlton. Travis Glater, Pastor
What if a City Stopped and Prayed?
Connecticut is one of those unique states that can join together regionally for the 10 Days. Rick McKinniss (leader, Impact CT) who has been working to network the body of Christ for years feels that he is seeing an answer to his prayers through recent unity initiatives of prayer and worship. There will be over 18 gatherings throughout CT during the 10 Days; most nights have multiple locations. CT will be ending the 10 Days with a United Night of Worship on Oct. 4. Pam Zinn, Impact CT
Worcester, MA: This is Worcester’s first 10 Days. In the last several years, a network of Kingdom minded believers has begun to gather through pastors groups, concerts of prayer, and intercessory groups. They feel that the Holy Spirit is moving and they are just riding the crest of this wave of unity and spiritual breakthrough. Specific prayer requests include seeing walls between ethnic groups in the city come down and bridging the gap between Catholics and Protestants through a night of 10 Days hosted by Intervarsity at a Catholic college. Len Cowan, KNOW (Kingdom Network of Worcester)
Manchester, NH: Last year, Symphony House of Prayer was the host location for each night of 10 Days. This year, they’ll be moving to 10 different locations around the city of Manchester. Several youth groups are hosting an evening together, as well as a homeless ministry and many local churches. 10 Days will end with a night of worship in a Catholic Cathedral. They are excited to taste the different flavors of the church in Manchester. Annette Tuttle, Symphony House of Prayer
Beverly/Salem, MA: 10 Days on the North Shore has been taking place since 2010, longer than any other region. Andrea shared about how God powerfully showed up and surprised their planning team as they met to talk about 10 Days. Join them in praying for their region, for God to bring renewal, healing, and unity. Andrea Madden, 10 Days North Shore
Amherst MA: This is the 2nd year that Amherst is participating in the 10 Days. This year will be more diverse—among other things, a local Chinese Church will be hosting a gathering in Chinese! The 10 Days is also ending with a 24 hour prayer event called Encounter. Different campus ministries and groups will lead 2 hour blocks of the 24 hours. Jaime Dicke, 10 Days Coordinator
San Diego, CA Thomas Bush shared how he is encouraging prayer mobilization through the 40 Days of Hope. Believers across San Diego, San Francisco and the nation are fasting and praying for 40 days, ending on the same day as 10 Days, Oct 4. Thomas Bush, Prayer for Cities
'I myself am going' - Will you join us this September 24 - October 4, 2014 in seeking the Lord of hosts?
Zechariah 8:21-22 - The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, 'Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.' Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of host in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the Lord.
Yours,
Jonathan Friz
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It’s a big country.
Somehow, from November 12-23, we managed to cover 4,000 miles of it. Our traveling team consisted of friend Aaron Blodgett and my daughters Eva and Josie, ages 5 and 3, packed into my small but sturdy VW Jetta. The purpose of the trip was to share vision for 10 Days in new cities and to build relationships with brothers and sisters across our great nation. Here are a few highlights:
What we saw: I’m excited by the expanding and maturing movement emphasizing prayer and John 17 unity across that nation. As my travel partner, Aaron, remarked many times throughout the journey, “people all over the nation are doing what we’re doing back home!” There’s an incredible encouragement that comes when people involved in these movements in different places meet one another and share hearts.
10 Days is a strategy to serve and advance these city-wide church movements. After carrying and sharing this vision for years, it’s rewarding to see people understanding how 10 Days could be a “God thing” to bless, unite, and revive their city!
Finally, while travelling with my two little girls presented challenges, it was an amazing shared experience and has become a cherished memory for them and for me. I couldn’t believe how well they behaved over so many miles.
Praise God for His faithfulness in the journey. It’s exciting to be part of the dreams of His heart coming true in our days!
Yours,
Jonathan Friz
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What is 10 Days?
John 17:21: “Let them be one as we are one.”
10 Days is an annual opportunity for the Body of Christ in your area to step away from normal routines of daily life and enter into an extended time of experiencing God and connecting with one another through worship, prayer, fasting, and fellowship. It’s a way for all the believers in your city to unite with Jesus at the center. It’s rooted in the 10 Days between the biblical Feasts of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement.
When is the next 10 Days?
The next 10 Days is September 24 - Oct. 4, 2014.
How does it work?
Zechariah 8:20-21 “People of one city will go to another and say, ‘come seek the Lord with me, I myself am going.’”
We’re connecting with like-minded believers in many cities and asking them, “Would you join us in seeking God for 10 Days this fall?” Local groups then begin reaching out to area believers and area churches, organizing and coordinating 10 Days of united worship, prayer, and fasting with believers around the city.
Who is part of the 10 Days?
Isaiah 55:11 “[My word] will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”
In cities around the nation and world, God is raising up men and women with tenacious hope, who are insistent that the Father will answer Jesus’ prayer in John 17: “let them be one as we are one”. They believe that God’s word is the bottom line: Jesus gets what he asks for and nothing in heaven or earth is getting in the way of that!
We’re seeking to connect with people like this in cities around the nation and the world, who are experiencing a call from God to see Jesus receive the answer to His John 17 prayer. You can contact us if this is something you’d like to see in your city. Also, take a look at our map to see places where 10 Days is happening this year.
Connect with us (email link) to get involved in your city.
How did 10 Days get started?
Daniel 10:2 “In those days I, Daniel, was in mourning three full weeks…”
In 2004, Jonathan Friz, a young man just out of college, was grieved by the divisions within the Body of Christ and his own spiritual poverty. Inspired with hope by Jesus’ prayer in John 17, he entered into a special season of seeking God based on Daniel 10 and motivated by two questions:
As Jonathan sought the Lord on these questions, he heard a specific phrase that he felt was from God:
“Babylon refuses to mourn, but my people will mourn before I return” (See Rev. 18).
This startling statement was followed by a specific assignment: call people to set-aside the 10 Days from the Day of Trumpets to the Day of Atonement on the Biblical calendar for prayer, fasting, repentance, and mourning.
His initial reaction to this experience was a mixture of excitement, shock, and fear! Since this initial encounter in 2004, Jonathan has been inviting others to set these 10 Days apart to seek God’s face. More importantly, he’s been doing it himself, experiencing what works and sometimes painfully, what doesn’t work. He’s had his own life transformed by these times of seeking God and has seen the same happen to others as well. He’s also been able to see John 17 lived out in real ways through 10 Days. After years of seeking to discover what it really means that “my people will mourn before I return”, he’s convinced of this: Joy comes in the “mourning!”
The start of 10 Days is just over a week away. Over 25 cities and regions are gearing up for a set-apart season of seeking God's face.
Make Room!
Sincerely Yours,
Jonathan Friz
10 Days National Coordinator
www.10days.net
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