Finally-A House of Prayer in Omaha

Gr. ecclesia (ek=="out of," kaleo =="to call"), an assembly of called out ones. Those called out, the fellowship of believers, the organized society of Christ, the kingdom of heaven on earth, gathering of the called out ones

The Call A
Are you ready to get on your knees and desperately seek His presence? Have you been made keenly aware of the hollowness of our predictable worship services and desire a paradigm shift? Are you tired of being in a place of captivity likened to the children of Israel as they became enslaved to the pagan culture? Has God impressed upon your heart a drive back to the wilderness – to renew and restore unto you the covenant relationship that becomes the catalyst for personal and corporate heart revival?

If you answer yes to the above questions, then you are ready to step forward in accepting the responsibility our Father in Heaven has given to us – preparing and equipping the Body of Christ (the Church or Ecclesia) to be gatekeepers of truth, reconcilers of desperate worshippers and intercessors of faith, standing firm in the gap for the lost of our city.

He has given every one of us the Keys to the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 16.19) to resuscitate our relationship with Jesus, and give life to those desperately in need of Him. It is your decision whether you exercise your heavenly authority and open the door to revival, restoration and transformation. Many times we ask the Lord to open doors of opportunity for us, while He looks down upon us and says – “I have already given unto you the Key to make your own opportunity– unlock the door to heaven and walk through as royal priests, a holy nation and a peculiar people called by My name.”

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Ecclesia House of Prayer is to advance the kingdom of God and to serve the Body of Christ in the Greater Omaha region by uniting the Church through worship, prayer and intercession for the presence of our coming King.

Vision

During the past several years, a global move of the Holy Spirit has been orchestrated to establish regional and city-wide centers of worship, intercession and spiritual warfare. In this day, God is calling His sons and daughters to humble themselves, pray, and seek His face in spirit and in truth on a much larger scale. Many in the body of Christ have anticipated a time when the Church would return to its ‘first love’ and offer their prayers continually to the Father. This ministry, the Ecclesia House of Prayer, will serve the body of Christ in the greater Omaha area as a primary facility for worship, intercession, and ministering to the Lord on behalf of the whole body of Christ.

Primary Focuses
1.A place of worship that is free to public,and believers of all churches or denominations.
2. A place where corporate worship and prayer can occur
3. A place that prayers in spirit and in truth
4. A catalyst for city outreach and gathering together of like minded believers
5. Discipleship and equipping of everyday believers
6. Discipleship and equipping of leaders
7. A place where home groups and churches can align and form

Key Ministries
-The primary ministry involves the establishment of a Worship and Prayer Center, where ministry unto the Lord through musical worship and prayer seamlessly are interwoven together.

-A training center will be created to equip this emerging generation in fulfilling the Great Commission through worship, prayer and evangelism, and to raise up believers to disciple.

-To establish and host regional corporate worship and prayer meetings to bring the body of Christ together for prolonged times of corporate worship and intercession for the Omaha area, the nation and the world.

-A place to network together with local churches and ministries to bring unity to the entire body of Christ through intimacy with the Lord, intercession and musical worship. .

How to get involved at the Ecclesia House of Prayer

1. Come Worship and Pray

Join us in worship and prayer as we cry out for the church, our city, our nation, and the nations of the earth. You can come and go at any time.

2. D12 Groups

D12 groups are small group bible study/fellowship promoted by Ecclesia Ministries. The primary focus of D12 groups is to live out the New Testament Great Commission, “Go into all the world, and make Disciples”. Discipleship is an essential framework of living out our faith, and this will be the primary focus of each group. Our desire is to support believers who are committed to seeking intimacy with God, through prayer and worship, as well as training and equipping each individual to do the work of the ministry.

3. Join us

Come join our team as a worship leader, prayer leader, musician, vocalist, prayer room attendant or sound technician.

4. Support us financially

We as a ministry feel very strongly about what New Testament giving (tithing, sowing, etc) looks like. It is our belief based upon the preponderance of scripture that everything we have, including finances, is the Father’s. It is no more our responsibility as a ministry, as it is yours, to determine how that money should be used. We believe the Holy Spirit impresses upon believers hearts where, when and how much one should sow into any particular ministry. That being said, you will never hear Ecclesia House of Prayer teach or preach on giving to our ministry. It is our vision to have each and every believer taught on how to hear the Holy Spirit, and His leading to sow seeds where He sees fit. If in the end, you feel the Lord leading you to give unto the vision of this ministry, we fervently accept the offering as we simultaneously bow before our Father for direction of how to be good stewards of that offering. Whether you are already plugged into a local church, or a D12 home fellowship, we encourage you to keep you giving to that place unless directed otherwise by the Holy Spirit. This ministry is by no means trying to reallocate your giving, or strip it from the local church, so please be faithful to what the Lord has impressed upon your hearts.

Obviously this House of Prayer is within its praying and birthing stage, so if you feel like this ministry would be something of interest to you, please dont hesitate to email me at Ecclesia_Ministries@hotmail.com .

God Spoke This Vision

I have been asked, "Where did this Vision originate from?" The Father woke me up a few months back at 2:00 am and said, "The Upper Room." So I proceeded into prayer asking and listening to what this meant and this is what He said,

“Son, the Upper Room is where it began, it is where my people where on their knees praying in one mind one accord, awaiting my Spirit. It was then their hearts were open to whatever I had to bring. Their desperation for me was unified and focused. It is time that my people return to the upper room. Do not be deceived into believing the ‘upper room’ in general was the answer, nay, my Spirit can, will and was poured out in all areas, never being confined to one place, but Son, it was the upper room of their hearts that please me so. If was their hearts desire to come up higher and receive from me all that I had to offer. This is what I have called you to do in the city of Omaha. Do you not remember when I spoke to you concerning my church returning to homes? You will begin in Omaha a place of prayer, worship and transformation. This will begin in a home, and yes, there will be an upper room. If you gather, my Spirit will show up. If you pray, my Spirit will help transform your city. If you humble yourselves, my Spirit will equip you to do the work of the ministry.

“Father, what should I do?”

Son, if you attempt to do anything, it will fail, allow my Spirit to prepare the way. Pray! Cease not from praying! Begin to till the ground in Omaha, so when the time is right, seeds may be sown, watered and harvested. Do Nothing on your own, but allow Me to bring unto you the resources and people necessary to work this vision of Mine. I will bring unto you My People, I will bring unto you My Resources, I am the promoter, do not resort to clever advertising or witty means of receiving donations, but trust that I will be your marketing agent, I will be your provider! Step out and I will be your Rock, Step out and I will be the wind in your sail. And most of all Step out in faith, that I am for you and not against you. Trust in what you have heard, for it is I.

Then as I continued to pray and meditate on this word, I consistantly ask the Lord to reveal to me the What, Where, When, and Hows. Over the course of a visit out to KC International House of Prayer, and Christian transformation summit and hours in prayer, the Holy Spirit began revealing to me the answers.

What-described above
Where-It appears from this word above that it would be in an actual house. I saught the Lord on this matter because I kept feeling it would be a building. He then spoke this to me "Son, I said, my word says It will be called a House of Prayer. This will begin in a Home, my Home, my House...You're generation misinterprets my word often. You assume that the word Church means a physical building but neh, my Church is a group of believers gathered together in my name. So my house my home is not a physical destination but rather any place where my people gather together and invite me to reside.
When-The Lord spoke to me this during my prayer time "It will be established within 1 year from November 1st 2007".
How-Well this obviously, to our westernized church is the hardest one to answer because it involves money. I personally am under the full belief that if God gives you a vision, He WILL provide all the necessary tools to accomplish it. It's God's Will; it's God's Bill! About two weeks after the original word above, my wife Valerie shared what the Lord had spoken to her regarding the financial aspects of the dwelling place for this ministry. The Lord said to her, "You will not have to borrow one penny for funding this ministry. This ministry will be debt free."
Well as you can read from below, our ministry's stance is that we will not ask for donations, but rather we will allow the Holy Spirit to lead His people to give as He desires.

We are so absolutely blessed to know that this is the Lord's Vision, as this is what He has said and confirmed to many. I say to all of you reading this blog, my life with the Lord is an Open Book!!!! As you will even see in this word below, the Father is brutally honest with me. I received this word below just a few days before I wrote this post. Please read it with an open heart, as I feel it is not just spoken to me directly, but to all of us, corporately.

My Son, it has been a while since you have allowed me the liberty to write through you like this; so I wish to speak to you pertaining to My vision of my House of Prayer. I am proud that you have submitted to my Holy Spirit and have made yourself available to Me for the purpose I have set before you. Think not that this will be a long, grueling road, like many unwise and immature believers have been so inclined to say. Rather know this my son, as long as your heart is attached to mine and mine to yours, your road individually, your road corporately will be straight at narrow, needing no signs, needing no directions, but imagine it as if you were tied to the back of a tow truck in neutral and My spirit is driving. Just be obedient to placing your car, your calling, your will, your desires, all in neutral. The more you try to make a way for yourself, the more it will fall short of what I have designed for you. Be as a sailboat in the sea, being taken by the Wind of the air. I will be your wind. I will be!

"My son, wait upon me, wait upon me, I can already tell in this conversation how ancy you are becoming wanting and desiring Me to speak on the topic of the House of Prayer. I can tell within your heart my son that you are wanting me to speaking words of Wisdom, Encouragement, the Foreknowledge, of what I have in store for you and your city. Let patience have its perfect work my son. Don’t be anxious, I have much to say. Don’t give me little time to say it. Here is my lesson to you this day. Wait upon me. It is my ministry, it is my work, it is my vision, and nothing can or will be accomplished unless my Holy Spirit is given FULL authority over the House. This is the key to the success of this ministry. It will not be based on promotional factors, nor programs, nor worship style and music, neh, it will be solely upon whether you my son keep the people in a presence of waiting. Waiting for what you may ask. Waiting for everything. Waiting for my spirit to descend. Waiting for my wisdom, waiting for my understanding, waiting for my finances, waiting for my release, waiting for my presence to abide and dwell with you. Son I promise you, on this day, you must pave the way for what I will do. You must wait on me to make the decisions that are set before you. Don’t give too much thought or heed the logistics of a board, for I will write the bylaws, for I will pick my board, for I will set salaries if need be. Oh yes my son, I said it, I will set salaries if need be. It is never for you, nor a board to make a decision solely based either on experience, culture or opinions when it comes to anything of mine. For the money is mine, every last penny of it, so as I have done with others, I will set within the House of prayer those who will oversee my pennies, who will be diligent to watch and guard the money coming in and going out, but rest assure that every last penny I will desire a say in how it gets applied and used for my kingdom. You may at times question, why so little or why so much, for I say unto you this day, just as it is for you to not know My times and seasons, so is it not your responsibility to know why I lead one to give. Money will not be an issue in this ministry, it will neither break nor loosen the bonds of those working with it, because once my Spirit resides fully in a place, it is hard not to feel the responsibility to guard over my funds with your whole heart, soul, mind and strength.

This ministry will be a light. It will not only be a light to those who haven’t yet experienced my presence and saving grace, but it will be a light to those who have settle for less than my best in their Christian walk. You will be a light in the midst of a dark age of my Church. For the churches and many believers think they are living a New Testament life, worthy of praise and glory, but know this, not only will they have their reward if they continue in that unrighteousness, but many of them will be turned back to the world they are comfortable with. These are those who I have called this house of Prayer to seek after. My Son is very watchful of His Bride and don’t think for a moment that He desires anything less than a spotless, blemish free, Bride….


Hope this blesses all of you!!! With peace and love, Michael

Please pray that God will show us where this House of Prayer will meet. In direction of prayer, we feel that it will be out in the Elkhorn/West Omaha area. Thanks for your support, blessings Mike