"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14
The first annual Northwest Arctic Men's Prayer Conference kicked off on Monday March 31st in Kotzebue. It lasted four days and included sessions during the day for the men to focus primarily on three things:
Men came from the surrounding villages and spent time together seeking God, confessing sin, and praying for revival both personally and regionally. A service with music and preaching ended each day and was open to all in the community. Lance Kramer, from the Alaska Native Baptist Church, presented a powerful insight into the Christian's relationship to Christ using the Jewish wedding as a picture of Christ as the groom and the Church as Christ's bride.
God was obviously working in hearts as confessions and commitments were made. In preparation for this conference, Lance asked us to pray that the Holy Spirit would soften all our hearts as we humbled ourselves.
The vision of this conference was for a revival among the men that attended the Conference and would move to other village Christians, eventually bringing a Spiritual Awakening among the lost in the villages. Another conference to continue what was started here is being planned to happen during fall 2008.
For your learning pleasure, here are some links to information on how Jewish weddings happen (not from Lance Kramer):
The Jewish Wedding Guide
Guide to the Jewish Wedding
For more, just type 'Jewish wedding' into Google and hit Enter!
Did you attend this conference? What did you learn from Lance Kramer's teaching?
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