Presence Pioneers

David did not start out as a “prayer” guy - it wasn’t until a 3 day event of 24/7 prayer(which he was dreading!) that he really saw the value and joy of extended prayer. They eventually planted the Prayer Furnace in 2009 and continued hosting these extended times of prayer, 12-18 hours a day for about 10 years.LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEAwaken the Dawn • http://awakenthedawn.comThe Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interviews with key leaders in the prayer & worship movement.SUBSCRIBE VIA EMAIL • http://eepurl.com/gfw9vHMORE RESOURCES FROM MATTHEW • http://presencepioneer.comINSTAGRAM • http://instagram.com/presencepioneers/FACEBOOK • http://facebook.com/presencepioneers/EPISODE DESCRIPTIONAwaken The Dawn is not fundamentally about events for David - it’s a decentralized mo

Should our prayer meetings be more solemn or more joyful? Should we have to choose? No surprise, it’s usually both/and, not either/or. People do the same thing with prayer and missions, when in reality God calls us to both!//Key Scriptures: Joel 2, Isaiah 56, Matthew 11, Hebrews 12, Ezra 3The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interviews with key leaders in the prayer & worship movement.SUBSCRIBE • http://eepurl.com/geDMQXINSTAGRAM • http://instagram.com/presencepioneers/FACEBOOK • http://facebook.com/presencepioneers/EPISODE DESCRIPTIONIn the house of prayer movement, it’s been more solemn in the past. The truth of the kingdom of God is that it is both now and not yet! Previously the prayer movement has focused on the “not yet”, but there’s a new movement awakening that

In this episode, Matthew and Lisa discuss more practical tips as well as the on-the-ground work that comes from hosting prayer locally. She dives into the "mission and justice" side of the 24-7 Prayer movement.LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEhttp://247prayerusa.comThe Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interviews with key leaders in the prayer & worship movement.SUBSCRIBE • http://eepurl.com/geDMQXINSTAGRAM • http://instagram.com/presencepioneers/FACEBOOK • http://facebook.com/presencepioneers/EPISODE DESCRIPTIONThis time, Matthew asks Lisa to go into the Mission and Justice part of the mission statement of 247 Prayer.Prayer is breathing in, Mission and Justice is breathing out. Lisa believes that if we’re spending time in communion with God, we’ll come out of it with a p

Lisa Koons jokes that she got “hoodwinked” into her unique role. She compares her encounter to Paul on the road of Damascus, where she felt God communicate that He wanted to connect with His people and equip them to pray! After that her calling was undeniable - she started a prayer room in Charlotte. Then a friend gave her the book Red Moon Rising, and she could see that God had “hoodwinked” some people overseas to do the same thing. They’ve now been going nonstop for 15 years!LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE24-7 Prayer • http://24-7prayer.comThe Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interviews with key leaders in the prayer & worship movement.SUBSCRIBE • http://eepurl.com/gfw9vHMORE RESOURCES FROM MATTHEW • http://presencepioneer.comINSTAGRAM • http://instagram.com/presencepioneers

In this bonus episode, Matthew Lilley shares a teaching on The Heart of Fasting. Our hope is that this episode provides some biblical theology, encouragement and resources to help you enter into a lifestyle of fasting.Please note that the teaching content is an audio recording from previous years, and it is a bit longer than most normal episodes.//// SUGGESTED BOOKS ON FASTING //// God’s Chosen Fast by Arthur Wallis: http://amzn.to/2mBTLnuHunger for God: Desiring God Through Prayer and Fasting by John Piper: http://amzn.to/2DagwWAThe Jesus Fast: The Call to Awaken the Nations by Lou Engle: http://amzn.to/2mBSlt5Rewards of Fasting: Experiencing the Power and Affections of God by Mike Bickle: http://amzn.to/2D9EjWKShaping History Through Prayer and Fasting by Derek Prince: http://amzn.to/2DGmEXTAtomic Power with God Through Fasting & Prayer by Franklin Hall: http://amzn.to/2DFnwM0The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & nig

In this episode, Matthew gets some background story from Darrian Summerville , founder of The Moravian Watch and City Servants Church in Northern Virginia.Key Scripture: Isaiah 56:6-7, Psalm 132LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEhttp://mwatch.org is how you can join the movement!The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interviews with key leaders in the prayer & worship movement.SUBSCRIBE • http://eepurl.com/geDMQXINSTAGRAM • http://instagram.com/presencepioneers/FACEBOOK • http://facebook.com/presencepioneers/EPISODE DETAILSGrowing up outside Detroit, sports were Darrian’s focus - until he encountered God at a party in the middle of fleeing drug charges in Chicago. Darrian left the corporate world to serve full-time for The Call in Detroit in 2010 - “the #1 murder zipcode in the nati

In episode 22 we welcome back Jonathan Tremaine Thomas to the podcast. This episode is full of insights on topics such as racism, justice, righteousness and prayer.As the founder of Civil Righteousness, JT shares about the foundation of God’s throne being both justice and righteousness. The focus on either righteousness or justice is a major source of divisiveness between political “right” and “left.” The Bible teaches us that both internal and external transformation are needed.JT urges worshipers and intercessors to consider the call to humility and justice – not just hosting God’s presence in prayer meetings but in our relationships to one another, especially those different than we are. We as the body of Christ must recognize our cultural differences without letting them become division in the Church. Ultimately, Jonathan reminds us that “Hunger for God trumps cultural expression and preference.”Key Scripture: Amos 5:23-24, Luke 18:7-8, Isaiah 58, Micah 6:8, Zephaniah 3:10, Revelation 5:9// Links from Thi

In this episode Matthew Lilley interviews, Jonathan Tremaine Thomas, the founder of Civil Righteousness. JT shares of his journey that began in college when God told him that he would be used to "love the guns out of their hands."In 2014, God led his family to Ferguson, Missouri following the shooting of Michael Brown and into the resulting rioting that broke out throughout the city. A day & night worship & prayer tent was established in the midst of the crisis, and God began to move supernaturally!"When crisis comes on a land that brings repentance, the glory of God has come on the land... we pray for a great awakening not realizing that the awakening has come in the form of a rude awakening."God invited their intercession in into the midst of the brokenness of the world to carry God's presence and become the answers to our prayers. He calls this proximate intercession.The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God

In this episode Matthew Lilley interviews Tiffany Buhler, the director of the David’s Tent, an annual 72 hour non-stop worship event where thousands have come away to worship Jesus together. The events began it the United Kingdom and have recently expanded into the United States.As Tiffany shares her journey into leading David’s Tent, you will be inspired by their journey of faith to host God’s presence and gather thousands of believers in unity to minister to the Lord. As Christians have camped out together and worshiped non-stop for three days, His presence has encountered people in profound ways. Bodies and mental illnesses have been healed, believers have come together in deeper unity and furnaces of day & night worship & prayer have been birthed out of these catalytic worship festivals.The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hoste

During a recent ministry trip, Matthew Lilley received an entire sermon from the Holy Spirit during the musical worship of a service - right before he had to stand up to teach! The teaching has been titled "Cast Down Your Crowns", and he shares an abbreviated version of that sermon on this episode.There is a pattern seen in the life of David, in the heavenly throne room and in the life of Jesus where priestly activity precedes the kingly activity. David danced "undignified" before the Lord, the elders of heaven "cast down their crowns" and Jesus "emptied himself" to come to earth. Likewise, God invites us to cast down our pride, humbly depend on God and humbly worship God with freedom and intimacy.The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interv

In this episode, Niko Peele returns to the podcast to discuss the importance of unity among the generations, how to engage with students and the power of the Gospel. Niko is the director of Ignite Movement, a network of missional prayer communities on college campuses.As someone who is engaging regularly with millenials (young adults) and Generation Z (high school and college age), Niko offers valuable wisdom on how individuals, churches and communities can build bridges between older and younger believers.If you want to see students reached with the Gospel, or if you struggle to engage with those who are younger or older than you, then this episode will encourage you and equip you to be a catalyst for unity among generations and revival among young people.The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short

In this episode, Matthew Lilley interview Niko Peele, the founder of Ignite Movement, a campus prayer movement based in Raleigh, North Carolina. You will hear about Niko's personal journey as a college student and stories from a small revival that Niko's student ministry helped spark at Chowan University. God then launched Niko out as a campus missionary, and they are now seeing God move powerfully on college campuses across the southeast United States!"We can literally change a city, a community, a campus, a a nation on our knees." -Niko Peele You will hear powerful testimonies of what God is doing on college campuses in America right now, have your faith stirred for the future of our nation, and hear how united prayer leads to expressions of evangelism and discipleship.The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthe

In episode 16 Matthew Lilley interviews Jonathan Friz, the founder of an initiative called 10 Days, which is mobilizing cities to shut down for united prayer and worship during the Days of Awe. You will hear Jonathan share (amusing, at times) stories of struggles & burnout in his spiritual life and ministry, but you will also hear amazing testimonies of salvation, healing, miracles, revival and unity as God works through the Ten Days of prayer movement in recent years."I knew that if I sought Him because I loved Him, then all the other things I wanted to see, in terms of revival, would come as well." - Jonathan FrizWhether you are wanting to grow in prayer and faith in your personal life, or whether you are a leader desiring to see greater prayer and unity, you will find great encouragement, laughter and wisdom from Jonathan's insights and stories. Learn more about 10 Days on their website:http://10days.netThe Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host

In episode 15, Matthew Lilley teaches about what it means to be “undignified” like King David – free from fear of man and able to do whatever God tells you to do. David’s wild worship and obedience costs him the reproach of those who mocked him, including his own wife. Yet David lived His life “before the Lord” not before man. Jesus lived the same way during his time on the earth by focusing primarily on pleasing the Father rather than those around Him.The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interviews with key leaders in the prayer & worship movement.SUBSCRIBE • http://eepurl.com/geDMQXINSTAGRAM • http://instagram.com/presencepioneers/FACEBOOK • http://facebook.com/presencepioneers/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/presence-pioneers-worship-prayer-and-reviv

In episode 14 Matthew Lilley gives a summary teaching on the topic of the Tabernacle of David, one of the primary topics of his personal Bible study and focus of his ministry in the last 15 years.David, as a man after God’s own heart, is a type of Jesus Christ. David’s kingdom points to the kingdom of God. As we study David and his kingdom, we learn about Jesus and His kingdom. At the center of King David’s kingdom was David’s tabernacle, where David set the Ark of the Covenant in a tent in Jerusalem and funded over 4000 musicians and singers to minister before God with prophetic worship day & night for 33 years. What David manifested in a limited geography (Israel), Jesus will manifest on a worldwide scale.Key Scripture: Amos 9:11, Acts 15:16-17, I Chronicles 9:33, 14:16-17, 16:1-6, 16:37-43, Psalm 27:4, 132:1-5The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes

Every great move of God and revival in Christian history has included new songs, fresh sounds and creative expressions of worship. In episode 13, Matthew Lilley teaches about the necessity of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in our praise & worship. Rather than simply mimicing the sounds of previous awakenings, God wants to fill the Church with His Spirit and empower us with supernatural gifts to worship in Spirit and in Truth. Let God fill you with is Spirit and sing a new song to the Lord!This teaching is a 15 minute clip from Matthew’s teaching series entitled Worship Leading Essentials. New teaching series with wisdom and insights from 20+ years of worship leading experience and years of Bible study to this teaching series. Worship Leading Essentials provides vital theological and practical foundations for experiencing and leading Spirit-filled worship. Get it here: https://presencepioneer.com/product/worship-leading-essentials/The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your communi

David becomes King of Israel and his first priority is to bring the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem. David was focused on establishing the kingdom of Israel with day & night worship around God’s presence at the center. David’s kingdom is a picture of the kingdom of God under the leadership of Jesus Christ. What does David’s priority for God’s presence tell us about the way Jesus rules His kingdom?Enjoy this teaching by Matthew Lilley that was recorded at the Wildfires student school on May 22, 2019.The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interviews with key leaders in the prayer & worship movement.SUBSCRIBE • http://eepurl.com/geDMQXINSTAGRAM • http://instagram.com/presencepioneers/FACEBOOK • http://facebook.com/presencepioneers/Support this podcast at — https://re

As a full-time intercessory missionary for 20 years, Benjamin Atkinson has helped planted multiple houses of prayer in cities and on campuses across America. As a husband and father of five children, Benjamin has also developed a uniquely powerful culture of prayer with his family. He is also the founder of a discipleship method called Holy Clubs and the author of the book Firm Foundations.In this episode Matthew Lilley talks to Benjamin all about PRAYER – how to enjoy it, how to be more faithful with it, how to pray with your family, and the common challenges in pursuing a life of prayer.The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interviews with key leaders in the prayer & worship movement.SUBSCRIBE • http://eepurl.com/geDMQXINSTAGRAM • http://instagram.com/presencepioneers

If you’ve ever struggled to feel God’s presence outside of church gatherings or corporate worship, then this episode is for you. If you love God but struggle to value times of corporate worship in church, then this episode is for you.In episode 10, Matthew seeks to answer some of these questions…. What is worship? What does it mean to live a “life of worship”? And if worship is a lifestyle, then what is the value of our gathered times of singing together as the body of Christ? What is praise and how is it different than worship?The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interviews with key leaders in the prayer & worship movement.SUBSCRIBE • http://eepurl.com/geDMQXINSTAGRAM • http://instagram.com/presencepioneers/FACEBOOK • http://facebook.com/presencepioneers/Support this

Jesus made it clear that we are to persistently ask the Father for things in prayer. If Jesus himself asks the Father for his inheritance in the nations, how much more should we ask God for His will to be done? Asking is a foundational activity of the kingdom because relationships are the essence of the kingdom.This episode is another portion of a teaching on intercession given by Matthew at the School of Revival in Durham, North Carolina.The Presence Pioneers podcast exists to help YOU and your community experience and host the presence of God through day & night worship & prayer – because we believe God’s presence changes everything. Hosted by Matthew Lilley, episodes feature short Bible teachings and interviews with key leaders in the prayer & worship movement.SUBSCRIBE • http://eepurl.com/geDMQXINSTAGRAM • http://instagram.com/presencepioneers/FACEBOOK • http://facebook.com/presencepioneers/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/presence-pioneers-worship-prayer-and-revival-podcast/do