Core Values

Lifestyle Values of the Citywide Prayer Movement

A Desperate quest for the Manifest Presence of God in our personal lives and in our geographic region

"Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down!" Isaiah 64:1c

"In Your presence is fullness of joy, At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore." Psalm 16:11

"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God." Psalm 42:1

"My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land" Psalm 63:1

"And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." John 14:21

Intimacy with Jesus is our life ambition

"Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples" John 13:23

"But I am afraid that your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ." 2 Corinthians 11:3

"promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord." 1 Corinthians 7:35

"I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord" Philippians 3:8

Building of Trust and Friendship among the body of Christ

"And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more" Philippians 1:9

"I beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."
Ephesians 4:1-3

"All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had." Acts 4:32

Pursuit of personal humility and brokenness

"Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself." Philippians 2:1-4

"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart These, O God, You will not despise." Psalm 51:17

"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up." James 4:10

"For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty" 1 Corinthians 1:26-28

Unified Persistent Prayer among all Gods people

"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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

"These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer" Acts 1:14

Preparation of our personal lives and our city to be a habitation of Gods Presence

"And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them." Exodus 25:8

" Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God." Exodus 29:4

"I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever." 2 Chronicles 6:2

"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them."
Revalation 21:2-3

Compassion and Outreach to the Lost and Broken

"When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them..." Matthew 9:36

"All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." Acts 2:44-47