I’ve been asked several times since April about our new schedule now that we have our own central meeting location - so, here it is - along with some vision for future plans:

EVERY Saturday
6pm to 9pm

That’s it - simple, and a great place to come and begin to cultivate a lifestyle of gathered prayer and worship. In partnership with other prayer & worship gatherings in our area, we will always ask people to please prioritize attendance of other prayer gatherings over ours - but, we will remain consistent, so as to try to keep anyone from ever showing up at an empty building when they’re expecting a prayer meeting.

On the Second Saturday of every month, our meeting format is a little different than on the other Saturdays. On the Second Saturday, our meeting is modeled after one of our mottos: fiery worship; bold teaching; fervent prayer - because, that’s exactly what happens on that night, and in that order.  Unlike all of the other Saturday meetings that are 3 hours of constant intercessory worship, with a “drop-in” schedule (come and stay for as little or as much as you want) - the Second Saturday will start with about an hour of uninterrupted worship, after which a short & concise teaching will be given that is aimed at fueling a life of prayer and worship, which will flow into a time of response and intercessory worship for the remainder of the evening.

The Prayer Room is located on the corner of Alma Blvd and North 20th St in Van Buren, AR.

We will have an internship beginning August 1st, and will aim to have morning and lunch-time prayer & worship sets up-and-going as many days as possible, as soon as possible.  These meetings will probably be from 6am to 8am, and from 11am to 1pm, and, will be of the “drop-in” variety.  Because it will also (most likely) be difficult to put full worship teams together (at first) for these meetings, they will probably be one or two singers & musicians, along with one or two dedicated prayer leaders facilitating corporate prayer & worship.

The Prayer Room is not directly financially supported by any specific congregations, nor do we intentionally seek-out this time of “budget item” support.  Our rent and utilities are paid by individual believers (and their families) who have a heart-for and understand-of the need for saints to gather themselves together and pray for our region.  Right now, a small handful of us are covering these costs with great sacrifice.  We eagerly invite you to join us in helping to provide this cross-denominational, multi-congregational place of prayer and worship.

Your gifts can be sent via traditional mail to:

Like David Did
1000 Flat Rock Dr
Van Buren, AR 72956

Or, one-time, or recurring monthly giving can be securely established on-line via PayPal at our directors’ website: http://www.likedaviddid.com/partnering.  All gifts are tax deductible.  A PayPal account is NOT needed, and gifts may be given using most bank cards.

We hope to pray and worship alongside you very soon.

Aaron & Robin Jackson

Here’s a little “take away” from this past Saturday night (May 30th, 2009): Jesus is inviting us to come out of our self-created refuge and run with Him on the mountains of our guilt, shame, addictions, personality flaws, and entangling sins.  Those things that are hindering our love for Jesus aren’t what is actually hindering our love. Huh? Yeah.  Our fear of being with Jesus in spite of those things is more of an obstacle than those things themselves.

That fear, which is really shame and guilt, brings to light the real issue: a lack of knowledge.  But, I’ll address that in another article, soon.

Our dear friend and prayer pioneer, Katie Howell, was leading us in prayer through Isaiah 64.  I was about to paste some of it in here, but wow, the whole thing is so powerful and relevant to this topic.  So I encourage you to open your Bible and dig into it (or check it out here: http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Isa&c=64&v=1&t=NKJV#top).  Anyway, as she was praying through it, and we began to sing these very Scriptures, the Lord tied “the mountains” mentioned in verses 1 & 3 to the mountains of the Song of Songs chapters 2, 4 & 5.  Jesus, our Bridgegroom, leaps and skips upon the very things that hinder and scare us. He even invites us to come and dance on them with Him.  But, just like the shulamite, our fear (chapter 2) and our immaturity (chapter 5) keep us from running with Him in victory over the obstacles that are hindering our love.

Just like in Isaiah 64, however, the Lord is wanting to shake those mountains.  He desires to burn-up and consume every thing that hinders our love.  Yes, just like in verses 4-9, the Lord does expect us to do our part, to try and desire, to live righteous - pleasing before Him, but He understands (v.6) that our own contrived righteousness is still just “filthy rags”, and ultimately, it is our dependence on Him and what He did on the cross, and our attempts at “running after and with Him” that will allow us to be purified by Him, and bring us into that right place of relationship with Him - in victory over the mountains (the obstacles) that kept us “in our room”, shut-off from the type of relationship with Him that He desires.

Don’t hesitate when He comes to draw you into a place of deeper love with Him - despite your flaws. Sometimes, when we do finally decide to respond, He’s right there waiting for us (Song, chapter 2&3), but sometimes, it’s going to make things a lot more painful (Song, chapter 5).

“Draw me after you, and let us run together.  Though I am dark, you say I am lovely.  I will rejoice in You, and be glad!  More than anything else that competes for my affections and brings me comfort and joy, I will remember You and the true love that only You can give!”  (Song 1 & Hosea 2)