Mike Bickle: IHOP Kansas City

Situated in the heart of Kansas City, is a prayer movement. Praying non-stop, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the International House of Prayer is led by Mike Bickle. The ministry is comprised of prayer rooms, training and internships, events such as prayer and worship conferences, worship and ministry schools, and more. Now, Mike Bickle has been selected as the leader of the prayer ministry for God TV (the newest Christian television broadcasting channel in America). You can pray with Mike Bickle and the IHOP team every morning on God TV, but you can also join in with the 24-hour prayer ministry via the Internet.

Prayer is the fundamental principle that is the very core of a relationship with God. Without prayer, there is no communication and like any relationship, when communication fails, the relationship fails as well. If any Christian strives to have a closer, deeper, and more intimate relationship with God, they will need to cultivate their prayer life. Mike Bickle provides numerous tools and teaching strategies that will equip and empower the believer to establish their own prayer walk with God.

Not only does Mike Bickle and the IHOP Kansas City empower Christians in their prayer life, the ministry also teaches the necessary strategies involved in hearing God's response. You may be surprised to discover that God actually responds to prayer, but it's true. If you are going to have a powerful effective relationship with God, you must begin by understanding that prayer is a two-way deal. You talk to God, wait, listen, and He talks back to you. Through Mike Bickle's ministry and the IHOP KC team, you will gain the tools necessary to have an effective prayer life.

You will also notice that Mike Bickle's ministry and the IHOP Kansas City prayer team use a unique combination of prayer and worship. In fact, if you pay attention, you'll notice that it is a three-fold combination of prophecy, prayer, and worship that is at play. Combining prayer and worship is not a neat little idea that Mike Bickle came up with; it is actually a design that is explained in Scriptures. In Revelation, there is mention of the Harp and Bowl.

Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four
Revelation 5:9 and they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

These two verses are the foundation for the harp and bowl method of prayer and worship. It is the model that was laid out in the Scriptures and is the structural basis for the worship that has been continuing at IHOP Kansas City for over 7 years without any interruptions. For more information regarding the Harp and Bowl prayer model or Mike Bickle's ministry, please visit Mike Bickle's website as well as God TV's Prayer Room.