Expectations for ACCESS

Summary

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2819 Church Podcast — “Expectations for ACCESS”

Date: October 26, 2025
Host: Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell, with Pastor Ron Simmons
Episode Theme:
This episode prepares 2819 Church—both local and digital disciples—for the upcoming ACCESS event at State Farm Arena. Through biblical teaching, personal reflection, and corporate instruction, Pastors Mitchell and Simmons set clear expectations for ACCESS as a sacred gathering of prayer and intercession, laying out spiritual preparations and the intended heart posture for attendees.

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Episode Overview

The central message is a call to maturity in faith, especially through seasons of suffering, and a passionate urging to approach the ACCESS gathering as a holy convocation devoted to prayer, repentance, and worship—not a show or typical church event. The episode also features teaching on communion, a detailed explanation of what ACCESS will and will not be, and practical spiritual preparation for attendees.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Enduring Pain and the True Christian Hope

• Personal Reflection on Suffering:
  • Pastor Mitchell shares his journey through deep pain as a young believer, stressing that hardship is part of the Christian walk. (00:01)
  • “The answer for the sufferings of this life and the pain of my heart, the ultimate answer is not tomorrow… The ultimate answer is Maranatha.” — Pastor Mitchell (01:45)
• Mature Perspective:
  • Encourages shifting hope from immediate change to the eternal reality of Christ’s return.
  • “We are so attached to this life that we think our real hope is a better next week or year… your Savior has gone to prepare a place for you.” — Pastor Mitchell (01:55)
  • “This should be the cry of the mature believer… Lord, come.” — Pastor Simmons (03:22)

2. Communion: Remembering the Sacrifice and Access to God

• Instituting Communion:
  • Communion is explained as a sacred ordinance established to remind believers of Christ’s sacrifice and their access to the Father. (06:23)
  • “One of the greatest weaknesses of your humanity is that you have a tendency to forget. And because the Lord knew that, he instituted this ordinance…” — Pastor Mitchell (06:29)
• Instructions to the Congregation:
  • Non-believers are encouraged to abstain, with an invitation for future participation after accepting Christ. (09:47)
• Emphasis on the New Covenant:
  • Details contrast between the burden of the old covenant and the liberty found in Christ’s ultimate sacrifice. (12:42)
  • “Thank God that one man in one moment in history nailed to the cross the requirements of the law.” — Pastor Simmons (12:52)

3. Honoring Covenantal Relationships

• Personal Tribute:
  • Pastor Mitchell honors Pastor Simmons as an essential brother and covenant partner, emphasizing the importance of meaningful spiritual relationships. (16:50)
  • Encourages listeners to value such relationships and connects their journey to the community’s growth.

4. History and Heart of ACCESS

• Origins:
  • ACCESS began in Pastor Mitchell’s parents' home with small prayer gatherings named for the “access” believers have to God through prayer. (20:40)
• Growth Vision:
  • ACCESS is now moving to an arena gathering, aiming to reignite prayer movements nationally and globally.
  • “ACCESS is not a conference. It’s not a show. It’s not just a service… ACCESS is a gathering for prayer.” — Pastor Mitchell (24:00)

5. What ACCESS Is/Is Not — Setting Expectations

• Clarifying the Event’s Purpose:
  • Not a conference or performance—no preaching, no “artist attraction,” no entertainment value (23:56–24:07).
  • Focuses on collective prayer, intercession, repentance, worship, and spiritual breakthrough.
• Spiritual Posture:
  • “We are coming next week for something holy, something sacred, something set apart, something that I believe is necessary in this hour and in this moment.” — Pastor Mitchell (24:16)
• Planned Flow:
  • Distinctive sound signals call to prayer (26:18).
  • Unguided personal prayer and repentance.
  • Guided corporate prayers for the church, city, and nation.
  • Extended worship (27:10), serving as “a doxology of faith”—praising God as though the answers to prayers are already delivered.
  • Resource distribution and ongoing encouragement to see ACCESS as a catalyst, not a culmination.

6. Spiritual Preparation for ACCESS

• Altar Mindset:
  • “I am believing that we will approach Access like it’s a giant altar…we will lay down on that altar every burden, every worry, every concern, every desire.” — Pastor Simmons (29:13)
• Call to Grieved Intercession:
  • Attendees encouraged to see the brokenness in society and bring those burdens to the altar. (30:13–31:09)
  • “I want you to go on social media, I want you to turn on the news…and I want your heart to be grieved and broken…bring all that brokenness to the altar next week.” — Pastor Ron (30:13–31:09)
• Scriptural Foundation:
  • Reference to 2 Chronicles 7:14—God responds to humble, repentant prayer. (31:10)
• Teaching on Prayer (Matthew 6):
  • God expects His people to pray: “when you pray…” (33:50)
  • Emphasis on pure motives; not to be seen, but to be heard by God. (34:43)
  • ACCESS will not be livestreamed or televised to preserve sacredness—creating a “secret place” within the arena.
    • “The revolution will not be televised…we will make the arena our secret place.” — Pastor Mitchell (35:12)
    • “We're going to make the arena a portal from earth to heaven…a spiritual tunnel from earth to heaven.” — Pastor Mitchell (37:56)
• Model Prayer for ACCESS:
  • Pray “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…” focusing first on God’s kingdom and will, before personal needs. (39:01–43:54)
  • “Take care of his business first. Then you cry out all your business afterwards.” — Pastor Mitchell (43:54)
• Call to Consecration and Fasting:
  • Seven days of consecration/fasting at any level attendees are led. (44:48)
  • “Come into his presence next week fasted up…Pay a price before you get there.” — Pastor Simmons (45:54)

7. Practical Details / Q&A

• Event Logistics:
  • Doors open at 3:00 PM, prayer hour begins at 5:00 PM (47:41–48:13).
  • Arrive early due to large expected attendance; full details online.

8. Closing: Intercessory Prayer for Global Attendees

• Call for Unselfish Prayer:
  • Congregation prays three minutes for digital disciples and travelers coming from around the world (48:29–51:12).
• Corporate Plea:
  • Worship leader leads unified cry for God’s presence and power at ACCESS, praying for safety, spiritual hunger, unity, and supernatural results. (52:04–54:43)
    • “Father, we cry out together, God…pour out your spirit, God, upon us next week, Lord, in a mighty way.” — Worship Leader / Prayer Leader (52:04)
• Declaration of Expectation:
  • Anticipating a church “ready for the King,” longing for Christ’s return. (54:44–55:47)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Suffering and Maturity

• “The apex of all your Christian desire should be for him…as you mature…goes beyond a material item…beyond a marriage…beyond believing for children…As you mature, the apex of all Christian desire should be for him.” — Pastor Mitchell (04:18–05:46)

On ACCESS

• “Access is not a conference. It is not a show. It is not just a service. We're not showing up next week for entertainment.” — Pastor Mitchell (23:56)
• “Access is a gathering to pray…petition God…intercede…repent…worship.” — Pastor Mitchell (25:44)
• “We're not only praying for that day, we're praying for what God will do beyond that day.” — Pastor Mitchell (28:28)
• “We’re going to make the arena a portal from earth to heaven….” — Pastor Mitchell (37:56)

On Prayer

• “He expects you to pray. He didn't say if you pray. He said when you pray, that is, the Lord expects all of his children to pray.” — Pastor Mitchell (33:50–34:43)
• “We don't want to be praying to be seen. We just want to be seen praying.” — Pastor Ron (34:54)
• “We will make State Farm our secret place.” — Pastor Mitchell (38:45)

On Preparation and Consecration

• “I call our church to seven days of consecration at any level you feel led.” — Pastor Mitchell (44:48)

On Unity in Prayer

• “Three minutes…join me in prayer for three minutes. Not for you, but for all our digital disciples that are coming…” — Pastor Mitchell (48:29)
• “Father, we cry out together, God…pour out your spirit…as we come together next week, Lord, give us grace this week to consecrate, God.” — Worship Leader / Prayer Leader (52:04)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Introduction to Suffering and Spiritual Maturity: 00:01–04:16
• Communion Teaching and Participation: 06:23–14:20
• Honoring Pastor Ron Simmons & Church Update: 15:05–18:21
• History and Vision Behind ACCESS: 20:40–23:56
• Defining and Protecting the Heart of ACCESS: 23:56–29:13
• Instructions for Spiritual Preparation: 29:13–45:54
• Access Event Logistics / Q&A: 47:41–48:29
• Corporate Intercessory Prayer and Closing: 48:29–52:03
• Worship and Benediction: 54:44–55:57

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Final Takeaway

ACCESS is positioned as a defining moment for 2819 Church—a call to true, unified prayer that transcends performance or programming. Attendees are urged to consecrate, come expectant, and enter into collective repentance, intercession, and worship, making the arena a “secret place”—a spiritual altar and portal—crying out for God’s kingdom in the city, nation, and world.

Transcript

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

When I was a. When I was a Young Believer Over 20 years ago, I would go through seasons of pain and great difficulty, what we would call valleys. I would cry, I would weep. I would beg God to get me out. And sometimes I've gone through things so painful that it almost seems unbearable to live. It almost seems that you lose hope, wondering, would this change? Will God respond? Will he change my season or my circumstance? Some of us know pain like that. But after two decades of walking with the Lord, I've learned something theologically. Two things. One, seasons like that will come back for me again. And they will come back for you again. Because pain and suffering and hardship and trial, unfortunately, it is a part of the human experience. And the more mature I grew in the Lord, and the more I kept reading these holy scriptures, the more I came to this revelation that the answer for the sufferings of this life and the pain of my heart, the ultimate answer is not tomorrow. The ultimate answer is Maranatha. We are so attached to this life that we think our real hope is a better next week or a better next year. But the more you bury yourself in this book, you realize that your Savior.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Has gone to prepare a place for you.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

And that when we look across the.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Sufferings of humanity and even the pain.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

I'm experiencing right now in this season.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

A year of pain, the ultimate answer.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Is what Christ said in the very end of the book. Behold, I come soon.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

And the Spirit and the bride say, come. This should be the cry of the mature believer. According to the words of Christ, our real cry is, lord, come. The Spirit and the bride cry, come. Because if we believe what he said, then we know there is a world, a life.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

That is far greater than anything we're going to experience right now.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

And that the things you're really longing.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

For, Utopia, he went to create that for you and me. And so, as we mature, the apex of all your Christian desire should be for him. Let me just tattoo that to your heart one more time as you mature. See, this goes beyond a material item. It goes beyond a physical thing you can touch. It goes beyond a financial status.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

It goes beyond a marriage, beyond believing for children. It goes beyond believing for seasons where there is no trouble or trial. As you mature, the apex of all Christian desire should be for him.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

And then when I sit in his presence, the more mature, the more I've desired, more than anything him. I've sat in pain and said, even if you don't fix this, I am content to just have you in the middle of this.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

And if he is not good enough for you.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Your heart will always be sick. Lord come soon. And, Lord, may I be most satisfied with you. And the bride says. And the bride says. And the bride says. And the bride says, yeah. And the bride says, come, Lord Jesus, come. That is the cry of the mature believer. And to help your memory, he gave us this. Go ahead, grab that communion element right now. And if you slipped in here after we gave these out, wave your hand frantically. No, stay right there. Go back, Frank. Stay in that last key. Go back to that key, Frank. Stay in that key. Go back. Just hold that key right there. Yeah, we're gonna stay in that. Come, Lord Jesus. Key. Right. One of the greatest weaknesses of your humanity is that you have a tendency to forget. And because the Lord knew that, he instituted this ordinance, that every time we do this, we will be reminded of the sacrifice he made to give you access to the Father, to make you righteous in the sight of the Father and to seal your name in the Lamb's book of life. And that you don't have to wait for us to do this together. You could do this as often as possible in remembrance of him. I want you peel back the plastic and grab the bread. And as we prepare to partake of the Lord's table in Holy Communion, listen to me. If you are not a follower of Christ, this part of our gathering is not for you. For the scripture says if anyone eat and drink of the Lord's table in an unworthy manner, you will eat and drink judgment upon yourself. So if you are not saved, you.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Are not a follower.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

We're going to ask you to abstain and just watch.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

But the hope, by the next time.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

We come back to this table, something.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Would have transformed in your life. You would have been brought into this spiritual family by the regenerating power of the Holy Spirit. And if you do not belong to.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Him, just put the element down on the floor. Don't partake for the believer. Grab that bread. The apostle Paul wrote to the church in the ancient city of Corinth that on the night before Christ was crucified, he took bread and he broke it. And he looked into his eyes of his disciples and he said, this broken bread represents my body that is about to be broken for you. And every time we eat of the bread, you should be reminded of how he was mutilated on a cross. For your sin and for mine. Lift up that bread. Lift it high. He's not blind. He can see you. Lord, from your seed in heaven, bless this bread as we Recall your sacrifice upon the cross. Break it. Eat it. Peel back that plastic. And the apostle Paul also wrote to the church in ancient Corinth. On the night before Christ was crucified, he took a cup full of wine. He looked into the eyes of his followers and said, this wine represents the blood of the new covenant. My blood that is about to be shed for you. That what you and I are under is a new covenant. A covenant of grace, a covenant of mercy, a covenant of radical forgiveness. A covenant in which we've been made righteous by the blood. That when the Lord sees you, he sees you through the blood. And that because of that sacrifice, no longer do we have to shed the blood of animals every time we make a mistake.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Just imagine the burden of the old covenant.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

That every time you made a mistake.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

You would have to shed the blood of an animal. You would be wary, you would be tired, you would be frustrated. But thank God that one man in one moment in history nailed to the cross the requirements of the law. And that by his sacrifice we have been made righteous when no longer we have to shed the blood of animals.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

For his sinless, perfect blood was shed for you and I. And for that, you should always be thankful. And you should never ever take salvation for granted.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Never ever take your salvation for granted. It came at a high cost. A high cost. Lift up that cup.

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

Lift it high.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Lord, from your seat at the right hand of the Father. You see us now, I pray, as we partake of this cup according to Isaiah 53. Symbolically, we'll drink in spiritual healing and mental healing and emotional healing and even physical healing.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

I pray we would drink in the reminder of what you have done for us in the shedding of your blood and pour out on us a spirit of gratitude and thanksgiving.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Bless this cup now in your mighty name, I pray. Drink. Cans will be passed to you to put the trash in. Do I have any thankful people in the house this morning?

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

I can't hear you.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

I said, do I have any thankful.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

People in the house this morning? I said, do I have any thankful people in the house this morning? If you are thankful, put your hands together and give God praise.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

You can be seated. Stay right there. Frank. Just soft. We're not going to be here long. Come here, Don. If you are a guest today. 2819 Church, we welcome you to this holy gathering and to all of our digital disciples watching live right now across the nation and around the world, we welcome you, our family, our spiritual family, our digital family. And if you're not a follower of Christ, we know that you're in the room. We're glad that you're here. We want you to know that you could belong before you believe and be amongst us before you believe. We are praying that God will bring you into the spiritual family by the power of the Holy Spirit. That is our prayer for you today. I am not going to preach to you a message, but I want to use the time we have together to prepare your heart for what is coming next week. And before I do that, I want to take a moment to honor one of the most important people in my life after my wife. I have walked with this brother for over two decades. He is tattooed to my heart and I am tattooed to his. He has been an older brother to me and a mentor of sorts of. He's my covenant partner in the affairs of this life outside of my wife. And I'm not sure if I would have made it this far without him. His wisdom, his counsel, his friendship. He is the pastor of one of the greatest churches in Tampa, Florida, called Designer's Way Christian Church. And if you live in Tampa, Florida, and you watch this gathering, I want to encourage you to not watch anymore. I want to encourage you to join the body of believers at Designers Way Christian Church in Tampa, Florida. There is a set apart body there of brothers and sisters who love Jesus and who are being taught the word of God, who love Jesus with their whole heart. And I want to encourage you to join that local body if you are in Tampa, Florida. I would like everybody to help me honor my covenant brother in this life. A great husband, father and man of God who slipped into our gathering today. Help me honor my brother and friend, Pastor Ron Simmons. Stand up, Ron, y'. All.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Help me honor him.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Help me honor his wife, Yvette Simmons. I love you. Bron is slightly older than me and has been a big brother to me. And I just want to tell you to value your covenant relationships. They are among the most precious things you have in this life, the shoulders that you have in this life. Somebody sent me a picture yesterday. In fact, our executive pastor sent me a picture yesterday of my brother Ron at the building that we purchased. He was standing there praying over that building and just believing God and thanking God that for so many years he's been believing for us to own our own property. And that has come to pass. For those of you who don't know that, we did purchase a building about 15 minutes from here because of your generosity, we purchased that building. $7 million cash. 2019 has no debt at the Moment. We are thankful for that. And now was that 20 million dollar climb to renovate that building. And so just continue to be generous. You know, I don't beat you up about money here, but prayer alone is not going to fix that building. Yeah, we do not own this facility that we're in. That is the first facility we own as a church. And our goal is that the, the faster we. Oh, I'm not gonna go there. Just pray and be generous our family. I want to, I want to use this time to talk to you about this historic moment we've come to together as a church. For seven days from now, we will gather for what I believe will be a historic gathering both in the life of our church and a historic gathering, I believe in the city of Atlanta and in this nation. Seven days from now, we will gather for access at State Farm Arena. A gathering that started in my parents home in Rex, Georgia when they moved here from New York to North Carolina to Georgia in a house no bigger than 800 square feet. A handful of us would go into that home on Wednesday nights and we would pray for the space of an hour. We hijacked that from the book of Acts when the apostles went up to the temple for the hour of prayer. And we would come together in my parents small home and we would, we would pray. Just a handful of us, no more than 8 than 12. And. And we gave it a name. I called it Access because essentially that's what we have in prayer. We have access to the father and we have access to the throne room. And I would never imagine that we will be seven days away from bringing that gathering to an arena. And my prayer, not the last arena, that I have a vision as the past of this church, Philip Anthony Mitchell, that we would remind the bride nationally and globally that God has called us to be a house of prayer. And that access at State Farm arena will not end there, but it will only be a catalyst for us to take that on the road and rally the body of Christ nationally and globally to pray. Now I want to use this time to prepare your hearts for what's going to happen next week. I'm talking to all of you, our digital disciples, and all of you, our local disciples. So you don't go into next week unprepared and you don't go into next week confused about what's going to take place. Okay? I want to just love on you and guide you and shepherd you for a few moments so that we have clarity around what's going to happen next week. Amen, everybody. So first, I want to tell you, hear my heart, that Access is not a conference. It's not a show. It's not just a service. So before I tell you what it is, I want to tell you what it is not. And let me repeat this to you so everybody's clear when we show up next week. Access is not a conference.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

It is not a show.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

It is not just a service. We're not showing up next week for entertainment.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

You're not showing up next week to hear me preach. You're not showing up next week for an artist like, that's not what it is. Access is a gathering for prayer. It is a gathering for us to come together and cry out to Christ together. It is a gathering for us to thin the veil and to go into the throne room together and to pound on heaven together. It is a moment in time for us to come together as a church family, locally, nationally, and to cry out to the Lord who hears the cries of his children. We are not coming next week to be entertained. You're not coming next week for a show. You're not coming next week to play around. We are coming next week for something holy, something sacred, something set apart, something that I believe is necessary in this hour and in this moment. Access is a gathering of prayer. Access is a gathering of intercession. Access is a gathering of petition. Access is a gathering of repentance.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Access is a gathering of worship. Did you hear what I said? Okay, let me say this to you one more time. Access is a gathering to pray. It is a gathering to petition God. It is a gathering to intercede. It is a gathering to repent. Okay? It is a gathering to worship. Okay.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

That when we come together next week.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

At State Farm arena, there will be.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

A call to gather. You will know that call by a.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Distinctive sound you will hear in the room.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

And then there will be a time where you will pray unguided for yourself. And you will cry out to God for yourself. And you will petition God for yourself. And you will repent for yourself.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

And you will lay down your burdens for yourself.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

And then there will be a time of guided prayers in which we will come on the microphone and guide us together as a corporate family through prayer in which we will come united and cry out to the Lord for specific things we're going to believe for our church and for our city and for our nation and for the body of Christ. And we will cry out to God together in unity. And then there will be a time of worship in which we will not walk out the arena after the hour is done. But there will be a time of worship in which we will saturate our prayers in worship. And we will linger in God's presence. And we will lay on the floor and kneel at our seats and sing unto God. And we will bathe our prayers in worship. We will. We will massage our prayers in worship. We will. We will give God a doxology of praise. Almost as to say, we believe what we have asked for. It's already done. I feel that in my spirit.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

We'Re.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Gonna sing as if all of our petition are already done. That is the worship after Access will be. Watch this. A doxology of faith. A doxology of believing that everything we have uttered in that room.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Lord, we believe that you have heard. And then there will be a call to a corporate ending. We will bless you with resources on the way out. Digital resources. We will believe God for what will happen after that day. That I want to believe that Access is more than just a moment, but it's a catalyst. And we're not only praying for that day, we're praying for what God will do beyond that day. Did you hear what I said to you? We're not only praying for that day.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

But we're praying for what God will do beyond that day. Now, family, I want you to hear me. What I am believing for next week is that we would approach Access like it's a giant altar. I am believing that we will approach Access like it's a giant altar, a massive altar that has been prepared for you and I. And I want to believe, God, that next week we will lay down on that altar every burden, every worry, every concern, every desire. We're going to lay all those things down on that giant altar. And this week, I want you to get in your heart all of the troubles of your life.

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

All of your.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Family members who are not saved. I want you to go through social media and turn on the news and look at the brokenness of society. And I want you to be grieved over the state of man and grieve over the state of America. I want you to be grieved over the state of our politics and grieved over the state of our nation. I want you to see what's going on and bring that grief to that giant altar. Did you hear what I said? I actually want you to go on social media this week. I want you to scroll, I want you to turn on the news. I want you to see the foolishness and the depravity of humanity. And I want your heart to be grieved and broken. I want you to see the lies that people are telling in America right now. I want you to bring all that brokenness to the altar next week.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Why?

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Because God said if my people. I want you to see the sickness of our nation and the sickness of the world. Why? Because God said if my people who are called by my name, if they would humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways. Watch the promise. I will hear.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

What's the promise? I will hear. And I'll heal the land that is I'll move according to your prayers. Do you understand how powerful it is that God gave human beings on the earth access to him in heaven?

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

And that a holy being would hear the cries of sinful men in the earth and move his hand because of those cries? Do you understand your prayers have the power to move the hand of God on your behalf and on behalf of others. How a man prayed to stay off the wrath of God long enough to get his nephew out of a city before God destroyed it. Do you understand the power of prayer?

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

And I want to leave you with something to meditate on this week from the words of your Savior, the greatest teaching on prayer the world has ever known. I just want to read to you what he said. And then we're going to close our time in a time of prayer. Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount teaching on prayer said in Matthew chapter 6 and beginning in verse 5, listen to what he said. He said, and when you pray.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

You.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Must not pray like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. I just want you to notice the words of your Savior when He says and when you pray. The presupposition of the text means he expects you to pray. He didn't say if you pray. He said when you pray, that is, the Lord expects all of his children to pray. So it doesn't matter if you feel like your prayer life is not strong. It doesn't matter if you feel like I don't know how to do. Doesn't matter if you're shy. So when we come into the room.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Next week, he doesn't expect us to spectate and watch. He expects us to pray.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Because he did not say if we pray. He said when we pray means there.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Is a demand on you and I to pray. And he says don't pray like hypocrites.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Who pray to be seen.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

That is, we don't want to pray with wrong motives next week. We don't want to be praying to be seen. We just want to be seen praying. So we want to pray with pure motives so that the reward would not just be the applause of men. The reward would be he heard us. He says, and when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your father who is in secret, and your father who sees in secret, he will reward you. So he teaches us that we need to have places where we go and cry out to him in private. And that's why next week, Access will not be live streamed. No, the revolution will not be televised. No, Access is for everybody who gets in the arena. It's for everyone who takes the initiative to get in the room. It will not be live stream, it will not be televised. We will make the arena our secret place. Right. We're gonna make the arena our secret place. And behind the closed doors of the arena, we're gonna pound on heaven together. There will be no cameras to the world next week. There will be no cameras for people to clip and mock. No. We will come behind the closed doors of the arena and pound on heaven together. We will make State Farm our secret place. That they gonna remember, even the employees that work there, that this room will not be just for basketball and for concerts. No. But a people came and consecrated this building for a purpose and for a space and for a time. Watch this. We're gonna make the arena a portal from earth to heaven. Did you hear what I said? I'm talking to you with the hat on. Did you hear what I said? We're going to make the arena a portal. I want to run on behalf of the city and America and the nations of the world. We're gonna make the arena a port, a spiritual tunnel from earth to heaven. And in that portal, thousands of us will travel in that portal with our prayers into the throne room. And we will. We will lay things at the feet of the Savior in that throne room. And we will. We will put a demand on him to come down and respond to the cries of your children. Listen to me.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

State farm will be 2819's secret place.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

He said in verse seven. And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases like the Gentiles do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words, that is. We're not going to pray with empty speech. He's not saying, don't have long prayers Just don't have empty prayers. That your prayers be connected to your heart. Do not be like them. For your father knows what you need before you ask him. That is, we are praying to a God who knows what we're coming for. He's waiting for us to get there. And then the last thing he said, he said, when you pray, pray like this. And although a lot of you have learned this prayer called the Lord's Prayer, you prayed it like a model. He didn't give it to us to be a. A script. He gave it to us to be an example on how to pray. That's why he says, pray then like this. How should we pray next week? Our Father, who is in heaven, hallowed be your name. Next week when you pray, I want you to remember who you're talking to. You're talking to your father. And I know for some of us that's difficult because a father was not there, but you're talking to the one who loves you unconditionally.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

And next week, I want you to remember where he is. When we're praying, we will be in the arena. He is above. He is in a place where he's not limited and his hands are not tied. We're praying to our Father as a family, local disciples, digital disciples from across the nation and around the world, we're going to be praying to our Father. Where is he? He is in heaven, but he's not limited. There is nothing you will pray next week that he does not have the power to move in. He said, hallowed be your name. So we're praying to our Father who is holy. He's holy. He's set apart. We will come before him with respect and humility and awe and trembling and wonder. And before we start begging him for all of the material things he want, he says, take care of my business first. When we get there next week, we're going to take care of his business first. He says, pray, your kingdom come.

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

Your will be done.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

We're on earth. Is this in heaven? You want God to take care of your house? You take care of his kingdom first. That's why I told you this week, look across social media, look across the new. I want you to come there broken next week so that you don't open your mouth and just start crying for houses and cars and husbands and wives. No, we're going to come in there, we're going to pound heaven. Your kingdom come, Lord.

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

Save souls, Lord.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Raise up churches, Lord. Raise up ministries, Lord. Raise up missionaries, Lord. Let the gospel spread, Lord. Let your king, Lord. Open blind eyes, Lord. Open deaf ears, Lord, reveal yourself to my unsaved loved ones, Lord. Take down every church you did not plant. Expose every false prophet.

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

Lord, deliver your.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

People from the lies and the wheels of the devil. We want God to hear thousands of his children saying, lord, your kingdom come, your will be done. So you should spend some time in the Word this week because this is his will. Your will be done. We will be unified. We will be a people of love. We will love your word. We will love prayer. We want to see your church like we want to pray the scriptures. We want to pray his will. We want to take care of his business first. That time you have of unguided prayer. Take care of his business first. I told you that today. That time you have of unguided prayer. Next week, take care of his business first.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Can you do that? I'm talking to you. Let me repeat that time you have of unguided prayer where it's just you and the Lord. Hear your pastor talking to you. Take care of his business first. Then. Verse 7, verse 11. Then take care of your business. Give us this day our daily bread. You see whose business comes first? His, then yours. Pray then like this. Take care of his business first. Then you cry out all your business afterwards. Verse 12. And forgive us our debts as we forget our debtors. Next week is the week to wring out your heart from unforgiveness and grudging and sin and all matter of stuff you're carrying and gripe and somebody you hold them from a previous season and jealousy like we're gonna get. You're gonna wash your heart of all of that. We're gonna leave all of that in the arena in our secret place. And lead us not to temptation. We're going to believe God to guide us into the future and to protect us from the wiles of the devil. That's how we're going to pray next week. Amen. Anybody? Now I call you to consecrate for the next seven days at any level you feel led by the Spirit. Starting Monday morning, I call our church to seven days of consecration at any level you feel led. For some of us, we will abstain completely from food until after access is over. For some of you, it may be one meal a day. For some of you, whatever it is, just. Just consecrate at some level. Fast and consecrate yourself at some level.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Come into his presence next week. Fast it up. Make a sacrifice before you get there. Pay a price before you get There the Lord will see that and respond. Because right after this, he goes into. And when you fast, so you don't have to do what the staff and I are doing, but consecrate at some.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Level, Fast at some level, Break your flesh at some level and come before the Lord next week. Fasted. Does everybody understand what access is? Does everybody understand what's going to happen next week?

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Are we.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Are we clear? Family?

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

Yes.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Is there any questions I can answer for you or. Or are you clear? Oh, he gave me a thumbs up. I like that. Are there any questions I can answer for you? Or are we clear as a family? Digital disciples. Are we. Are we clear as a family? Got faith that you are. It's a yes. I see thumbs up over here in the red 2019 sweater. I see thumbs up everywhere. Like, are we clear? We know what access is not. And we know what it is. We know what we come in to do. We know how we should pray. I told you the script. Say that again. You have one question. What is it? Because it's a lot of people who's coming to the event. What time should we come to make.

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

Sure we can get in the building?

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Okay? You can stay there, Frank. The doors open at 3 and we begin our hour of prayer at 5. All of that is on our access website. That's the only question I'm going to answer.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

It's a good question.

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

The hour of prayer starts at five. Five to six is the hour of prayer and then a time of worship and a doxology. The doors will open at 3. I advise you to get there early.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Okay?

[Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell]

Now this is how I want us to close out our time together. Three minutes. Okay? And this is what I want us to do. Three minutes. We have digital disciples coming from across the nation and people who are coming from around the world. They let us know they're coming from far distances. Africa, Australia. And I want us to sow a seed into them. I'm not talking about money. I'm talking about prayer. I want us to do something right now, very unselfish, because we've been in access before here at our location, but they have not. It will be their first access and I want all of us to sow a seed into them. I want us to till the ground for them and for the space of three minutes. Because I like the number three. I want to ask you if you would join me in prayer for three minutes. Not for you, but for all of our digital disciples that are coming from across the country and around the world. I Want us to sow a seed into them and believe God for them. Can you do that? Now, listen, three minutes. If you need to get on the floor, you want to get in the aisle, you want to kneel down at your chair, you want to come to the altar, whatever's comfortable for you right now. Pray. Three minutes. You're praying for our family that's coming from across the country and around the world. Just pray for them.

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

Pray, pray, pray, pray. Pray over our spiritual family. Pray over access. Pray over next Sunday. Pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Hallelujah, Lord.

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

Pray. Father, we cry out together, God. Pray for our digital disciples, God. And our family coming from across the nation and around the world. God. For access, God. That great gathering of prayer, Lord. We cry out, Father, that you would bring them in safely from across the nation and around the world, Father. God. We pray they will come hungry. We pray they will come ready. We pray they will come expectant. We pray they will come and lay down the heavy burdens, God. Pour out your spirit, God, upon us next week, Lord, in a mighty way. In the name of Jesus, Lord. Father, we come to gather, God. We come to petition, God. We come to intercede, God. We come to remember 10, God. We come to pray. We come to pray and to seek your face, Lord, as a family, a national family, a global family. God, oh, Lord, hear our prayers for them, God. Meet them in a special way, Lord, in the name of Jesus. God. Hook and joy, Lord. Pull them in, Father, from the north, from the south, from the east, from the west, God. We pray in the name of Jesus as we gather as a family. You will come down upon us from heaven, Lord. You would render heavens and come down, God. You will meet us next week with power and might and glory and signs and wonders and miracles and healing and deliverance and answers, God. And comfort, Lord, as we come together next week, Lord, give us grace this week to concentrate, God. Open our eyes that we'll see the brokenness of humanity and be grieved in our soul, God, in the name of Jesus, Lord, your kingdom come, Lord. Your will be done, Lord, on earth as it is in heaven. God, in the name of Jesus, Lord, give us your cry, give us your burden. Give us your tears. Give us your grief, God. In the name of Jesus, Lord. Hallelujah, Lord. Give our prize, Lord. We ask God in the mighty and the majestic and the matchless, name above the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Somebody give him praise in this house like a bride waiting for hope Church. Praise him in this house.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Ready for.

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

You every time Longing for a king with say like a bride Like a bride Waiting for that room we'll be a church ready for you Every heart longing for a we Even so Even so Come Lord Jesus, come Even so Come Lord Jesus come say even so Even so Lord Jesus, Jesus, Lord Jesus.

[Pastor Ron Simmons]

Dance together Give God praise please don't move. Don't move. Don't move. Don't move. Don't move.

[Worship Leader / Prayer Leader]

Hallelujah.