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maturing in Christian life and a strong
missionary impulse. They go out and
preach the gospel. Frequently, we'll hear
accounts of former Adventists being re-
baptized, members of other denomina-
tions accepting the Adventist faith, and
those who were not grounded in the
faith making decisions for baptism. Many
pastors testify that their members who
participate in Room 57 understand more
biblical teachings, have a keen sense of
mission, and, consequently, are useful in
the body of Christ.
DS: Have you observed any impact
on the faithfulness of church members
who chose to pray more?
Without a doubt! We have used
a feature that YouTube offers to learn
about the growth in faithfulness. Here
are the results for four questions:
Have you improved your personal de-
votion habit by being part of Room 57?
(1,000 votes)
Yes: 71%
It was already a habit: 19%
No: 8%
As you participated in Room 57, have
you experienced a transformation in
your prayer life? (1,200 votes)
Yes, it has totally changed: 75%
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| was already praying intensely: 18%
Nothing has changed: 6%
As you participated in Room 57, has
your willingness to sacrifice for those
who do not yet know Christ changed?
(1700 votes)
Yes, completely: 77%
| already sacrificed: 17%
Nothing has changed: 4%
As you participated Room 57, has your
faithfulness in tithes and offerings
changed? (1,500 votes)
| was already faithful: 53%
Yes, completely: 30%
Nothing has changed: 15%
DS: What would be your advice to
pastors and church leaders who would
like to start a prayer movement in their
local church or district?
With all modesty, | would talk
about my experience, and if it is help-
ful to any colleagues or church leaders,
praise the Lord.
To start a prayer movement in a local
church, | would first do an analysis of my
own prayer life. In Ephesians 6:18, one of
the pieces of God's armor is the prayer
in the Spirit. It’s not about praying more,
but praying in the Spirit. A clear under-
standing of this aspect was decisive for
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my personal revival. It has improved the
quality, time, purpose, and results of my
devotional life.
If | do not know the Spirit, the conse-
quence is to pray without His powerful in-
tercession. 'm one hundred percent sure
that the prayer life of many is marked by
insignificance, precisely because they are
unaware of the need to use the powerful
weapon, prayer, only in the Spirit and not
in human strength.
Another clear step would be to teach
the members that in the dispensation
of the Spirit, prayer is the weapon for
receiving His anointing Power will only
be granted in abundance to those who
insistently seek new baptism of the Spirit.
My advice can be summarized in
these words: Let us continue doing al-
most everything which we are doing
to lead our beloved church to a life of
prayer and mission, but by acknowledg-
ing the person of the Spirit as the agent
responsible for everything we need. We
have to lead our loved ones to not only
pray, but to pray in the Spirit; not only to
walk, but to walk in the Spirit. We do not
need more ideas, what we need is a con-
ceptual reorientation, praying and doing
in the Spirit.
| suggest reading some books about
the topic, in addition to the Bible and the
Spirit of Prophecy:
Steps to Personal Revival: Being Filled
with the Holy Spirit by Helmut Haubeil.
Abiding in Jesus: How Do We Do It?
by Helmut Haubeil.
Dare to Ask for More by Melody Ma-
son
The Coming of the Comforter by Le-
Roy E. Froom
hia
Pastor Wagner Almeida Teixeira is
currently pastoring four churches in
Valparaiso South, Planalto Central
Conference, DF, Brazil. He is the
founder of the Room 57 movement.
APRIL-JUNE 2023