other Multi-faith prayer request (Editable thread)

[Rob Monster]

NamePros created a new thread category where your posts remain editable after you post. I have an immediate thought for how to put that capability to use, and that is an ongoing thread for prayer requests.

Prayer warriors from any faith are welcome to follow this thread and intercede for folks who are running into some adverse circumstance or challenge, are at an important crossroad, etc.

Even if you have no faith, send kind thoughts.

Since the posts are editable, posters can come back later and add a post-script to about whether some issue was resolved or was otherwise overcome, or posted can just white it out.

The main thing is to just send good thoughts to whoever needs them. If others want to PM someone about their challenge or circumstance, by all means have at it.

That's it. If the thread goes nowhere, no worries.

 

[Rob Monster]

Stories of CoronaVirus-related challenges are on the rise.

Epik team member @Zayto's grandfather is named Petru. He is under quarantine in Romania. @Zayto's brother and stepdad were also just laid off.

Kindly send prayers of healing, restoration and providence to their family, that they would find themselves in the right place at the right time.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Mister Funsky]

Just to update my post from above...I just learned my niece is covid free and although she is not up to full speed by any means, she is returning to the hospital tomorrow to work and help in any way she can. Thank God!

I will be sending prayers for the grandfather in Romania.

 

[Daniel Owens]

NamePros created a new thread category where your posts remain editable after you post. I have an immediate thought for how to put that capability to use, and that is an ongoing thread for prayer requests.

Prayer warriors from any faith are welcome to follow this thread and intercede for folks who are running into some adverse circumstance or challenge, are at an important crossroad, etc.

Even if you have no faith, send kind thoughts.

Since the posts are editable, posters can come back later and add a post-script to about whether some issue was resolved or was otherwise overcome, or posted can just white it out.

The main thing is to just send good thoughts to whoever needs them. If others want to PM someone about their challenge or circumstance, by all means have at it.

That's it. If the thread goes nowhere, no worries.

You are a great man of God, I pray that you do well and God continues to bless you Mr. Monster

 

[Rob Monster]

Just to update my post from above...I just learned my niece is covid free and although she is not up to full speed by any means, she is returning to the hospital tomorrow to work and help in any way she can. Thank God!

I will be sending prayers for the grandfather in Romania.

My thesis, for which I might be mocked by some, is that this wordlwide plague is a judgement on sin. As such, not surprisingly, a lot of celebs are getting it.

I am thankful for the folks in this thread who stand ready as mighty prayer warriors for those who seek intercession.

Worth noting, Passover this year, is on April 7. Passover was of course the day that God sent the plague over the Egyptians but passed over the homes which had placed the blood of the lamb on their lintels.

 

[Daniel Owens]

My thesis, for which I might be mocked by some, is that this wordlwide plague is a judgement on sin. As such, not surprisingly, a lot of celebs are getting it.

I am thankful for the folks in this thread who stand ready as mighty prayer warriors for those who seek intercession.

Worth noting, Passover this year, is on April 7. Passover was of course the day that God sent the plague over the Egyptians but passed over the homes which had placed the blood of the lamb on their lintels.

Sin is sin, God doesn't really punish people and rain down fire from Heaven like in the Old Testament. God is allowing the plague of the Flu but I doubt that God is the direct cause of people getting sick and dying. God is just and must punish sin except their be a forgiveness through atonement. Honestly, what is harder to explain is why their are Christians getting the Corona Virus, I doubt God is punishing people of faith. In summary I request that we pray for our country and all those getting the flu.

 

[Wesley S]

i pray for the ones losing their grandparents, i have lost all my grandparents, and miss them everyday. Cant replace grandmas and grandpas. Peace.

 

[Rob Monster]

Sin is sin, God doesn't really punish people and rain down fire from Heaven like in the Old Testament. God is allowing the plague of the Flu but I doubt that God is the direct cause of people getting sick and dying. God is just and must punish sin except their be a forgiveness through atonement. Honestly, what is harder to explain is why their are Christians getting the Corona Virus, I doubt God is punishing people of faith. In summary I request that we pray for our country and all those getting the flu.

Those who accept Jesus Christi as Lord and Savior, they are justified and born again in the Spirit. However, the journey of being sanctified is ongoing, being not just forgiven of sin, but ultimately overcoming the desire or capacity to sin. I believe this is the essence of finding the narrow path and staying on it. We don't lose free will but there is a consequence of deviating from the narrow path we are supposed to be on.

As for this plague, I will simply say this:

I believe in miracles.

I believe in the power of prayer.

I believe in the authority of the name the Lord Jesus Christ.

And ICYMI, we posted a cool video on Twitter yesterday. I am thankful for @Intelliname, for producing it for us.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1241763094067642370

True story: I struggle to get through it without becoming a bawling wreck. Embarrassing.

 

[Daniel Owens]

Those who accept Jesus Christi as Lord and Savior, they are justified and born again in the Spirit. However, the journey of being sanctified is ongoing, being not just forgiven of sin, but ultimately overcoming the desire or capacity to sin. I believe this is the essence of finding the narrow path and staying on it. We don't lose free will but there is a consequence of deviating from the narrow path we are supposed to be on.

As for this plague, I will simply say this:

I believe in miracles.

I believe in the power of prayer.

I believe in the authority of the name the Lord Jesus Christ.

And ICYMI, we posted a cool video on Twitter yesterday. I am thankful for @Intelliname, for producing it for us.

https://twitter.com/EpikDotCom/status/1241763094067642370

True story: I struggle to get through it without becoming a bawling wreck. Embarrassing.

Does epik have 501C status?

 

[Rob Monster]

Does epik have 501C status?

We have a non-profit business unit called eRise.org.

Epik Holdings Inc is a for-profit incorporated in WA.

We do re-invest everything we make into cool projects to empower humanity.

 

[Veneris]

I pray for the Peace of the World.... Covid is a common enemy and at the End We will all prevail.

• Psalm 50:15 and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.
• Psalm 91:15 When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
• Psalm 62:8 Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
• Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble

Peace to all people...!!

 

[Rob Monster]

This is my post #4000 at NamePros. I was saving it for something special. Well, I think this counts -- a prayer request for an old friend named Cliff Beer who was recently diagnosed with leukemia and is starting what could be up to 30 days of chemo treatment.

As context, Cliff was the CFO and General Counsel of Global Market Insite (GMI), the company I founded in 1999 and later sold to WPP Group. He is the rare guy who was both a great attorney and also a great finance expert. He was my wing man, and though we were very different, I valued his partnership greatly.

As for faith, I don't believe he previously had a particular faith. However, as he was heading into the hospital earlier this evening, Cliff did give me permission to pray for him. And so am coming to the brothers and sisters here on NamePros with a prayer request for Cliff's miraculous healing and restoration.

May the Lord have mercy on Cliff, forgiving him of all sins and trespasses. May His grace be sufficient. May all curses that are at work in Cliff's life be broken in Jesus' name. May Cliff be healed of his diseases and afflictions. May Cliff have the opportunity to do something mighty with his remaining time on earth.

Amen.

 

[Mister Funsky]

May the Lord have mercy on Cliff, forgiving him of all sins and trespasses. May His grace be sufficient. May all curses that are at work in Cliff's life be broken in Jesus' name. May Cliff be healed of his diseases and afflictions. May Cliff have the opportunity to do something mighty with his remaining time on earth.

Amen.

I will pray for him to have strength in this battle, both physically and spiritually...also for the doctors and nurses that will use their God given gifts to fight the disease in him.

 

[nafti]

Many of you may not be familiar with Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias but he has terminal cancer. Nobody knows how much longer he has left on this earth but Jesus still answers prayer so we pray for a mighty healing of the cancer in his body in the name above all names, Jesus!

 

[Rob Monster]

My prayer is that the Netizens of the world will work together to bring the Internet to the next 1 billion over the next 5 years and to all of humanity within the next 10 years.

I pray that access to knowledge will empower humanity to realize their potential but also provide the means to ask questions and seek answers, overcoming those who wish to deny them this opportunity.

I pray that I personally can empower a vast increase in the participants in the domain economy, but also that I can secure the means to deploy the first 1 million Toki servers over the next 3 years.

I firmly believe that people underestimate what they can get do. History is full of examples of people who overcame adversity, defied the odds, and delivered impact. Here are 3 examples:


Dr. David Livingstone
This man's entire life was a miracle. He grow up in poverty and managed to teach himself Latin, Greek and Hebrew before becoming a missionary doctor in Africa. He survived danger over the next 40 years and helped end the African slave trade. He inspires me to have courage, determination and to be selfless.

Rev. Ian Paisley
This is a man who opposed what he saw as tyranny. He used time, talent and treasure to navigate all manner of challenges, setbacks, defamation and even imprisonment to stand for his beliefs. He inspires me to have determination, tempered with pragmatism, and to be fearless in the court of public opinion.

Derek Prince
He came to Christ as an adult. I believe he was used mightily by God through his mission work around the world as speaker, author, and missionary before retiring in Jerusalem. He inspires me to not give up and to take authority over spiritual adversaries (see Ephesians 6).

My Calling
As some here know, when the Lord saved me in the Fall of 2013, He showed me this verse:

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. - Daniel 12:4

It is actually the verse I read out loud at the 1st Christian Domainer Breakfast in Las Vegas that I led in January 2015. It has guided ever me since. More context here:

On most days, I believe I have the coolest job in the world. I am humbled by the opportunity to work with so many awesome people to perhaps be able to do this really crazy thing. Lord-willing it happens!

So thank your very much for your prayers! I appreciate them more than I can express in words!

I want to share something about this specific prayer request to illustrate the power of prayer for folks who might doubt its importance, and to also thank mightily those who sent their prayers up in response to this prayer request. Your efforts are eternally appreciated.

Timing-wise, I posted this prayer request on February 23. Approximately 2 days later on February 25, I get an inbound from @Intelliname on Twitter. This ultimately leads to a phone call on February 27.

Rob started work with Epik on March 6. What happened since has been pretty notable. As will eventually be apparent, his contribution is actually really far-reaching across various facets of the company.

For those who don't know him, let me just say that Rob Davis is a hurricane.

Since he joined, Rob and I probably talk 2-4 hours per day on the phone, 7 days a week. We are both logging 100+ hour weeks.

Here are a few highlights:

- We began with a focus on using social media to convey love and compassion at a time when many folks were stressed out about COVID. One highlight has been what we call the Miracles video which has been viewed more than 2 million times and shared more than 15,000 times:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1081606748882175

- Rob has also conceived and produced high impact pitches for MANY super-premium domains like 3D.com that are rapidly coming to Epik as part of integrated agency services for marketing premium inventory to corporate buyers.

The blessings have continued. I have barely scratched the surface. We have both adopted a spiritual practice of "Practicing His Presence", which involves both focused prayer and continuous gratitude. This is a case of iron sharpening iron.

So, please pray for the continued anointing of the @epik staff including Robert Davis, aka @Intelliname, whose work ethic exceeds my own and whose capacity for output is almost other-worldly.

 

[Rammbo]

Awesome Thread !

 

[Grilled]

Well, I think this counts -- a prayer request for an old friend named Cliff Beer who was recently diagnosed with leukemia and is starting what could be up to 30 days of chemo treatment.

Even if I'm a little late to reading this, I will send sincere thoughts to a friend of Robs. For the things that there are no answers to, or such an answer hasn't presented itself, I am happy to open up my communication line up for this cause.

- Rob has also conceived and produced high impact pitches for MANY super-premium domains like 3D.com that are rapidly coming to Epik as part of integrated agency services for marketing premium inventory to corporate buyers. ICYMI, here is the 3D.com promo.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1260594435286499333

The blessings have continued. I have barely scratched the surface. We have both adopted a spiritual practice of "Practicing His Presence", which involves both focused prayer and continuous gratitude. This is a case of iron sharpening iron.

So, please pray for the continued anointing of the @epik staff including Robert Davis, aka @Intelliname, whose work ethic exceeds my own and whose capacity for output is almost other-worldly.

Am I reading this incorrectly?

That the multi-faith prayer request thread has turned into an avenue for epik to market their brokered domains?

Then, by virtue of using words, such as anointing, and prayer, epik is utilizing religion as a way to market themself?

I'm asking this question with sincerity. I didn't think prayer worked like that. I've been under the belief that I am supposed to pray for others, and not necessarily to use prayer to empower my own greed. That is why I don't pray for domain sales. Sure, I could use one. But would you suggest I open my channel up to my almighty, and pray for a domain sale? I'd much rather utilize that channel for others. Or when I need it most. I never thought I needed a sale enough that my almighty would take it serious enough, and that the powers that be, will deliver a sale, as intended. Then again, this is coming from somebody who first entered this forum with a different username, and different avatar.

 

[Rob Monster]

That the multi-faith prayer request thread has turned into an avenue for epik to market their brokered domains?

I think you missed the point.

In my objective assessment, Rob Davis is one mighty talented guy.

I am mighty thankful for his partnership, his wisdom, and his insane work ethic. He has connected a lot of dots along the way, which has been helpful to me personally.

If you are underwhelmed by Rob Davis' talents, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. As an experienced entrepreneur, who has seen much, I can tell you that such talents are extremely rare finds.

On the other hand, if you want to make a mockery of matters of faith, or my strong belief that a prayer was answered mightily, you do it at your own risk as "God is not mocked". See Galatians 6:7.

Perhaps you wish to invite the good folks here to pray for you. I think they would be happy to do so. I believe your choice to engage in this thread would be technically sufficient in God's eyes.

Nevertheless, know that you are absolutely loved. Know also that I remain hopeful that your remarkable gifts will be used mightily by the Lord.

Indeed, you have already helped me. Do you know how?

On the Cyger call last Friday, I made reference to the .TEL ad in poor taste. At that time, you came at me. It was at that moment that it dawned on me that my comment was off the narrow path.

So, I freely accept you as being part of God's plan and that your own unique gifts are important in God's greater tapestry, in ways that I can only imagine but not see or discern.

 

[Grilled]

<< pause from the marketing drama for a second >>

Many of you may not be familiar with Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias but he has terminal cancer. Nobody knows how much longer he has left on this earth but Jesus still answers prayer so we pray for a mighty healing of the cancer in his body in the name above all names, Jesus!

Hearing Ravi Zacharias has terminal cancer (especially reading it first in this thread) is quite surreal.

I just google searched for an update. Turns out he passed away two days ago. Making this moment in time feeling a little more surreal.

Ravi Zacharias recordings are/were a ritual for my father. I can recall many early morning car rides, be it riding with him to work, or otherwise, where even before I was awake, Ravi Zacharias was there with a lively uplifting podcast. Regardless of the spiritual differences between my father and I, there was something special about Ravi, be it my ability to tolerate him better than other religious based speakers, or if maybe there was something more.

Whatever it was that Ravi Zacharias possessed, I am saddened to hear his passing. Definitely a grounding moment, going from wanting to respond to @Rob Monster's above comment, then to the sense of sadness, to the point now, where responding to the bullshit epik marketing mockery that was included above (mixed in with some valid opinions), seems pointless (all things considered.) That said, I'd probably be better off listening to some of the many Ravi Zacharias recordings he left behind, than continue down the rabbit hole that this thread was/is seemingly opening up to be.

<<and no, strategic marketing or not, that doesn't mean exploiting this forums target audience with another epik tweet promoting a domain name being brokered by the chosen registrar or whatever the next marketing tag line may be>>

 

[nafti]

Regardless of the spiritual differences between my father and I, there was something special about Ravi, be it my ability to tolerate him better than other religious based speakers, or if maybe there was something more

There was something special indeed about Ravi. When he speaks, I have to listen. Having lost my Mother myself last August, it’s assuring to know that without a doubt we will meet again and Ravi just like my Mom, is more alive than ever before. Ravi will hear “Well done good and faithful servant”. We need to put “religion” aside and focus on what matters the most. I am a Christian so for me it’s Jesus!

 

[Grilled]

be better off listening to some of the many Ravi Zacharias recordings he left behind,

There was something special indeed about Ravi.