Europe at tipping point, says 24-7 Prayer founder

24-7 Prayer is mobilising Christians to pray for Europe in the wake of the scandals hitting the financial and political sectors.

Two of the movement’s pioneers, Pete Greig and Punk Monk author Andy Freeman have teamed up to produce daily video podcasts addressing the challenges and opportunities for Christians.

In the first video released at the weekend, Greig encouraged Christians to help create a viral phenomenon to get hundreds of thousands praying for Europe by sharing the videos on their Facebook or Twitter pages.

He said the “exposure of corruption and greed” among bankers and MPs, Obama’s speech to Muslims, and the European elections had brought the continent to a “tipping point” that could affect lives for many years to come.

“You don’t have to be the brain of Britain to see that something is happening right now. We need to wake up and realise there’s more to life than Starbucks, iPhones and all the rest of it,” he said.

“There are destinies being shaped right now and now is the time to pray so let’s have eyes to see the signs of the time. Let’s realise what’s going on. Let’s pray for all that’s going on politically and financially, and most of all let’s pray for the church, which is the primary agency of the Kingdom of God.”

Freeman, meanwhile, pointed Christians to the apostle Paul’s instruction to Timothy to pray for political leaders. He encouraged more Christians to get involved with politics, saying they had a “responsibility to be involved and take the people who are being elected seriously”.

The video podcasts will be posted daily on 24-7 Prayer’s YouTube channel.

On the web: www.youtube.com/user/247Pray