The San Jose (International) House of Prayer - SJHOP - was established on January 1st, 2006. It was raised up as a house of prayer to contend with every thing that challenges the Lordship, kingdom and supremacy of Christ over all affairs.
The SJHOP is a community of young and old who seek to lift a continuous (24/7) cry of worship and intercession for and out of our city and nation.
The main foundation of all that is done at SJHOP is to pour out our extravagant love in intimacy and devotion to Jesus Christ who is worthy of all praise and adoration. At the same time, a unique and defining characteristic of SJHOP is governmental, education and marketplace transformation of our city (and beyond after we’ve experienced it here in our city) as delineated by the 1 Timothy 2 mandate.
True reformation, revival, and revolution in our Silicon Valley will only be born out of a spiritual shift and this can only occur when we have altered the spiritual atmosphere and power structure through sustained prayer and fasting. And to that end, we seek to establish the SJHOP.
A mobile ministry team: The SJHOP core team will also minister in the marketplace (businesses, government offices, streets, schools, hospitals and different gatherings) taking the glory of the Lord, like the moveable Ark of the Covenant, through worship, prayer and the Word of God.
Contending to bring forth transformation in the Bay Area though prayer, fasting,
equipping and empowering the Body of Christ of this region.
We seek to equip people to contend for a powerful breakthrough of revival and justice in their personal lives, families and cities through a consecrated lifestyle. All together establishing a 24/7 prayer center in the city of San Jose and surrounding cities.
Intimacy With Jesus:
Intimacy with Jesus is our ultimate mandate and reward. It is our foundation
to seek after the heart of God.
24/7 Worship and Prayer
With an unending chorus of worship and ceaseless prayer, we desire to minister to the Lord day and night and to cry out for “speedy justice” (Luke 18) from one geographical location. In essence, our desire is to move beyond normal prayer meetings to inspire and nurture a culture of prayer (Isaiah 56:7).
Giving:
Jesus taught us in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6) to pray, fast, and
give. We commit to give to the poorest of the poor, the orphans of the world and
plant seeds in different ministries and people as He leads us.
The Scriptures:
The Word of God - the Bible - is the eternal (Matthew 24:35), infallible
(Psalms 12:6), unhindered (2 Timothy 2:9), and inspired (2 Timothy 3:16) Word of
God and as such, we desire to search out the Scriptures to better understand
them and apply them to our lives.
Marketplace Ministry:
Interceding “for kings and all those in authority” (1 Timothy 2:1-3) is a priority. We desire to see the transformation of our governments, businesses and education to reflect the Kingdom of God that is built on righteousness and justice.
Community Living:
To us, community living is not an option. We intentionally live in community because we desire to be one in heart and mind (Acts 4:32) in our pursuit of God. We believe God wants to bring His glory to our communities and use us as his vessels to bring and display this glory.
Prophetic Ministry:
We desire to be a “company of prophets” who seek to be friends that the Lord can share his secret counsel with (Amos 3:7, Genesis 18:17, Joel 2:28). We value the prophetic because it enhances our relationship with the Lord and because it is a helpful and useful guide.
Spiritual Influence Through Aggressive Prayer and Fasting:
The Scriptures make it clear that “…the kingdom of Heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force” (Matthew 11:12). To that end, we engage in aggressive prayer and intercession to gain “air supremacy” (Daniel 10) for the in-break of the Holy Spirit and societal reformation.
Click here for a Brief History of 24/7 Prayer.
