Archives for January 2012

Collegiate Day of Prayer

What would happen if our nation stopped to seek God on behalf of its 18.2 million college students? What would happen if we cried out to God together for the next generation?

Believe it or not, over a 100-year time span, our nation reserved a special day each year to do this very thing. The Collegiate Day of Prayer has been reestablished in order to give the body of Christ an opportunity to pray for its colleges and universities. Last February, we became aware of over 700 campuses and churches who joined us to pray. This year we are ...

Could It Be This Year?

Everyone experiences certain excitement when the New Year rolls around. Some wonder what new and wonderful things it may bring, while others simply have hope that this year will be better than the last.

In a revival ministry, one’s New Year excitement culminates in one question: Could it be this year? This question refers to the manifest presence of God falling on our nation, and this summit is certainly a promising start to a year of hoped-for revival.

Perhaps the first thing to recognize about the summit is the responsiveness the people demonstrated throughout the course of the two ...

Check Out This Perfection. See It and Believe It!

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2).

Your vision can be your potential or a problem. For example, when you’re driving, there are some basic principles to follow. For starters, look in the direction you want to go—because you’ll steer toward your gaze. If you look at something by the side of the road, you’ll veer that direction. (That can be a problem!)

As I previously shared, I was veering off the narrow road, away from The Way, toward a mirage of the perfect woman. I ...

So You Want to Be Perfect? Then Stop Striving, and Look!

Do you know what’s disconcerting? When you realize you’ve been looking for something that doesn’t exist. That’s where I found myself on the morning of New Year’s Day. The day before, I heard this intriguing question: “What is your vision for your life?” What should it be? I pondered. Verses started racing through my mind. Hmm ... I think I know ... and I don’t think that’s my vision. I need to examine this. So I did. And do you know what I discovered? My vision was to be the perfect wife, the perfect mom ...

The Change of a Servant

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" From a very young age, we are encouraged to dream about what we want to be someday. I had all sorts of noble aspirations, but there's one that never crossed my childish mind. Yet it's one God encourages His children to be: a servant.

"You also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty'" (Luke 17:10 NIV). Our lives should be summed up by God, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" (Matthew 25 ...

Can Prayer Save America?

We need the reviving power of Jesus Christ, a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We need to humble ourselves and pray.

We would like to invite you to join with us and other like-minded believers January 27–28 in Deltona, FL, to be inspired, challenged, and equipped to pray more effectively for yourself, your church, and our nation.

OneCry is a nationwide call for spiritual awakening. It’s a cry to the Lord to manifest His glory and to work with extraordinary power. And it’s a call to the church to pray, to seek God’s face, and ...

Resolution . . . to Rest?!

Since when has resting been one of your New Year's Resolutions? At Resolution—a purposeful, fun, winter family retreat at the Life Action Camp—speaker Tom Harmon challenged 32 families to rest in God by resting in His gospel, goodness, and grace during the New Year. The families were challenged by and continued to talk about these concepts even after the sessions had ended. This is what some of them had to say about the weekend:

"God used this weekend to refocus our family on His Word. We made commitments to each other to become a better father, mother ...

January 2012 Prayer Calendar

“During the spring of 1904, a young Welshman named Evan Roberts was repeatedly awakened at 1:00 a.m. He met with God until 5:00 a.m. The Welsh revival followed.”
- Oliver W. Price

1 On this first day of the week as well as of this new year, plead with God to reign as the first authority in the hearts of His people. Pray for revival in 2012!

2 Twenty-eight families left for home yesterday following the Life Action Camp’s Resolution retreat with Tom Harmon. Pray that God’s Spirit continues to powerfully work in the hearts ...