I'm just one person. What can I do for revival?

The Scenario

What if thousands were united in prayer for revival on an ongoing basis? What if in every city and every region, there were bold voices proclaiming revival truths? What if courageous spiritual leaders were gathering congregations to repent—even calling whole cities to turn toward God? And what if this movement included you?

Life Action has formulated a simple blueprint to unite Christians from all walks of life around the urgent belief that revival is our only hope! We call it OneCry: A Nationwide Call for Spiritual Awakening.

Given the urgent need for revival, it is time to pray earnestly, share passionately, and lead courageously for sweeping revival—doing whatever we can (and whatever it takes!) until God moves with supernatural power. In faith that God will respond, it is time for each of us to make revival the cry of our hearts.

Pray Earnestly

Seeking 50,000 prayer warriors to intercede for revival

God wants us to hear His heart in regard to revival and spiritual awakening, and He wants us to pray in accordance with His will. I have seen some phenomenal, multiplying fruitfulness when kingdom events have been prayed over in line with God's will. What would happen today if the church only realized how critically important prayer is when it comes to seeing God's will accomplished on earth?

To this end, God has called me into a ministry of intercession and the task of helping others enter into this work as well. In praying for revival, the first thing that needs to be underscored is James 5:16—"The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." Anyone who is praying for revival in the lives of others needs to be engaged at the same time in the pursuit of personal revival.

In OneCry, we aim to identify at least 50,000 Christians who are willing to pray faithfully and fervently that God's people experience His manifest presence in revival. They will accomplish this by praying scripturally (in line with the characteristics of revivals described in the Bible), specifically (for churches, ministries, and individuals), and submissively (with strategies revealed by the Holy Spirit).

In the Scriptures, Jesus sent His disciples two by two into areas He would soon visit. In the same way, OneCry seeks those who will pray for revival as forerunners, preparing the way for the reviving presence of Jesus!

James Pool is the founder of the School of Renewal, a national intercessory prayer group based in Texas, and is a prayer coordinator for OneCry. Contact James at JPool@LifeAction.org.

Share Passionately

Seeking 5,000 voices to creatively communicate revival truths

John the Baptist was known for sticking out—his dress (camel's hair) and his diet (locusts and honey) set him apart! But more than what he did, John was known for what he said and Who he exalted. He boldly called people to repent—to confess their sins and choose to walk a new direction. John pointed people directly to Jesus, preparing the way for His presence.

Revival voices of today share a similar calling (minus the locusts). They are men, women, and young people who share the passion to see churches alive with God's presence, and a world finally reached with the power of His gospel. And they know that revival must begin personally. They set forth the difficult truths of brokenness, surrender, holiness, and the call to repentance; and when Christ comes in power, they gladly step aside and become less, that He might become greater.

Being a revival voice can begin right where you are, in your own church, small group ministry, or school. If you can talk, write, counsel, share, blog, or otherwise cast the vision for revival, you can be a voice for revival. You can take up John's call and start preparing the way for the Lord's coming. You can share what God has done in and through your own life, share revival resources with churches in your area, and even speak up publicly about the need for revival, as God provides opportunity. God may even allow you to network with prayer warriors, leaders, and other voices in OneCry who live nearby, to pray and strategize together for your region.

Our vision for OneCry is to equip voices with the training, resources, encouragement, and ideas necessary to share revival truth, in expectant prayer that God would send a great awakening to our dark world.

Dan Jarvis pastors Weymouth Church in Medina, Ohio, and is the managing editor for Revive magazine. He desires to network people with a heart to speak for revival. Contact Dan at DJarvis@LifeAction.org.

Lead Courageously

Seeking 500 leaders to mobilize others for revival

If you had five tractors harvesting a field going five different directions, not communicating with each other, you would have chaos. But those same tractors working together in unity could do a lot of work in a hurry.

When we think about the desperate need for revival, we are discovering that everywhere we go, pastors and Christian leaders recognize the need, but they don't practically know what to do. OneCry for leaders is about bringing these influencers together and uniting them in common understanding of the foundational need for revival (seeing God's manifest presence and transformative power). Then, prayerfully, we can encourage congregations, ministries, and denominations to pursue God afresh, building a broad partnership centered on our urgent desire to see Him come with power on our land.

Believe me, there is something energizing about knowing that you are not alone, that even in your own city there are fifteen or twenty other leaders who share the revival vision. This is the way things have played out in my own city of Little Rock. I am so passionate about partnering with leaders for revival because I've seen the kind of power that is released when pastors start working and praying together. This year we have seen a real "mercy drop" of revival in our local churches, and a uniting and stirring of God's people. This kind of unity in revival doesn't take away our doctrinal differences or church distinctives, but it does lift up our eyes to the larger purposes God wants to fulfill in and through His people!

I would love for you to consider joining me in making revival the heart-cry of your ministry and becoming one of our 500 OneCry leaders. But even more than that, I hope you'll start praying for and leading toward revival wherever God has you. Get together with others who share a heart for revival, and start praying and learning together; and then watch God begin to work.

Bill Elliff pastors The Summit Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, and he is working to unite 500 leaders who will partner together to mobilize the church for revival. Contact Bill at BEliff@LifeAction.org.

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