The Nation is in a Time of Crisis

At this present hour, marriage is being redefined, the war is continuing in Iraq, the threat of terrorism is constantly around us, and we are facing what could be a critical  election in our nation.

What are we then to do?  God's Word teaches us and history also reveals to us that during such times, God calls his people together to stand and to pray.

Sound Familiar?

Skyrocketing crime.  Illegitimate births.  Economic trouble at home.  War abroad.  Rampant alcoholism... today's headlines?

Would you believe the United States also faced these problems in the 1790's?

Greed.  Violent crime.  Occultism.  Free love.  Corrupt business and government.  Atheism...Recent history?

Would you have guessed that these influences were also destroying families and society in the 1850's?

We think idealistically of the past history of the United States, yet moral conditions at times were such that national leaders openly questioned if the Church could survive, or if sin wold overwhelm the country.  In the 1790's, even U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall wrote that the Church was too far gone to ever be redeemed.

Prayer Changes People and Nations

Indeed, during these bleak times in American history, the Church was dying and society as a result was deteriorating.  But God then called His people to sincere repentance and fervent prayer, and amazing things soon followed.

Iin 1794, one pastor who was burdened over the growing darkness began to invite others to prayer.  Soon as many as 25,000 were gathering together for times of prayer and communion.  And what followed was an incredible time of renewed spiritual life in our nation.

In 1857, one man in New York City who was grieved over what he was seeing sought out people to pray with him.  Within six months, 10,000 were gathering regularly for prayer, and within two years, more than one million people came to Christ!

It is Time to Stand and Pray

Our purpose is to stand and pray:

• For revival in the Church
• For the preservation and restoration of marriage
• For husbands and wives, parents and children
• For family values that glorify God
• For God's wisdom and guidance for the state and federal governments, political leaders, and the judiciary
• For the upcoming elections
• For the protection and safe return of our armed forces
• For our homeland security

...and much more