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In the past, we used a version of evangelism that memorized scripture and followed a script with leading questions designed to move the subject to a “Yes” answer. “Yes, I want to go to heaven when I die.” “Yes, I believe Jesus is the Son of God, that he was crucified...
Augustine noted that the preacher’s life, known to his people, and their perception of the depth of his practiced devotion, strongly influenced their reception of what he preached. If the preacher preached what his congregation knew he did not live, they didn’t take...
After “knowing the Lord two years, the average Christian has no significant relationships with non-Christians.” In recent years, we have paid closer attention to the difference between proclaiming the gospel and incarnating the gospel. Articulating, words, are easier...
When Jesus sent his disciples on mission, it was to bless – to preach the gospel – the good news. They were to give voice to the goodness, the love of God. They were to heal the sick (both broken hearts and more) and exorcise the demonic (that’s deliverance ministry...
As we mobilize 1 million Christians to pray for 1 million souls to come to Christ, we are partnering with The Nehemiah Alliance in calling the Body of Christ to pray for revival and spiritual awakening through a 52-day prayer initiative. The Nehemiah Alliance is a...
"I financially support PATH because it is aligned with the purposes of God's Kingdom. I believe that when God makes us partakers of a vision, He also calls us to become faithful supporters of its advancement through our prayers, presence, and provision." Those words...
"I'm spiritual, but not religious." You've probably heard those words. Maybe you've even said them yourself. At first glance, the statement sounds thoughtful—even liberating. It suggests someone who values God, beauty, purpose, and the mysteries of life but wants to...
We have immersed ourselves in the power of words. No one understood the power of words more than “the Word who became flesh,” Jesus. He was the instrument of Creation, of separating darkness from light, of imparting life to the earth and to Adam and Eve, the first...
Creation witnesses to the existence of God. It reveals His power. It gives us clues to His nature. This witness of Creation “is clearly seen” leaving men “without excuse.” But men, due to the orientation of their heart, “knew God,” but withheld worship and gratitude....
Henri Nouwen noted, “The blessed cannot help but bless others.” He continued, “It is remarkable how easy it is to bless others when you are in touch with your own blessedness.” God offers a supernatural blessing to and through those who bless others. We do not do this...
The old prophet Simeon blessed the Christ child in the temple saying, “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel” (Lk. 2:34). He was right. When Jesus came, he was not only dedicated as a child by his parents in the temple, but he was...
Early in Matthew, we find Jesus giving what scholars call the ‘Sermon on the Mount.’ It is found in Matthew 5 – 7, in three chapters. In chapter 5, Jesus is offering blessings. Remember God, the Father, in Genesis also came blessing. Now His Son, Jesus comes, doing...
Believers across America now mourn the debility of the church; its vitality is faltering, its impact fading, its mission neglected, and its devotion to God being undercut by love for this world. Right now we are enduring the largest and fastest religious shift in American history. Its scope is greater than every previous spiritual awakening in our history combined, only in the opposite direction. Christians are being confronted by “spiritual forces of evil” (Eph. 6:12) operating from the heavenly realms that boldly infiltrate every aspect of society, even the church. These dark powers aim to 1) frustrate God’s purpose to bless all peoples on earth through Christ with countless benefits, including righteousness, peace, joy, and justice, and 2)
inflict endless varieties of misery on everyone. When spiritual decline and cultural decay prevail, God’s people rise up to seek the Lord in prayer as the fountain of every blessing, asking him to fill the earth with his glory, pour out His Holy Spirit, inspire his church, and deliver people and cultures from innumerable troubles. Now is the time to pray with desperation for spiritual and cultural renewal, for divine intervention, for the fulfillment of God’s purposes for his church and his creation in Northeast Ohio.
Christian leaders, especially pastors, have a heightened responsibility to press into God with prayer for the church. Biblical precedent shows that gathering church leaders together to engage in heartfelt prayer for the welfare of their community often initiates widespread spiritual and social renewal both in church and society (2 Chron. 7:13-14; 15:8-10; 34:29-32). New Testament accounts show that when Christian leaders unite in prayer, often in response to social and/or spiritual crises, spiritual awakening and gospel advance follow (Acts 1:13-14; 2:1-4; 4:23-31; 13:1-3).
Jesus himself instills expectation of an outpouring of God’s Spirit in response to prayer with this promise: “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (Luke 11:13). Our Father in heaven is especially ready to pour out upon us the blessing we most need and long for, the very Spirit of God who imparts divine life, wisdom, and virtue.
With all this in mind, now is the time for Christian leaders across Northeast Ohio to come together to seek the Lord with biblically grounded, Christ-directed, wholehearted prayer for a God-given spiritual awakening. The trumpet of God is blaring! He is calling us to pray! Join Christian leaders from across our region to humble ourselves, seek the Lord’s face, and be willing to respond through His intervening grace to any changes He calls us to make! (Psalm 110:3)
The Gathering is an extension of the nationwide PATH (Prayer at the Heart) initiative piloted recently in Northeast Ohio. Put The Gathering on your calendar: Sunday, September 24, 6 pm, Calvary Chapel of Cleveland, 709 Brook Park Road, Brooklyn Heights, OH.