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October 2nd, 2017

The Power of Prayer: What God Can Do Versus What We Can Do

For far too long, the world has seen what we can do. It is time for the world to see what God can do.

The power of prayer is contagious. We need a pandemic outbreak of the power of prayer personally, nationally, and globally.

I believe that every Bible-believing Christian church, denomination, college, and ministry, as well as every Christian’s religious liberty stands on the shoulders of prayer for America. Furthermore, I believe prayer based upon Holy Scripture is the only thing that can bring our nation together and forward the Christian gospel and movement exponentially.

Yes, I believe in the power of prayer.

Congressman Steve Scalise On the Power of Prayer

On Thursday, September 28, the Majority Whip of the House of Representatives, Congressman Steve Scalise, returned to Capitol Hill. This was his first return since June 14, when he and some of his friends were gunned down at a baseball practice.

He stated, “I’m definitely a living example that miracles really do happen.” His colleagues welcomed him back to the floor of the House this past week. In his remarks to the House, he shared, “It starts with God,” and that while on the ballfield and could not move, “I just started praying.” Friends, this is a man who knew before going into this surprising challenge in his life, and now knows more than ever, following God is about the power of prayer.

The Power of Prayer Cannot Be Refuted

There is not one American, one skeptic, one cynic, or one atheist, or even one backslidden, carnal, professing follower of Christ who can refute the power of prayer to Congressman Scalise. Can anyone refute the power of prayer to those who cried out to God in the recent hurricanes when their lives were at stake and death was looming? Absolutely not! Try refuting the power of prayer to people like my wife, who was diagnosed with cancer in 1990, and experienced the healing power of God. It would be impossible!

For those who have seen God walk into their lives and intervene in a way that only He could, it would be impossible to refute that God answers prayer and that prayer is powerful.

The Churches of America Need to Recapture a Deep Belief in the Power of Prayer

There has never been a time in our generation more than now where the churches in America need to recapture a deep belief in the power of prayer. We are living in desperate days. The need is urgent.

The prayerlessness that fills worship services across America needs to be replaced with passionate, convictional prayers offered with the people of God. When a church believes in the power of prayer, the church prays. When you believe in the power of prayer, you pray.

Offering meaningless, repetitive, routine prayers in church worship needs to cease. Either we believe in the power of prayer or we do not.

There should be no place on this earth that the power of prayer is not just believed, but practiced in our presence more than the church. We should embody the fervency and fire when we believe in the power of prayer.

The Power of Prayer Shows What God Can Do

The power of personal testimony is imperative for the world to learn about the power of prayer. I have heard people from all walks of life, from all kinds of vocations, of all ages, talk about the power of prayer. It lifts me. It encourages me. It gives me hope!

I say it again: For far too long, the world has seen what we can do. It is time for the world to see what God can do.

When the power of prayer returns to our own life, it will return to the Church. When the power of prayer returns to the Church, it will return to our own life. These are dependent upon each other. These dynamic experiences will lead to the power of prayer returning to our nation and across the world.

The power of prayer is contagious. We need a pandemic outbreak of the power of prayer personally, nationally, and globally.

Now is the Time to Lead and to Pray,

Ronnie W. Floyd
Senior Pastor, Cross Church
President, National Day of Prayer

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September 25th, 2017

How to Pray for America Through October 2017: Four Prayer Priorities

America, Join the Movement, National Day of Prayer, Prayer

The National Day of Prayer mobilizes unified public prayer for America. Let’s walk in unity by praying for these four priorities in our nation beginning now and continuing through the entire month of October. As you pray, imagine that you are joining with thousands of others standing in agreement in prayer for our nation.

1. Ask God to bring together His Church in America as a witness to the world.

May they all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us, so that the world may believe you sent me. John 17:21

Lord, regardless of our own preferences or traditions, draw each of Your followers together as a witness of Jesus to the entire world.
Father, use Your Church to serve as the unifying body of people in America.
Holy Spirit, wake up Your Church to spiritual revival, experiencing the manifest presence of God as a people.

2. Trust God to turn the leaders of our nation toward His Word and will.

A king’s heart is like channeled water in the Lord’s hand: He directs it wherever he chooses. Proverbs 21:1

Lord Jesus, we ask You to turn the heart of our President, Vice President, and both houses of Congress toward Your Word and Your ways.
Father, we ask You to turn the hearts of all of our political leaders to come together for the good of our nation.
Holy Spirit, we ask You to place God’s armor upon each of our leaders, protecting them and their families in every way.

3. Appeal to God to bring the next Great Spiritual Awakening to America in our generation.

Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. Romans 13:11

Father, we ask that Your sovereign will be for the next Great Spiritual Awakening to occur in our generation.
Lord Jesus, because of Your grace, pour out Your power upon our nation, bringing forth a spiritual awakening that will result in millions coming to faith in Jesus Christ.
Holy Spirit, move Your Church to pray extraordinarily until we see the next Great Spiritual Awakening in our generation.

4. Believe God now with us as we move and work toward the 2018 National Day of Prayer on May 3, 2018.

Ask and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

Lord, we know that You know the things we need before we ask, but we ask You to move churches, denominations, and ministries toward leading and participating in the 2018 National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 3.
Oh God, please call forth and mobilize thousands upon thousands of volunteers to help us lead thousands upon thousands of prayer gatherings across America on Thursday, May 3, 2018.
Holy Spirit of God, we ask You to move people to support the daily and annual ministry of the National Day of Prayer through prayer, service, and giving.

Let’s join together in clear agreement, visible union, and extraordinary prayer for these four prayer priorities in America between now and the end of October.