I’ve been very encouraged and challenged by the example of Pastor Drew from First Presbyterian Church of Coral Springs. He left this comment on the Contribute page:
I have been meeting on Tuesday Mornings at 6am and 6pm with anyone from Church who will come for [prayer for] reformation and revival…
We have been seeing a consistent 4 to 6 every Tuesday (since September). I just added the 6 pm time and really I am the only one so far for that meeting. As far as answers, I have been encourage that the we had about 4 new converts join our church last month. Small beginnings, but praise God!
This is his call to prayer:
Extraordinary prayer (a term I got from Jonathan Edwards) is when we come together as a body and are united in one purpose and are persistent in praying for that purpose, and in this case, that one purpose is revival.
… Revival, defined like above cannot be manipulated. We cannot make revival happen; it must be a sovereign work of God. All we can do is pray for it, while faithfully living holy and obedient lives; thus, my call to ‘prayer’.
I’m calling you to commit to 7 minutes a day, 7 days a week to pray for 7 requests as it relates to revival.
Pray for the following things:
1. For God to be merciful to His Church and pour out His Holy Spirit in a powerful way.
2. For God to guide and direct the Deacons & Elders as they seek to serve and shepherd the flock and for the Pastors as they seek to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ (Eph 4:12).
3. For yourself and other Christians to be deeply convicted of all sin and to repent.
4. For yourself and other Christians to have a zeal for God and the things of God and to live holy lives according to the Scriptures.
5. For yourself and other Christians to grow in love for one another, and for those who are lost.
6. For yourself and other Christians to have a passion for proclaiming the gospel and leading others to Jesus.
7. For God to be glorified in His Church and through the saving of many souls, and that our community will be transformed by the Gospel.May God be merciful to us and bring the revival we so desperately need in our day
In Christ,
Pastor Drew
