(Clip) We Must Pray

If my people called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways Then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. What's involved in this? God expects us to pray But we must not forget what Jonathan Edwards said when he said to promote explicit agreement and Visible union of all God's people in extraordinary prayer What do you mean by extraordinary prayer when you find people getting up at six o'clock in the morning to pray or? Having a half night of prayer till midnight. That's extraordinary prayer when they give up their lunchtime and go and pray at a noonday prayer meeting That's extraordinary prayer But it must be united and concerted It doesn't mean that a Baptist Becomes any less of a Baptist or the name an Episcopalian is less loyal to the 39 articles or the Presbyterian turns his back on the Westminster Confession not at all But they recognize each other as brothers and sisters in Christ and they're prepared to pray together in Concerted prayer that God may hear and answer We haven't reached that stage yet this national conference on prayer is Unprecedented in some ways it's a sign of the direction in which we're moving. It's what I call extraordinary prayer But you folk who are here Those who listen to my voice Must take it back to your churches and when they're prepared to set aside time to pray for a spiritual awakening That's when God is going to answer Now some people say that means then it's up to us. Oh, no, we can't say that either Matthew Henry said when God intends great mercy for his people he first of all sets them up praying Even God is sovereign in this matter, but we must respond. He has chosen never to work without our cooperation So whether your interpretation of revival is Calvinistic or Arminian It's a very simple thing you must pray Then God will work May God help us so to pray Amen