A Nationwide Call for Spiritual Awakening

Church-Wide Revival

28
May

PRAYER: The Most Essential Element for Reopening

Every church in America (and across the world) is making decisions about reopening after the recent months of COVID-19. We are developing many practical plans, as we should. But in all of our planning, are we PRAYING? Are we crying out to the head of the Church […]

18
Jul

Would Hosea’s Message Preach Today?

God sent Hosea to prophesy to the nation of Israel. Though they were God’s chosen people, the nation was in a sad state of spiritual and moral decline. For years they had enjoyed God’s blessings—material bounty, military strength, peaceful relations with neighboring nations—yet they still turned away […]

11
Jul

How Revival Can Begin With You

There are a lot of good definitions of revival. My favorite is very simple: It’s when God shows up for church. It’s that very special time in a life of the people of God when they begin to experience the presence of Jesus Christ in a fresh […]

25
Jun

7 Steps to Building a “Seeking God” Culture

It takes consistent, diligent work to seek God wholeheartedly. The prophet exhorted King Asa, “Take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded” (2 Chronicles 15:7 ESV). For King Asa, working hard to seek God meant ridding the land of idols, repairing […]

11
Apr

OneCry on Location – Waco, TX

When people think of Waco, they most likely think of Chip and Joanna Gaines and their home improvement show “Fixer Upper.” Thanks to the Gaines’ Magnolia Market at the Silos, TripAdvisor named Waco the number two United States travel destination for 2018’s Travelers’ Choice awards for Destinations on […]

04
Apr

The Travail That Preceded Spiritual Awakening

In 1927 my grandad, A. P. Elliff, went to be the pastor of First Baptist Church in Lavaca, Arkansas. Lavaca was a small farming community outside Ft. Smith, with just a few hundred people in the entire town. Grandad and his wife, Sue, and two children (one […]

13
Mar

The Number One Need in America

The #1 need in America is still the #1 need in America: the next great spiritual awakening. Some would say the emergence and election of our President has brought about a political awakening in America. Regardless of one’s opinion of the President, it would be hard to […]

02
May

OneCry Prayer Summit May 5

OneCry is partnering with Moody Radio and Pulse Movement for a two-hour concert of prayer event at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, MN, on Thursday, May 5. This fifth annual OneCry Prayer Summit will include teaching on prayer, interviews with ministry leaders from around the country, and times […]

29
Apr

Desperation

Things happen with God when we are desperate. Bartimaeus had been blind from birth. Just pause and think of this: He had never seen a face, not even his own in a reflection; never looked at his own mother; never witnessed the sun or the moon … […]

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