Pursuing God's Presence: Revival, Prayer, and Generations

Lord, would you forgive us for our tradition, our really our religiosity? God, would you take these whitewashed tombs in our hearts, God, and would you revive them again, that our hearts for you would start to beat again, that you would make dry bones come alive again. And we prophesy that this morning, Lord. Would you wake your church, that we would become urgent again for your presence, that we've become urgent for the things of the kingdom rather than the things of this world. [00:31:32] (45 seconds)  #ReviveOurHearts

And maybe you feel dead inside in this room. You feel like nobody notices you. You feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. But I'm here to tell you this morning that Jesus carried that weight for you. He carries your burdens. He he carried on your sin, and his grace is more than sufficient for you this morning. [00:26:37] (26 seconds)  #JesusCarriesYou

You know, he paid it on that cross, and so we have salvation in him. And so we can have that joyful spirit that just says, thank you, Lord, that I'm not the same person that I was. You know? That I don't have to feel bondage by sin, that I don't have to pretend anymore, that I can just be who I am and be secure that God has done the work of dying for my sin. It's an amazing thing. [00:24:25] (26 seconds)  #SavedAndSecure

and maybe you're in this room this morning, and you you feel like you're far from God. You feel like you've done too much, too too little too late. You know? Maybe you've made some bad decisions. You've said some things you regret. Maybe your relationship with your spouse hasn't been good. Maybe your family's broken. Whatever you fill in the blank, if you're going through something, this is a safe place. This is a place where you can find prayer, a place where you can know that people are there beside you to support you. [00:25:37] (34 seconds)  #YouAreNotAlone

I actually believe that when we pray a blessing on our young people and that we consider how they're being discipled and how they're being led, that we allow God to help us to see that it's not just even for me in this moment. It's to pray for the next generation that they would see God just as clearly as we do, that they would love Jesus just as much as we did. [00:33:38] (30 seconds)  #PrayForNextGen

Sometimes he wants us to realize that we're not here for just a function or a program or something to entertain us because we live in such a culture that wants to entertain us all the time. And just to even have a moment where it's like, I'm not here to be entertained. I'm here to pursue the presence of Jesus. And what a difference that makes when it's not about ourselves anymore. And we take our eyes off ourselves, and we put them back on God because he's on the throne of our lives. [00:25:05] (29 seconds)  #SeekJesusNotEntertainment

And, God, I pray over the next generation, God, that they would see you. God, that they would see their parents, Lord, and that they would discover that love for who you are, God, that it's not just a tradition that's passed down, but it's a love for you that's passed down. And so, God, I pray for the next generation that's rising up in this place. God, I pray that you would give them, God, protection, but also, God, the courage, Lord, to represent you in their schools. [00:35:24] (33 seconds)  #FaithThroughGenerations

Holy Spirit, I ask, God, that every person who is carrying a burden or is feeling heavy laden, God, that you would give them the rest that you promised. Holy Spirit, I ask, Lord, that there would be a fresh encounter, God, that there would be no person in this room that would be able to deny your presence this morning. [00:28:13] (20 seconds)  #FreshEncounterNow