The Vision
I. Returning Through Fervent Prayer
"If My people who are called by My name will 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 heal
their land." (2 Chron 7:14-15, NKJV)
Throughout history there's been a pattern of fervent, passionate
prayer and hunger for God that precedes revivals. Many times,
it has been the prayers of the youth that have released the beginnings
of these revivals. We seek to follow that pattern of revival
and to fan the flames through fervent prayer.
This verse, as well as Joel 2, talks about God's people returning
to the Lord with all of our hearts, with fasting and weeping
and mourning, and then AFTERWARD that God would pour out His
Spirit upon all people and heal the land.
We believe that there will be no great move of God without a
massive move of repentance, reconciliation, and especially prayer
from God's people.
II. Abiding in Jesus
"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those
who will believe in me through their message, that all of them
may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May
they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have
sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they
may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be
brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent
me and have loved them even as you have loved me." (John
17:20-23, NIV)
In addition to fervent prayer, there are two things that must
take place first, in order for the world to believe that Jesus
has been sent from God. Contained within this prayer are two
keys that will unlock the power for mass evangelism and harvest:
abiding in Jesus and unity of the Body of Christ.
"Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can
bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can
you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains
in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you
can do nothing. ...
"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever
you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father's glory,
that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples." (John
15:4-5,7-8 NIV)
All fruitfulness flows out of intimacy with Christ. Until God
first revives each one of us, we will not have the filling of
the Spirit to revive other hearts.
III. Unity of the Body of Christ
"May they be brought to complete unity to let the world
know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved
me" (John 17:23b).
There is a multiplication in effectiveness that takes place
when all of the ministries unite under one purpose and in one
spirit, under one Name.
We cannot afford to remain separate any longer, reaching the
lost with only a limited effectiveness. We cannot afford to remain
within our denominational, cultural, or generational boundaries
any longer.
We must have a non-denominational, multi-cultural, multi-generational
Church that joins hands and moves as one. If we are going to
reach an entire campus, we're going to need to have a campus-wide
Church.
The Invitation
We believe that if this campus experiences revival, that a great
societal reformation will take place. This will not only affect
the city and the Southwest region, but the entire nation and
the nations of the world will be impacted.
We invite you to dare to believe that stadiums will one day
be filled with hungry people seeking God. We invite you to dare
to believe for an entire generation of laid-down lovers of God,
that will seek His face, without any turning in their hearts.
The time is here and now!
We do not promote any church or denomination, but rather seek
to build up the kingdom of God here in Phoenix and the surrounding
cities. |