In about three days we will unite with Believers from all over the state, nation and world to pray for America. There are so many dark forces that are already within this country that it is amazing that we aren’t in the midst of civil war right now.
Please understand that our nation is on the brink today. We’re stepping forward into either the greatest revival our nation has ever known, or we’re stepping into the collapse of the nation as we have known it.
In my hometown, there has been rioting following the shooting of a Black teen by a White policeman. Our world is falling apart even now.
Many years ago, when Carol I traveled to Africa, we became aware of how chaotic and barbaric the world really is. We became of aware of how unpredictable and unsafe the world really is. We became aware of just how blessed we have been to be born in the United States. While most of the world hates America, they have also envied us. Many have been driven to overthrow our country. That's why our military and many others have worked so hard to protect our freedom.
There has been a constant and persistent effort to infiltrate our country on every level and sadly enough, the efforts have been successful and we are now closed in on every side in nearly every aspect of society.
We've been here before. That's where America was when it was forced into World War II.
Meanwhile, many Christian Believers continue to mindlessly and aimlessly pursue wealth, fame, and security. Personal dreams and fantasies have blinded their vision to the reality of what’s going on in our world.
For instance, did you know that crowds of Islamic protesters have recently marched in Chicago and in New York, calling for the elimination of Israel as a nation? Do you understand that they are following the same pattern that they implement in the countries from which they have come? Their next steps have usually been acts of violence: car bombings, building bombings, and suicide bombings. One group has already talked about a plan to release anthrax, to kill millions of Americans.
Jihadi websites were lighting up last Friday saying that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is calling on Muslims around the world to attack the U.S. homeland!
Just like they have done in various countries around the world, they plan to bomb churches, target Christians and kill anyone who embraces any other belief other than theirs. It’s coming, everyone.
Please heed the warning. It’s coming.
The people who HATE Christians and Jews are right here in America; in Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg, in our schools, and in our neighborhoods. They are standing ready, right now, to carry out that call to attack us. They’re screaming in our streets. They’ve completely taken over one city in Michigan. They openly carry banners that say "NO Democracy. We want just Islam!" They’re crossing the borders in the southwestern section of America, pretending to be Mexicans coming into America seeking a better life.
We’re praying that it won’t take a rash of church bombings to wake us up. Christians all over the world are already going through this right now. It’s time for us to get prepared in America. It’s time to pray. Our biggest concern is that most of our people (meaning African Americans) seem to have no clue or concern about what is happening. We can't possibly believe that we will be exempt from what is coming.
We don’t know what the next few weeks and months may hold so let me write this to you today:
Carol and I have been honored to serve and do our small part in this massive effort to rally Believers in these calls to prayer. I find myself crying in my cubicle at work, weeping in my pillow at night, and interceding in my vehicle as I drive the streets of Harrisburg.
I am fully confident that I can stand before my Lord and savior and say I have done, to the best of my ability, with what HE gave me, all that I could do to prepare His people for this great and terrible day of the Lord.
We have invested in our congregation by purchasing 20 tickets for the ‘Unite to Restore America’ prayer event so that anyone who desires to go can attend for FREE. We have done all that we could do to help our people clearly see the vision and not miss the day of the Lord’s visitation.
We are leading our church family in a 31-day prayer vigil of consecration and fasting. Over the last five years we have written and released several books to instruct and encourage God’s people. We have given the books freely to those who attend our weekly gatherings. We’ve made them available online for people outside of this community who desire to obtain them. We have produced well over 800 videos and video clips to keep the word going forth long after we have completed our Kingdom assignment in Harrisburg.
In other words, we’ve done everything we could do to help our church family become a part of history and not just merely read about it. The last thing I ever want to have to say is that I wish I had done…
In these past 25 years, we’ve come across a ton of people who SAY they want a new move of God.
They SAY they want something more. Yet, when the moment comes, they always drop off and miss the God-given opportunities to break the endless cycles of defeat and depression.
We know we’re not the first or only pastors sent to this region to give God’s people a chance to get out of their bondage. Many pastors have come and gone through the years. Now the moment has come for Harrisburg and all of us in Urban Life. We now stand on this brink together.
After this weekend, we will have crossed the threshold into a mind-blowing triumph in God or into the catastrophic collapse of hearts and homes built on sand. The choice is up to each and every one of us.
We’re praying that we're stepping into a nation-sweeping revival in the church. Don’t miss it. You’ve been waiting all of your life for this moment.
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But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 2 Timothy 3: 1-5
And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24: 2-14
And Jesus, answering them, began to say: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many. But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows.
“But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. Mark 13: 5-10
And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them. But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.”
Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake. But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist. You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. Luke 21: 8-17
