On Sunday February 22, we’ll be concluding our three part sermon series, The Foundations of Grace. Our sermon text will be Isaiah 62:6, 7 which reads,

I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.

I preached my first sermon as a pastoral candidate at GPC on this very passage. The work of extraordinary prayer which God has employed through his watchmen have always stirred me to pray more earnestly for revival. During the sermon, I’ll be making use of some of those stories.

Speaking of stories, I recall that in 1985 while a student at Appalachian State, I watched a video of an aged seminary professor who preached on the role of prayer in the great revivals of the church. I don’t doubt that several who watched that video with me during that InterVarsity large group were bored out of their minds. Who on earth is this guy?

Granted, a talking head on a t.v. screen is not that exciting nor engaging, but I was riveted. The professor was Dr. J. Edwin Orr, and you can view some of his lectures, read some of his articles, and listen to some of his talks here. Almost twenty-five years later, I still love to hear those stories. Take some time and listen to them. You’ll be  inspired and challenged and encouraged by the gracious work of our Father through humble men and women throughout the ages.