(Clip) A Plea for Desperate Prayer — Lee Dodd

Moral Decay, Falsehood, and Violence

And never have there been so many churches and yet so little truth. Lies are abundant. Lusts have saturated the country, leading to all manner of perversions. Violence is everywhere. More than 17 ,000 murders last year outside the womb.

Abortion and the Nation’s Spiritual Darkness

More than 800 ,000 murders last year inside the womb. I'm not sure there's ever been a time that our nation has been so dark and drunk with lust and sin. It's a moral freefall that confronts us in the world today.

America’s Moral Freefall and Need for Divine Intervention

A moral freefall. And because of this, our nation is dying a slow death, saints. Apart from the intervention of God, America is a goner. And we see this throughout history, don't we? Nations rise and fall.

Historical Patterns of Nations and Kingdoms Rising and Falling

Kingdoms rise, spread, and fall. It happened with Greece. It happened with Rome. It happened with the Assyrians. It happened with the Egyptians. And it may just happen in the West. Now, I know there are little pockets of life here and there.

The Church’s Lethargy and the Example of John Knox

I trust there's one right here in Denton, Texas, to some degree. But so much of the modern church is lethargic, inactive, and ineffectual. I'm reminded of Bloody Mary in the 16th century, who said she feared the prayers of a single man more than she feared invading armies.

And who was that man? John Knox. John Knox the Reformer. And where are the John Knoxes of our day? Where is the fear of God anywhere? Where are the mighty men and women of God in the closet who's fearing our prayers?

Lukewarm Love and Unconcerned Prayer

And so the church, for the most part, by all appearances, has a love that is waxing cold. Prayers that have grown unconcerned. And again, apart from the intervention of God, the church will remain quiet, ineffective, sleepy.