As someone who has spent more and more time studying revivals and spiritual awakenings of the past, two things become increasingly clear.  First, there is a price to be paid in prayer and intercession to see a true awakening.  Second, it’s completely worth it!

As those who continue to contend for the fire of the Holy Spirit to rapidly spread throughout the nations, we all owe a debt to the great cloud of heavenly witnesses that have gone before us.  Their intercessions and pioneering spirit have brought us to this point in history where we are pressing into a global awakening as Heaven crashes into the earth realm.  Men and women like John Wesley, Aimee Semple McPherson, Charles Finney, George Whitefield, Rees Howells and many others whose names we wouldn’t recognize, have impacted eternity with their lives.  I am continually challenged by the Moravians who took up a 100-year prayer watch of night and day intercession.  The prayers of that company undoubtedly continue to impact the modern prayer, worship and missions movement.

As both a pastor and a BURN director in South Central Oklahoma I often find myself in a unique position.  I have a call to spiritually feed and train the saints as a pastor.  But I also have a mandate from the Lord to mobilize an army of worshippers, psalmists, intercessors and musicians to release a fiery cry for Ardmore, the region, the state and the nations of the earth.  Many pastors and churches don’t see how something like BURN can benefit their church because it isn’t a ‘numbers-driven’ thing.  However, an awakening is probably the best way to grow the Church!  An outpouring in a region will cause the Church as a whole to grow, not just one local church! Therefore, I continue to send out the call for those who will come together once a month for BURN Ardmore as we join together for fiery worship!  We must become people who are Kingdom-minded!

BURN isn’t about a concert or entertainment.  It’s not about one church or ministry.  It’s not even about unity in the Church just for the sake of unity.  It’s about ministering to the Lord in intimate worship.  It’s about seeing an open heaven in our region as 24/7 worship is restored!  I believe we must move past simply praying for a visitation.  I want His Glory to inhabit our city and heal our land! We must join together and contend for breakthrough!