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"Prayer does business with God. Prayer creates hunger for souls; hunger for souls creates prayer. The understanding soul prays, the praying soul gets understanding. To the soul who prays in self-owned weakness, the Lord gives His strength."
- Leonard Ravenhill


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The focus of our ministry this month is "Living/Giving," meaning that God materially blesses us so that we can bless others. Please pray that our personal lives and ministry will be characterized by sacrificial giving that furthers Christ's kingdom.

2 As the True Woman conference in Indianapolis draws near, ask the Lord to provide volunteers for prayer ...

"Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart."
- Martin Luther


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1 This month, our ministry's theme is Servant's Heart. Please pray that all the staff at Life Action will serve well, esteeming others as better than ourselves.

2 As our ministry leaders meet this week for development meetings, pray that they would grow in wisdom regarding their responsibilities and skills, for God's glory.

3 Ask God to convict us all of our sin and performance-based religion. Ask Him to give us a ...

"All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired, although not in the hour or in the measure, or the very thing which they ask. Yet they will obtain something greater and more glorious than they had dared to ask."
- Martin Luther


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Today and tomorrow, Byron Paulus, Del Fehsenfeld, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Steve Canfield, and B. G. Allen will hold their annual Senior Leadership Team meetings. Please pray for wisdom and discernment as they seek to lead this ministry according to God ...

"Give yourselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word. If you do not pray, God will probably lay you aside from your ministry, as He did me, to teach you to pray."
- Robert Murray McCheyne

1 The ministry travel year has now ended. Please pray for our Road Team Leadership as they meet today and tomorrow to review God's work this past year and seek His guidance for the 2010-2011 travel year.

2 Pray for physical stamina and clear thinking for Nancy Leigh DeMoss today as she records for future Revive Our Hearts radio programs. Pray that she ...

"For the sun meets not the springing bud that stretches toward it with half the certainty that God, the source of all good, communicates Himself to the soul that longs to partake of Him."
- William Law
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As Debby Canfield leads a Raising Boys seminar at Life Action Camp today, ask God to speak through her and greatly encourage the mothers in knowing how to raise their boys to deeply love Him and others.

2 The Blue Team begins a 15-day summit today at Calvary Baptist Church in Normal, Illinois. Pray that God's Spirit would pervade their presence with ...

"The coming revival must begin with a great revival of prayer. It is in the closet, with the door shut, that the sound of abundance of rain will first be heard. An increase of secret prayer with ministers will be the sure harbinger of blessing."
- Andrew Murray


1 Pray that unsaved people will no longer foolishly ignore Jesus Christ, the one true lover of their souls. May God open their spiritually darkened hearts to the wonder of His grace and love!

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As you remember Christ's crucifixion this Good Friday, ask God what specific sins you need to crucify ...

“The story of every great Christian achievement is the history of answered prayer.”
- E. M. Bounds


1 Since we cannot achieve anything of value without God's presence and power, please diligently intercede for Life Action Ministries, that our efforts will be based on God's Word and implemented by unceasing prayer.

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Revive Our Hearts is hosting a preconference luncheon in Indianapolis for ministry leaders and influencers today. As Nancy Leigh DeMoss shares, pray that God would allow many to catch the vision for expanding the True Woman movement.

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While Revive Our Hearts' Advisory Board meets today, pray ...

"Prayer and praise are to the Christian as the two wings are to the bird. Don't expect the bird to fly if one wing is broken. Even so the Christian needs both prayer and praise."
- J. Wesley Adcock


1 Praise the Lord for His great faithfulness and everlasting love. May God open our spiritual eyes to our incredible value so that we'll live to please Him alone.

2 Unbelief forfeits God's presence. Pray that God will break, change, and fill His people's hearts with His limitless power, abiding presence, and living Word. May we become praying ...

"Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the Kingdom. If you may have everything by asking in His Name, and nothing without asking, I beg you to see how absolutely vital prayer is."
- C. H. Spurgeon 1 As we launch into 2010, please make it your goal to persevere in faith and earnest prayer for heaven-sent revival and spiritual awakening in our nation and world this year. As the darkness deepens, Christ's light can shine even more brilliantly! 2 With many making New Year's resolutions, pray that God would direct your mind and theirs ...

"O holy Child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us, we pray.
Cast out our sin and enter in;
Be born in us today."

- Phillips Brooks, 1867

1 With the year quickly drawing to a close, please pray that the Lord will prompt hearts to give financially toward our year-end ministry needs for spreading the cause of revival and spiritual awakening.

2 The road teams are on Christmas break this month. Ask God to give them an enjoyable, restful time with their families and friends, and to prepare their hearts for the coming months of ministry.

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The Road Team leadership are ...

Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices;
Who wondrous things hath done, in whom his world rejoices;
Who, from our mother's arms, hath led us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.

- German pastor Martin Rinkart, 1636, during the Thirty Years' War


1 Today, the Blue Team concludes their summit at Heritage Baptist Church in Johnson City, Tennessee. Pray that the people will faithfully live out the truths learned, creating a far-reaching impact in their community and beyond.

2 The Red Team just began a 15-day summit at ...

“Intercession is mentioned over 80 times in Scripture. Intercession is pouring out your heart for another . . . taking on the burden of those going through the trial.”  – John Bornschein, Director, National Day of Prayer Task Force 1 Steve Canfield, Jeremiah Canfield, and the Blue Team are 5 days into their 15-day summit at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Boone, North Carolina. Pray that God’s Spirit would be pleased to empower every aspect of this time. 2 The Life Action Camp hosts an Ignite retreat for junior-high young people this weekend. Pray that God will open their eyes to His power ...

“There is a direct connection between the degree to which our minds are shaped by Scripture and the degree to which our prayers are answered.”  – John Piper 1 Our three road teams begin their 39th year of traveling the United States with the message that the church needs to return to her first love, Jesus Christ. Pray for them as they preach, teach, sing, minister to children, and serve God’s people in numerous ways. May this be the year God sends a powerful, sweeping revival among His people and a spiritual awakening among the lost!

2 Our files are ...

“Often during the meetings, great waves of prayer would sweep the congregation. So many were moved to prayer that I barely had time to give my addresses. Innumerable wrongs were righted during those days.” – Jonathan Goforth describing a revival in China, 1907 1 Tomorrow our entire staff begins meeting for our annual Revival Week. Pray that we will seek the Lord together, trusting Him to ignite a fresh passion in our hearts to live as authentic Christians.

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Intercede for our staff Revival Week’s opening tonight, that hearts will be soft, open, and obedient to God’s voice.

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“About three in the morning, as we [more than 65 men] were continuing instant in prayer, the power of God came mightily upon us. . . . We broke out with one voice, ‘We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord!’”  – John Wesley describing Fetter Lane prayer meeting, January 1, 1739
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Pray for the wives and mothers on our road team staff as they help their families transition from summer ministry and family time to the Staff Training schedule and then a new year of summit meetings. 2 Dave Warn believes that God’s clear direction this spring ...

In the conflict between believers and the powers of darkness, the inner chamber is the place where decisive victory is obtained.”  – Andrew Murray 1 Tom and Joyce Harmon open the first week of Family Camp today. Pray that God will use their lives and words effectively, anointing their time as they minister to our guests. 2 Tomorrow, Ryan Loveing, Ben Slenk, and the Revival Conference Team finish their meetings at Calvary Baptist Church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Pray that God’s power and presence would be very evident during these final two days. 3 The Red Team, with Murrill Boitnott and ...

“We have become too proud to pray to the God that made us! It behooves us, then to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness.”  – President Abraham Lincoln, National Day of Prayer 1863 1 During Life Action summit meetings in churches across America, much prayer and deliberate preparation is put into Base Camp and Happy Heart City, the nightly children’s clubs. Pray with us that God would move deeply on the children’s hearts during this time, giving them a biblical perspective of Himself.
2 Steve Canfield, Steven ...

Where cross the crowded ways of life,
Where sound the cries of race and clan
Above the noise of selfish strife,
We hear Thy voice, O Son of Man.
O Master, from the mountainside
Make haste to heal these hearts of pain;
Among these restless throngs abide;
Oh, tread the city’s streets again.
               – Pastor Frank North, 1903
1 Laine Johnson, Wilson Green, and the Red Team are scheduled to finish their summit today at Friendship Baptist Church in Hudson, North Carolina. Pray that God would especially move the hearts of those reluctant to obey His Word.
2 Steve Canfield ...

“This nation cannot be saved unless the Church is first revived. Renewing the Church is the key to saving America.”  – Chuck Colson 1 Laine Johnson, Chuck Halford, and the Red Team finish a summit today at Bethel Baptist Church in Moody, Alabama. Cover them in prayer as they seek God’s presence and power. 2 Ryan Loveing, Ben Slenk, and the White Team began a 4-day revival conference yesterday at First Church of the Nazarene in Lubbock, Texas. Pray that God increases thirst for Him, His Word, and His ways in this body of believers. 3 Collegiate Impact is seeking ...

Thank you for your prayers as we continue to seek the Lord for Him to revive His people! The following is a list of prayer needs for the month of February. Feel free to print the following prayer calendar.

Special Prayer Request: The Archer Family


Family of Friends, For the past 18 years, Charles and Joann Archer have served in key leadership roles.  On Sunday, February 8th, after an extended time of battling with ALS, Joann went home to be with her personal savior, Jesus Christ.   Charles has lost a godly wife, best earthly friend, and partner in ministry.  Please ...

“In prayer, it is better to have a heart without words, than words without a heart.”
– John Bunyan
  1 Our iMedia team offers a free weekly podcast called Infuse on Life Action’s website. This podcast on personal revival also offers related resources on the weekly topics. Pray that many will access these messages and experience personal revival. 2 Nancy Leigh DeMoss is heard on over 1,000 radio outlets through the Revive Our Hearts and Seeking Him programs. Intercede for her and this ministry, asking God to communicate His Word clearly and to direct many women worldwide to find ...