Restoring a Nation's Foundations: Prayer Strategies and Action Plans Book

Foreword   Jack W. Hayford     x
Preface     xii
Introduction     xv
To Save Our Soul
The Soul of a Nation     1
The Search for Intercessors     5
The Real Enemy     6
Fighting Your Own Battles?     6
Good News and Bad News     8
The Way We Were     9
Order in the Court!     13
Fuel for Your Intercessory Fire     15
"It's Not My Fault"     16
Now, the Good News     17
Meeting God's Ifs
If My People     20
The People of God-a Family     20
Setting Yourself Free     21
Building Intercessors: Starting Young     23
The People of God-a Kingdom     24
Get Back in the Pool     26
If My People Will Humble Themselves and Pray     28
"I'm Gonna Be Rich!"     29
"I'm Gonna Be Wise!"     29
"Beautiful Me!"     30
Prayer of Reconciliation     31
Healing Old Wounds     32
"Marvelous Me!"     32
The Privilege of Prayer-Priceless     33
Praying the Scriptures     35
What to Pray When You Don't Know What toPray     37
If My People Will Seek My Face and Turn From Their Wicked Ways     39
Thanksgiving and Praise-the Gateway to God's Presence     39
Worship-Seeking God's Face     41
Repentance-Clearing the Way     42
Prayer of Repentance for the Church     48
Spirit-Led Prayer and Action
God Rules!     52
Who Is in Control Here?     53
God's Orchestration     54
Learning the Hard Way     55
A Catastrophic Good     56
The Sting     57
Playing Hardball     58
A President's Plea     59
Standing in the Gap     60
Confessing National Failures     60
Praying for the People With the Power     61
The Ball Is in Our Court     63
Prayer of Intercession for the Nation     64
Life Intercession     66
Justice and Mercy: God's Other Prescription for National Healing     66
Prayer or Action? How About Both?     68
Getting Involved     69
Politics: A Dirty Word?     70
Looking Through the Right Lens     72
Check It Out     73
Government and the New Testament     74
Praying for Our Courts     75
The Infamous Wall     79
What Price Gaiety?     81
Fighting the Fight
Intercession: A Call to War     86
Dethroning the Devil     87
Recognizing the Enemy     88
Unwelcome Company     90
House Cleaning     90
A Cosmic Confrontation     92
The Prince of America     92
No Cause for Fear     93
Identification With Christ     94
Restraining the Enemy     96
Using the Leash     97
Our Legal Authority     99
This Present Wackiness     100
The Occult: Enemy Territory     104
Romancing the Serpent     105
The Occult in America     106
The New Age and Old Lies     107
What's Up, Kids?     107
Guarding the Children     109
Spirit Guides in the Classroom     109
The Spiritual Armory
The Weapons of Our Warfare     114
The Armor     115
The Sword     115
The Blood of the Lamb and the Word of Our Testimony     116
The Power of Agreement     117
The Power of Song     118
Fasting: Supercharged Prayer     120
Angry Prophets and Fasting Kings     121
Follow the Leader     123
How Do We Do It?     124
Winning Attitudes
It's All About Attitudes     128
Single-mindedness: Going for the Goal     128
Patience: Waiting for God to Move     128
Obedience: Finding God's Will     129
Proper Protocol: Speaking of the Devil     135
Vigilance: Watching, Working, and Winning     136
Boldness and Humility: A Winning Combination     136
Submission: For Protection and Correction     137
Expectancy: Believing for the Best     138
Persistence Pays     138
Joyfulness in All Circumstances     140
A Matter of Life and Death     141
Prayer for the Battle     145
Light Out of Darkness
Lions in the Street     148
Turning Up the Heat     149
A Battle for a City     151
By Many or By Few     152
The War We Face: Praying Against Terrorism     155
The Prince of Persia-on the Move Again     158
Why Do They Hate Us?     159
Prayer in a Time of War     161
God's Biblical Battle Plans      162
A Platoon of Intercessors     166
Restoring the Foundations
Plans for Action     170
First Friday Fasting and Prayer     170
Declaration and Invocation: Lifting Up Your Voice!     174
Praying the News     176
"Doing the Stuff"     178
Taking Civic Responsibility     180
More Action Plans     181
Knowing and Defending Your Rights     181
Speaking Out     185
Cleaning Up Our Culture     186
Sharing the Gospel     191
Saving a Generation     192
Epilogue: Points for Prayer     195
Getting Ready     195
Now Let's Pray!     195
A Prayer List for National Intercession     196
Spread the Word!     198
The Prayer Group     200
Instructions for the Leader     200
Filling Up the Tank     201
Restoring a Nation's Foundations Study Guide and Prayer Points     203
Introduction to the Study Guide     203
How It Works     203
Starting Off     203
A Word to Pastors and Leaders     221
Making Sure of Your Salvation     225
Organizations and Resources      228
Our Religious Rights     234
Notes     237