'Where Are the Praying People?'
David Wilkerson calls for a return to prayer and conviction in the face of a world filled with sin and iniquity.
This sermon emphasizes the speaker's strong desire to remain separate from the sinful influences of the world, committing to prayer, Bible reading, and standing against immorality. The urgency to address the moral decline within churches and society, calling for a return to genuine faith and purity, especially in the face of prevalent sins like pornography. The plea for God to raise up voices of righteousness and intercessors to combat the spiritual apathy and compromise that is leading a generation astray.
Full Transcript
I don't want to be a part of this. I don't want to get caught up in this world, this cesspool of iniquity. I don't want my eyes polluted.
I don't want to be a part of this. I don't care who doesn't pray, I'm going to pray. I don't care who doesn't read the Bible, I'm going to read my Bible.
I want nothing to do with it. And the cry of my heart, night and day, I'm starting to take on ministers' conferences and I'm saying, oh God, I'm too old to care what people think anymore. My God, we're losing a whole generation.
We're losing our kids, even in this church. We have people who can sit in church and be unmoved because they're into filth. Preachers all over the nation.
I had a minister friend who went to Germany, and the superintendent of a Pentecostal movement said, don't mention pornography because almost every preacher that's in our meeting goes to bed at night with pornography. And I cry, oh God, where are the voices? Where are the people that cry out against it? Where are the praying people? And I say, God, whatever it takes, whatever it takes, keep me on my knees.
Sermon Outline
- The Dangers of the World
- The Importance of Prayer
- The Cry of the Heart
- The State of the Church
- Lack of conviction
- Unmoved by sin
Key Quotes
“I don't want to be a part of this. I don't want to get caught up in this world, this cesspool of iniquity.” — David Wilkerson
“I'm going to pray. I don't care who doesn't pray, I'm going to pray.” — David Wilkerson
“Where are the praying people?” — David Wilkerson
Application Points
- We must take a stand against sin and cry out to God in prayer.
- We must be personally responsible for our own spiritual growth and conviction.
- We must be concerned for the next generation and help them develop strong spiritual values.