CHAPTER FIFTEEN \u2013 A Well Oiled Machine<\/p>\n
I watched a documentary today about how Clay County, Kentucky (and specifically the city of Manchester) has gone through a miraculous change because of unity in the church.\u00a0 They were top in the nation for prescription drug abuse, and many people were dying because of crystal meth and other drugs.\u00a0 So finally the city reached a breaking point where all the churches in town got angry at the drug problem because it was killing their children.\u00a0 So for the first time all the churches united in passionate prayer and marched against corruption in their government and lawlessness in their community, and God showed up in response to the church uniting in prayer.<\/p>\n
So the town changed in so many ways.\u00a0 Many former drug users became Christians, the churches began to fill up, people in the government and schools all turned to God.\u00a0 Drug dealers and corrupted city officials were arrested and jailed.\u00a0 The town itself was cleaned up and beautified.\u00a0 Business began to build and even the local plant and animal life has grown with numbers that haven’t been up for 50 years.<\/p>\n
When people turn to God, it makes a difference.\u00a0 The question is, what will it take for the church to unite in other cities and become a well-oiled machine for the glory of God?<\/p>\n
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