Paul wrote that his ministry was based in “simplicity and godly sincerity” (2 Cor. 1: 12).  What a mouthful.  In today’s world of hype, complex and false doctrine, phony testimonies, wild visions, and weird practices, I come back to “simplicity and sincerity.”

My father, Roy Stockstill, has had 63 years of a simple, sincere lifestyle of ministry and marriage.  I find it hard to replace.  How do millions in the body of Christ run after sensational events and flamboyant personalities, only to be disappointed in their lifestyle and teachings?  If a man can keep himself simple and sincere (which means unmixed, pure), he can have a positive longterm effect on thousands.

Melanie and I celebrated 25 years of pastoring Bethany last Sunday.  I love her so much and thank God for her.  I want to thank so many of you who have made that possible by your prayers, support, and work for God alongside us.  We received calls, emails, and videos from so many people worldwide who we are in touch with.  THANK YOU A MILLION.

Continue to pray for all leaders, that a “Remnant” will emerge who love “sincerity and simplicity.”  I will be in Houston Thursday and Friday with a couple of hundred pastors, teaching them the ten principles of the “Remnant” book.  If your pastor has not received a copy, get him one in this critical time in which we live.  Also, I will be on a live teleconference next Tuesday night at 7:00 with Lee Grady of Charisma Magazine.  Go to the Charisma site for more information.

Let’s keep it simple.

Bro. Larry

This weekend, I am looking forward to finishing the message on the twelve major doctrines we at Bethany believe.  One of them is the “resurrection of the dead,” an essential doctrine to salvation.  Paul took the whole chapter of 1 Cor. 15 to discuss Jesus’ resurrection and the future resurrection of all believers.  What an exciting thought:  ”We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet” (v. 51-52).  This is indeed our VICTORY, and regardless of how victorious death may appear it simply has no STING!  No wonder Paul could say “God…gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ…” (v. 57).  Think on this today and let God lift your sights and your spirits to beyond this “vale” to eternity.  As someone said, “It’s Friday…but Sunday’s coming!”

Hey everybody. My son Jared and I are driving him back to West Palm Beach to college. Hundreds of thousands of students return to school at this time. We need a major revival among youth, and I thank God for what the Lord is doing with Joel and the 220 clubs. Let’s believe for thousands of students to be saved in Baton Rouge and across the nation this year!

Mordecai is such a picture of what we ought to be doing for America right now.  He heard that his people were scheduled for disaster and he went into “high gear” prayer and action.  Esther, in the palace, went into agony about it but felt there was nothing she could do.  Mordecai reminded her that if judgment hits, she was also in the “bulls-eye” of the target!

We must pray and act to save our nation.  The Bible teaches us to pray for kings and those in authority (1 Tim 2: 1) and then we must cleanse ourselves from sin and reach our nation for Jesus.  It is time for action…the hour is late!  ”Such a time as this” should be our battle-cry from morning to evening, day by day.  In California, pastors and believers are mobilizing to pass a marriage amendment to reverse the ruling of California’s court that homosexual marriage is now legalized.  They are fasting forty days until the election and meeting in a huge stadium in San Diego in the end of October.  ”Such a time as this”  should motivate our prayer lives today with the spirit of Mordecai and Esther!

This morning was incredible as thousands of believers came to the Washington Mall.  I got a change to pray for all the pastors of the nation as Michael W. Smith was leading powerfully in worship behind it.  It was the culmination of three days of teaching I did there to pastors and leaders from across America.  I am back home this afternoon (quick flight) and preparing to minister at the three weekend Bethany services.  Keep me in prayer but I am running right now on a “fire” from THE CALL.

Rom Luce from Teen Mania spoke this morning at “The Call” about the youth of America. How my heart was challenged! He said that although 50% of youth attend church and that 88% of them leave the church when they turn eighteen. Today, let’s pray for the youth of America. MTV and it’s counterparts are making an aggressive move to take them into ungodly immorality. I have decided to be as aggressive to get the youth of America into the kingdom of Jesus! Tomorrow, thousands of youth will be on the Washington Mall. Let’s believe revival will be released upon a new generation…
Bro. Larry

I just arrived in D.C. and met at a Starbucks with Lou Engle, the director of “The Call DC.”  He told me that 1500 pastors have registered for the event this afternoon and that there is high anticipation.  I will be hosting today and tomorrow and speaking twice at 2:00 (1:00 p.m. central time) today and 9:00 (8:00 a.m. central time) tomorrow morning.  Then, I am scheduled to speak between 10 and 12 (9 and 11 central time) on Saturday morning.  You can watch the entire rally on god.tv.  Lou is being interviewed by a number of news agencies over the next three days and is really a powerful intercessor for America.  His conviction on the abortion issue drives his incredible burden for our nation.  Join us today in praying for the holocaust of abortion to end after 50 million babies have died.   I feel a sense of destiny here in Washington right now…

As I go to Washington, D.C. this week to speak at “The Call,” I am reminded of how often we think the answer to America is in politics.  As important as political involvement and pressure is on the issues that will bring God’s judgment, there is a problem even deeper:  ”ourselves!”  The CHURCH is the problem, and we need to fall on our faces in repentance for the compromise that has caused the nation to fall away.  If WE clean up our act, the nation will repent!  God always moves in response to the “remnant” repenting for their own sins (2 Chron. 7: 14).  As thousands gather in Washington Saturday, let’s fall on our faces before God and repent for OUR sins, not just strategize and pressure for America’s sins.  They are a reflection of us because, in reality, “we’re the problem…”

Nehemiah was such an incredible example of a man who “stood in the gap” for his nation.  Read the first chapter of Nehemiah and watch him weep, fast, and pray for Israel to be restored.  We are in SUCH a critical time for America and we all must commit ourselves to what God would have US to do in our nation.  The Lord has spoke to me that PASTORS are the key to restoring the nation, and I will be speaking on Thursday and Friday to hundreds of them in Washington.  Would you pray with me today for my trip there to be successful and that thousands of “Nehemiah” pastors would cry out to restore the “walls” of America?

Today begins our message series, “Living Stones.”  We are going to be studying the foundations of the church for the next 40 days.  This is Bethany’s 45th Anniversary!  We will celebrate our anniversary on September 21st to the glory of God.  I want you to join me every day in prayer during this next forty days.  I will post a blog every day or two to keep us on track in our prayers.Today, I want us to pray for America.  Ezra brought accountability to the men of Israel for marrying pagan wives (Ezra 10) and we must be accountable for the sin in the church.  This coming Saturday will be “The Call,” a gathering of hundreds of thousands of believers in Washington, D.C.  I will be speaking on Thursday and Friday to hundreds of pastors from around the nation and be attending the morning portion of “The Call.”  We will attempt to broadcast “The Call” live in our sanctuary, beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning (come at 9 to be sure it is happening technically).    Let’s start off the “Living Stones” prayer emphasis today by praying for the church in America to come back into holiness, purity, separation from sin and the world, and a righteous voice to America once again!