For a church to grow and be healthy, it has to operate in all dimensions of faith. An atmosphere has to be cultivated, solely by its members.

Pastor Rich Brown completes his lesson begun last week, and is followed by his wife, Tamara Brown, who teaches on the power and importance of prayer in the spiritual battle we fight daily.

Where does revival come from? Does it come from a particular evangelist, or activity? Revival comes from one thing: Your mouth. Your voice mixed with your faith will spark a revival in your life by catching the attention of God Himself.

For the next two weeks, LifeChurch will be focusing on prayer, on what it is, on why it's important, and what the Bible says about it. This lesson begins with the basis of prayer and how it is a key part to our relationship with God.

Salvation is a free gift, but discipleship will cost you everything. There will be tests, trials, and attacks of the enemy in your life. God wants to know if He can trust us to keep on steadfastly when things aren't going exactly the best way. Keep the faith and your conscience clear. The Lord will bring you out.

Most of us don't even know that we're in a war. We wonder why nothing is going well, why we suddenly don't feel like going to church, why you just don't quite agree with what the pastor is speaking over the pulpit. It's time to shake ourselves from sleep! We are in a war and it is time we remember how to fight.

Prayer is usually the least popular gathering in church. It's kind of like the Cinderella of church, yet without it we can neither survive nor thrive. It's what connects us to God and gets his attention. It's not something we should just think about doing; it's something we need to be.

Your mindset is important. It determines your happiness, your destination, and your decisions. Experiences, though, can shade your mindset, make you see things as they really aren't, and cause you to react negatively to life around you. Shake it off. See the world through clear eyes again.

The sword is mentioned numerous times in Scripture as the primary weapon with which to fight the enemy. Today, we also use a sword, though not a physical one, to fight our enemy. Our sword is made up of the Word of God, and our ability to use it comes from the Spirit of God. Without them, we are powerless in a spiritual battle.

When you are looking for something, you are on a mission. You won't stop, you won't rest, until you find it. It becomes your obsession. This is the attitude we need when it comes to the things of God. Not the prevalent one of spiritual "browsing." Our spirit naturally thirsts for Him, and without Him we won't survive.