• The hour has come for a “revolution of revelation”—for a radically renewing demonstration of the sovereign, saving glory of the Lord Jesus Christ (p. 17).
• “We have become puny Christians because we have created a puny Christ” (Stott, p. 18).
• The Church’s tragic spiritual deficit—the serious shortfall in our foundational Christology … is simultaneously and steadily crippling our nation more than any other single crisis the American people are facing right now (p. 19).
• A CHRIST Awakening takes place as the whole Church (locally or nationally) becomes wholly alive to the whole vision of the whole Christ—and to our whole part in his global cause (p. 24).
• The essence of a Christ Awakening involves a spiritual transaction by which Christians become “re-enchanted” with Christ (p. 25).
• It is this Jesus … the real and true Jesus, God in the flesh, full of grace and truth, Lord of time and eternity, above every name in all ages to come, triumphant over sin and death, alive and moving in revolutionizing power among the nations today—it is this Jesus who can win the battle for the soul of America! (p. 26).
• Christlikeness displayed in the Church in America leads to a renovation of the soul of America (p. 53).
• “The Church in its present state is utterly unfit and unprepared for the great work that God has put before it and expects it to undertake” (Murray, p. 59).
• Recognize that whatever other troubles we face as a nation, they can be resolved in positive, effective ways—but only to the degree that God’s people are able, first, to reverse the Christological crisis inside the Body of Christ. For this key principle stands: The state of the soul of our nation and the state of the soul of the Church are inseparable (p. 59).
• Clearly, America’s peril is beyond constitutional. It is Christological—whether its citizens know it or not (p. 69).
• Practically speaking, our nation is in serious jeopardy—in a moral and spiritual freefall—due to, above all, a breakdown in how multitudes of Christians view the grace, greatness, goodness, and glory of the Lord Jesus Christ (p. 65).
• The state of the soul of our nation and the state of the soul of the Church are inseparable (p. 70).
• A powerful, unavoidable awe of Jesus is the mark of every true Christ Awakening (p. 86).
• The renewal of vision and passion for Jesus himself is the overriding focus of, the fundamental reason for, and the ultimate destination of any lasting spiritual renovation of God’s people (p. 96).
• A CHRIST Awakening happens when, by the saving grace of God and the transforming power of the Spirit, the whole Church becomes wholly alive to the whole vision of the whole Christ and, therefore, wholly involved in his kingdom purposes (p. 97).
• As a God-given Christ Awakening is experienced simultaneously by hundreds of thousands of churches from coast to coast—as they are filled with millions of Jesus followers who are coming alive to Jesus in meaningful new ways—the outflow will eventually recover, mend, and refurbish the very fabric of American society itself (p. 98).
• I live in unwavering anticipation of the imminent, expansive Christward renovation of the Church in America. I foresee a fresh, Bible-based, Jesus-oriented, Spirit-driven, coast-to-coast recovery and redirection of the life and witness of every stream of the Church, leading to the transformation of the nation’s spiritual landscape (p. 124).
• Change the conversations that go on in your church so that talking more and more about the glories of Jesus becomes a primary emphasis. This one step will unleash spiritual dynamics in your congregation that, by the Spirit of God, will surprise you as they lead to the awakening to Christ that many of our churches greatly need (p. 127).
• Do you think the hour has come when every congregation in America—of every denomination and every tradition—would greatly benefit if they commissioned a handful of members to form a first-of-its-kind “committee” that is solely dedicated to ensuring that our Savior and Lord increasingly becomes the exalted Savior and supreme Lord, gaining the preeminence in the eyes and hearts of their members? (p. 137).
• May fervor for exalting the Son of God, the Lamb slain for us but now seated triumphantly on the throne of heaven, awaken the Church to win the soul of America. He must be seen as our nation’s one and only lasting hope (p. 144).

About the Author

Dr. Richard Ross is a professor to the next generation of youth ministers at Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He has authored many resources, including his latest, Youth Ministry That Lasts a Lifetime. You can connect with Richard on his website, Facebook, or Twitter.