by Ashley Smith | Jun 13, 2026

Pastor Jack speaks directly to the congregation about America's spiritual crisis during the Watergate era, calling them to intercessory prayer for the nation. In this unplanned message, prompted by the Holy Spirit's leading, Pastor Jack urges believers to take spiritual responsibility for the country's survival, warning against both apathy and blind patriotism while teaching the power of prayer for national leadership. Drawing from Nehemiah's restoration of Jerusalem's walls and linking it to the contemporary "Watergate," he commissions the congregation to stand in the gap through prayer during the final weeks of 1973.