Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Revival, Repentance & the Church’s Call | Jolie Vogliardo

TS Wright Helping Believers Apply Biblical Truth by Connecting Scripture, Prophecy, and Church History with Practical Spiritual Insight. Host | Podcast & Broadcast Strategist | Teacher | Author | Keynote Speaker | Coach God Centered Concept God Centered Concept TS Wright LinkedIn Book TS - Spiritual/Ministerial/Life Coaching Book TS - Podcast/TV Show Coaching/Mentorship Jesus Said TV - TS Wright Best Editor of Audio and Video Recordings for Podcasters and TV Shows Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast Book: Embracing the Truth - TS Wright Do You Want to Become a Speaker? God Centered Concept Academy The Best Calendar/Booking System ALL IN ONE to Automate All Your Processes In this episode of Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast with TS Wright, Jolie Vogliardo returns for a deeper conversation about the message behind her book, America, the Sleeping Giant and Her Slumbering Church. Jolie describes being raised in an atheist household before coming to faith in Jesus Christ at age 18. The opposition she experienced following her conversion drove her deeper into Scripture and helped develop the passion for Christ and ministry that continues to shape her life today. America, the Sleeping Giant and Her Slumbering Church Jolie explains that the concept behind her book developed while studying Ezekiel 16. As she considered God's dealings with ancient Israel—His blessings, Israel's departure from Him, divine correction, repentance, and restoration—she began recognizing what she believes are important parallels with the spiritual history and present condition of America. America has exercised tremendous economic, political, cultural, and international influence, but Jolie argues that the nation has increasingly forgotten the source of its blessings. At the same time, she believes much of the American Church has become spiritually drowsy. The question becomes: Can America awaken if the Church itself remains asleep? The Danger of Spiritual Distraction TS and Jolie discuss how believers can gradually become distracted from God by careers, responsibilities, entertainment, personal ambitions, cultural pressures, and the ordinary busyness of life. Not every distraction is inherently sinful. The danger comes when legitimate things begin replacing Christ as the believer's highest priority. Jesus said: “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.” When God moves from first place to third, fourth, or fifth place, spiritual compromise can slowly follow. The Laodicean Problem TS connects the discussion with Revelation 3:14–22 and Jesus' warning to the Church of Laodicea. Laodicea believed it was rich, prosperous, and in need of nothing, yet Christ described its true spiritual condition very differently. That creates one of the central questions of this conversation: What happens when our perception of our spiritual condition is different from God's perception of it? Prosperity can create the illusion of independence. When people believe they need nothing, they can eventually begin living as though they do not need God. Lessons from Ancient Israel Jolie points to the recurring biblical pattern found in Israel's history. God blessed His people. They became comfortable. They drifted away. Their blessings were threatened or removed. They cried out to God. God raised up deliverance. The cycle eventually began again. This biblical pattern raises a sobering question for the modern Church: Could hardship become one of the instruments God uses to awaken His people to their dependence upon Him? The Church Must Lead Rather Than Follow TS and Jolie discuss the Church's responsibility to influence culture rather than simply imitate it. The Church is called to proclaim truth, make disciples, model biblical values, strengthen families, pray for communities, and serve as a spiritual watchman. When the Church loses that identity, compromise can spread from individuals into families, congregations, communities, and ultimately an entire culture. Jolie compares this process to an infection spreading throughout a body. The answer is not simply another program. The Church needs the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. Prayer Must Become Action One of Jolie's strongest challenges is that Christians must go beyond merely recognizing the problem. Believers should pray: “Lord, what can I do?” How can we reach our neighborhoods? How can we influence our schools and communities? How can we serve people around us? How can we become the tangible hands and feet of Jesus? Every believer has an opportunity to participate in what God is doing. You Were Born for This Time Jolie closes with a message of encouragement. You were born during this moment in history for a reason. God has a purpose for your life. Your wounds, failures, struggles, and past do not have to determine your future. God desires to heal, restore, deliver, and awaken His people so they can become everything He created them to be. Revival does not begin somewhere else. It begins when individual believers surrender themselves completely to God. A Prayer for America TS concludes the conversation with prayer for the United States—praying for repentance, revival, fertile hearts, renewed devotion to Jesus Christ, fulfillment of the Great Commission, and a nationwide movement of the Holy Spirit. The cry is simple: Repentance and revival. May the Church awaken. May America turn its eyes toward Jesus. May believers fulfill the Great Commission. And let the Great Harvest begin. FEATURED GUEST Jolie Vogliardo Author of: America, the Sleeping Giant and Her Slumbering Church The book is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major book retailers. Jolie shares during the interview that the book received the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association Golden Scroll Award for Nonfiction Book of the Year. SCRIPTURES & BIBLICAL THEMES DISCUSSED Ezekiel 16 Revelation 3:14–22 Matthew 22:37–39 Matthew 6:33 The Great Commandment The Great Commission Ancient Israel and national repentance Spiritual warfare Revival and awakening Christian discipleship The Church and culture Dependence upon God The work of the Holy Spirit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.