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America is in trouble, but the problem is not in the White House, but in God's house, the Church, Pastor Greg Laurie and his wife, Cathe, told thousands of participants at a nationwide prayer rally Sunday, urging prayers for another revival in America through the upcoming Harvest America in Philadelphia.

"I believe that the United States of America is the greatest country on the face of the earth. America! America! God shed His grace on thee. So true," Laurie said, appearing in a video played during a segment of a live webcast originating at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif., the main venue of the prayer rally.

"But there's a trouble in our country right now," added Laurie, speaking to churches and individuals across the country who joined the Harvest America team through live streaming to pray for a revival through Harvest America in Philadelphia, to be held on Sept. 28-29. "It seems like things are upside down. It seems, these days, right is declared as wrong, and wrong as right. The Bible even says woe to those who say sweet is bitter and bitter is sweet."

Harvest America in Philadelphia will be a live nationwide event, streamed from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, to thousands of participating locations across the country. Featuring performances by top Christian artists and a clear Gospel message by Pastor Laurie, the goal of Harvest America is to impact a nation "desperately in need of hope."

Can America ever come back to God? Laurie asked. "I believe it could, if we would follow the promises of 2 Chronicles 7:14." The verse reads, "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

Originally, it was given to Israel, but principally it applies to any nation, Laurie said. "Many believe the problem is in the White House," he added. "But God says the problem is in My house... in His Church... among believers who are not behaving as true followers of Jesus Christ."