Our Call to Revival .....effective 1-31-2011 [see also SoldiersofRevival.com]
Plant It In Your Mind!!!
Purpose It In Your Heart!!!
Please Pray For Revival!!!
-- in our homes, our schools, our churches, our nation,,,,, and beginning in our own hearts. Not a milquetoast festival but a real honest to goodness Holy Ghost Revival.
“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” (Proverbs 15:3)
Revival is God’s Finger Pointed Right At Me!!!!! (Wilbert L. McCleod)
We must face the fact of a forgotten commission: "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15).
We have not done it.
We are not doing it.
We Are Living In an Era of the Death of Moral Outrage.
Where is the Venom of Indignation?
Quit Circumventing the Answers !!
"When we build, let us think we build forever.” (John Ruskin)
Why Not Revival Now? Fainthearted Christians, who watch the clods so much they do not sow and observe the wind until they do not reap, are defeated by the manifest wickedness on every side and do not believe that God can give revival now. Many cite coldness of Christians, modernism an infidelity in many pulpits, the widespread appeal of pleasure, the outrageous wickedness on every hand as evidence that God cannot or will not give great revivals as he once did. But if fainthearted Christians should make a study of the great revivals in Bible times, they would find that these revivals came inmost cases in the midst of the wickedness as great and apostasy and false religions as prevalent as those we face today. It is a most heartening study to observe the great revivals in the Bible and see how, against amazing odds, God used one person or a few to turn a whole nation or a strategic city back to God. (John R Rice)
The Most Basic (Yet Effective) Revival Ever.
“And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on Him for the sayings of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. So when the Samaritans were come unto Him, they besought Him that he would tarry with them: and He abode there two days. And many more believed because of His own Word; and said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard Him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.” (John 4:39-41)
“And the Lord of hosts shall do this.” (Isaiah 37:32)
A servant is one who voluntarily chooses what God chooses. (author unknown)
When Priorities Are Right.
A. The man who succeeds spiritually has his priorities right.
B. He actively seeks to let God have absolute rule and control over his life above all else.
C. He applies the standard of God in his choices:
[] The spiritual over carnal;
[] The eternal over temporal;
[] God’s will over man’s will;
[] Commitment over convenience.
D. The rewards for such righteous choices? Peace and comfort and the abandonment of debilitating worry about things to an all-powerful, trustworthy God.
(Dr. Curtis Hutson)
God Will Allow No Rival.
“If God were to allow any rival, He would not be God. No one is equal to Him. Nothing can compete with Him. He is the ultimate Reality, the Supreme Person, the infinite and eternal Lord. He is a jealous God. This means that he will allow no rival in the affection of His people. He is jealous of their supreme devotion, because this is for their good. God will not accept divided affection, faith with reservations or worship without sincerity and single-heartedness. If God is to be God for us, He must become so real and so worthful to us that He becomes all in all to us, in all our thinking and in our feeling." (Points of Emphasis)
“Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.” (Jeremiah 6:16)
To Jesus everyone is poor and sick. He established no charity foundations, He never pushed a civil rights bill, He had no target group, He kept no file of prospect cards, He held no support groups, and He met all men at the same place - the cross of Calvary.
Cannon to the right of them
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Storm’d at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
(The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
“The truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it, but there it is.” (Winston Churchill)
REVIVE US, O LORD !! True Soldiers Fight the Enemy
“The closer we get to God, the more the Devil will fight us. The more we try to do for the souls of men, the more men will criticize us, reproach us. If you have red blood in your veins, if you have courage in your heart, if you have stamina in your soul, if you are willing to throw back your hand, to square your shoulders, to stick out your jaw and cry, “Come on, old Devil!” and then fight him to the last ditch, then, brother or sister, you can be called a true soldier of the cross.” (Hyman Appelman)
Christ Crucified is What We Preach.
Religion has nothing to do with Jesus Christ, anymore than reading a comic book will win someone out of hell and into heaven. We preach from the Word of God Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead, the salvation of the sinning soul. If you don’t, then you need to repent, humble yourself, and stand before God to seek His face, and receive power to be used of Him to spread His Gospel and win souls for Him.
Don’t offer anything to people who can’t appreciate its real value.
Church And State; A Satanic Rivalry.
Years ago I became concerned about this transition in America that has crept up on us. The churches and the nation retreated from each other, and were at a standoff until certain world events began to take shape, and certain whimsical mentalities fell into place. They went their separate ways, and in doing so, the churches set themselves on paths of destruction, on a slippery slope of unbelief, and an “in your face” hypocrisy.
Now the two operate independently and compete for the limelight. The nation wants freedom from religion (not freedom for religion as in the Constitution) while the churches want freedom to sin (not freedom from sin as in the Bible).
For centuries the churches were the vanguard of national moral policy, while being distinctively different from the world. Today, the churches willfully neglect the doctrines of personal and ecclesiastical separation, and they have very little to say about what any arm of the government does or does not do.
But nothing in all of the above can stop revival. Provided the people of God want one -- it doesn’t matter about the hypocrites, the sorry state of our nation and churches, the vastness of the iniquity on the planet, the size of the enemy, or even the milquetoast mentality and sentimentality of the times. From out of the storm we beg God for revival, God revives us out of the storm and into the thick Spirit of new fire and the gales of a rushing mighty wind.
Rejoice in the promise that God will bring revival.
Our first order of business is to believe it to be within God‘s power, our second is to fall prostrate before God in the humble quest for Holy Spirit revival. If we as confident Christian people need anything at this point in time, anything at all in this country or world, we need to move 12 inches south from the head to the heart with the Gospel of Jesus Christ - and then we’ll see a real revival, one that the world can behold as being a magnificent glimpse of the very glory of our great God in our own time.
Gospel witness is through multiplication under the power of the Holy Spirit. Mission is the work of God; the church is only a partner in the Gospel, yet God has commissioned the people of the church to do His evangelizing on the earth.
Hope for REVIVAL in America !!!!! The Sword of the Lord contingent et al on The National Mall Over Memorial Day Weekend 2010 won close to 700 souls to Christ. Pretty Remarkable I Think. For quite some time I have felt a soft swirling wind blowing now in the right direction. I'm not sure what it means, or what God's purpose is in it, but we have to believe it is good. The president has been borught back to reality, climate change has been discredited, Al Gore has been discredited, Hillary has been discredited, people are starting to show some concerns about abortion, about the plight of our children, some of the milquetoast is being exposed for the fraud that it is, people like Schuller and Warren and Jakes are being disquieted at least temporarily, even the TV evangelists are starting to show some decline, ever so slightly. The morality of banks and lenders is under scrutiny, the ethics of Congress are in public disarray, the wrong priorities of many businesses are starting to become commmon knowledge. Even some of the tragic natural events in recent years have brought a pall on us. People are voting down -- or at least looking at them with more juandice -- the "freedoms" (license) of so many immoral causes in our land. And much much more. I don't know if the Tea Party will assume national prominence, but it is at least a valid and vocal counterpoint. Sarah Palin is good for Americans (notice I did not say America). I think the key is, will we the soul-passionate people of God begin once again to be unified in our open rebuke of the evil of our day. God has a way of being forbearing toward nations with a remnant of godliness about them. I say this with great caution, because there is great deceit all around us, and we are still clearly on the radar of the prophecies of the last days, and there is an unmistakable Sodom-like culture -- but God says in His Word that He would have saved Sodom if some righteous people were there to speak out. Now there's hope, real hope !!!!!
Be put to mind "to be ready to every good work." Titus 3:1.
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“The heavens are higher than the earth. So are my ways higher than your ways.” (Isaiah 55:9)
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“I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me.” Philippians 4:13)
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“I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman. (John 15:1)
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Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. (John 15:2)
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Now ye are clean through the Word which I have spoken unto you. (John 15:3)
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Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me. (John 15:4)
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I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing. (John 15:5)
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“Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundant above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worth in us.” (Ephesians 2:20)
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We must come to the place in our Christian maturity where we believe with deep conviction that the will of God settles everything else in life. [Crown College encouragement to its students.]
Want Revival?
“The mission of the church is to create a spirit of unrest in the hearts of the people and so disgust them with sin that they will forsake their iniquities.” (Billy Sunday.)
Call to Revival .....effective 3-1-2010
“No man cared for my soul,“ cried the psalmist David. (Psalm 142:4)
“Then there is the difference of this day toward lost souls. People do not care anymore. Oh the difference of this day. Oh the carelessness. No one seems to be concerned over the lost.” (Lee Roberson)
Psalm 2:12
"Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him."
My friend, there is a God in heaven who paid a great price to save His people from their sins. Lord Jesus shed His precious blood on the cross of Calvary, and you better trust it to cover your sins, because many of you are trusting in your own will, in your fascination for convenient kindness, and in your fervent efforts to build a tower of Babel -- all of that will be cast down with you into the lake of fire on the last day. I beg of you not to play with this fire. God loves you that much and far greater; He can save you from sin, death, and Hell.
“I have seen a church, a community, a city, stiff, cold in spiritual death. I have seen a group of God’s people take that church, that community, that city, to their burning hearts. I have seen them wrap that church, that community, that city with the white heat of their prayers. By God’s grace, I have seen the church, the community, the city come to life in the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us pay the price to have a revival.” (Hyman Appelman)
“Winning the world to Christ has to start sometime, somewhere. That sometime should be here, and that sometime should be now.” (Dr. Shelton Smith)
"Slight not what is near to aim at what is far."
(Euripides)
“Dear Friend.
Our precious Savior gave Himself willingly on Calvary to die for our sins.” (Dr. Don Woodard) [Jesus was not a martyr, nor was He an unwilling victim. He died and suffered willingly. We ought also be willing to suffer for Him.]
“Jesus said unto him (a lawyer), Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” (Matthew 22:37-39)
Plead with God, prevail upon God, to pour out His Holy Spirit.
“What do these feeble Jews? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they make an end in a day? Will they REVIVE the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?” (Nehemiah 4:2)
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The place of this revival is where sinners are and the time is now.
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The purpose of this revival is to plead redeeming grace.
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The passion for wanting this revival is God’s first, ours second.
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The pledge for this revival is to win all we can for Jesus.
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The price of this revival is the precious blood of Christ.
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The preparations for this revival are tears, toil, and travail of soul.
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The prayer for this revival is “Yes, Lord, use me for I love your salvation.” ----------
The pillar of this revival is truth.
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The person driving this revival is Jesus Christ.
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The power in this revival is the Holy Ghost.
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The permission and authority for this revival comes from the Word of God.
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The prospects for this revival are all that Sovereign God chooses them to be.
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The possibilities for this revival are endless.
Obedience to God pays, disobedience doesn’t.
“We’ve been born again, washed in the blood of Calvary’s Lamb, and have been made ready for Heaven, but some of us need to come back to the fountain to have our feet washed off where we’ve gotten them stained and dirty from something that ought not have been there.” (Dr. Shelton Smith)
REVIVE US, O LORD!! They have sown wheat but shall reap thorns. Jer 12:13
REVIVE US, O LORD!! Take root downward, bear fruit upward. (2 Kings 19:30)
REVIVE US, O LORD!! Don’t put a pat on your back, put a bone in it.
REVIVE US, O LORD!! Hold the lamp so low no one can miss it, and so high all men will see Jesus. C H Spurgeon
REVIVE US, O LORD!! The Gospel of Christ born, crucified, risen, ascended, and coming again is not unpredictable -- it is the certainty of the sunrise.
“Wherefore dost Thou forget us for ever, and forsake us for so long time? Turn Thou us unto Thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. But Thou hast utterly rejected us; Thou art very wroth against us.” (Lamentations 5:22)
We need to cling to and march with the Triple Braided Cord of Power. When the power of prayer, the power of the Word of God, and the power of the Holy Spirit are at work, revival is at hand.
Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war. “No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.” (2 Timothy 2:4) In today’s world, the hardest part of any revival will be getting people to remember that they are soldiers for Jesus Christ and that there is being waged a very real war for the souls of men. I myself merely laughed at my critics before, but now I’m boldly recruiting them for the Revival Army of God.
I’m absolutely committed to having the attitude of “I’m not giving up, I’m not turning back, I’m not lying down, I’m not going to sound retreat, I’m not going to surrender, I‘m not going to quit.” In fact, the word “quit” ought to be cut out of the Christian’s dictionary. (Dr. John N. Hamblin)
“Every Christian is commissioned by Jesus Himself as a soul winner. But few Christians really believe that and are content to let the church do the evangelizing while they sit home all day. This is where we begin revival by bringing our own selves in true humility before God.” (author unknown)
No revival ever took place anywhere on earth which did not include the sacrifice of faithful men and women.
Take the Gospel out
Bring the people in
Spread the joyful tidings
Jesus saves from sin;
Start to witness now,
Let your light shine true
Till the one beside you
Serves the Savior, too.
(Hart R Armstrong)
The War Rages !!
A. We are at war with the powers of darkness for the souls of men. We are embroiled in a life and death struggle for the future of our nation, our churches, our homes and families, and our very way of life. We are in hand-to-hand combat to the finish with those who hate God, who despise His Word, and who have set up the idols of self and pleasure all over this once great land. B. The people of God must have a call to arms: Revival a Must !! C. I do not know that there is a Geneva Convention in the Bible and I do not have time to stop and measure all my words, straighten my tie, shine my boots, and sanitize my rebukes before I drive the sword of the Lord into the hearts of the devouring lions. Drastic times call for drastic actions, and I refuse to be encumbered by those who think there should be some genteel spirit when you’re driving an Army deep into the heart of Hitler’s Germany and you’re desperately closing on the Nazi death camps to liberate the captives while every second counts.
Then, not only must there be a personal passion for Christ and a purposeful compassion for the souls of men, but there must be a persistent intercession for a visitation of God’s Holy Spirit, for an outpouring of God’s mighty power.
Bite off more than you can chew
Then chew it.
Plan more than you can do,
Then do it.
Revival. May the Fire Fall.
“And we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)
“What do these feeble Jews? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they make an end in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?” (Nehemiah 4:2)
“I have commanded My sanctified ones, I have also called My mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in My highness. “ (Isaiah 13:3)
Revival Wisdom from the Holy Bible.
Nehemiah chapter 4:1But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. 4:2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned
Psalms 85:4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. 85:5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? 85:6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
85:7 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
Psalms 138:6 Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 138:8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Hosea 6:1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 57:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. 57:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Hosea 14:3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 14:4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 14:5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 14:6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. 14:7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Habakkuk 3:2 O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
Ezra 9:7 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day. 9:8 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. 9:9 For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
Want Revival?
Take a decided stand for revival, let the consequences be what they may.
Basic Revival Need.
Trust in the Presence of the Triune God !!
The Lord Jesus Christ has said: “I and My Father are one.” (John 10:30)
Jesus also said, “He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father.” (John 14:9)
So we can say with Paul, “… God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” (1 Timothy 3:16)
Revival Need #1. Focus on Christ. “That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father…“ (John 5:23)
Revival Need #2. A Mighty Marching Army. “I am more and more persuaded that all that is required … is faithful seed-sowing. The harvest is bound to follow … no matter how heavy the burden, daily strength is given, so I expect we need not give ourselves any concern as to what the outcome will be, but think, Go Forward!” (Annie Armstrong, missionary to Native Americans, 1850-1938)
Revival Need #3. Unity of the Church, His Body. “Have we not all one Father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?” (Micah 2:10)
Passion for Intercession.
There not only must be a personal passion for Christ and a purposeful compassion for the souls of men, but there must be a persistent intercession [the groaning of an aching heart] for a visitation of God’s Holy Spirit, for an outpouring of God’s mighty power… …weeping their way from sin to salvation.
Revival Need #4. Separated, sanctified, and holy Christians. If you were of the world, the world would love his own….. (John 15:19) Take heed lest you would be popular with the world.
Revival Need #5. Those who will endure sound doctrine. You cannot at the same time hold the doctrines of the world and the true doctrines. (See 1 Timothy 4:6.)
Revival Need #6. A Sincere Expectation of God’s Help. “All things are difficult before they are easy.” (Thomas Fuller, MD.) “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:57)
Revival Need #7. Confidence that in Christ alone, good will conquer evil. “It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good.” (Margaret Mead, anthropologist) “If thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as My mouth; let them return unto thee, and return not thou unto them.” (Jeremiah 15:19)
Prescription for Revival (R. A. Torrey)
[] I can give you a prescription that will bring a revival to any church or community or any city on earth. The prescription is as follows:
First, let a few Christians (they need not be many) get thoroughly right with God themselves. This is the prime essential !! If this is not done, the rest that I am to say will come to nothing.
Second, let them bind themselves together to pray for a revival until God opens the heavens and comes down.
Third, let them put themselves at the disposal of God for Him to use as He sees fit in winning others to Christ.
[] That’s All. This is sure to bring a revival to any church or community. I have given this prescription around the world; it has been taken by many churches.
Let’s Have a Fire-Driven Revival.
Jesus said there will be prolific sin in the last days and He will bring His wrath upon the earth. The Bible says to sound the trumpet and warn the people. He also said there will be many false prophets, false christs, and false people. You are grossly unkind and a complete coward if you do not warn people about this. If you’ve been watching for the Lord’s return, you’ll already have seen that judgment encroaching on our country.
Let’s Have a Revival Wrought By the Called of God.
“If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)
“Rend your heart and not your garments.” (Joel 2:13) The text commands us to rend our hearts, but they are naturally hard as marble. How then can this be done? We must take them to Calvary: a dying Savior’s voice rent the rocks once, and it is powerful now. O blessed Spirit, let us hear the death-cries of Jesus, and our hearts shall be rent even as men rend their vestures in the day of lamentation.” (Charles Haddon Spurgeon)
“Lord, would it be asking too much to give us an old-fashioned, old-time Holy Ghost revival here -- that would sweep over our city like a fire. We know you have many revivals and you’ll pass them out if we pay the price. It doesn’t come cheap, but if we pay the price, you’ll strike dividends, and answer by fire.” (B R Lakin)
This Is Our Prayer. O Lord,
… Revival begins with me. Lead Thou me. Amen.
… Revival in our churches.
… Repentance among our national leaders.
… A return to the Bible.
… A resetting of values to the divine standard.
… A priority upon the local church.
… A repudiation of the foolishness of liberalism.
… A renunciation of atheism, humanism, hedonism, evolution, ecumenism, homosexuality, alcohol, etc.
… An awakening that shakes our nation from coast to coast.
… A return to bold preaching of God’s truth from the pulpit.
… A reshaping of church programs to get soul-winning on the front burner daily.
… The salvation of souls, millions of them.
… The rediscovery of Bible-based family.
(taken from the Sword of the Lord.)
Want Revival?
“Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” (James 4:8)
Let’s Have a Serious Revival !!
A revival is not just a special service or a crusade or an evangelistic campaign. A revival is a refreshing from God, a reviving of existing spiritual life, a fire from Heaven, a moving of God‘s Holy Ghost in and upon the lives of born-again people. Revival is for the saved, but the hopes of all the saints are heaped upon sinners coming to the Lord Jesus Christ in humble saving faith. The sins of believers must therefore be dealt with first, through confession and cleansing.
Let’s Have a Passionate Revival !!
Then we must weep and hunger for the lost, just as Jesus did !!
Separating the good and the bad is not just to be done in your mind, but in your life and in your testimony. (DR) “Be ye holy.”
Let’s Have an Awe-Inspired Revival !!
I can’t think of anything more disrespectful toward the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ than to reduce their holy names to their initials. I cringe when I see that. A revival calls for a resurgence in the magnification of the Persons and the adulation for and preeminent place of the precious names of the Holy Trinity.
Jesus, Full of Grace and Truth.
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." (Philippians 4:8)
Yet the Lord says, "Whatsoever things are true." Right at the top if we are going to think of things that are true, we must start with Jesus. He says, "I am truth." You could not arrive at any more truth than that of Jesus. If we examine truth in ourselves we will be found utterly lacking in comparison to Jesus, but be sure He will provide enough truth for us if only we will go to Him for it. We could not get pure truth from anywhere else. What a joy to know His pure truth will be imparted to us if we but ask. (The Flaming Torch)
Your Revival Checklist.
…How high do you pray?
…How deep do you love?
…Have you purposed revival in your heart?
…How strong is your backbone?
…In what direction is your compass pointed?
…Is your trumpet in working order?
…How dusty are your feet?
…From whence cometh your help?
…Are you sanctified, separated, and serving?
REVIVE US, O LORD !! The Book of Numbers to me seems very hard to read with sincere dedication. We labor at it passively, certainly to the displeasure of God. Yet we ought to pay good attention and utmost diligence when we’re reading it because it deals with three GIANT aspects of the Christian life that are probably the most misunderstood (if not willfully ignored) to the professing Christians of our day -- separation, sanctification, and service.
Let’s Have a Confident Revival !!
“Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4)
Let’s Have a Sin-Fighting Revival !!
“Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” (1 John 4:2)
Common Threats to Revival.
[] Success and fame. “Everyone will come!”
[] Size. We'll "catch it" and our church will grow.
[] Money. The offerings will bring financial blessing.
[] Power and Influence. We will be respected as leaders.
The quickest way to stall revival is for the revival-hearted people of God to suit up with the UCGN crowd -- the Unaspiring Christians Going Nowhere. Choose your revival alliances with great care -- it‘s not quantity but quality that you are looking for. Beginning with only a few common but extraordinary men Jesus turned the world upside down.
What Will We See In A Good Revival?
a lasting image -- of a rushing mighty Wind!!!
God’s Plan of Salvation.
1. What does God want you to do? “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” John 1:12
2. How can you believe? “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9-10
3. What can you do to show that you believe? You can sincerely pray this prayer - or another prayer from your own heart - and tell God that you believe and accept (trust) His Son as your Savior.
Lord, I know that I am a sinner. Please forgive me for my sins and help me to turn from them in hatred for them. I know that I deserve Hell for my sins. But I believe that Jesus died to pay for my sins and to take the punishment for me. And I know that He purchased my salvation with His own precious blood, and has given me the precious gift of eternal life with Him in Heaven. I trust Him now as my Savior and Lord. Amen.
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“Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” Jesus’ words to the
sinners of His day (and given for all of us to hear and apply). God wants
you to admit to your sin, have contempt for it, turn from it, and commit
your life to Him in faith.