Thoughts on Revival
Our church has just completed 5 services designed to set an atmosphere for revival. That may sound a little strange, but hear me out. In the first place Revival is different from an series of Evangelistic services. Revival is by definition dealing with those who are already believers. Their Christian Walk has become hum-drum and there is little or no vitality, excitement or joy. Revival is the process by which God energizes and revitalizes their life.
In order to seek to produce an atmosphere for revival, our meetings involved music and testimony. Results of the series of meetings hopefully will be increasingly evident in the days ahead. True revival will result in a quality of life among believers that will attract the attention of non-believers and create in them the desire to know what makes the difference.
There should be a greater hunger for God's Word and a greater desire to communicate with God through prayer. There should also be a greater sense of being "on mission" for God in our daily lives. My prayer is that God will manifest His presence in our services and in our daily lives. I pray that every service will include some who are not currently Christ-followers, but who are drawn to the church to discover how their lives can be changed. Please join me in this prayer.
In order to seek to produce an atmosphere for revival, our meetings involved music and testimony. Results of the series of meetings hopefully will be increasingly evident in the days ahead. True revival will result in a quality of life among believers that will attract the attention of non-believers and create in them the desire to know what makes the difference.
There should be a greater hunger for God's Word and a greater desire to communicate with God through prayer. There should also be a greater sense of being "on mission" for God in our daily lives. My prayer is that God will manifest His presence in our services and in our daily lives. I pray that every service will include some who are not currently Christ-followers, but who are drawn to the church to discover how their lives can be changed. Please join me in this prayer.
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