For Revival We Must?
2021 The Season of Revival
Revival – As long as we are content to live without revival, we will.”—Leonard Ravenhill – We are not..
What Hinders Revival? Prayerlessness. Neglect of the Word of God. Worldliness. Selfishness. Gossip. Passivity. Inactivity.
Chronicles 7:14, “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
Proverbs 27:7 (NLT) “He who is full hates honey, but any bitter thing is sweet to a hungry man.”
Acts 2:7 (NLT) “They were completely amazed. “How can this be?” they exclaimed. “These people are all from Galilee, Acts 2:12 (NIV) “Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” Acts 2:13 (NIV) “Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”
Revival will completely amaze and baffle people. There will also be those that will make fun of it.
For Revival We Must?
1. Repent
Isaiah 1:16 (NLT) “Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give up your evil ways.”
Psalm 80:7 (NLT) “God of all, bring us back to You. Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved.”
Hosea 6: 1 “Come, let’s go back to the Lord
2. Exalt Christ
Colossians 4:6 (KJV) “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
Psalm 45:2b (NKJV) “Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore, God has blessed You forever.”
3. Put God First
Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
Proverbs 3:6 (LB) “In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.”
4. Pray
Quiet Your Mind – Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God.
Focus Your Mind through worship – Psalms 100:2 Serve the LORD cheerfully. Come into his presence with a joyful song.
Pray Your Mind – 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your burdens unto him, because he cares for you.
Renew Your Mind – Read the Bible – Psalms 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path
Listen to Your Mind – Spirit – 2Sameul 23:2 “The spirit of the LORD speaks through me; his message is on my lips.”
Write your Mind – Write down what God speaks through your Spirit. Habakkuk 2:2b Write down clearly on tablets. Habakkuk 2:3 Put it in writing.
Share your Mind – Ask God to show you how you should encourage and do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
5. Serve
Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
2 Chronicles 16:9 (NIV) “The eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.”
6. Worship
Ephesians 5:19-20 (NLT) “singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. 20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
7. A Holy Spirit Driven Life
Romans 8:13 (NLT) “For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live.”
Romans 8:14 (NLT) “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.”
8. Your daily Manna – The Word of God
Jeremiah 23:29 (NLT) “Does not my word burn like fire?” says the Lord. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes a rock to pieces?
1 Peter 1:23 (NIV) For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.