World Wide Revival Proclaimed by UPC

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by seekerman

The next big move of God will not be in the 'church'. You can rest assured that when the next move of God comes, the 'church' will fight it to the bitter end. We saw that 2000 years ago when a new movement and a discarding of the old movement was fought by the organized 'church' of that day.

Something new is coming and it's going to be the beginning of the end for the organized religions of the world.

Are you ready?

Since you don't believe scripture to be inspired, I guess your looking for the next great revival will be post modern new ageism

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

End time revival? Is there one? I don't know. I don't worry about it. I try my best to give my absolute best to spreading and applying the gospel to the unchurched, feeding the hungry, helping the poor, connecting with the irreligious and cynical and displaying all of the love of Christ that I can to all who need Him.

I'll let God worry about time in history it is. Shame on those who think that suddenly a heavenly magical wand has been waved so now they can finally get serious. Fooey on that. My unsaved neighbors haven't been waiting on the end-time revival. They've been waiting for me to love them and accept them unconditionally.

[Jack Shephard]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

End time revival? Is there one? I don't know. I don't worry about it. I try my best to give my absolute best to spreading and applying the gospel to the unchurched, feeding the hungry, helping the poor, connecting with the irreligious and cynical and displaying all of the love of Christ that I can to all who need Him.

I'll let God worry about time in history it is. Shame on those who think that suddenly a heavenly magical wand has been waved so now they can finally get serious. Fooey on that. My unsaved neighbors haven't been waiting on the end-time revival. They've been waiting for me to love them and accept them unconditionally.

This bring to mind another Dave Grohl quote, "Spinning infinty. Boy, the wheel is spinning me, it's never ending, never ending. Same old story." It is the say story spinning over and over or 'never ending, never ending'. I am about as dizzy as I can stand and I am about to get off the carousel. Talk about the 'coming' revival is just an excuse for not having done something and an excuse to put off doing something until a future date.

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by JTULLOCK

This bring to mind another Dave Grohl quote, "Spinning infinty. Boy, the wheel is spinning me, it's never ending, never ending. Same old story." It is the say story spinning over and over or 'never ending, never ending'. I am about as dizzy as I can stand and I am about to get off the carousel. Talk about the 'coming' revival is just an excuse for not having done something and an excuse to put off doing something until a future date.

Seems to me that, rather than sitting around waiting for God to start an "End-time revival", we should get off our lazy butts and go invest our heart and soul into the lives of those who are without Christ and manifest the grace of Jesus Christ into their lives.

[Jack Shephard]

Ditto Mr. Smith. Ditto.

[BeenThinkin]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Seems to me that, rather than sitting around waiting for God to start an "End-time revival", we should get off our lazy butts and go invest our heart and soul into the lives of those who are without Christ and manifest the grace of Jesus Christ into their lives.

Agree! But one thing I'm asking I guess is how much damage, (and that's probably not a good way to express it, because God is going to do whatever He chooses to do in spite of me and anyone else) but what harm comes to the work of the church when people are making these big claims of "End Time Revival" and "World Wide Revival" and nothing is any different for the most part than it has been in the past?

Part of what I heard on the internet link sounded more like a pep-rally than Bible!

To any on the forum that are UPCI, please don't take this wrong I'm not just picking it to pieces because it's the UPC. Have family much involved in the organization, you'd be surprised to know how much involved. But I guess what I am saying is "I've heard this before!"

Enough thinkin...
BT

[Sam]

I found a Gaither CD called Revival and this song was on there.
It was written by Joel Hemphill.
I’ve tried to get the words down correctly:

Chorus
Let’s have a revival from the pulpit to the pew
Let’s have a revival that starts with me and you
Then reaches out to a lost and hungry world to bring them in.
This is our joy, it’s our survival.
Let’s pray for a Holy Ghost arrival, let’s have a revival.


First Verse
Some times we’ve just gone through the motions, left the Spirit out
No power in our programs, no victory in our shout
But God will give us back our joy, let’s open up the Bible,
And lay aside formality, let’s have a revival

Repeat Chorus

Second Verse
I asked an old time preacher how revival came back there.
He said we always started down on our knees in prayer.
Just take those two books, the songbook and the Bible,
If you sing and preach God’s Word you’ll have revival.

Repeat Chorus


This is from 1990

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tjJYbYL0mQ

[BeenThinkin]

Originally Posted by Sam

I found a Gaither CD called Revival and this song was on there.
It was written by Joel Hemphill.
I’ve tried to get the words down correctly:

Chorus
Let’s have a revival from the pulpit to the pew
Let’s have a revival that starts with me and you
Then reaches out to a lost and hungry world to bring them in.
This is our joy, it’s our survival.
Let’s pray for a Holy Ghost arrival, let’s have a revival.


First Verse
Some times we’ve just gone through the motions, left the Spirit out
No power in our programs, no victory in our shout
But God will give us back our joy, let’s open up the Bible,
And lay aside formality, let’s have a revival

Repeat Chorus

Second Verse
I asked an old time preacher how revival came back there.
He said we always started down on our knees in prayer.
Just take those two books, the songbook and the Bible,
If you sing and preach God’s Word you’ll have revival.

Repeat Chorus


This is from 1990

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tjJYbYL0mQ

Thanks Sam. Enjoyed listening to this again. Great friends!

To those who might be interested, Joel Hemphill just came through surgery, (I believe it was today) 2 cancerous tumors in his bladder, but the Dr. feels that he got all of the cancer and was able to save the bladder. Please mention Joel in your prayers.

BT

[Sam]

Something I taught on a couple of years ago at our church


Revival (definitions)
-series of meetings, protracted meetings, evangelistic meetings
-religious awakening, refreshing, stirring, returning to God

Revival, from March 1956 Pentecostal Herald
R epentance
E arnestness
V ision for the lost
I ntercession
V igilance
A nointing
L ove

What does the (KJV) Bible say about revival?

--the word revival does not occur

--revive 8 times
Nehemiah 4:2, revive the stones from heaps of rubbish
Psalm 85:6, revive us again that your people may rejoice, show us mercy
Psalm 138:7, though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me
Isaiah 57:15 God revives the spirit of the humble
Isaiah 57:15 and revives the heart of the contrite ones
Hosea 6:2, after two days He will revive us, the third day we will live in His sight
Hosea 14:7, they will return, will revive like grain, and grow like a vine
Habakkuk 3:2, revive your work in the midst of the years

--revived 6 times
Genesis 45:27 the spirit of Jacob revived when he realized his son Joseph was alive
Judges 15:19 Samson revived when he drank water
1 Kings 17:22 the soul of the child came back into him and he revived
2 Kings 13:21 when the dead man contacted the bones of Elisha, he revived
Romans 7:9 sin revived and I died
Romans 14:9 Christ died, rose and revived

--reviving 2 times
Ezra 9:8 God gave us a measure of reviving in our bondage
Ezra 9:9 God extended mercy, gave us reviving to set up the house of God

Cycles in the Book of Judges (1380-1050 BC)

Rebellion
Retribution
Repentance
Restoration
Rest
or
Sin
Sorrow
Supplication
Salvation

Some revivals found in the Old Testament
1 in the household of Jacob (Gen 35:1-15) (1900 BC)
2 under Asa, king of Judah (2 Chron 15:1-15) (911-870 BC)
3 revival under King Jehoshaphat (2 Chron 17:6-9) (873-848 BC)
4 under Jehoash,king of Judah ( 2 Kings 11, 12; 2 Chron 23, 24) (835-796 BC)
5 Revival at Nineveh at the time of Jonah. (Jonah 1-4) (Jeroboam II, 793-758 BC)
(there was a plague in 765, a solar eclipse in 763, and a plague in 759 BC)
6 under King Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:4-7; 2 Chron 29-31) (715-686 BC)
7 under king Josiah (2 Kings 22, 23; 2 Chron 34, 35) (640-609 BC)
8 under Zerubbabel in which the prophets Haggai and Zechariah played a part
(Ezra 5, 6) (520-504 BC)
9 in the days of Nehemiah in which Ezra was the outstanding figure
(Neh 8:9; 12;44-47) (445 BC)

Some revivals in the New Testament
1 At Sychar (John 4)
2 the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Jerusalem (Acts 2) (30 AD)
3 the revival under Philip at Samaria (Acts 8) (31/32 AD)
4 under Peter at Caesarea (Acts 10) (38 AD)
5 under Paul at Antioch of Pisidia (Acts 13) (47 AD)
6 under Paul at Philippi (Acts 16) (50 AD)
7 under Paul at Ephesus (Acts 19) (53-54 AD)
8 under Paul at Malta (Acts 28:1-10) (November 59 AD to February 60 AD)
9 under Paul at Rome (Acts 28:16-31) (60 and 61 AD)

Twentieth Century Revivals
- Azusa Street
- the Healing Revival under Branham, Allen, Coe, Roberts and others in the nineteen fifties
- the Latter Rain outpouring in the nineteen forties and fifties
- the Jesus People
- the Charismatic Movement


What about us today?
2 Chronicles 7:14
1 Peter 5:6-11


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[Sam]

Originally Posted by BeenThinkin

...
To those who might be interested, Joel Hemphill just came through surgery, (I believe it was today) 2 cancerous tumors in his bladder, but the Dr. feels that he got all of the cancer and was able to save the bladder. Please mention Joel in your prayers.

BT

In Jesus' Name
Amen