“15) And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; 16) And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of…
Category: Revival
Habakkuk’s Prayer for Revival & Mercy
“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.” (Habakkuk 3:2) This prayer of Habakkuk should set the tone for our prayers every day, but especially during the times we are living…
Christian Revivals
Christian revivals generally have not come through positive thinking, trendiness, political movements, or Jesus flavored motivational speeches. Even social change itself has not been a catalyst for religious revival. A gospel centered revival usually brings social change, not the other way around. With this said, revivals have generally come through humble Bible based, God honoring…
Send a Revival, Start the Work in Me
During the early 1800’s it was a time of great outpouring of God’s Spirit and additions to the Baptist Church. From 1801 to 1802 AD in the churches of Kentucky, about 6,000 persons were baptized within about an 8 month period. During the same two-year period in the Kehukee Association in North Carolina, about 1,500…
Revival’s Call to Radical Repentance
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.” (Haggai 1:7) In America, we want the “effects” of revival without the uncomfortable and life rearranging “causes” of revival. We all want to see new converts come to the truth, baptisms, churches growing, even churches being planted; we all want to see the effects of revival. However,…