REVIVAL TALK

Heavenly Father, We give You love, glory, and honor. We declare that You are worthy of praise. We, at South Greenwood PHC, join together in steadfast faith as we lift our fasting and prayer to You (Matt 6). We thank You for sending Your Son to conquer all things for us, causing us to be more than conquerors (Rom. 8:37). We thank You that, in His name, power is released for all that we need (Mark 16:17). We know You reward those who diligently seek You (Heb. 11:6). We rejoice that You are eager to answer prayer and that You delight in answering prayer (Gen. 15:2; Matt. 6:13). We bind the spirit of poverty and loose the finances necessary to operate all ministries at SGPHC (Mal. 3:10; Deut. 2:7; Deut. 8:18) We ask that Your truth penetrate every mindset hindering Your progress at SGPHC. We ask that obedience to Your word in giving be established and strengthened (Mal.3).  Cause Your people to see the truth about being faithful to You as You are always faithful to them.

In the very beginning of creation the Bible teaches, “The earth was without form and void; and darkness  was  on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”   (Genesis 1:2)   The Amplified Bible reads, “The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.” In Genesis 1:1 the Bible begins by declaring God as the creator of all things.   “In the beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth.” (Amplified Bible)   God created and formed the earth, yet it was not ready for man.   It was dark and in a state of disorder.   We learn that in the midst of this darkness and disorder there was activity.   The Holy Spirit was hovering over the place of disorder and darkness.   The term “hovering” literally means that the Holy Spirit was sweeping through the place of disorder. Mos

           During our family vacation to New York we attended the Broadway production, “The Phantom of the Opera.”   It is the longest running play in history on Broadway.             The Phantom, who is known as the Opera Ghost, terrorizes the Paris Opera House and lives in the sewers beneath the streets.   This mysterious individual is no ghost, but a musical genius who dwells in the shadows and wears a mask.             The purpose of the mask is to cover a deformity from birth.   He wears this mask to hide his disfigured face from the cruel stares of others.   Like this Phantom many wear masks today.   It is not a physical mask, but we mask insecurities, failures, and our own insufficiencies.               Many times in the New Testament Church we wear a religious mask.   We cover up what really needs to be uncovered in our lives.   When God uncovers something in our lives it is never to harm us, but to bring restoration and healing.             The altars of our c

           The longest running show on Broadway is “The Phantom of the Opera.”   It is a musical based on the book by the same title written by the French writer, Gaston Leroux.   Although the book did not sell very well in the beginning, it has been the inspiration for the award winning Broadway production and movies.             One of the main characters of the story is a young lady, Christine Daae.   She is a young chorus girl, who is tutored by the Phantom of the Opera.   As the story unfolds we learn that her father, a very gifted musician has died.             Before his death he promises that when he goes to heaven he will send the “Angel of Music.”   As she grows up she hears a beautiful voice that sings to her during the night.   She is intrigued by this beautiful music and believes that the voice belongs to her promised “Angel of Music.”             The angel turns out to be a masked man who lives in the shadows and the sewers beneath the Paris Opera House.   Th