REVIVAL TALK

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”             Perhaps you have heard the expression, “You cannot out give God.”   God is a giver.   His giving is motivated out of love.   1 John 4:8 says, “God is love.”   John 3:16 teaches, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” When we give in obedience to the Word of God it will bring a blessing. “Give and it shall be given to you.”               God is a giver.   James, the half-brother of Jesus, reveals the following about God’s giving nature in James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”   In Ephesians 4:8 the Apostle Paul writes, “When He as

Psalms 26:7 - “That I may publish (proclaim) with voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.”       We are entering into a season of praise and thanksgiving. In the next few days we will gather with our families and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving. People will travel great distances to gather around the table and share a meal of thanksgiving. This is a wonderful holiday and we should enjoy our time with family and friends.       Worship involves a number of elements. Two elements that are closely related are thanksgiving and praise. Though they are similar there are differences. Praise is a powerful weapon to be used against the enemy of our soul in spiritual warfare. Praise nourishes the soul, prepares the heart to become pure, and builds us up in faith.       The twin sister of praise is thanksgiving. These two elements of prayer look alike, perform alike and come from the same source, which is gratitude. Yet they are very distinct and have different pu

Acts 16:25-26 - “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.   Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.”              The sixteenth chapter of Acts defines the Macedonian call of the Apostle Paul and his team.   Acts 16:6 says, “They were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.”   God changed their plans.   He had new territory for their ministry.   There are times God will change your plans.   You must be sensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit.   Romans 8:14 says, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.”             Acts 16:9 records the Holy Spirit’s instructions, “ And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”   Fifteen times in the New Test