REVIVALTALK

  Psalms 85:4-7 – “Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause Your anger toward us to cease. Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?   Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?    Show us Your mercy, Lord, and grant us Your salvation.” I believe we have reached a place in our culture where we need to pray, “Show us Your mercy, Lord, and grant us Your salvation.” We have been in a season of warfare. The enemy has attacked our bodies, our minds, our finances, our emotions, and our families.  The Apostle Paul writes concerning this warfare in Ephesians 6:10-13 says, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the dark...

In the city of Chicago one cold night many years ago, a blizzard was blowing in. Young Tom was on the corner trying to sell newspapers. It was so cold, the people were hurrying past him to their warm, cozy homes, so he was not selling very many. After a while Tom went up to a policeman and said, “Mister, you wouldn’t happen to know where a boy who doesn’t have a home could find a warm place to sleep tonight, would you? I sleep in a box around the corner in the alley, and it sure does get cold in there at night! Be nice to have a warm place to sleep tonight!”   The policeman looked down at the boy and said, “Son, you go down the street to that big white house and knock on the door, and when they answer, say ‘ John 3:16 .’  ”  So that’s what Tom did; he walked down the street to the big white house and knocked on the door.  Finally, a lady answered, and when she did, Tom said, “ John 3:16 ,” and she said, “Come on in, son.” She took him inside and led him to a war...

  Isaiah 61:3  –  “To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.” As a believer you have an unseen enemy.    You are engaged in a spiritual conflict.    The enemy will attack your mind, your will, and your physical body.    This enemy comes against you to keep you from growing in your walk and relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.                In II Corinthians 11:3 the Apostle Paul reveals that the enemy corrupts the minds of individuals.    He hates “Christ in you.”    When you invited the Lord into your heart you became a new creation in Christ Jesus.    The Bible teaches in Colossians 1:13, “He has delivered us from  the  power ...

  Dr. Larry Petton writes, You Need Revival When 1. You are entertained by things that once grieved you. 2. You are silent where you once spoke. 3. Your prayer closet has cobwebs and your Bible is dusty. 4. You have ceased to grieve over your own sin. 5. You have stopped sharing your faith. 6. You are more excited about your personal agenda than doing God’s will for your life. 7. You have to be begged to give and serve the Lord. 8. You question God where you used to trust Him. 9. You don’t long for worshipping God & being with His family. 10. You are obsessed with what others think and not what God  says. [1] [1]  https://sermoncentral.com/sermon-illustrations/100607/you-need-revival-when-by-dr-larry-petton

  Hebrews 8:13 - “In that He says, ‘A new covenant,’ He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.”             The Old Covenant is identified with the Law. God gave the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai after the exodus from Egypt. There are three parts to the Law: 1)     The Moral Law – this included the Ten Commandments. 2)     The Civil Law – these laws govern the social life of Israel. 3)     The Ceremonial Law – ordinances concerning the religious life of Israel. These three divisions together form the Law as it is expressed in the New Testament.             Kevin Conner writes in his book  The Covenants , “The Bible reveals that God is a covenant-making, covenant-keeping and covenant-revealing God. The Bible itself is a covenantal book being divided into two...

‘Twas The Night Before Jesus Came Author Unknown  ‘Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house Not a creature was praying, not one in the house Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care In hopes that Jesus would not come there.  The children were dressing to crawl into bed. Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head. And Mom in her rocker with baby on her lap Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap. When out of the East there arose such a clatter. I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash! When what to my wondering eyes should appear But angels proclaiming that Jesus was here. With a light like the sun sending forth a bright ray I knew in a moment this must be THE DAY!  The light of His face made me cover my head It was Jesus! returning just like He had said. And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth, I cried when I saw Him in spite of myself.  I...

  John 8:58 – “Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”             In Exodus 3 Moses encounters the Angel of the Lord in a burning bush. The story is recorded in Exodus 3:1-2, “Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush  was  not consumed.” The Angel of the Lord or the “Angel of Jehovah,” is used to describe a pre-Bethlehem appearance of Christ. We know this because in Exodus 3:5 He instructs Moses to remove his sandals because He is standing on holy ground. Revelation 22:8-9 reveals that angels are not be worshipped.        ...

  Exodus 3:14-15 – And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’” In praying about this new year, the Lord began to speak to me about three things, covenant, commitment, and commissioning. In the Word of God, the number 26 is the numerical equivalent of the name of God in Hebrew. It is the sum of the Hebrew letters, YHWH. Yod = 10, Hei =5, Vav = 6, Hei = 5 = 26. This is the personal name of God. In English we add vowels and get the names, Yahweh or Jehovah. When God reveals His name to Moses in Exodus 3:14–15, He identifies Himself as “I AM WHO I AM.” The phrase “I AM WHO I AM” in the Hebrew text carries multiple shades of meaning, including “I will...