REVIVALTALK

In the Twenty-third chapter of Leviticus the Lord spoke to Moses about establishing seven major feasts.  Leviticus 23:1-2 reads, “And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:  ‘the feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts.’” The first of these seven feasts is Passover. Passover always comes in the first month of the year on the Hebrew religious calendar.  The seventh and last of the feasts comes in the fall of the year in the seventh month.  It is the Feast of Tabernacles. Although there are a total of seven feasts (the divine number for perfection or completeness in the Bible), God divided the seven festivals into three major festival seasons. Every male was to present themselves before the Lord three times in a year in each festival group.  The Jewish male would travel to Jerusalem for Passover in the spring, Pentecost at the end of...

Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.”             We live in a time of unprecedented power.   The world is enamored with power.   Sports teams recruit power runners and power hitters.   The world will teach you how to power dress.   Business people attend power lunches.   There are seminars on how to project power and confidence in our meetings.   The church world is also interested in power.   There are conferences to teach how to operate in spiritual power. The Bible promises power to the believer. Luke 10:19 reads, “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Jesus gave this promise of power in Acts 1:8 before He ascended into heaven, “But you shall receive power when the Holy S...

There is a passage of Scripture in the New Testament about the disciple Peter’s action when Christ was arrested and tried before His crucifixion. Matthew 26:58 reads, “But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.” Peter followed the Lord from a distance. This is the same individual that earlier made this declaration, “ I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.” Luke the Physician records the events that took place a few hours on that same night. In Luke 22:57, “But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.” How quick things can change. Peter was the outspoken disciple. He was the disciple who declared, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” In just a few short hours he went from a willingness to die to denial. Most believers will acknowledge that there is a great need for a visitation of God’s Spirit today. Perhaps you have joined others who have prayed for visi...

First Things First “Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.” Colossians 2:8 NLT As a believer you are wiser than you know because Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, lives within you. The Holy Spirit inspired the Word of God, which is precept or pure truth. Hebrews 4:12 states, “The Word of God is alive and powerful.” Everything about God is supernatural, greater in power than the natural. God gave the Word to reveal Jesus Christ and to reprove all other philosophies. It is to be the standard by which all things are judged, regardless of how the culture changes and challenges its accuracy. Daily reading the Word will keep you in truth and keep you out of pitfalls that delay God’s will for your life. The psalmist wrote in Psalm 119:37, 54, “37 Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through Your Wor...

Mark 4:35-41 – “On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.”  Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him.    And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.”   In verse 35 Jesus leaves the multitude to make a journey to the other side of the Sea of Galilee.   This crossing is the beginning of a new assignment. He had an appointment on the other side in the country of the Gadarenes. When Jesus begins this journey He encounters an opposing storm.   Verse 37 reads, “And a great windstorm arose, and the waves ...