“When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan. For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified. I came...
“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:3 *Excerpts from Revival Phenomena, Colin Dye For I believe that we should always prize our unity most highly—it too precious and too important a gift to spoil. Sadly, there are always those...
‘O Lord, revive your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy. God Came…’ Habakkuk 3:2-3 “The antecedents, accompaniments, and results of revivals are always substantially the same as in the case of Pentecost.” ...
Proverbs 14:4 Where no oxen are, the manger is clean Revival is by nature rarely respectable, usually unpredictable, and often messy. There may be mixture in such outpourings especially in the onset of an awakening; unity as well as controversy, truth, and error. Genuine revival is “born,...
"For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Gospel: not with the wisdom of words, lest the cross should be made of none effect." 1 Corinthians 1:17 KJV After returning to England from Savannah, Georgia, where he was helping with the orphanage set...
*Excerpt from The Charismatic Century, Decide Our Response to the Spirit’s Century-long Workings, Pastor Jack Hayford As millions of Christians have opened to the presence and power of the Spirit globally, the Church is moving daily beyond the walls that house their assembled times of worshipping God...
“Therefore, since we have this ministry as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.” 2 Cor. 4:1 NKJV There is nothing in the New Testament that would suggest a mechanical entering into what is called the Lord’s work. You cannot take it up. You...
“You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.” John 15:14 Part 3 A Revealed Facet of God Immediately following this, Abraham lifted his eyes and saw a ram caught in the thicket, and out of his heart came the cry, “Jehovah Jireh!” (Which...
"Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin." (Ex. 20:20) Part 2 SCARED OF GOD VERSUS THE FEAR OF GOD When God appeared to the children of Israel at...
"God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him." Psalm 89:7 (NKJV) Part 1 He offered them intimacy, but they by their own choice couldn’t have it. As I write these opening chapters,...