Posts Tagged ‘Revival’
We Need a Holy Spirit Revival!
I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love.” Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’ Hosea 10:12 (NLT) To declare that we need a revival invites a…
Read MoreBread for the Nations
I am the bread of life. John 6:48 (NIV) …as he is, so are we in this world. 1 John 4:17 (NKJV) Revival is on our hearts and minds. Over the past several weeks we have looked at farming as a framework for revival. The desire for revival leads through a sequence and a season.…
Read MoreA Great Harvest
And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest. Luke 8:15 (NLT) A successful harvest was a time for celebration. Farming is hard work, especially so before the days of air-conditioned cultivation and harvesting machines. Farming is also…
Read MoreWe Need the Living Water
For I will pour out water to quench your thirst and to irrigate your parched fields. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your children. Isaiah 44:3 (NLT) We have been examining farming as an illustration of revival. We began with “Preparing the Ground” and “Sowing the Seed,”…
Read MoreSowing the Seed
“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. Mark 4:3 (NIV) We are looking at farming as a model for revival. We began last time by focusing on the first step, “Preparing the Ground.” To receive a harvest (revival) there are steps to be taken. When I was a boy, my aunt and uncle…
Read MoreRevive Us Again
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? Psalm 85:6 (NIV) “The only reason we don’t have revival is because we are willing to live without it.” — Leonard Ravenhill Observing contemporary culture and even the church, it would be hard to reach any other conclusion than this: “We Need…
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