The revivalist Jonathan Edwards, wrote a book in 1746 that would transform the world almost 50 years later. The book was called, “A Humble Attempt to Promote Explicit Agreement and Visible Union of all God’s People in Extraordinary Prayer, For the Revival of Religion and the Advancement of Christ’s Kingdom on Earth”. Edwards argued for […]
God always wanted the church to be a revival base to spread the kingdom to many nations. This is exactly what happened when the Apostle Paul arrived at Thessalonica. He preached with: “power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction” (1 Thess 1:5) and started a revival which kept going when he left after […]
I’m in Brazil at the moment, so I can give a perspective from Brazil and what God is doing here. But first how it all started. On 23 Feb 2019 there was the big stadium event in Orlando, USA, led by Lou Engle, called THE SEND. Its aim was to stir up a national evangelistic […]
Are you seeking God for greater anointing? But are you looking in the right place? I’m convinced that the key to greater anointing is not praying for more but growing in sonship. Let’s look at four examples of this: Elijah and greater anointing When Elisha pursued Elijah to attain his anointing on the day that […]
In Mk 5:1-20, Jesus arrives at a Gentile region for the first time. His strategies are very different from those used today to grow the Gospel. The first thing to note is that Jesus begins to work as soon as he lands in the new region by boat. He doesn’t waste any time. So what […]
2 Chron 7:14 defines how revival begins. It begins when the people of God understand their identity and the identity of God, that they have wronged Him and begin to humble themselves: “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked […]
Today we are looking for the next strategy for sharing our faith. But when Jesus ascended to heaven he did not set out a 10 point plan and course of evangelism for his disciples but told them to wait for the fire to fall. For more on how to ignite your devotional life, see GRACE OUTPOURINGS: 21 […]
In 1904 revival came to Wales. The Welsh Revival transformed the nation. Here are some of the amazing characteristics: 1.Many conversions In the first few weeks 100s were converted. Notorious drunks stayed indoors, afraid to come out, and then got saved when they did! People came from other districts to experience the revival. Many got […]
Revivals start with individuals. Revivals start with us! Then God uses individuals to spread revival. In Lk 5 we see a beautiful illustration of this process with Peter. For more stories on how God uses individuals to start revivals see my book GRACE OUTPOURINGS: 21 Days Revival Devotional . Lk 5 is a powerful story of individual revival: […]
The famous revivalist Duncan Campbell defined divine awakening or revival as a, “A sudden awareness of God that grips a community”. Some of this material is taken from my book GRACE AWAKENINGS: 21 DAYS REVIVAL DEVOTIONAL Here are 5 keys to seeing one: Key 1: Begins with prayer for a divine awakening The Hebrides revival of 1949 began […]