Revive this revival. America is need of a renewed and restored Love. We are so wrapped up in us we don't have time for The ONE. How do we get this. We start with a passion for Christ, a renewal and refreshment of our faith. One of the events that has affected the modern day Church was the Azusa Street Revival in 1906-1909. How could just a couple people having a little bible study could do so much. Over 1 million churches have been started due to that little bible study. Let me say that one more time. over 1 million churches have been started due to that little bible study. 1,000,000 Churches. OK take a deep breath, 600,000,000 people. 600 million people have been affected by this revival. Just think a couple of people decided to take God's testimony and study it out. Azusa street has impacted the world. It has been almost 100 years since we had a real revival. We have a week here and a week there. But were is the revival gone. Is it "Gone with the Wind".
The message Bible says "No prolonged infancies among us, please. We'll not tolerate babes in the woods, small children who are an easy mark for impostors. God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love—like Christ in everything. We take our lead from Christ, who is the source of everything we do. He keeps us in step with each other. His very breath and blood flow through us, nourishing us so that we will grow up healthy in God, robust in love. " Ephesians 4:14-16
We are to grow up healthy in God. but, we can't even make a spark. We as a Church need to have a Azusa style flame. The only way to start a fire is to have a spark. We take that spark and we feed it to it grows to a little flame. We protect that flame from the wind of the world. We keep building up that flame to we have a bond fire. As the fire grows people will come to see what is going on. People are drawn to fire. If they see the fire in you, they will see the revival.
As the Church proclaiming God's message, we need to live his message. There is two fires we can have a consuming(to absorb; engross) fire or a consumed(to undergo destruction; waste away) fire. Which one is you?
Bondservant4christ
Monday, August 20, 2007
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Bring on the fire, baby! You nailed it Phil.
Pastor Mike
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