Posts Tagged ‘Revival’
Bread 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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