Have you ever noticed the language of Revelation 5:9-10? And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and...
We will culminate our series on revival by reflecting for a bit on the historical, theological, spiritual, physical, and all-powerful moment that is the basis for revival – The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This week is Holy Week. Sometimes it is easy to go through...
For our fourth installment of reflections on revival, I want to briefly consider the essential work of God the Spirit’s work to give us confidence in the Bible. In every revival in the story of the Scripture, the Word of God becomes central again, not only in beliefs...
For our third installment of our reflections on revival, I want to reflect on the simple theme of the wonder of the gospel. In our first reflection we discussed prayer. Last week we took on the necessity of repentance from sin toward fellowship with Christ. This week,...
We are continuing to consider the topic of revival. In short, a revival is a special work of God to bring about life (again) to a community who has lost sight of the everyday work of being friends of God. Revival does not have to be big, highly visible, or fast....
