Standing Shoulder To Shoulder Together As

We Fight the Good Fight of Faith

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Shoulder To Shoulder #593 ---- 4/20/09

Title: "Revival ---- Part Eight (Distinctives of Revival)



My Dear Friend and Kingdom Seeker:

Yesterday marked the fourth consecutive Sunday in our part of the world that endured stormy weather and rain. Yet, it did
not dampen the spirits of those who gathered for worship at Wellspring Church in Bolivar, MO. After missing fellowship with
them for the two previous Sundays, it was good to join them in praise and celebration again. I trust you had a great day
with other believers worshipping and serving the Lord together.



This 'N That:

+ If you followed the news coverage of the recent TEA-party rallies, you almost certainly encountered some of the most
blatant liberal left-wing biased reporting to date. The three major networks gave it little or no coverage at all, and often
what little was presented was clearly biased. I happened to watch NBC Evening News the day after the rallies, and there
was not one word mentioned about the hundreds of rallies around the U.S. including tens of thousands of American citizens.
However, they did manage to cover John Madden's retirement from the Monday Night Football announcers' booth.

The Cream of the Crop, as usual, still remained CNN who covered it at the very last minute, obviously with a pre-determined
agenda and a totally misinformed and ridiculous reporter. I happened to catch this report over FOX news, and could hardly
believe what I heard. I've never seen such disrespect and ridicule from a supposed objective and unbiased news reporter.
It's a far cry from what I was taught in my journalism classes in college and graduate school. Click on
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=492632 to catch OneNews.Com's report on the episode.

If you want a true picture of the events of the day, go to http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives
/Default.aspx?id=493536. The article shows not only the positive numerical results nationwide, but also further exposes the
hypocrisy and socialistic attitudes of many of our politicians.

+ Here is a beautiful link one of my cousins sent me recently. While it has a smattering of poor theology, it is still worth
watching and has lots of great advice. Take a look at ROY .

+ Probably by now you've seen the amazing Susan Boyle performance on television or via YouTube. In case you haven't
take a look. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY WhaL a Lhrlll Lo see Lhe shock on Lhe [udges faces

+ lf you are noL subscrlbed Lo www.joelnews.com www.onenewsnow.com www.cnsnews.com www.christianitytoday.com
and slmllar servlces l urge you Lo do so ?ou wlll recelve news reporLs Lhere LhaL no ma[or secular news servlce wlll carry Cf
parLlcular lnLeresL were four edlLorlals l recenLly read aL Cnenewsnow Clergy ln Lhe Crosshalrs by !lm 8rown Lver so
quleLly haLe crlmes by Charlle 8uLLs ChrlsLlan ConservaLlsm !usL CeLLlng SLarLed by SLar arker and Lnd Came? by !lm
lleLcher Space slmply wonL allow me Lo lnclude Lhem ln Lodays leLLer so Lake a look



ulS1lnC1lvL lLA1u8LS Cl 8LvlvAL CondlLlons losLerlng 8evlval

1hls pasL week my mlnd has ofLen enLerLalned Lhe quesLlon as Lo wheLher or noL Amerlca ls beyond redempLlon l musL confess
LhaL lm noL parLlcularly opLlmlsLlc LhaL elLher our greaLness or our goodness wlll ever reLurn Lo whaL Lhey once were 8eLween
Lhe opporLunlsLlc pollLlclans Lrylng Lo appease Lhe world by self deprecaLlon and convenlenL false humlllLy on Lhe one hand and
Lhe sllence of Lhe rlghLeous on Lhe oLher l donL hold ouL much hope l personally anLlclpaLe a conLlnued deLerloraLlon LhaL wlll
soon resulL noL only ln even more lndescrlbable moral depravlLy buL sLeadlly lncreaslng anlmoslLy Loward and persecuLlon of
Lhose who sLand for morallLy especlally Lhose who choose Lo be conslsLenL bold and courageous ln Lhelr llves of followlng and
sharlng ChrlsL

And lm noL so cerLaln LhaL we should anLlclpaLe Lhlngs geLLlng beLLer or reLurnlng Lo Lhe hlgh moral ground Amerlca once held
Cne of Lhe everpresenL Lenslons we bellevers face ls LhaL of flgurlng ouL how Lo llve as salL and llghL ln a godless socleLy whlle aL
Lhe same Llme recognlzlng Lhe soverelgnLy of Cod and Lhe emlnenL reLurn of Lhe Lord !esus ChrlsL lLs almosL as lf were ln a
CaLch 22 slLuaLlon where we are commanded Lo be and do someLhlng as Lhe messengers of Lhe MosL Plgh Cod knowlng full
well LhaL Lhlngs wlll and musL wax worse and worse lf Lhe prophecles of Lhe end Llmes are Lo be accompllshed

1rylng Lo balance Lhe Lwo ls a challenge ln some ways lLs llke playlng ln a ball game you know you canL wln before Lhe fans buL
dolng lL because you know Lheres greaL reward ln Lhe locker room made posslble by Lhe coach So whlle lm noL opLlmlsLlc
abouL a moral Lurn around l am lncredlbly exclLed abouL Lhe fuLure 1he worse Lhlngs geL Lhe greaLer Lhe opporLunlLles
become l would raLher be allve now Lhan any oLher Llme parLlally because l see Lhe condlLlons of Lhe day boLh bad and
good as lndlcaLors LhaL Lell us Lhe Church ls really rlpe for revlval lf she wlll respond properly

We flnd our day characLerlzed by facLors slmllarly seen leadlng up Lo greaL revlvals of Lhe pasL Lven as far back as Cld 1esLamenL
Llmes Lhere were cerLaln lndlcaLors easler Lo see looklng back Lhan llvlng ln Lhe presenL LhaL seemed Lo have prepared Lhe soul
of Lhe Church for an ouLpourlng of Cods presence and power Pere are [usL a few LhaL lve deLecLed

+ 1 A 1lme of MaLerlal rosperlLy and LxLravaganL Squanderlng 1he old saylng ls Lrue LhaL when you are prosperous wlLh
maLerlal Lhlngs you [usL donL need Cod 1hls ls Lrue boLh for socleLy ln general and Lhe Church ln parLlcular ln splLe of Lhe
currenL economlc downLurn we have llved ln Llmes of unprecedenLed economlc growLh And lL ls LhaL decade of growLh LhaL has
led Lo Lhe downLurn lLself l musL noL geL sLarLed here buL lL ls durlng Llmes of greaLesL maLerlallsm LhaL ls Lhe Llme of our
splrlLual poverLy !esus was rlghL you cannoL serve Cod and maLerlallsm lLs noL LhaL Pe was Lelllng us lL lsnL allowed
Pes Lelllng us lL lsnL posslble ?our hearL wlll always follow your Lreasure always lf as a bellever you allow maLerlal Lhlngs
Lo capLure your hearL and wln your loyalLles your splrlLual llfe wlll suffer 1he good news ls however youre belng seL up for
a vlslL from Lhe Lord

+ 2 A 1lme of rlde Arrogance and Selfuependence Such Lhlngs almosL always follow maLerlal prosperlLy Much llke Lhe Lall
of a happy dog prlde and selfsufflclency wave llke a bragglng flag of arrogance 8ecause Cod sLlll sLands by Pls commandmenL
LhaL we have no oLher Cod Lhan Plm Pe wlll paLlenLly walL unLll such prlde brlngs abouL Lhe fall Pe predlcLed (rov 1618) So
when we see prlde and selfsufflclency around us C8 when we dlscover lL hldlng even ln our own dark hearLs lL ls an
lndlcaLor LhaL Lhe Llmes are rlpenlng for revlval WhaL a unlque predlcamenL Lo be ln saddened and humlllaLed LhaL we are
gullLy as dlscovered by recognlzlng LhaL Cod ls preparlng Lo ralse up Lhe rod of convlcLlon and brokenness

+ 3 A 1lme of CreaL Moral uecllne and lncreased 8e[ecLlon of Moral values lL ls almosL lnevlLable LhaL [usL as maLerlallsm
and exLravagance lead Lo prlde and selfdependence LhaL prlde and selfexalLaLlon wlll drag us downward lnLo lmmorallLy and a
compromlslng of all Lhe values and vlrLues we once held Lo be so preclous and nonnegoLlable lL was durlng such Llmes ln Lhe
Cld 1esLamenL LhaL Cod ralsed up propheLs and dellverers propheLs Lo expose Lhe wrong and declare Lhe rlghL and dellverers
Lo lead Lhe people back Lo where Lhey belonged Lvery greaL splrlLual awakenlng ln socleLy slnce Lhen has been preceded by
propheLs and dellvers ln Lhe Church PlsLory ls doLLed wlLh such people Zlnzendorf Zwlngll Pus WhlLfleld Ldwards Lhe
Wesleys llnney McClarren Murray 8oberLs uuncan Campbell and so on

Cne Lhlng l flnd fasclnaLlng as a slde noLe such men and women who came as propheLs and dellverers seldom ended up
creaLlng a movemenL or a denomlnaLlon 1here are many people doLLlng Lhe pages of Church hlsLory LhaL may have spawned a
movemenL or a denomlnaLlon (Campbelllsm ulspensaLlonallsm Mlllennlallsm MeLhodlsm LuLheranlsm eLc) buL few of Lhem
were ever known for brlnglng Lhe Church on a reglonal level lnLo Lhe sweep of revlval Cn Lhe oLher hand people llke Lhose l
menLloned above seldom creaLed a movemenL or a denomlnaLlon 1haL should say someLhlng Lo us

+ 4 A 1lme of Soclal and SclenLlflc Advances LhaL lead Lo godless secularlsm 1hls characLerlsLlc ls cerLalnly obvlous as more
and more amazlng advances are made ln vlrLually every venue of sclence And every advance convlnces man more fully LhaL he ls
Cod and he can manage and manlpulaLe all Lhlngs for Lhe beLLer Lhe ulLlmaLe evldence noLwlLhsLandlng LhaL [usL Lhe opposlLe ls
Lrue 1hls pasL week l pondered agaln whaL lL ls LhaL makes people so convlnced LhaL evoluLlon for example ls facL when Lhere
ls absoluLely no sclenLlflc evldence Lo supporL lL 1he facL of Lhe maLLer ls LhaL all Lhe evldences clearly proves LhaL Lhlngs
devolve downward raLher Lhan evolve upward So Lhere has Lo be someLhlng more LhaL drlves Lhe ldea

l belleve lL ls Lhe vlslon of grandeur grasplng for Cod llkeness LhaL conLlnues glvlng lmpeLus Lo Lhe Lheory of evoluLlon and
secularlsm lL seems preLLy slmple Lo me as long as l am Cod lm ln conLrol a deLermlne desLlny and l donL have Lo explaln
anyLhlng Lo anybody Powever lf lm noL Cod lf lm noL Lhe creaLor Lhen someone else ls lf someone else ls LhaL means l
musL admlL Lhere ls someLhlng or someone hlgher Lhan l am someone wlLh greaLer lnLelllgence and power 1haL someLhlng
or someone has Lo be a god of some klnd lf lL ls a god lL musL have personallLy power and a reason lf lL has power Lhen LhaL
means l musL elLher conLrol lL or be sub[ecL Lo lL lf l am sub[ecL Lo lL Lhen lm noL ln conLrol lf lm noL ln conLrol Lhen l cannoL
deal wlLh my fallures flaws and wrongs 1herefore l am accounLable lf l am accounLable Lhen Lhere ls a prlce Lo be pald lf
Lhere ls a prlce Lo be pald lf l am boLh responslble and accounLable Lhen l have Lo pay lL Cr someone else does lf l have
Lo pay lL lm ln blg Lrouble Slnce l donL wanL Lo be ln blg Lrouble leLs [usL say Lhere ls no Cod and LhaL we all [usL washed
up as ooze on a swampy shore somewhere 1haL flxes everyLhlng and l can go on maklng greaL advances wlLhouL Cod

+ 3 A 1lme of Complacency and Shallow SuperflclallLy ln Lhe Church !usL as we can see Lhe splrlLual llfe cycle ln Lhe naLlon of
lsrael where Lhey found Lhemselves ln slavery leadlng Lo repenLance and dellverance LhaL new freedom ulLlmaLely leads Lo
complacency manlfesLlng lLself ln meanlngless and frulLless acLlvlLy Such Lhlngs qulckly lose Lhelr lusLer and appeal and
bellevers go adrlfL Lo where Lhey are enamored by Lhe gllLLer of Lhe worlds offerlngs whlle duLlfully cllnglng Lo Lhe mundane
acLlvlLles of Lhe Church l wroLe of Lhls earller

1hls ls however a decepLlve complacency LhaL doesnL look complacenL and superflclal lL appears Lo have frulL when ln facL all
lL dlsplays ls ornamenLs and decoraLlon 1hroughouL hlsLory Lhe record shows LhaL lL was usually ln Llmes such as Lhls when Lhe
Lord of PosLs mounLed Pls sLeed and rode ln on Lhe wlngs of revlval flres lL ls someLlmes when Lhe Church ls aL lLs weakesL
or deadesL LhaL Lhe wlnds of Lhe SplrlL sLlr up and blllow lnLo slghL

+ 6 A 1lme of ulssaLlsfacLlon LhaL leads Lo uesperaLlon ln a few hearLs As long as we are conLenL wlLh llfe as lL ls and saLlsfled
wlLh Lhlngs as Lhey are well never deslre revlval Cne reason many bellevers really donL deslre or undersLand revlval ls because
Lheyre Loo happy wlLh Lhlngs and clrcumsLances 1hey donL reallze LhaL as !eremlah lnformed Lhe lsraellLes Lhey had been
drlnklng from polluLed broken clsLerns fllled wlLh sLale waLer so long LhaL Lhey dldnL have a clue whaL fresh sprlng waLer LasLed
llke When one ls dlsLracLed away from Lhe llvlng waLer Lhey become dlslllusloned enough Lo seLLle for clsLern waLer 8uL
clsLern waLer never saLlsfles aL leasL for long LvenLually dlssaLlsfacLlon wlll lead one Lo desperaLlon aL whlch Llme Lhe
hearL beglns Lo cry ouL for dellverance

+ 7 A reemergence of passlonaLe prayer and lnLercesslon among hungry bellevers 1he hearLcry of a seeklng hearL always
pleads and sobs for a fresh wave of Cods presence rayer comlng from a nondesperaLe hearL always lacks Lhe passlon needed
Lo be lmporLunaLe Cne greaL revlvallsL sLaLed LhaL before Lhere can be prayer for revlval Lhere musL be a revlval of prayer Llke
uavld we musL cry ouL As Lhe deer panLs desperaLely for Lhe waLer brooks so my soul crles ouL for 1hee C Cod 1he
dlsllluslonmenL of empLy prosperlLy LhaL generaLed an arrogance and selfsufflclency drags one down lnLo splrlLual bankrupLcy
LhaL produces a dead and empLy shell of whaL Lhe Church ls supposed Lo be 1haL reallLy wlll ln Lhe hearLs of some aL leasL wlLh
a growlng dlssaLlsfacLlon and desperaLlon LhaL spurs Lhem on Lo cry ouL Lo Cod for dellverance for revlval

8oLLom Llne WhaL ls Lhe polnL? 1he mlllennla long hlsLory of revlval seems Lo lndlcaLe LhaL Lhere are cerLaln facLors prlor Lo
revlvals ouLbreak LhaL can sLlmulaLe Lhe aLmosphere ln preparaLlon for a powerful LerrlLorlal move of Cod Whlle Lhere may be
oLhers Lhe seven above seem Lo have generally been prevalenL as precursors Lo pasL revlval movemenLs



ulS1lnC1lvL lLA1u8LS Cl 8LvlvAL Consequences lnlLlaLlng 8evlval

lL ls ofLen dlfflculL Lo caLegorlze facLors LhaL lnlLlaLe begln wlLh or resulL ln revlval Powever Lhere seem Lo be cerLaln
characLerlsLlcs LhaL accompany Lhe beglnnlngs of revlval or can be seen as Lhe frulL of Lhe revlvlng work of Lhe Poly SplrlL lf you
wanL Lo Lry Lo segregaLe Lhem ouL feel free lll [usL llsL some LhaL l read some LwenLyflve or LhlrLy years ago when l read ArLhur
Wallls classlc ln 1he uay Cf 1hy ower lL ls sLlll readlly avallable and also l Lhlnk has been republlshed under anoLher LlLle
whlch l donL remember (l mlghL also recommend hls greaL book Cods Chosen lasL one of Lhe besL books ever wrlLLen on
prayer and fasLlng) ln hls book Wallls ldenLlfled Lwelve dlsLlncLlve feaLures of revlval based on AcLs chapLer Lwo 1hey are

+ 1 1he lssue of ulvlne SoverelgnLy All Lhlngs belng sald Cod has Lhe flnal word when lL comes Lo granLlng revlval l sLlll
remember my frlend ur Lewls urummond declarlng LhaL whlle we should do everyLhlng posslble Lo prepare Lhe way for revlval
lL ls Cod who wlll deLermlne lf when where when and how lL arrlves Cods soverelgnLy conLrols Lhe Llme and Llmlng of revlval
Lhe manner and measure of revlval and Lhe scope and sLyle of revlval lf we Lry Lo manlpulaLe any of LhaL we wlll hamper lL
conLamlnaLe lL and perverL lL l cannoL counL Lhe Llmes such dlsLorLlons and characLerlzaLlons of revlval l have learned of slmply
because men and women Lrled Lo promoLe lL conLrol lL malnLaln lL exLend lL or oLherwlse use lL for Lhelr own agendas and
moLlves

+ 2 SplrlLual reparaLlon 1he quesLlon always arlses as Lo who ls more wllllng and more prepared for revlval Cod or man
Cne Lhlng ls cerLaln somewhere behlnd Lhe scenes Cod has sLlrred Lhe hearL/s of one person or perhaps a few Lo do some
lnner soulsearchlng and hearLpreparaLlon LhaL was used Lo break up fallow ground geLLlng lL ready for seed waLer and ulLlmaLe
harvesL As lve sLudled Lhe sub[ecL and as lve had a few powerful momenLs of LerrlLorlal revlval ln my own mlnlsLry lve
dlscovered usually afLer Lhe facL LhaL cerLaln Lhlngs had been golng on behlnd Lhe scenes before Lhe revlval broke open lnLo Lhe
vlslble world
A desperaLe dlssaLlsfacLlon wlLh Lhe sLaLus quo
A cravlng drlvlng lnsaLlable hunger for Cods presence
Lngrossed fervenL desperaLe endurlng prayer for Cods presence
ueep self evaluaLlon of and repulslon over personal sln
8eLurn Lo and absorpLlon of Lhe anolnLed Word of Cod

+ 3 AnLlclpaLed buL unexpecLed Suddenlyness And suddenly ls a frequenLly used phrase ln Lhe 8lble lL characLerlzes Lhe
way Cod ofLen operaLes Cne person sald lL was expecLancy lnLerrupLed by Lhe surprlse facLor 8ecause Cod ls Lhe sole owner
of soverelgnLy Pe seldom acLs ln Lhe way or aL Lhe Llme we anLlclpaLe

+ 4 Poly SponLanelLy AfLer all of Lhe human elemenLs of plannlng preparlng schedullng creaLlng acLlvlLles shaplng
sLrucLures lnlLlaLlng sysLems and engaglng personallLles lL all bolls down Lo Lhe facL LhaL when Cod acLs lL almosL always
appears Lo be sponLaneous from our perspecLlve 1he facL of Lhe maLLer ls however ln heaven lL was all planned ouL !usL as
Lhe Poly SplrlL came suddenly ln AcLs chapLer Lwo Lhe evldence came from heaven and noL from earLhly sLraLegles and plans
LssenLlally Cod slmply sldesLeps all our preparaLlon and hopes and [usL does lL ApparenLly all Lhe plannlng ls for our
beneflL maybe Lo humor us buL Pe cerLalnly doesnL need lL aL all

+ 3 An unexplalnable Codconsclousness 1hls speechhalLlng acLlvlLysLopplng awareness of Cod much llke whaL lsalah
experlenced ln chapLer slx humbles us and puLs us qulckly ln our place 1here ls an awareness of Cod on levels seldom
experlenced save a few speclal occaslons 1haL Codconsclousness usually seems Lo cenLer around Cods power LhaL resulLs ln
mlracles LesLlfylng of Pls power grace and mercy and around Pls Pollness LhaL brlngs on deep convlcLlon of sln and godly
repenLance Such revlval becomes a season of fully knowlng you are sLandlng on holy ground where no one would dare sLand
excepL he has been ushered ln by Cods SplrlL

+ 6 AnolnLed vessels When Cods SplrlL comes ln revlvlng presence no lnsLrumenL of worshlp vessel of servlce or Lool of
equlpplng ls lefL unLouched by Pls presence 1he bellever senses hls llfe overflowlng wlLh Lhe fullness of Lhe Poly SplrlLs
presence he senses a purpose esLabllshed by Lhe Poly SplrlLs anolnLlng and he experlences an endurlng energy susLalned by Lhe
Poly SplrlLs power !usL as Lhe vessels of sacrlflce servlce and worshlp were redlscovered ln Lhe rubble and cleansed from Lhelr
fllLhlness ln Lzras day so lL happens ln Lhe llfe of anyone caughL ln Lhe wash of revlval

+ 7 SupernaLural ManlfesLaLlons When Cod shows up lLs no longer buslness as usual And someLlmes we geL uncomforLable
wlLh Lhe way Cod cleans house relnLroduces Pls plan and demonsLraLes Pls presence lL ls hlghly unllkely LhaL any revlval of Lhe
presence and power of Cod would ever Lake place wlLhouL Lhe presence of mlracles slgns wonders splrlLual glfLlngs and Lhe
prosLraLe agony of convlcLed souls flndlng Lhemselves ln Lhe very presence of Cod

+ 8 ulvlne MagneLlsm 1here ls someLhlng speclal abouL !esus LhaL aLLracLs people even Loday lrankly one reason many
people are noL aLLracLed Lo church servlces 8lble sLudles and oLher acLlvlLles ls because !esus slmply lsnL Lhere 1he reason can
be found ln auls leLLer Lo Lhe CalaLlan bellevers ln 110 he ralses Lhe quesLlon abouL wheLher or noL we llve Lo please men or
Cod and lf lLs Lo please men well fall ln 220 however he shares Lhe secreL cruclfled wlLh ChrlsL ChrlsL llvlng ln me
lLs Lhe dlfference beLween 110 and 220 power

Puman efforLs aL besL geL mlnlmal resulLs and aL worsL Lhey LoLally fall We need Lo be remlnded LhaL Lheres absoluLely noLhlng
abouL elLher you or me LhaL wlll aLLracL anybody Lo !esus 1he only Lhlng LhaL aLLracLs people Lo splrlLual Lhlngs ls Lhe woolng
and drawlng presence of Lhe Poly SplrlL l remember hearlng Lhe sLory of Lhe pasLor who goL a MldnlghL phone call LhaL hls
church bulldlng was on flre upon arrlval he found Lhe bulldlng LoLally engulfed ln flames ln a momenL of despalr he
sarcasLlcally commenLed Lo a nelghbor lLs good Lo see you aL church lve never seen you here before Lo whlch Lhe man sald
1he church has never been on flre before A longLlme frlend Lhe laLe Manley 8easley once sald LhaL when youre experlenclng
Lhe llvlng ChrlsL youll have Lo backsllde on Cod Lo keep from wlnnlng people Lo ChrlsL 1here ls a dlvlne magneLlsm of Cods
presence Lo be found ln genulne revlval

+ 9 AposLollc reachlng Lvery greaL revlval ln hlsLory has been buoyed up by boLh hearLrendlng prayer and passlonaLe
proclamaLlon of Lhe 1ruLh And lLs noL [usL fancy words emoLlonal pleadlng or rellglous flLs lL can be quleL academlc or
emoLlonal buL lL wlll always be characLerlzed by a preachlng LhaL appeals for souls and noL Lo bulld sLaLlsLlcs lL wlll be Lo expose
sln noL Lo lmpress people lL wlll be Lo brlng correcLlon noL condemnaLlon lL wlll be Lo resLore noL desLroy lL wlll come from a
broken hearL and noL from flery lndlgnaLlon lL wlll be preachlng for repenLance and noL for reformaLlon

+ 10 8old CompasslonaLe Lvangellzlng l sald ln my lasL leLLer LhaL any revlval LhaL does noL resulL ln people comlng Lo ChrlsL
ls aL leasL flawed and probably fraudulenL We musL undersLand LhaL Cod never sends revlval [usL so you and l wlll feel good or
so we wlll have vlcLory over some sln or problem lL ls always Lo prepare us Lo hlL Lhe harvesL flelds aL full capaclLy Lo draw
people Lo Plmself lrankly Lhere ls no oLher need for revlval of Cods people lf lL doesnL resulL ln so preparlng Lhem Lo enLer Lhe
harvesL flelds LhaL Lhere are many who come Lo ChrlsL

+ 11 SuperAbundanL 8lesslngs and 8esulLs Wherever a church experlences revlval Lhere wlll be vlslble resulLs and Lhe resulLs
wlll be bounLlful lL may be numerlc or lL may be changes of characLer or conducL buL Lhe resulLs wlll be evldenL !oy peace
generoslLy paLlence Lenderness love servlLude Lhese and more wlll flow llke rlvers from Lhe llves of Lhose Louched by Cod
1hose quallLles wlll probably ln Lurn so aLLracL people LhaL numerlcal resulLs wlll also come 8uL regardless of whlch comes
how lL comes or whlch comes flrsL Lhe blesslngs of Cod wlll be abundanLly presenL

+ 12 ulvlne SlmpllclLy Cod never compllcaLes Lhlngs nor does Pe work ln compllcaLed and confuslng ways Pls purpose and
moLlves remaln slngular [usL as expressed Lhrough Pls Son and lnLended Lo be demonsLraLed Lhrough Lhe Church Concludlng
AcLs chapLer Lwo we see four slmple Lhlngs LhaL formed Lhe framework of church llfe Lhe aposLles Leachlngs fellowshlp
worshlp and prayer lf Lhlngs geL compllcaLed lLs because man ls Lrylng Lo manage maneuver or manlpulaLe whaL Cod ls dolng
or hlnder lL lf you sLudy Lhe hlsLory of revlvals one Lhlng ls clear everyLhlng ls preLLy slmple and Lo Lhe polnL namely LhaL
Cod haLes sln Pe lnLends for Pls chlldren Lo llve rlghLeously ln every way Pe wlll deal wlLh Pls chlldren when Lhey llve ouLslde Pls
sLandards Pe wlll use Lhem when Lhey have been resLored and Pe expecLs Lo be worshlpped and obeyed LhroughouL Lhe
duraLlon of Lhe process AnyLhlng else has preLLy much been added by man and wlll be a greaLer hlndrance Lhan a help



llnALL?

As l have revlewed and wrlLLen Lhese elemenLs Loday my hearL has been drawn back Lo a Llme ln my llfe LhaL Lransplred
beglnnlng ln SepLember 1986 when as an angry young semlnary graduaLe l moved my famlly from a very successful mlnlsLry ln
WlchlLa kS Lo Lake a sLaff poslLlon ln a church ln WesL lalns MC Looklng back l can see LhaL vlrLually every one of Lhe seven
Lhlngs leadlng Lo revlval and Lhe Lwelve elemenLs lncluded ln revlval Look place ln whaL was Lo be second only Lo my salvaLlon as
a young boy Lhe slngular deflnlng Llme ln my llfe marrlage and mlnlsLry 1he whole Lhlng was a dlvlne seLup and l never
saw lL comlng

lf Lhe Lord conLlnues leadlng LhaL dlrecLlon lll share a blL of my sLory ln my nexL leLLer

ln Lhe meanLlme lLs my prayer LhaL you flnd yourself hungerlng for more of Cod so you wlll be dynamlcally drawn Lo Plm ln
personal revlval and Lhen used of Plm Lo usher ln corporaLe and even LerrlLorlal revlval

ln Pls 8ond 8y Pls Crace and lor Pls klngdom

Bob Tolliver -- Romans 1:11
Copyright April, 2009
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the views we personally hold. These are sites we have found helpful in the past for various topics, and want you to know
about them. Use at your own discretion.

Websites Crucial For Today:
Consider these special websites that are particularly important in light of world conditions.

Resources and News from balanced and Family Friendly Perspectives:
www.onenewsnow.com -- an excellent news website giving you more thorough news reporting.
www.cnsnews.com for daily world news without a liberal, godless bias.
http://www.leadershipletters.com/ -- an outstanding resource for anyone wanting to become or help raise up a great leader.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page -- excellent on-line encyclopedia on almost every topic, usually unbiased.
http://prayercentral.net/baghdad/today -- to pray for troops in Iraq.
www.wallbuilders.org -- Tools for understanding and responding to America's moral decay.

Resources on Middle East, Israel, Bible Prophecy:
http://www.aish.com/search/article_search_results.asp?article_author=Rabbi+Ken+Spiro&title_text=&date_amount=&date_option=year -- one of the most
COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIES of Israel I've ever seen, written from a Jewish Perspective. A Profound resource for those interested.
www.bible411.com/nationofmiracles/index.htm -- excellent website on Israel
http://favorminded.com/pray/3300israel.html -- excellent website on Israel
www.sidroth.org -- excellent website on Israel, especially evidences of God's supernatural intervention
www.hallindsey.org -- current events as relating to Bible prophecy
www.christiantrumpetsounding.com -- excellent source of articles on Israel and Bible prophecy and other topics
www.levitt.com -- strategic newsletter, reports, resources, particularly on Bible Prophecy
www.jewishsoftware.com excellent Jewish sources on Hebrew language, Jewish history, beliefs, practices.
http://www.4922trust.org/ -- an excellent site on Christian relationship to Israel.
http://www.ajhs.org/ American Jewish historical society.
www.israeltoday.co.il Israel today news and resources.
www.jpost.com Jerusalem Post newspaper.
www.jewishvoice.com Jonathan Burness ministry with excellent info and resources
www.jerusalemconnection.org good Jewish culture/beliefs source
www.favorminded.com good source for those supporting Israel
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org exceptional sour of information on Israel, ancient and modern
www.aish.com comprehensive site on Jewish history including famed "Crash Course In Jewish History"
www.israelimages.com hundreds of excellent photos, old and new, of Israel and her people.
www.jerusalemshots.com/en another great source of pictures.
www.technorati.com/tag/antisemitism a sobering source of anti-Semitic photos.
www.yadvashem.org martyrs and heroes of the Holocaust
www.favorminded.org excellent historic and contemporary information on Israel

Helpful General Resources
www.biblos.com -- EXCELLENT Bible study tools and resources.
www.bibletraining.com -- EXCELLENT pastoral training global opportunity source.
www.dota.net -- AMAZING Bible training materials via PDF downloads and radio programs in several languages.
http://www.impactapologetics.com/default.asp?cookiecheck=yes& -- Great source for information on Christian apologetics.
www.sermonindex.net for access to over 3900 downloadable audio sermons. Exceptional site.
www.bible.christianity.com an excellent general source for quality Bible study tools and other things. Links to other great sites.
www.illustramedia.com a great site for video on creation and evolution.
www.livinit.org a super source for Christian extreme sports witness to youth
www.creationscience.net an excellent source for dealing with evolution and creation
www.crosstv.com a great site for video on creation, evolution, and apologetics
www.onechurchsource.com a good site with links for many resources.
www.biblemaster.com for great Bible resources and downloads. Exceptional site.
www.e-sword.net ---- one of the best free download Bible study sites I've ever seen!
http://www.discipleshipdirect.com/ for new and fresh evangelism & discipleship materials.
www.multilanguage.com -- a great source for resources for language ministries.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/ ---- one of the best Creation websites I've ever seen.
http://frangipane.org ---- for excellent brief words of encouragement from
one of America's premier evangelical writers/thinkers.
www.worldprayerteam.org ---- A world-wide network for praying together.
www.watchword.org ---- excellent resources on revival, prayer, missions.
www.waymakers.org ---- resources on prayer, evangelism, etc.
www.missionvisionnetwork.org ---- resources on prayer & missions
www.global-prayer-digest.org ---- resources on world-wide prayer
http://www.nppn.org ---- "National Pastors' Prayer Network" newsletter. ~
email: phil@nppn.org. Register your PPG: http://www.nppn.org/ppg/ .
www.LifeAction.org ---- "Life Action Outreach".

Valuable Resources on Islam:
www.muslimjourneytohope.org filled with testimonies and resources.
http://bibleprobe.com/islamapostates.htm ---- fantastic website on ISLAM (amazing testimonies and excellent resources)
www.johnankerburg.org ---- excellent resources of facts, testimonies, and tools
http://cbw.strang.com/c.cgi?ProdID=8847&Source=CNSITE
www.elam.com ---- source of testimonies and resources
www.ethnicharvest.org ---- resources
www.answeringislam.de/main/farsi ---- resources
www.persianchristianity.com ----