Sermons About Waking-the-dead
Can This Revival Live?
Can This Revival Live? Receiving and Sustaining Life Change Revival has to do with a move of God in such a way that new life is brought into discouraging and lifeless situations. In our quest for help and God’s presence we wrestle with the question, ‘What brings God out of hiding?’ Revival is sometimes difficult to identify. It’s not what we thought. Luke 19:39-44 ‘….you did not know the time of your visitation.’ Revival is seldom a comfortable journey. Acts 14 ‘We must, through many tribulations, enter the kingdom of God.’ Revival exalts Jesus Christ. Acts 2:38 ‘Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.’ We tend to clean the house but leave it empty. A trait of true revival is lasting life change. Galatians 5:22-23 ‘But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.’
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What God Did to Win Your Heart so You Can Live!
When we experience renewal as a Christ follower, there is a wonderful assurance of sins forgiven; the heart is clean; the soul free. Faith does not stagger at the promises of God. Prayer lays hold on heaven with fresh power. Love fills the heart with worship and there is spontaneous praise of an awesome God. There may have been a time when you experienced all of this but today you feel like something is missing. The thrill in personal time with God has diminished. There is no spring in your step: no music in your soul. The joy of sacrifice is gone. Yet there is hope. People throughout history have turned to the Lord on His terms and become part of the greatest spiritual awakenings. God specializes in "Waking the Dead". WAKING THE DEAD “What God Did to Win Your Heart so You Can Live!” Of all the final words that have ever been spoken, none are more precious, none more revealing, none filled with more meaning and wisdom, none pierce the soul with more love than these last crucial words of Jesus from the cross. They are the windows into the very heart of Jesus and the gospel. Forgiveness at it’s hardest! “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” Luke 23:24 I’m sure I’ll see you in Heaven. “Today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 I am doing this to ease your pain. “Woman, behold your son…” John 19:26-27 I didn’t leave you, I just couldn’t stand to watch – Father “My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?” Matt. 27:46 Suffering at its worst - alone “I thirst” John 19:28 Collect the right trophies “It is finished” John 19:30 The fate of your soul-to whom will you entrust it? “Father, into your hands I commend My spirit.” Luke 13:46 THE KING STILL HAS ONE MORE MOVE!
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Can This Church Live?
WAKING THE DEAD "Can This Church Live?" Scripture: Matthew 21: 12-22 In what way was the Temple Church a "den of robbers?" 1. By cheating the poor. 2. By squeezing out the immigrants, women and children. 3. By exploiting people in the name of religion for profit. 4. By having empty forms of religion, but no Jesus. Jesus takes action to revive His Church! 1. He confronted the religious power systems and "unseated them" 2. He turned the tables on injustice. 3. He called for His church to be known as a House of Prayer for "all nations". 4. He created space in His church for safe places of ministry. 5. He protected the priority of spontaneous worship. What upset Jesus about the fig tree? (Verses 18-22) 1. The fig tree like the church was to hold out the promise of "spiritual fruit" to the world but what Jesus saw was a church (like the fig tree) appearing nice on the outside with lots of activity but no 'spiritual vitality'! 2. How does our personal temple need cleansing this morning?
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Waking up Dry Bones
WAKING THE DEAD “Waking up Dry Bones” Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-16 The background, context and setting of Ezekiel’s vision: (Vs.1-10) Three clues that the church needs revival: (Vs. 11) 1. We are spiritually dry 2. We feel hopeless in our present situation 3. God seems distant Five conditions that bring revival: (Vs. 12-14) 1. God cares about spiritual dryness and moves on our behalf. 2. God calls for a proclamation (hinnabe) of the WORD to confront the dryness. 3. The proclaimed WORD wakes the dead and creates new life. 4. God restores back to us what was stolen, killed and destroyed. (We are in a war) 5. God backs the preached WORD with a powerful demostration of His Spirit. God’s thrill with revival! (Vs. 14) THEN YOU WILL KNOW THAT I THE LORD HAVE SPOKEN, AND I HAVE DONE IT, DECLARES THE LORD
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