This way is beginning to transform my life and it will transform yours also. Try it! Actually it’s not new, it’s just that so few people do this type of Bible study. George Whitefield, perhaps the greatest evangelist after the Apostle Paul, used this method with remarkable results in his preaching and life. I am […]
Today we are looking for the next strategy for sharing our faith. But when Jesus ascended to heaven he did not set out a 10 point plan and course of evangelism for his disciples but told them to wait for the fire to fall. For more on how to ignite your devotional life, see GRACE OUTPOURINGS: 21 […]
In 1904 revival came to Wales. The Welsh Revival transformed the nation. Here are some of the amazing characteristics: 1.Many conversions In the first few weeks 100s were converted. Notorious drunks stayed indoors, afraid to come out, and then got saved when they did! People came from other districts to experience the revival. Many got […]
Revivals start with individuals. Revivals start with us! Then God uses individuals to spread revival. In Lk 5 we see a beautiful illustration of this process with Peter. For more stories on how God uses individuals to start revivals see my book GRACE OUTPOURINGS: 21 Days Revival Devotional . Lk 5 is a powerful story of individual revival: […]
Many times we think that God has not heard our prayers. But the Scriptures say something very different. When we seek Him with a pure heart he hears: 1.Daniel’s seeking prayers When Daniel begins to seek God about the future of God’s people after the 70 years of exile, the angel Gabriel appears to him […]
The famous revivalist Duncan Campbell defined divine awakening or revival as a, “A sudden awareness of God that grips a community”. Some of this material is taken from my book GRACE AWAKENINGS: 21 DAYS REVIVAL DEVOTIONAL Here are 5 keys to seeing one: Key 1: Begins with prayer for a divine awakening The Hebrides revival of 1949 began […]
Have you heard about THE SEND? What is the Send? It is Lou Engle’s new vision but it is much bigger than even Lou Engle is proclaiming. Lou Engle is the intercessor and leader behind THE CALL, a gathering of prayer, fasting, worship and repentance” held in stadiums. It comes from Joel 1:14. The idea […]
God trains us for spiritual battle and to overcome all the difficulties of life. Look how creative God is with Samson in the Samson and the lion story. The Bible says that the Spirit of God was stirring Samson to begin to confront the Philistines (Jud 13:25). No mean feat as all his people had […]
It’s so much bigger than we thought! This story of the leper healed is in Mark 1:40-44. It is full of how Jesus approached healing and how he does so today. The story occurs at the start of Jesus’ ministry and so in Mark’s mind, is a healing that sets out Jesus’ incredible vision for […]
The Early Church, the Reformation and the Methodist Revival were all driven by apostles, and for this reason they did not rest on the side-lines but transformed nations. Yet there is hardly any teaching on the apostle today?! This gift was vital for the function of the Church. God has been putting on my heart […]