Revival in America

[throwncatchnrocks67]

Will the church ever see nationwide revival, and what will be the catalyst for it?

 

[rsc2a]

Maybe and the Holy Spirit.

 

[Binaca Chugger]

Oh that us fundies would quite pining for a nationwide revival and saving America.  Such notions are preposterous.  the great awakenings of the past have occurred only after individual revivals have taken place.  Then, the individual seeks to share with another individual.  Read the bio's of people living during the great revivals and awakenings.  many if not all of them did not realize they were living in historic times.

Quit sitting around waiting for a national revival and get busy reviving your relationship with Christ.  Then, share that relationship with a neighbor.  THAT is what is needed.

 

[prophet]

Will the church ever see nationwide revival, and what will be the catalyst for it?

There is no 'The Church'.  There are 'Churches'.

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[rsc2a]

And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all....There is one body and one Spirit

 

[HeDied4U]

Oh that us fundies would quite pining for a nationwide revival and saving America.  Such notions are preposterous.  the great awakenings of the past have occurred only after individual revivals have taken place.  Then, the individual seeks to share with another individual.  Read the bio's of people living during the great revivals and awakenings.  many if not all of them did not realize they were living in historic times.

Quit sitting around waiting for a national revival and get busy reviving your relationship with Christ.  Then, share that relationship with a neighbor.  THAT is what is needed.

+1

 

[Agent P]

Will the church ever see nationwide revival, and what will be the catalyst for it?

There is no 'The Church'.  There are 'Churches'.

What Prophet said. 

I took an intensive seminary class over January on the history of revivals.  Revival tends to act similarly to an epidemic.  One person catches it and then it spreads to others.  Since our nation is so much larger geographically than it was during the Great Awakenings or the nations of Biblical times, a nationwide revival may be a bit too much to reasonably expect.  A statewide revival, though?  That could happen, and then perhaps it could bleed across state lines, etc.
A liberal proverb that could apply here is "Think globally, act locally."

 

[rsc2a]

Will the church ever see nationwide revival, and what will be the catalyst for it?

There is no 'The Church'.  There are 'Churches'.

What Prophet said. 

Can you address the Scripture I provided (I have more) and 2000 years of church doctrine which says otherwise?

 

[T-Bone]

Will the church ever see nationwide revival, and what will be the catalyst for it?

There is no 'The Church'.  There are 'Churches'.

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Ephesians 5:25

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

Which "church" is being spoken of here?

 

[prophet]

Will the church ever see nationwide revival, and what will be the catalyst for it?

There is no 'The Church'.  There are 'Churches'.

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Ephesians 5:25

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

Which "church" is being spoken of here?

Assembly.  If it hasn't assembled, it isn't a church.

Anishinabe

 

[BALAAM]

Oh that us fundies would quite pining for a nationwide revival and saving America.  Such notions are preposterous.  the great awakenings of the past have occurred only after individual revivals have taken place.  Then, the individual seeks to share with another individual.  Read the bio's of people living during the great revivals and awakenings.  many if not all of them did not realize they were living in historic times.

Quit sitting around waiting for a national revival and get busy reviving your relationship with Christ.  Then, share that relationship with a neighbor.  THAT is what is needed.

I agree with you here but I think that if we ever did see a nation-wide revival and a supernatural move of God in this country, most fundies would not recognize it or would automatically dismiss it if it did not happen in an ifb type atmosphere. Even if it did the ifb guys would dismiss it if it did not happen within their own little group of ifb's.

After listening to some charismatics, I wonder that the same thing would not happen with them. This may be true of other christian (religious) groups as well but I don't know about too many others.

I have been taught (and believed) for the past 25 years that the only thing going on in America in a religious sense was happening in ifb churches. Some of you have heard the story JH told about an evangelist who traveled the country who went so far as to say that the only hint he saw of revival in America were in those churches pastored by hac grads.

Imagine my surprise when I heard a Pentecostal preacher say the same thing about his group or movement.

 

[prophet]

When the true disciples show up, the pharisees never accept them.

Anishinabe

 

[Mathew Ward]

If God sends revival there will be, if He does not there won't be.

 

[prophet]

If God sends revival there will be, if He does not there won't be.

God doesn't send revival, He sends laborers into His harvest.

Anishinabe

 

[Mathew Ward]

If God sends revival there will be, if He does not there won't be.

God doesn't send revival, He sends laborers into His harvest.

Anishinabe

The laborers can go into the harvest all they want, but if God isn't drawing there is no harvest.

If God doesn't send, give or allow revival...there won't be one.

 

[Tarheel Baptist]

If God sends revival there will be, if He does not there won't be.

God doesn't send revival, He sends laborers into His harvest.

Anishinabe

The laborers can go into the harvest all they want, but if God isn't drawing there is no harvest.

If God doesn't send, give or allow revival...there won't be one.

True. Revival comes from God as a work of His Spirit among His people and results in the salvation of souls. At least that's what I believe.
And, it is illustrated in the two Great Awakenings we've experienced in this country.

I realize some say there has been a third GA....

 

[prophet]

If God sends revival there will be, if He does not there won't be.

God doesn't send revival, He sends laborers into His harvest.

Anishinabe

The laborers can go into the harvest all they want, but if God isn't drawing there is no harvest.

If God doesn't send, give or allow revival...there won't be one.

God is always drawing, that's why He told us to pray for laborers, not for revival. 
  Men are drawn, because He was lifted up, on the cross.  The Word is the seed, that is sown, that brings forth fruit, and life.  And we are to plant, water, and reap.
  Go ye therefore into all the world, and pray for revival?

Anishinabe

 

[JrChurch]

[size=14pt]Psalms 85:6  Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

 

[prophet]

[size=14pt]Psalms 85:6  Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

The LORD's part in this is?  The reviving of the ground.  Same with IIChron. 7:14 :how to get the curse on their labors removed. 
  Show me where God sent a movement of the people, towards Him.  God sends preachers, prophets, His Word, witnesses, laborers into His harvest. 
  Even in Ninevah, the Ninevites were totally dependent on a witness with God's Word showing up, to repent.  No Jonah, no more Ninevah.  God sent a preacher, not 'revival'.

Anishinabe

 

[rsc2a]

[size=14pt]Psalms 85:6  Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

The LORD's part in this is?  The reviving of the ground.  Same with IIChron. 7:14 :how to get the curse on their labors removed. 
  Show me where God sent a movement of the people, towards Him.  God sends preachers, prophets, His Word, witnesses, laborers into His harvest. 

I'll start with two: the Exodus and Pentecost.  Seeing as how those are pivotal moments in Scripture (i.e. moments in which all future history, relatively speaking, is hinged), I think that should be sufficient.