Imagine

Fri, Oct 15, 2010
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Too many Christians have grown so content with the ordinary that they don't even bother asking God for anything more. This issue of Revive invites you to imagine what would change if revival actually came. In revival, priorities get rearranged, relationships are reconciled, people take precedence over job pursuits and recreational escapes, and Christians everywhere become conscious of what it means to seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness above everything else (Matthew 6:33). Ignite your passion to seek God for revival movements everywhere!

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The World Has Yet to See
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Byron Paulus
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The World Has Yet to See

In a story that has captivated the world's attention for more than two months, 33 Chilean miners remain trapped 2,300 feet below the surface. Darkness and doubt have taken an enormous emotional and physical toll on them. Experts say there is no quick or definitive end to this real-life nightmare. But rescue efforts are underway, and the hope of deliverance has captured their imagina­tion—in fact, it's the only thing that keeps them going. A. W. Tozer understood the power of sanctified imagination in a believer's life: "A purified and Spirit-controlled imagination is the sacred ...

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What About Now?
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Del Fehsenfeld III
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What About Now?

Last week I had a near fatal encounter ... with a flying canoe. It sailed off a passing truck and made like a missile toward the windshield of my family-laden vehicle. All the moments of our lives—all six of us—were al­most brought to conclusion in that terrifyingly absurd one. It missed. Well, almost. We came to a stop in a nearby standing cornfield, the driver's side mirror violently sheared off. And, strangely, I have rarely felt more alive. My entire being was full of sweet gratitude and aware­ness of God's presence and protection. Unexpectedly, I ...

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When God Comes Down
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.
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When God Comes Down

Revival is a season when God causes the normal ministry of the gospel to surge forward with extraordinary spiritual power. God hits the fast-forward button, and the blessings spill out from the church to wash over the nations. He is able to rend the heavens and come down with unexpected demonstrations of His saving power (Isaiah 64). He is able to reinvigorate us (Psalm 85) and heal us (Hosea 14). And He is able to pour out His Spirit on us (Joel 2). When we see that God is the great Life-giver and that we sinners are by nature the ...

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Imagine Your Life Revived
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Mark Bearden
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Imagine Your Life Revived

Imagine if revival came to your own life. How would it feel? What would be different? Revival has been described as an accelerated, intensified work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. And I can testify to that—twenty-five years ago, my dead-weight faith was radically transformed into something vibrant and real. My encounter with revival was so life-changing that I've spent the years since taking the message of revival to churches across America, with Life Action Ministries. Again and again, I've seen the incredible impact revival makes on people's lives.
How The Spirit Changes Us Isaiah ...

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Praying BIG
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Dave Butts
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Praying BIG

For the last seven years, I've served as chairman of the National Prayer Committee here in the United States. I have a real burden to pray for our nation, and as I look at our nation, I see a desperate need for revival.

But as I travel across the country, I sadly have to admit that I'm not hearing the kind of praying that will produce revival. I don't hear bold praying. Instead, I hear "wimpy" praying.

Do you know what I mean? "Well, God, I've got an idea, and I'm not sure if You ...

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Viewpoint: Awakening in India
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Dan Jarvis
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Viewpoint: Awakening in India

Recently, the Lord allowed me (Dan Jarvis) to visit India to help India Gospel League train village pastors. It was one of the most defining moments of my spiritual life, and I now agree with the adage, "The American church needs India more than India needs the church"! Revive was able to ask Pastor Samuel Stephens some questions about how God is working in India.  

Spiritually, what is happening in India today?

Samuel: India is definitely experiencing a great spiritual awakening. We saw the first wave in the late 1970s when the gospel was reaching areas that had never heard ...

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Whatever the Cost
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
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Whatever the Cost

I believe now is the time for us to seek God for a movement of reformation and revival in the hearts and homes of Christian women—a Word-driven, Christ-exalting, counter-cultural revolution that will take back the ground that has been given over to the world's way of thinking for so many years. But swimming in the stream of God's grand and holy purposes means a willingness to swim upstream—against the flow of this world. What that looks like may depend somewhat on your season of life. Teens—it means being willing to follow Christ and His Word ...

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Welsh Revival 1904: What Was It Like to Be There?
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Kevin Adams
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Welsh Revival 1904: What Was It Like to Be There?

By now all the converts have long gone to be with the Lord, the One they met in that momentous year. But in the late 1970s and 80s, I was privileged to meet and interview quite a few of them and to ask about those days of awakening. They spoke of full churches, with meetings continuing, unstoppable, into the early morning hours; of sudden dramatic conversions that stunned local communities; of improvised coal miners' prayer meetings underground; and, of course, of the morning newspapers full of headline stories about Evan Roberts, the young revivalist with his team of singers, as ...

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Is Revival Our Work or God’s?
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Dr. Richard Fisher
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Is Revival Our Work or God’s?

Okay, I know I'm not going to solve the mystery of how God's sovereignty interacts with man's responsibility in one article! But here's my thesis: When men refuse to do the work of God, revival will not take place. Now, I am not suggesting that we can wrestle against God and somehow thwart His will. But the choices human beings make about seeking Him are a critical part of the story of the Bible and all of history. And that means that in one way or another, you and I have a part to play in ...

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Real World: Have you ever wondered, “How would revival change me?”
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Life Action
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Real World: Have you ever wondered, “How would revival change me?”

We asked several ordinary people who attended a Life Action summit how revival had impacted them. Desiring to cause no hindrance to God's working in those related to these testimonies, names have been withheld.


A Love Story

My husband hunted and worked, and I raised the kids. We communicated very little ... just the bare minimum. Most attempts to reconnect our family quickly became arguments. We truly lived separate lives. He did his thing, the kids and I did ours. My heart was tough. When Life Action came to our church in April, God totally transformed our home. But I ...

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The Forgotten Factor
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Dave Warn
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The Forgotten Factor

Just like a valuable heirloom can be forgotten in the attic, priceless biblical truths can also get misplaced by subsequent generations. Unfortunately, this can happen with spiritual riches related to prayer. Specifically, what "prayer riches" has our generation misplaced? While several could be addressed, imagine with me what might happen if the church rediscovered, dusted off, and began to practice prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Throughout American history, prayers were offered that centered on the outpouring of the Spirit. Samuel Willard, one of Harvard's first vice presidents, wrote about how crucial it is for each generation ...

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Making It Personal: Can I Really Be Revived?
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Life Action
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Making It Personal: Can I Really Be Revived?

Download this Making It Personal worksheet to help personalize this topic of imagining revival. Download PDF  

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Expect Great Things
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010
Dan Jarvis
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Expect Great Things

William Carey has been a hero of mine since high school, when I read a biography about his life and work. He was a pioneer—a mis­sionary before it was popular to be a missionary. In fact, after pleading with a ministers' gathering in England to take on the Great Commission, William was famously interrupted by an older (and obviously cranky) pastor: "Young man, sit down! When God chooses to convert the heathen, He will do so without your help or mine!" Carey, a shoemaker, hung a world map in his shop and prayed for awakening in faraway lands ...

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Additional Online Resources

Voices of the True Woman Movement

Join the counter-cultural revolution by visiting ReviveOurHearts.com and by reading Voices of the True Woman Movement from which this article was excerpted.

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Podcast Episode

From Wimpy Prayers to Bold Praying

Hebrews 4:16 says, "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Yet many Christians pray with no faith and no confidence. Dave Butts looks at reasons why people aren't calling on the Lord with more boldness.

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India Trip Report

Read the full account of Dan Jarvis' trip to India.

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Mark's Message on Prayer

Watch a powerful message on prayer by Mark Bearden on Life Action's Revive Media Channel, your go-to place on the web for revival media.

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Diary of Revival

Kevin Adams' Diary of Revival is a captivating documentary of the 1904 Welsh Revival. Order your copy of this video.

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The Impact of Revival

Watch an interview with a pastor who recently hosted a Life Action summit, as he tells stories of the extraordinary impact of revival.

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