“While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message. All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting [...]
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Eschatology Made Present
Posted in Reality, Revival, eschatology on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Sound of a Voice!
Posted in Gospel of the Kingdom, Revival on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Lord, I have heard of Your fame;
I stand in awe of Your deeds, O Lord.
Renew them in our day,
in our time make them known;
In wrath remember mercy.” -Hab. 3.2
At the start of the 18th century, England was in a more depraved moral and spiritual condition than she had been in since the Reformation, over 150 [...]
My Soul Longs for you
Posted in Revival on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“As the deer longs for the water brook, so my soul longs for You.” -Ps. 42.1
The soul of the psalmist longs for God just as the deer pants for brooks of water. He longs for God, for in no other has he tasted from the wellsprings of a love so authentic and true. He pants [...]
Cleanse Our Eyes! A Call to Consecration in the Area of Entertainment
Posted in Revival, foundations on October 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“I have made a covenant with my eyes;
How then could I gaze at a virgin?
…. for that would be a fire that consumes….
and it would burn to the root all my increase.” -Job 31.1, 12
I understand that many would brand my faith antique and my convictions archaic for approaching this subject, but that is a [...]
Is There An Inward Distinction?
Posted in Revival on September 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Even you were as one of them….” -Obadiah 1.11
One scholar, speaking of Jesus’ desire to establish a new community of holy servants, called the Church the “new fabric of society,” and that “fabric” was distinguished by the reality of discipleship. A disciple is not merely a soul who has prayed a “salvation prayer,” or attained [...]
The Prophetic Office of Jesus Christ
Posted in Jesus, Prophetism, Revival, eschatology on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” -Rev. 19.10b
I am gripped by these statements from Eberhard Busch, regarding Karl Barth’s views on preaching:
From early on one of the elemental convictions of the theologian Karl Barth was that the same God who had spoken clearly the testimonies of the Holy Scriptures [...]
The Exchanged Life
Posted in Revival on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“…. He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.” -2 Cor. 5.15
Over a century ago, the great missionary Hudson Taylor coined a phrase to describe his daily experience of devotion before the Lord. He said that his [...]
The Spirit-Possessed Society
Posted in Pauline, Prophetism, Revival on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(This is a poem inspired by NT scholar F.F. Bruce’s description of the first Church in Jerusalem in the book of Acts. He dubbed them “the Spirit-possessed society.”)
I see a society, peppering the globe,
Through the lens of faith I’m permitted to probe,
Who are these ones, these fearless, ‘nothing-phobes’?
They rejoice like Paul, clinging like Job,
I see [...]
Sinaitic Refreshing
Posted in Revival on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“You gave abundant showers, O God;
you refreshed your weary inheritance. Your people settled in it…” -Ps. 68.9-10a
At Sinai, the earth shook and the heavens dropped rain at the visible presence of the Lord. The Israelites, though they had cleansed themselves in preparation, were gripped with holy fear, and could not bear hearing the voice of [...]
Inward Burnings
Posted in Revival on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Do not be slothful in zeal, but be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.” -Rom. 12.11
There is no such thing as true Christian faith without a flame of adoration for God’s holiness and love.
Please hear these words from Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), written during a season wherein the the Lord had breathed on his soul in [...]
