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WHAT IS REVIVAL?

  1. Revival is God Manifesting His Presence.

           Ps. 80:19 Restore us, O Lord God Almighty: make your face shine upon us.

           Hosea 6:2 After two days he will revive us… that we may live in his presence.

  1. A simple definition of revival is “God coming to his people.”
  2. In revival, people report of experiencing God’s heart; Sometimes His compassion for the lost, sometimes his grief over sin or sometimes his love or joy toward his people.
  3. “The renewal of the first love of Christians, resulting in the awakening and conversion of sinners.” – Charles Finney
  1. Revival is God Manifesting His Power. (Mat. 12:28)

           Hab. 3:2 Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds (power), O Lord. Renew (revive) them in our day, in our time make them known…

  1. There is an open heaven; God allows some of heavenly realities to be experienced on earth; angelic visitations, healings, throne room experiences, etc. (Ge. 28:12, Ac.7:56)
  2. In revival God began to acceleration his work on earth. (Amos 9:3)

           – What usually take years to achieve (ex. freedom from homosexuality, vices) can be attained in an hour of God encounter.

  1. Note: While God’s word promised the last days will be characterized by lawlessness, we can still believe there will be a great revival in the midst of thick darkness. (Isa. 60:1-3)

EXAMPLES OF REVIVAL IN HISTORY.

  1. Great Awakening 1730

           The revival began in England and spread across Wales, Scotland, Ireland and America. Wherever John or Charles Wesleys, Whitefields or their successors went revival and salvation fire burns. Many cried out for exceeding joy and many fell to the ground. Nearly every denomination experienced renewal and growth.

  1. Welsh Revival 1904

           This revival swept the entire country of Welsh: Bars and Sports arena closed down and shops did little business because most people are in the revival meetings. In ten months more than 152,000 were converted for Christ.

  1. Azusa St. Outpouring 1906

The Pentecostal Movement traced their origin upon an outpouring of the Spirit that came upon fifteen people under the leadership of William Seymour. They have meetings three times a day and seven days a week. Uncontrollable tongues, traces, singing in the Spirit, holy-rollers were common features in this revival that would eventual reshape the landscape of Christianity.

  1. Toronto Blessing 1994

In 1994 the Spirit came down upon a small church in Toronto. Joyous laughing, crying in repentance, spontaneous healing, emotional deliverance characterized their daily meetings. More than two million have come to Toronto to experience the blessing and many have taken this transferable anointing back to their home churches and cities around the world.