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Blurb
Get Revived . . . and Stay On
Fire!
“I had such a powerful
experience with God. He touched my heart so deeply… and after that one
encounter, I wanted to live for Jesus every day for the rest of my life.”
Then life went back to normal.
Sound familiar?
Perhaps you’ve had an encounter with
God that powerfully impacted your life – where sin, addiction, spiritual
dryness or other struggles simply faded away. If such experiences are commonplace
when revival is happening, then . . .
How can I experience revival
every single day of my life?
With guidance from the leaders of the
Brownsville Revival and the Bay of the Holy Spirit Revival, you
will ignite and sustain your passion for Jesus and learn how:
- Desperate prayer unleashes the supernatural power of God into your life
- Repentance is your key to enjoying unbroken intimacy with the Holy Spirit
- You can become a catalyst for great awakening in your church, city, and nation
It’s time to revive your fire!
My Review
This outstanding book provides both the
background to the Brownsville revival that started in 1995 and an outline to
how every believer can be experiencing revival in their personal lives. Michael
Brown is a scholar of revival and John Kilpatrick was one of the pastors
intimately involved in Brownsville. They know what they're talking about having
both experienced revival first hand but studied the history of revival
throughout the last two hundred or so years incorporating insights from such
people as Charles Wesley, Charles Finney, William Booth, George Whitfield,
Leonard Ravenhill, A. W. Tozer, and D. L. Moody.
The books starts with an sobering perspective of
the modern church. "The world is actually evangelising the church."
was a line that struck me as being true where we've allowed the culture of the
time to play too prominent a role in the church. This can discourage us or we
can look upon it with much hope. Jesus loves the church and will not let it
fall. The potential for revival is enormous.
Kilpatrick then describes how he started praying
for revival and then takes us into the days (and years) of when the Presence of
the Lord was thick upon his congregation. Here was a man who consecrated his
life to Jesus and desired for the Lord to be glorified not just in his church
but in the years beyond. As the authors repeatedly state, the true measure of
revival isn't about the manifestations of the Spirit but the ongoing
transformation of the people years after the events.
They may define revival as a "season of
unusual Divine visitation" however, in this book they stress that revival
should be the norm for Christians. We should all be living like the first
church did in Acts. Accordingly, the world would be transformed by the glory of
God.
I couldn't put this book down. It has birthed a
desire for more, just like David in Psalm 27. More of His Presence, more of
Jesus in my life. With practical strategies on how to recharge and maintain a
heart on fire for Jesus, this book is a little gem and has re-energised my
desire for more of the Lord in my prayer life.
"Revival and revolution go hand in hand.
When the church is truly revived, it will have a revolutionary impact on the
culture."
Amen.
Thanks Ian. What a great review of such an important subject. It's so easy to slip back from your first love of Jesus. It's life getting in the way. Or maybe that's a well worn excuse. I love the way the Lord woos us back when our hearts become hungry. And I love the way the Lord answers the glimmer of a prayer before it's even formed with His answer on the way. He knows each one of us so intimately that it draws us close to Him. And our daily readings from His Word give us the fuel to keep on in His paths.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes, Rita. He sure is the wooer!
DeleteThanks for your encouragement.