Believers often talk about “revival.” Many churches and denominations hold “revival” services from time to time. Most of us desire and pray for “revival.” But what exactly is revival? In this message we try to answer that question.
Service Type: Sunday Worship
This message is intended to introduce you to Immanuel, God with us, and then once you have been introduced to Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, Christ Incarnate, you will be asked to respond to His invitation to join Him.
When bidding each other farewell, truckers often say “Keep it between the ditches.” The same idea applies to our Christian lives. In following Christ, we need to navigate the narrow path between conflicting extremes that Jesus has mapped out for us. Thus He warns us that “the way is broad that leads to destruction” but “the way is narrow that leads to life.”
In His so-called “Great Commission” found in Matthew 28, Jesus calls us to go and make disciples. But to make disciples, we must first be disciples. What does being a disciple entail?
There are many things that hurt a church and can potentially destroy its testimony. The primary one is poor leadership or false teachers who fail to build the church on the Word of God and keep it centered around the Gospel. Another thing that often weakens a church is a congregation that refuses to follow its leaders. As a result, strife among congregants often leads to irreversible results and exposes such things to the full view of the world around us. Therefore, every church leader and every church member must work together to keep in step with the Spirit and be faithful and obedient to the call and commands of Christ.
You can have tremendous success in this life. You can be book smart and possess every ounce of common sense available, but if you die without knowing Jesus, every bit of it will be in vain. King Solomon wasted a lot of time thinking he was in the right place. Fortunately, he discovered this truth, repented, and left this world truly knowing God.
God’s intent with Proverbs 22:6 is two-fold. First, to encourage His children to raise their children in a righteous manner. And second, to see Him as your Heavenly Father, who through the work of His Son Jesus, and through the leading and guiding of His Spirit, stands as the parent who is training you.
This message is not to say you should never speak or think you should always keep your mouth shut. On the contrary, this message is a reminder that God wants us to use our words for encouragement and love and for helping advance the Kingdom.
Properly applying the wisdom of God as found in His Word can assure that we enjoy the blessings of good friends in this life and can help us look forward to enjoying these dear friends in eternity. You know… of all the friendships we could develop, none is better than the one we can have with the One who truly “sticks closer than a brother” – our Lord Jesus Christ!
King Solomon encourages us to stand in awe and reverence for the One who created everything. He also encourages us to allow that same awe and reverence to be the driving force behind our pursuit of knowledge, which will eventually result in wisdom.
