Eternal Purpose Resource 6

Revival

The significance of revival, biblically and in terms of contemporary culture, particularly in the Global South. The divine touch that awakens, sets apart and equips a holy people to serve God’s purposes. The cycle of revival that transforms our allegiances, turns us away from idols, towards the Living God, enabling us to receive his power, particularly in regard to intercession and mission, in order to reap a harvest of faithfulness, in the cultural contexts wherein he has called us to be his priestly people.

Contents

The hope of revival is a fresh, new move of the Holy Spirit that revitalises evangelistic, missionary energy. The contemporary concept of revival is embodied in the phenomenal growth of Pentecostal and Charismatic faith across the Majority World.

Topics

1. Revivalism

2. Pentecostalism

3. Pursuit

Revival represents the divine touch that awakens the people of God from the slumbers of complacency. Revival sets apart, separates, makes holy, pure and refined a people ready and equipped to serve God’s purpose.

Topics

1. Alliances

2. Humility

3. Prayer

4. Seeking

God’s truth is revealed by and embodied in the Messiah Yeshua, who is ’the Way, the Truth and the Life’. As disciples turn their whole being towards him, embracing his will and purpose as their own, they are transformed by his Spirit.

Topics

1. Vitality of truth

2. Turning

3. Revelation

Revival culminates in an experience of God’s power, through which he confirms his message and reveals his goodness. Cooperating with God’s power requires engagement with his Spirit: in intercession, in mission and in reaping a harvest.

Topics

1. Significance

2. Intercession

3. Mission

4. Harvest

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