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REVIVAL&REFORMATION
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1 Revival: Our Great Need
2 Prayer: The Heartbeat of Revival
3 The Word: The Foundation of Revival
4 Witness and Service: The Fruit of Revival
5 Obedience: The Fruit of Revival6 Confession and Repentance: The Conditions of Revival
7 Unity: The Bond of Revival
8 Discernment: The Safeguard of Revival
9 Reformation: The Outgrowth of Revival10 Reformation: The Willingness to Grow and Change
11 Reformation: Thinking New Thoughts
12 Reformation: Healing Broken Relationships
13The Promised Revival: Gods Mission Completed
Revival and ReformationContents
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Revival and ReformationOur Goal {5}
A revival oftrue godliness among usis the greatest and most urgent of all
our needs.Selected Messages 1:121.
Heaven places priority on revival.
What could be more important?
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Revival and ReformationLesson 4, July 27
Witness andService: The
Fruitof Revival
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Witness and Service: The Fruit of RevivalKey Text
Acts 1:8 NKJV
You shall receive power when
the Holy Spirit has come uponyou; and you shall be witnesses toMe in Jerusalem, and in all Judeaand Samaria, and to the end of
the earth.
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Witness and Service: The Fruit of RevivalInitial Words {43}
The purpose ofrevival is to fill ourhearts with such a love for Jesus thatwe long to share this love with every
person possible. It always leads to aselfless concern for others. Hearts
that are renewed by Gods grace,long to serve those who are in need.All genuine revival leads to a
renewed emphasis on mission and
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Witness and Service: The Fruit of RevivalQuick Look
1. Commission and Promise
(Matthew 28:19, 20)
2.Power of PersonalTestimony
(1 John 1:1-3)
3. Intervention and Proclamation
(Acts 5:42)
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Witness and Service: The Fruit of Revival1. Commission and Promise
Matthew 28:19, 20 NKJV Go therefore andmake disciple of
all nation, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Sonand of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all thingsthat I have commanded you; and lo,I am with you always, even to the
end of the age.
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1. Commission and PromiseReceiving the Promise {44}
The church is Gods appointedagency for the salvation of men.
It was organized for service, and itsmission is to carry the gospel to the
world. From the beginning it has
been Gods plan that through Hischurch shall be reflected to the
world His fullness and His sufficiency.
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1. Commission and PromiseReceiving the Promise {44}
The members of the church, thosewhom He has called out of darknessinto His marvelous light, are to show
forth His glory. The church is therepository of the riches of the grace
of Christ; and through the churchwill eventually be made manifest,the final and full display of the love
of God. The Acts of the Apostles 9.
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1. Commission and PromiseReceiving the Promise {45}
The mission of sharing His love andtruth with the entire world must
have seemed overwhelming to thissmall group of disciples.
A ratio of 1 Christian to
approximately every 500,000 to580,000 people in the empire.
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1. Commission and PromiseReceiving the Promise {45}
Pliny the Younger, governor of theRoman province of Bithynia on the
northern coast of modern Turkey,wrote to Emperor Trajan aroundA.D. 110:
The Christian church exploded ingrowth. Tens of thousands were
converted. The message of Jesuslove was carried to the remotestparts of the empire.
Not cities alone but villages in evenrural areas have been invaded by the
infection of this superstition.
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Witness and Service: The Fruit of Revival2. Power of Personal Testimony
1 John 1:1-3 NKJVThat which was from the beginning,which we have heard,have seen,
looked upon,have handled,
concerning the Word of lifeand
declare to you that eternal life.and truly our fellowship is with the
Father and with His Son Jesus
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2. Power of Personal TestimonyHeavens Chosen Agency {46}
The power of New
Testament witnessing was rootedin the genuineness of lives changedby the gospel. And they could not
be silent any longer.
Religious ritualReligiousformalismDoctrine aloneReligious ritual has little power tochange lives. Religious formalismleaves people spiritually barren.
Doctrine alone will not transformhearts.
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2. Power of Personal TestimonyHeavens Chosen Agency {46}
Our confession of His faithfulness isHeavens chosen agency for
revealing Christ to the world.
[T]hat which will be most effectualis the testimony of our own
experience. The Desire of Ages 347.The most powerful witness
is one of a Christian who
knows Jesus personally.
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2. Power of Personal TestimonyHeavens Chosen Agency {46}
When we share Gods Word withothers, we grow spiritually.
The more we love Jesus, the morewe will desire to witness of His love.The more we witness of His love, the
more we will love Him.Sharing our faith strengthens
our faith.
2 P f P l T
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2. Power of Personal TestimonyHeavens Chosen Agency {46}
Witnessing is the gentle breeze thatfans the sparks of revival into
Pentecostal flames.
When witness and service do notaccompany a revival of prayer and
Bible study, the flames of revival areextinguished, and the embers soon
grow cold.
Wi d S i Th F i f R i l
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Witness and Service: The Fruit of Revival3. Intervention and Proclamation
Acts 5:42 NKJV
And daily in the temple, and inevery house, they did not ceaseteaching and preaching Jesus as
the Christ.
3 I i d P l i
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3. Intervention and ProclamationWitnessing, an Essential Element{48}
An angel guidedPhilip to the onewho was seeking for light and who
was ready to receive the gospel,
and today angels will guide thefootsteps of those workers who will
allow the Holy Spirit to sanctify theirtongues and refine and ennobletheir hearts. The Acts of the
Apostles 109
3 I i d P l i
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3. Intervention and ProclamationWitnessing, an Essential Element{48}
When Gods people seek Him inearnest, heartfelt intercession, and
when they saturate their minds with
the truths of His Word, and whenthey witness of His love and truth
to othersGod divinely intervenes and opensunusual doors for the proclamation
of truth.
Wit d S i Th F it f R i l
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Witness and Service: The Fruit of RevivalFinal Words {49}
In order to enter into His joy,
the joy of seeing souls redeemed byHis sacrifice,we must participate inHis labors for their redemption.
The Desire of Ages 142
Develop a CharacterLike Christs
God could have reached His objectin saving sinners without our aid; butin order for us to develop a character
like Christs, we must share in Hiswork.
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