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Rodney “Gypsy” Smith was born on the outskirts of London in 1860.
— At 16 years old, he made a decision for Christ… Now… Rodney couldn’t read or write, so he taught himself how… all so that he could preach the message of Jesus to others… (you see)
— Rodney had a deep burning desire to see other people share the joy and hope that he had found!
Is that you?
Is that where your heart is today?
Then what are you willing to do to make that happen?!
— Rodney would often be found singing hymns to/and visiting with people about Jesus… and that earned him the nickname “singing gypsy boy”…
— Rodney became involved with missions organizations, including the Salvation Army, and soon found himself traveling the world sharing God’s Word…
— He crossed the Atlantic Ocean 45 times… He preached the gospel to millions of people… (now listen to what was said about him)
— “He never preached without someone surrendering their life to Jesus.”
It seemed like where ever he went, revival broke out!
Let me ask you: “Do you want to see that?”
Do you want to experience that kind of revival?
Where lives are changed every time we come together in worship… in Bible study… in service?
Then we need to hear what Rodney says about how to do it: (listen to this)
“Go home.
Lock yourself in your room.
Kneel in the middle of the floor, and with a piece of chalk draw a circle around yourself.
There, on your knees, pray fervently and brokenly that God would start a revival within that circle.”
Revival starts with us… (revival is not about tents, good old fashioned hymns, evangelists who speak.. get everyone stirred up… and then leave… )
Revival is about us!!!!
Revival begins at home… in our own hearts…
Revival begins with a heart committed to prayer… a heart devoted to seeking the very presence of God! (Not as some God who’s “out there” somewhere, but the personal presence of God right here!
Right now!
In our lives!)
Church… That IS revival!!!
Look at the lyrics to that song Terry sang today:
I speak the name of all authority
Declaring blessings, every promise
He is faithful to keep
I speak the namе no grave could ever hold
Hе is greater, He is stronger
He's the God of possible
If we could just grasp the truth of those words!
We serve the God who created EVERYTHING!!!!
He has all the authority!
All the power!
All the say!
God cannot be stopped!
The grave could not hold Him … and the World cannot contain Him!
He is ABOVE all… THROUGH all… and IN all!
He is the God of POSSIBLE!!!!
There is absolutely nothing that we can face that God cannot walk us through!
Do you believe that?
(harder question) Do you live like you do?
We need to be on our knees… with that circle drawn around ourselves, praying… begging… pleading… with all that we have… for God to fill that circle with Holy Fire!!!!
Last week we began a one week fast, with the purpose of seeking God’s direction for our church… God’s blessing on the church’s finances… and God’s provision for our families and community…
I told you we were going to begin a 5 week series on prayer, leading into and preparing for Advent…
That’s a total of 40 days!
I want to invite you to keep going… to join with us in a 40-day challenge!
— 40 days of bold, impossible, expectant, Bible-based, prayer and fasting…
— Now, before you get scared… I’m not talking about a 40 day “full” fast… I’m not talking about starving ourselves for 40 days like Jesus did (although…) …
— I’m talking about 40 days of intentional, God-sized, prayer… intentionally seeking God’s will, purpose, and provision for our church…
— I’m talking about spending the next 40 days on our knees… with a circle drawn around us… fervently seeking for God to fill our circle and to fill our Church with His Holy Fire!
I promise you that if we do, we WILL see God move in a BIG way!!!!
Look at Job… Do you think all that time spent sitting in ashes was just for fun?
Was he just “wallowing in self-pity”?
NO!
He was seeking the “One Whom Even The Grave Could Not Hold” for the salvation that he needed…
What about Esther?
When her uncle came to her with a mortal danger that threatened all of Israel, what did she do?
She (and the whole community) fasted and prayed…
Nehemiah?
When burdened with the physical and spiritual condition of the people in Jerusalem, what did he do?
He fasted and prayed… seeking God’s direction and provision for them…
And what was the result?
Each of them experienced a movement of God and a Spiritual Revival in their lives!
If we want to see a Spiritual Revival in our lives and in our church… then we have got to get on our knees before God!
Look at 2 Chronicles again:
In other words… Get on your knees… Get serious… and pray the fire of God down on your circle!
God searches the world, looking for hearts that are devoted to seeking Him!
Will He find ours?
Let me tell you — “Nothing will change our lives like persistent, devoted, faithful prayer.”
We need to get serious about it.
Today, we are going to look at five dynamics of prayer that will help us as we begin to draw that circle around ourselves…
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The Promises of God ENERGIZE Prayer.
Have you ever thought about that?
Not sure what to pray for… What to ask God for… Get into scripture!
Look at the promises God has made… and pray for them!
(God made a promise to Joshua)
Now, here’s the interesting thing… That is the same promise that God made to Moses.
God is transferring the promise to Joshua…
Look at verse 5
Joshua 1:5 (NIV)
5 No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life.
As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
How awesome is that?! Talk about a confidence boost!
Now, look what Joshua does next: (tell the story)
— they cross into the “Promised Land”… They set up a memorial to God at Gilgal… and the first place they come to is? (Jericho - the impenetrable city… )
and then…
God promised to be with them, and He was!
But… God’s promises didn’t stop in the OT… Joshua wasn’t the only one they were passed on to.
God’s promises in the Bible are passed on to us!
The world makes promises, and when it comes right down to it, the answer may be “yes” or it may be “no” when we call on those promises, but....
All of God’s promises are answered with a resounding “YES!”
When we read scripture… When we pray the promises God makes over our families and our community… God says “YES!!!”
BUT…
We must pray God’s promises… in God’s will… for God’s glory!
This is not a “name-it-and-claim-it” thing… God is not a genie in a bottle which we can control.
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