1 Kings 18:21

1 Kings 18:21 Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him a word.

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3 Principles for Revival

Restore God’s Altar

1 Kings 18:30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD which had been torn down.

Restore Prayer

Matthew 6:6

Mark 11:25

Luke 21:36

Ephesians 6:18

Restore Bible Reading

Ezra 7:10

2 Timothy 2:15

2 Timothy 3:16

Restore Holiness

Ephesians 4:24

2 Corinthians 7:1

When at the Methodist Conference it was asked, “What may we reasonably believe to be God’s design in raising up the Preachers called Methodist,” the answer was,

“To reform the nation, particularly the church, and to spread scriptural holiness over the land” (“Minutes of Several Conversations” Q.3, in 

The Works of John Wesley

 [vol. 8; ed. T. Jackson; Baker, 1978] 299). This gave Wesley’s Methodists a distinctive identity. It also gave them a distinctive mission.

Demonstrate Your Commitment.

1 Kings 18:34 And he said, “Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” And he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time. And he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time.

Expect Results.

1 Kings 18:39 When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The LORD, He is God; the LORD, He is God.”