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After Revival, Now What?
Acts 2:42–47
INTRODUCTION:
Now that the revival meetings are over, you and I need to answer some key questions.
1.
What impact have the services had upon my life?
2. What specific directions has the Holy Spirit given for me to follow?
3. What specific actions do I need to carry out in order to fulfill the directions that God has given me?
4. What do I need to do in order to fuel my renewed love for Christ and passion for his mission?
In our text, the members of the early church faced the same questions.
The individuals who were already believers prior to Pentecost had been reignited by the power of the Holy Spirit.
They had experienced the cycle of emotions that moved from love for Christ and excitement about his mission (during his earthly ministry) to fear and despondency experienced after his crucifixion.
They had faced the exciting, yet uncertain days between Christ's resurrection and the infusion of Holy Spirit power on the day of Pentecost.
As the Holy Spirit came upon them, he had accomplished great things through them on the harvest day known as Pentecost.
Over 3000 souls had been saved in one day!
The thousands of new converts on the day of Pentecost experienced Holy Spirit ignition for the 1st time.
The joy of experiencing the forgiveness of sins and the presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives imparted joy that words could not describe.
In addition, the Lord had continued to add to the church daily those who were being saved.
While individuals in these 3 groups were at different levels of spiritual growth, they all faced the common question, "what now!"
The word of God has some pointers for us that will not only help continue the effects of the reignite services, but can also help the results of those services to grow in intensity.
Throughout history, the revival of God's people also ignited spiritual awakening within great populations of lost individuals.
So, this morning, we are going to look at the subject "after revival, now what?"
The pattern laid down in the early church to help them continue in the spirit of revival will also be of help to us.
Notice the scriptural pattern:
I- GET SERIOUS ABOUT GOD'S WORD (Acts 2:42 a).
A – Pay attention to what God has said.
1. Listen carefully to scriptural teaching and seek to actively apply it to your life.
2. Your spirit has been awakened in revival, do not put it back to sleep!
B- Persevere in applying it to your life.
1. Seek to make specific application to your life.
2. This is where real life change begins.
(Romans 12:2)
(Matthew 23:26)
C- Promote personal readiness in living out God's word.
1. Actively seek to walk in continual obedience to what God has shown you.
(Ephesians 4:24)
(Colossians 3:10)
II- GROW IN FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER GROWING CHRISTIANS.
(Acts 2:42 b)
A- Seek to form relationships with other committed Christians.
1- Close fellowship among believers was vital in the early church.
a. Christians lived in a social environment that was hostile to their commitment.
b.
Family and friends many times turned their backs on these new believers.
c.
Ultimately, Christians faced persecution and even martyrdom for their faith in Jesus Christ.
2- Contemporary believers also need this type of fellowship.
a. Christians today are also living in a social climate that is hostile to living out a commitment to Christ.
b.
Many times, those who would live out committed Christian lives find themselves ostracized by old friends and family.
c.
Christians who desire to grow in their commitment to Christ and his mission need to unite in close fellowship.
This will help us keep the fires of our love for Christ alive and our passion for his mission intact.
B- Seek to deepen the level of fellowship with other committed Christians.
1- The deepening of fellowship requires that we become more involved in each other's lives.
a.
A good description for this involvement is "living life together."
1) Living life together begins with intentionally choosing to spend time together.
2) Living life together includes being willing to share the concerns of life with each other.
(James 5:16)
a) The Scriptures give several examples:
· Concerns about the work of God (Acts 4:23 – 24)
· Concerns about difficulties (Romans 7:15)
· Concerns about burdens (Romans 9:1–4; 10:1)
b) The sharing grows until both joys and sorrows affect others involved in the fellowship.
(Romans 12:15)
3) Living life together results in a growth of mutual love.
(1 Thessalonians 3:12)
a) the growth of mutual love for each other creates a family atmosphere in which there is a natural caring for each other.
(Acts 2:44 – 45)
III- GIVE YOURSELF TO AN ACTIVE AND SERIOUS PRAYER – LIFE.
(Acts 2:42 d)
A. Be open and honest with God.
1. Do not try to put on a mask.
a. God knows the difference.
(John 2:25)
2. be open and honest about your sin.
3. Be open and honest about your feelings.
4. Be open and honest about your fears.
5. Be open and honest about your concerns.
B. Be bold with God.
(Hebrews 4:16)
1. Do not give up.
Continue to ask, seek, and knock.
(Matthew 7:7)
2. Remember the story of the woman and the unjust judge.
C. Be given to constant prayer.
(1 Thessalonians 5:17)
1. it is possible to live life in conversation with the living God!
2. It is important that we seek him in all that we do.
(Proverbs 3:5 – 7)
CONCLUSION:
When we continue to live in the way taught above, notice the results – Acts 2:43 – 47.
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