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“Redigging The wells of Revival” (John 12)

We are in the middle of series entitled “Redigging the wells of revival”

“Revival is a season of extraordinary divine visitation causing deep repentance, supernatural renewal, and extensive reformation in the Church, along with the radical conversion of sinners in the world, often producing moral, social, and even economic change, local or national.

We need the supernatural and the power of God.

We need Jesus.

A well represents an opportunity!

A source of life.

In every revival we experience a fresh revelation of Jesus!

Revival begins in our hearts.

Our prayer is that you will have a fresh revelation of Jesus during this series.

The gospel of john was the last one written, John was very clear why he wrote another gospel.

Joh 20:30 Now there are many other wonder-works which Jesus performed in the disciples' presence which are not recorded in this book.

Joh 20:31 But these have been recorded, in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life, as bearers of His name.

Today we are on chapter 12 of John

Worship

Joh 12:1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom He had raised from the dead.

[Mat_26:6-13; Mar_14:3-9]

A crowed had followed Jesus and his disciples and John wanted to point out the time and place.

This was a very important time, in the Jewish calendar people from everywhere were coming to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover, Israel’s powerful deliverance from Egypt.

Joh 12:2 So they gave a supper for Him there.

Martha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

Joh 12:3 Then Mary took a pound of very expensive perfume of pure nard, and she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Mary was worshiping Jesus

Joh 12:4 But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one who was going to betray Him, said,

Joh 12:5 "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and [the money] given to the poor?"

300 hundred days of work almost whole year of wages an extravagant gift.

Judas may have started that conversation, and assessment, but the others agreed with him.

Joh 12:6 Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor [for he had never cared about them], but because he was a thief; and since he had the money box [serving as treasurer for the twelve disciples], he used to pilfer what was put into it.

Joh 12:7 So Jesus said, "Let her alone, so that she may keep [the rest of] it for the day of My burial.

I like how Mark put it

Mar 14:8 She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.

Mar 14:9 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her."

Maybe It was all she had of value, the main thing is Jesus received her worship and commended her for it.

Joh 12:8 You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me."

I would like to talk about worship this morning

Worship a key to revival

Let’s Pray

1 God created us for worship

Worship happens

When we practice the first and greatest commandment.

Is an act of worship

Mat 22:37 And Jesus replied to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' [Deu_6:5]

True worshipers according to Jesus, worship the Father in spirit and truth (John 4:23).

Joh 4:23 But a time is coming and is already here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit [from the heart, the inner self] and in truth; for the Father seeks such people to be His worshipers.

Joh 4:24 God is spirit [the Source of life, yet invisible to mankind], and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

Not by words only or by works, but by spirit and truth.

True worship happens when above all things we seek God’s face to adore Him for who He is.

Worship takes place when our soul, our heart, our being, and our spirit seek to glorify Him.

God in his wisdom wired us all for worship, we live to worship.

We will worship God, or other people other things, but we are always worshiping.

When God created us, it was part of His plan, that we would be with Him forever not that one day we would move away from Him, that we would live independent lives, and exclude Him from our relationships.

He created us for intimacy, He would be our God and our Heavenly Father and we His children, lacking absolutely nothing.

2 We are all called to worship.

Psa 95:1 Oh come, let us sing to the LORD!

Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.

Psa 95:2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

Psa 95:3 For the LORD is the great God, And the great King above all gods.

Psa 95:6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

Worship includes our time, our work and service, finances, we have to be faithful in all these areas to worship in Spirit and truth.

Worship is about what He has done for us.

Wouldn't you love see God pleased with the way you worshiped Him?

Worship is not about us, or how touching it is for us, worship is about touching God.

Good Worship in God’s eyes is when we come to him with repented hearts contrite hearts

And worship Him.

Psa 51:16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.

[1Sa_15:22]

Psa 51:17 My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart [broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.

Is not the job of a worship leader or a choir’s, to make you worship God, we may blame them, for being flat or not so good but God is listening to your heart!

Aaron is one of the best worship leaders I know, but even Him can not take you into the throne room of God if you heart is not ready.

Prayer and worship is what open the doors for the doors for revival to come to Hawaii,

The haystack revival with the five young men praying for the gospel to be taken to the ends of the world, international missions,

1809 Samuel Mills meets Henry Opukahai’a and Thomas Hopu, after they gave their hearts to the Lord they began to pray for Hawaii and their salvation.

1818 Samuel Mills and Henry Opukahai’a died but their vision and prayers continued.

The ship Thaddeus left Boston on 1819 with 7 families of missionaries coming to Hawaii.

On the 30 of march of 1820 they stopped in Kawaihae, to find out that their prayers and worship had all been answered, every day for 164 days seasick or not, they came together for prayer and worship

When they left Boston, they didn’t know about Kamehameha’s the great death.

The king probably would not welcome them.

Liholiho was now Kamehameha the second.

Their religion and laws, the Kapu system were quite restrictive, they had many gods, and they were greatly afraid of them.

A major prayer

Liholiho, Queen Kaahumanu and his sister broke the Kapu, and oriented by Hewa Hewa the High priest they threw the old religion out and burn all their wooden images.

Liholiho’s cousin, Keaoua Kekuaokalani (Liholiho’s cousin) led the forces supporting the ancient Hawaiian religion; he challenges him, and war against him, the God of grace won.

All these things happen before the missionaries arrived in Hawaii, all accomplished by worship and prayers.

After their arrival they were welcomed, you can also say that Mokuaikaua was a gift of prayer and worship.

Happy 202 Mokuaikaua!

One thing the missionaries kept as they were traveling to Hawaii and continued was the Concerts of Prayer.

The concert focused on prayer for foreign missions on any given first Monday the month they would be held around the clock.

Missionaries from around the world England, Scotland, and Wales, then across the Atlantic to New England, to Hawaii onward to China, India, Burma, and Ceylon, to

Persia and even to Beirut and Jerusalem, participated.

The roots of the Concert of Prayer date back to the decade of great awakening in America and Great Britain in the 1730s and 1740s

In 1816 Rev Samuel Mills introduced the Concert as a mission focused service.

We Know that the outcome of worship and Prayer, 97% of the Hawaiian population came to Christ.

3 Worship take us into the presence of God

Worship is the door that will always takes us into His presence.

Worship is the place to be

When we begin to worship God, we enter into his holy presence.

Psalm 22:3

But thou art holy, O thou that inhabits the praises of Israel.

I love worshiping God, is often the time when God speaks to me share visions, strengths me.