Revival-Ready Churches

Happy Labor Day!!! I trust you and your family will have a super day! Can’t believe we are in the month of September already!

This summer we were privileged to have Rev. Harold Vaughn of Christ Life Ministries with us as a conference speaker. In his recent newsletter, he shared some insights into Revival-Ready Churches that I will share the next few days. Great stuff to chew on:

1.  may be poor or prosperous, but they feel they are in need of everything.

2. refuse the “lukewarm” option. (Rev. 3:15-16)

3. refuse to function unless Jesus has the preeminence. (Col. 1:18)

4. expose false teaching and remove evil influences which cause God’s people to stumble. (Rev. 2:20-23)

5. are still amazed by God’s love and grace.

6. strive to “rightly divide” the Word of truth and apply it practically. (2 Tim. 2:15)

7. are dead to public opinion and desperate for vital union with God.

8. love God and men enough to confront (care-front) immorality among its members.

9. fear God and understand there is no such thing as “eternal security” for a local    church. (Rev. 2:5)

10. are on speaking terms with God and attentive to His voice. (Heb. 4:7)

11. heed the corrective bite of Scripture and repent often. (Rev. 3:19)

12. seek to practice total obedience regardless of possible outcomes. (John 14:15)

13. operate in an atmosphere of expectancy. (Heb. 10:22)

14. anticipate divine interventions.

15. are sickened by “business as usual” and long for the “unusual business of revival.”

16. love God more than they fear men so they follow the Biblical pattern regarding church discipline. (Mat. 18:15-17)

While this may be true of the church (corporate) – is it true of you? Are YOU ready for revival? I will share the next part of the list tomorrow. – Bill Welte is President & CEO of America’s Keswick

Team YOU: Psalm 135-136; Proverbs 1; 1 Corinthians 12

Motivations: God does not lead His children around hardship, but leads them straight through hardship. But He leads! And amidst the hardship, He is nearer to them than ever before. Otto Dibelius

Practice to Remember: Level 1:Philippians 4:4-5; Level 2: Philippians 4:1-7

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