INTRO: My definition of Revival – A series of meetings where a church or group of churches attend religious services and all the items it contains.

God’s definition involves our attitudes and a change of heart!

1. Revival is not just for the church leaders

• Whole congregation needs renewal
• Old - Young
• Dads - Moms
• Sons - Daughters
• SS teachers - students

2. Revival is not something that we can just decide to have and it will happen

• We can not schedule Revival
• We cannot just speak it and it will be
• We cannot attend and receive revival – we can miss it

3. Revival is not just a public displayNot how we look

• Not how we dress
• Not how we vocalize
• Not how we attend (if our heart is wrong)
• Not where we sit (if our heart is wrong)

4. Revival is not a cure-all for all that ails our body

• Won’t make our singing fantastic
• Won’t make us super Christians (maybe supper Christians)
• Won’t make us "superior" Christians (better than others)
• Won’t make us better givers
• Won’t make us better prayers
• Won’t make us better attenders

5. Revival is not brought by the preacher

• We can get plenty others to come
• We don’t really have to listen
• We don’t have to apply his words

6. Revival is not just for the church

• We can become so full of His Spirit that it shows
• We can become so close to God it changes our life
• We can become such a super Christian that (through Him) we make a difference
• We can become serious about how we serve and live for the Lord
• We can become so renewed that we rejoice in Him
• We can become so revived that we follow His will
• We can become so close to Him that we seek avenues to do more for Him
• We can become so much that He wants us to be that we reach others as He would have us do – by following the Great Commission and reaching the world for Christ!

Gary Marcum - 38th Street Free Will Baptist - 022298am