★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Chapel of Faith,
University of Jos, Plateau State
Nigeria
Revival Weekend
2nd July, 2000
SERMON
* Speaker: Dr. Ferdinand Nweke
* Topic: The Kind of Revival we Need
* When gold is replaced by rags, then it is time for revival
* It is time for revival:
→ when you are not responding to spiritual stimulus;
→ when secret sins abound in your life;
→ when sin is becoming tolerable in your soul;
→ when spiritual things no longer appeal to you;
→ when fasting becomes a problem;
→ when the plight of sinners means nothing to you;
→ when you are a bruised tree;
→ when you are like a dry bone;
→ when the joy of your heart is not your master;
→ when you want to copy this generation
* In the time for revival, there is joy
* Joy is the oil that runs the Christian's 'engine'
* NOTE: A joyful Christian is a good advertisement
* Revival brings fruits that last
* Revival comes with persecutions
* NOTE: An army of lions led by a goat will be defeated by an army of goats led by a lion
* Revival brings boldness
* when there is revival, there are judgements
→ NOTE: Judgement starts in the house of God
★ 1 Peter 4:17 →"For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. And if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who refuse to obey the gospel of God?"
* Those who come to the house of God carelessly will attract God's Judgement because of God's move.
* In revival, there are Sacrifices to be made
* We need the revival that God brings in the midst of His people
★ Habakkuk 3:1-3 →"A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.a Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy. God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran.b His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth."
* The world is perishing for the want of God's knowledge; The Church is perishing for the want of God's presence
* When God comes, there is light, power and healing
* We need a revival of the power of God's Word
* The revival we are looking for is like a sound from heaven (not environmentally generated sounds)
* God's revival swallows the works of men
* God can fight for himself and manifest his power
* We need a revival that will turn the hand of the enemy
★ Esther 9:1 →"On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, when the king’s order and edict was about to be carried out, on the day when the enemies of the Jewish people expected to prevail over them, things were turned around so that the Jewish people themselves prevailed over those who hated them."
* Revival will give you the upper hand against those who hate you (cults and all forms of the powers of darkness)
* We need a revival of a sound preaching in our Churches, not heresy
* Sound doctrine is not enjoyed. It is endured
* We need a revival that will produce genuine repentance in the Church
* We need the revival of the landmarks of righteousness, of Christianity
* We need a revival of divine hunger in the hearts of men
* we need a revival of the revelation of Jehovah
→ we need to see God as God
→ Today, men set God to be used by them for their purposes
* The Church needs a revelation of the God we are serving
* The bigger God gets in our eyes, the smaller mountains would become
* We need the revival of the fear of God
★ Job 31:4 →"Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?"
⇒ God counts all your steps!
* Question: Do you fear God?
* Those who commit sin do so because they don't see it as a great wickedness against God
* If Satan catches your coat, don't let him catch your covenant
(See: Genesis 39:7-9)
★ Revelation 15:4 →"Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."
★ Proverb 16:12 →"It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness."
* We need the revival of consuming zeal in the heart of believers
* We need a revival for the passion of the soul of men (evangelism)
* We need the revival of the love of God that would be characterized by sacrifice:
→ In terms of revival, brethren will sell anything for the sake of the Gospel
* We need the revival of the mighty miracle of God's power
→ That is what God will use to silence the mouth of the devil
* We need the revival of the 'stranger mentality' while here on earth
→ A revival of eternity in the hearts of men
→ It is only what we do for eternity sake that will last
→ Do the things that have an eternal value
→ God wants His people to line in time for the eternal things
* NOTE: Until the Holy Spirit is poured upon you, you have no life
★ Ezekiel 47:1-12 [The River of God that gives Life]
* When revival comes, it will flow into every part of your life
