Question: What is revival and how does it restore believers?

As we witness a growing hunger for spiritual truth in our culture, we have to ask—are we on the edge of another Jesus Revolution? Pastor Greg Laurie shares why he believes we just might be.

Notes:

Focus verse - Nehemiah 9

Could this be the start of another spiritual awakening?

The objective of proclamation evangelism is to clearly preach the gospel and invite people to Christ.

Isaiah 43:19 (KJV) 
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?

Acts 2:17 (NLT) 
'In the last days,' God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.’

Psalm 85:6 (NLT)
Won't you revive us again, so your people can rejoice in you?

Younger men are more likely to become Christians than younger women.

Is this another national spiritual awakening? I hope and pray it is.

Gen Z has the highest suicide rate of any generation.

Teens regularly use AI companions instead of human interaction.

The only hope for this generation is Jesus and, for that matter, any generation.

#1 In the US we have had four great spiritual awakenings.
The first one happened in America before we were a nation in 1740.

George Whitfield’s preaching drew massive crowds.

The first Great Awakening didn’t just change hearts, 
it helped shape the moral DNA of the United States.

America is exceptional. America is unique.
America has been established by God.

George Washington was quick to give credit to God for his success on the battlefield.

#2 The second Great Awakening occurred during 1790s to 1840s and was led by many, including Charles Finney.

#3 The third Great Awakening in America was from about 1857–1859.
This revival began when a 48-year-old businessman named
Jeremiah Lanphier began a prayer meeting on Fulton Street in New York City.

“Revival is the rekindling of a flame, and when the fire is lit,
it doesn’t just warm the church—it lights up the world!” —David Jeremiah

#4 The fourth Great Awakening was the Jesus Movement.

#1 Revival is coming back to life.

Revival is refreshment; it’s restoration; it’s returning to original condition.

Psalm 80:19 (ESV) 
Restore us, O LORD God! Let your face shine, that we may be saved!

A revival is when God’s people come back to life again.

A spiritual awakening is what America needs. 
Revival is what the church needs.

Revelation 2:4–5 (NKJV) 
"…you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works,”

#2 Revival is waking from sleep. It’s turning from sin.

God’s prescription for revival or restoration is in 2 Chronicles 7:14.

Read Nehemiah 9:1–4 (NLT)

#3 If we want to see revival, we must pray with passion.

Matthew 15:22 (NLT)
"Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is possessed by a demon…"

We need to pray like early church prayed for Peter to be delivered from prison.
Acts 12:5

Fervent means displaying passionate intensity.

#4 If you want to see revival, you must confess your sins.

We all have sins to confess each and every day.

1 John 1:8 (NKJV) 
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

A sin of commission is doing what you should not do.
A sin of omission is not doing what you should do.
James 4:17

#5 They separated themselves from ungodly influences.

#6 They heard God’s word, and they acted on it.

The Bible is our model for how we ought to think and to live.

John 15:14 (KJV)
You are my friends, if you do whatsoever I command you.

God told Joshua the secret to success.
Joshua 1:7 (NLT)

#7 Revival always leads to evangelism.

The evidence of revival is a changed community.

Acts 2:41 (NIV) 
Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

John 4:35 (NIV)
“I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.”

New believers need older believers to stabilize them.
Older believers need new believers to energize them.

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