UNDERSTANDING THE BLESSEDNESS OF REVIVAL, PT 4A – PASTOR ELKANAH OLUGBENGA

July 18, 2022
UNDERSTANDING THE BLESSEDNESS OF REVIVAL, PT 4A - PASTOR ELKANAH OLUGBENGA

Beginning Statements:

  1. Every move of God is ordained to move His children forward. Exodus 14:14, John 14:19, Psalm 64:2. You will know you are in a revival when nothing else matters to you. You will become attracted to the things of the kingdom. The things of God become your goal and your drive.
  2. When you are in a revival, your life reflects God. A thirst for a revival attracts God. In a revival, you don’t wait for God to act because God is waiting for you to move.
  3. Until you take a step, God will not move for you.
  4. There can’t be holiness without humility. Isaiah 57:15
  5. You cannot attain some realms of the spirit if you are not humble. There are some realms you cannot attain without humility
  6. If you are not crying for a revival, get ready for persecution. Acts 2:37-44
  7. Repentance is not a thing of shame, it is a thing of glory. 2 Corinthians 5:17
  8. Revival brings down God’s Glory.
  9. Repentance begins with those who are already in the church
  10. What changes a man is not the number of hours he spends in church, but the number of hours he spends with God
  11. Nothing ever remains as it is, that is why we need the person of the holy spirit. Psalm 45:1
  12. God’s word is what sets the pace for the move of the spirit in a revival.
  13. To be spiritless is to be motionless.
  14. When you are not filled with the holy ghost, you will be stagnated.
  15. Life is all about taking steps, no matter what you are facing or the economic challenge, you need a revival.
  16. The blessedness of a revival is that her flame or the lack of it is to be blamed on man and not God.
  17. When man refuses to engage in the things of the spirit there will be no revival.
  18. We must travail in the things of the spirit for our revival to come forth. Isaiah 66:7-9.
  19. You cannot blame a lamp for not burning but blame the oil for not being present. That is, you cannot blame God for not being present when man is not burning for Him. Matthew 25:4.
  20. It is only those that tarry on the altar of prayer that will carry the oil of revival.
  21. If you must carry the oil, be ready to pay the cost. Because when oil is there, the fire must burn.
  22. The holy ghost is the initiator Acts 1:14.
  23. Only those who separate themselves by paying the price are the ones who will move the revival. Because the secret of praying is praying in the secret. Matthew 6:6.
  24. God’s duty is to answer, while our duty as believers is to call.

What is  revival?

Revival is the move of the spirit God across the people of all age groups, culminating in diverse supernatural turnaround. Joel 2:28-29, Isaiah 44:3-5

We must subscribe to the leading of the holy spirit if we must have a revival.

Revival is the move of the spirit of God that unleashes the spirit of prayer and supplication on God’s people resulting in mass salvation of souls and explosive church growth. Zechariah 12:10

Every true revival comes with pain, tears and blood. Zechariah 8:20-23.

Revival is said to occur when praying kingdom advancement prayer becomes a delight. 1 Thessalonians 5:4, Matthew 6:6

For revival to occur in your life you must undergo the necessary process to get to the secret place

Revival is a product of a secret place

Revival can only take place by men putting their knees on the ground, praying, asking God to breathe on you

Revival occurs when one is consumed with undying passion to see souls saved. John 15:16, 1 Corinthians 9:16. We are meant to produce fruits and win souls.

As children of God and ordained workers of God we are ordained to win souls to Christ

What is in the revival for us to enjoy?

The life of every believer is transformed in a revival. Isaiah 61:1-7

Covenant day of long life

Longevity is not a gift but a choice that you make. Deuteronomy 30:19. Death is the greatest enemy of the covenant of God, especially when it is untimely. Isaiah 28:18. Jesus already conquered death for us in redemption. Revelation 1:18

Moses saw 120 years and he lived up to the same number of years. Genesis 6:3 it is what you declare as the number of years you want to live here on earth that will stand for you, “as far as your eyes can see.”

What is in the demands of long life?

  1. Be born again. John 3:5
  2. Stay in love with God. 1 Corinthians 2:9
  3. Remain committed to serving God and the interest of his kingdom. Exodus 23:25-26

Pastor Chigbo Benwonder Nwabueze

Sickness is a gateway to death. Philippians 2:27. No matter who has died or what has been targeted for death, the end has come. Psalm 102:19-20

The matter of death is an issue with God. God is the primary handler of all matters of death. This gives us the assurance that we can prolong our days by certain living conditions. Psalm 118:17, 1 Peter 3:10.

If you want to live long, never you say that “there is nothing in this life.” Rather say ‘I shall live and not die.’

God will handle every death matter connected to our lives today. Psalm 68:20 and many will escape death from here on.

If you must escape death and the trap of death, there are forces that destroy that you must avoid.

  1. Pride kills faster than poison. Proverbs 16:18. Life is best lived by the living.
  • God will not kill you, satan can’t kill you, but pray that you don’t kill yourself. Acts 12:20-23
  • One of the stings of death is pride
  • The matter of death is an issue with God
  1. Eccl 7:9,17. Any decision you take in anger will never lead you to a correct destination. Genesis 49:7, Proverbs 14:17,29. Anger has it’s own advantage, but if it is done foolishly, the result is destructive. Ephesians 4:26

Joylessness. Joel 1:11-12, Proverbs 17:22, John 11:4