A Word from THE WORD
Good Morning Happy Church,
Today is Wednesday, March 23rd 2016. Today is the 83rd Day of 2016.
There are only 283 days left in this year; and, there are only 18 Days Left until Our Spring Revival Meetings Begin!
We will begin the Revival Meetings on Saturday, April 9th with a Banquet and Sermon at 6pm.
Sunday, April 10th, we will hear Bro Bobby at 10am and again at 6pm.
Monday and Tuesday, April 11th and 12, we will hear Bro Bobby at 7pm each night!
Please clear your schedule to attend as many of these meetings as possible.
As I often say, “The two things you have to invest to be blessed are your Attendance and your Attention!”
Please be in prayer for Dr. Bobby and Sandra Boyles as they travel here and back.
Pray that God will pour out HIS SPIRIT on us as never before!
Pray for the salvation of the lost; repentance and renewal in the life of God’s people; new people to become part of our Church Family; the calling out of ministers and missionaries; a spiritual awakening in our area; and, for Jesus Christ to be glorified in all that we do!
The effects of being “REVIVED” are exactly the same as being “Vived” (made alive) since the word “re-vive” simply means to “vive again.”
So, if we want to see the anticipated effects of revival, think back at what happened when the Church was new and fresh and fully alive in the Spirit…
Acts 2:42-47
42 “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.”
The second thing that happens when God revives HIS people is that HE renews their PASSION FOR HIS PEOPLE:
“and fellowship…”
“Fellowship” in the biblical sense is much more than pot-lucks and party time. Fellowship is the sweet spirit of kindred hearts rejoicing together about the goodness of God in their lives.
Sadly, and I do mean sadly, many times fellowship becomes pretty thin and pretty sporadic.
A wise Christian once described “fellowship” as “two fellows in the same ship.”
This “we are in this together” aspect of Church life and ministry is a key to understanding one of the immediate results of revival…
By the way, many of our folk (especially some Sunday School Classes) are having sweet and frequent fellowship already; but, even these can be improved – and – this needs to be true of all of us; not only some of us.
Revived people share a sweet and deep fellowship. When God “re” vives HIS people; this kind of sweet fellowship is a result.
Our entire culture tends to “hunker down” in family groups or a small group of a few friends.
Church-wide; Village-wide; even area-wide Christian fellowship can and should be the norm.
Don’t miss these revival meetings… after all, we are kicking them off with a FELLOWSHIP “MEAL AND A MESSAGE” on Saturday, April 9th at 6pm.
See YOU there.
REMEMBER: Our Revival Meetings begin in only eighteen days!
Get ready now… set aside the time now… Start praying now… DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY to experience a great moving of God!
Revival CAN happen, it really CAN happen!
Will we really have revival?
Will you?
Carpe Diem!
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