part two: history

& heritage
lfbi living faith
bible institute
october 26,
2014
We Have Found
the Book!
2 Chronicles 34
Session Eight
Thesis:
Everything rises or
falls on the word
of God doing the
______, both in
your life, in the
church, and in our
community.
AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF OUR OWN NEED FOR REVIVAL
1. Revival fullls the ___________ word of John the Baptist, Luke
3:16
2. The Holy Spirit appeared to the earliest disciples as something
that __________ from sin, Acts 2:3
3. When the people of God are cleansed by the Spirit of God in
revival, we become ________ to God for his eternal purpose,
Luke 3:4,6
Luke 3:16 I indeed baptize you with water;
but one mightier than I cometh: he
shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and
with re:
Luke 3:4,6 Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight. And all esh shall
see the salvation of God.
I. PREPARATION, 1-13
Renovation for Revelation by Doing God's
Work
A. Campaign to Break Down, 1-7
Cleansing the land
B. Construction to Build Up, 8-13
Correcting the temple
II. INVESTIGATION, 14-21
Restoration of the Revelation by Discovering
God's Word
A. Covenant Found, 14-18
B. Conviction Felt, 19-21
III. APPLICATION, 22-33
Regulation for Revival by Demanding God's
Will
A. The Demands of God's Word, 22-25
Condemnation of the nation
1. The priest Hilkiah, 22
2. The prophet Huldah, 23-25
B. The Desire of God's Word, 26-33
Comfort for the person
1. Prophecy, 26-28
2. Preaching, 29-33
a. Convocation, 29-30
b. Consecration, 31-32
c. Cleansing, 33
Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise
of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the
city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with
power from on high.
Point 1. Our lack of revival is not because
the Spirit is not outpoured, but because
response to the Spirits movement in our
hearts is __________.
Psalm 119:161
Princes have persecuted me without a cause:
but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
Five Waves of Revival, 2 Chron 7:14
Message 2 Chr Monarch
A. Humble yourself 11-12 1. Rehoboam
B. Turn to Gods
face
14-16 3. Asa
C. Pray 17-20 4. Jehoshaphat
B. Turn away
from sin
29-32 13. Hezekiah
A. Humble yourself 34-35 16. Josiah
THREE PRINCIPLES OF OUTPOURING
1. ______________, 1-13
2. ______________, 14-21
A. Openness of __________,
14-18
B. Admission of ____________,
19-21
3. _____________, 22-33
A. The fullness of the Spirit was
______, Acts 2:4a
B. The freedom of the Spirit was
_______ Acts 2:4b
C. The fruitfulness of the Spirit
was ______, Acts 2:6,11
Point 2. Even though we have
Gods word, nothing changes if I
dont ______.
Point 3. God never pours out his
Spirit on hearts that are closed to
self-examination or closed to
______ of others in obedience to
his word.
Point 4. When God speaks
through pulpit preaching, or your
own quiet time, or a conversation
with your disciplerit always
constitutes a call to obedience,
because revelation without
___________ is dysfunction.
Denition: __________ means
you are investigating what God
says, so you can arrive at what
God requires and desires
recommended
resources
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire: What Happens
When God's Spirit Invades the Hearts
of His People by Jim Cymbala,
Zondervan, 2003.
Seeking Him: Experiencing the Joy of
Personal Revival by Nancy Leigh
DeMoss, Moody Press, 2004.
Revival by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones,
Crossway Books & Bibles, 1987.
Revival Fire by Wesley L. Duewel,
Zondervan, 1995.
Revival: Principles to Change the
World by Winkie Pratney, Christian
Life Books, 2002.
Rut, Rot, or Revival by A.W. Tozer,
Wingspread Publishers.
The Spirit of Revival: Discovering the
Wisdom of Jonathan Edwards by
R.C. Sproul, Crossway Books &
Bibles, 2008.
Why Revival Tarries by Leonard
Ravenhill, Bethany, 2004.
Rev. W Alan Shelby
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Is your life ready, for a fresh breath from heaven?
ROMANS 12:2 As an Example of Cross-Reference Study
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On Nonconformity (Your Model)
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1 Pet 1:14contrast with past conformity to the world
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1 John 2:15impossibility of future conformity t the world
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On Transformity (Your Manner)
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2 Cor 4:16it is something that happens to the inward man
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Titus 3:5it happens through washing by the Spirit
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On Acceptability (Your Motivation)
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Eph 5:10it has to be tested in your will
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Eph 5:17it has to be understood by your mind
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1 Thes 4:3it has to be set apart in your action