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“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

• The many things… the One Thing
• How’s your devotional life?
• The Central Role of Scripture

Understanding the Text

1. Perseverance in the Faith (2 Tim. 3:14-15)
2. Origin of Scripture (2 Tim. 3:16a)
3. Purpose of Scripture (2 Tim. 3:16b-17)

A Challenge…

Set the priority

Make the commitment

Be consistent

Choose a plan

Integrate other activities

Sitting at Jesus’ Feet

Prepare your heart

Listen to God

Respond to God

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“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

Preparing the Soil

Humility

Honesty

Repentance

Planting Seed in the Soil

Grace

Holiness

Obedience

Weeding the Soil

Clear Conscience

Forgiveness

Sexual Purity

Help!

Understanding the Text

Command: Live by the Spirit (Gal 5:16)

Conflict: Sinful Nature vs. the Spirit (Gal 5:17-18)

Fruit of the Sinful Nature (Gal 5:19-21)

Fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-25)

Do:

• Walk by the Spirit (Gal 5:25)
• Be filled with the Spirit (Eph. 5:18)

Don’t:

• Grieve the Spirit (Eph. 4:30)
• Quench the Spirit (1 Thess. 5:19)
• Resist the Spirit (Acts 7:51)

“Spiritual Breathing”

Exhale… Inhale…

Making It Personal

Love

Joy

Peace

Patience

Kindness

Goodness

Faithfulness

Gentleness

Self-Control

Grace…

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“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

-Stephen Olford

Preparing the Soil

Humility

Honesty

Repentance

Planting Seed in the Soil

Grace

Holiness

Obedience

Weeding the Soil

Clear Conscience

Forgiveness

Sexual Purity

Understanding the Text

The Command: Flee from sexual immorality

Why?

Reason 1: You sin against your own body

Reason 2: Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit

Reason 3: You are not your own

Negative Consequences of Sexual Impurity

Positive Motivations to Be Sexually Pure

Making It Personal

1. Resolve to be pure
2. Reject anything that could lead you into moral bondage
3. Run from every form of evil
4. Renew your mind with the Word of God
5. Recruit help
6. Rely on the Holy Spirit

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Study Notes

“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

Preparing the Soil

Humility

Honesty

Repentance

Planting Seed in the Soil

Grace

Holiness

Obedience

Weeding the Soil

Clear Conscience

Forgiveness

Understanding the Text

1. The measure of forgiveness (Matthew18:21-22)
2. An illustration of forgiveness (Matthew18:23-27)
3. An illustration of unforgiveness (Matthew18:28-30)
4. The danger of unforgiveness (Matthew18:31-35)

Providence and Forgiveness

Forgiveness means…

• I fully release the offender from his debt
• I promise never to bring up the offense again to God, to others or to the offender himself

Making It Personal

“There’s no unforgiveness in my heart.”

“There’s no way I could ever forgive __________.”

“If I forgive them, they’re off the hook!”

“I’ll forgive, but I’ll never forget what they did to me.”

“I have forgiven, but I still struggle with feelings of hurt.”

Steps to Forgiveness

1. Make a list
2. Confess
3. Choose to forgive
4. If possible, reconcile

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Study Notes

“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

Preparing the Soil

Humility

Honesty

Repentance

Planting in the Soil

Grace

Holiness

Obedience

Understanding the Text

1. A superior high priest (Hebrews 9:11a)
2. A superior tabernacle (Hebrews 9:11)
3. A superior sacrifice (Hebrews 9:12)
4. A superior cleansing (Hebrews 9:13-14)

A Clear Conscience

Reconciliation

Making It Personal

1. Make a list
2. Seek God’s forgiveness
3. Purpose to seek forgiveness from every person you have wronged
4. Choose your words carefully
5. Where necessary, make restitution
6. Pursue reconciliation of the relationship
7. Face the hardest situations first
8. Don’t stop until you have finished
9. Determine to maintain a clear conscience

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Study Notes

“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

Humility

“Pride is a roadblock to revival which blinds us to our true spiritual condition.”

Honesty

“We will not experience revival until we are willing to be honest with God and others about our true spiritual condition.”

Repentance

“Repentance is a change of mind that results in a change of behavior.”

Grace

“We cannot live humble, holy, obedient lives without God’s amazing, extravagant provision called grace.”

Holiness

“As we grow in holiness, we are increasingly set apart from sin and set apart to God for His purposes.”

Understanding the Text

1. Assurance of the truth (1 John 2:3)
2. Denial of the truth (1 John 2:4)
3. Completion of the truth (1 John 2:5a)
4. Proof of the truth (1 John 2:5b-6)

The Wisdom of Obedience

Whole-Hearted Obedience

The Obedience Quotient Test

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Study Notes

“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

Humility

“Pride is a roadblock to revival which blinds us to our true spiritual condition.”

Honesty

“We will not experience revival until we are willing to be honest with God and others about our true spiritual condition.”

Repentance

“Repentance is a change of mind that results in a change of behavior.”

Grace

“We cannot live humble, holy, obedient lives without God’s amazing, extravagant provision called grace.”

Understanding the Text

Five Commands

1. Prepare your mind for action (1 Peter 1:13a)
2. Be self-controlled (1 Peter 1:13b)
3. Set your hope on the grace you will be given (1 Peter 1:13c)
4. Do not conform to your old evil desires (1 Peter 1:14)
5. Be holy (1 Peter 1:15-16)

“Holy”

Separate, Set Apart, Other… Pure

Holiness

Two Aspects, Two Arenas

Two Aspects of Holiness

• Positional Holiness: The purity of Christ given to you by faith which has given you an eternal standing before God that is pure, unstained, unblemished and can never be undone
• Practical Holiness: The temporal outworking of your eternal position in Christ as you grow to resemble more and more the purity of the Lord Jesus Christ

Two Arenas of Holiness

• Character: The purity of Christ expressed in you
• Service: The purity of Christ expressed through you

The life-long process of pursuing holiness….

Put off _____________

Put on _____________

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Study Notes

“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

Step 1: Humility

“Pride is a roadblock to revival which blinds us to our true spiritual condition.”

Step 2: Honesty

“We will not experience revival until we are willing to be honest with God and others about our true spiritual condition.”

Step 3: Repentance

“Repentance is a change of mind that results in a change of behavior.”

Understanding the Text

• The appearance of grace (Titus2:11)
• The power of grace (Titus2:12)
• The culmination of grace (Titus2:13-14)

Faces of Grace

• Saving Grace
• Sanctifying Grace
• Suffering Grace

Do you need God’s grace?

How can I receive more of God’s grace?

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“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

Step 1: Humility

“Pride is a roadblock to revival which blinds us to our true spiritual condition.”

Step 2: Honesty

“We will not experience revival until we are willing to be honest with God and others about our true spiritual condition.”

Step 3: Repentance

“Repentance is a change of mind that results in a change of behavior.”

Repentance is…

• returning to God
• forsaking sin
• obeying God
• necessary for revival
• a way of life for the believer

Understanding the Text

• Confession of sin (Psalm 51:1-6)
• Cleansing from sin (Psalm 51:7-9)
• Creation of a pure heart (Psalm 51:10)

Breaking Up Unplowed Ground…

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“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

Pride and Humility…

Understanding the Text

• The Blessing of Confession (Psalm 32:1-2)
• The Curse of Silence (Psalm 32:3-5)
• A Call to Confession (Psalm 32:6-9)
• A Joyful Promise (Psalm 32:10-11)

Breaking Up Unplowed Ground…

Honesty with God

Honesty with Myself

Honesty with Others

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“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

Preparation for Revival…

Four Conditions for Revival:

• Humble themselves
• Pray
• Seek My face
• Turn from their wicked ways

Humility… Pride…

Understanding the Text

• The Proud Religious Person (Luke 18:9-12)
• The Humble Sinner (Luke 18:13)
• God’s Verdict (Luke 18:14)

Breaking Up Unplowed Ground…

Proud people… Humble people…

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Revival…

“Revival is that strange and sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people- restoring, reanimating, and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.”

– Stephen Olford

Revival… Who Needs It?

Understanding the Text

Commendation ( Rev. 2:1-3)

Rebuke ( Rev. 2:4)

Command ( Rev. 2:5a)

Warning ( Rev. 2:5b-6)

Promise ( Rev. 2:7)

Do You Need Revival?

Results of Personal Revival

Restores first love

Rebuilds desire for God’s Word

Resolves conflicts

Repairs broken marriages

Removes bitterness, fear and worry

Refreshes the spirit

Renews the mind

Reforms the life

Breaking Up Unplowed Ground….