WILL YOU NOT REVIVE US AGAIN? (2 OF 3)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Psalm 85:1-13
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Title: Will You Not Revive Us Again? (2 of 3)
Series: Needing Revival, Experiencing God
Author: Scott Maze
Text: Psalm 85
I want you to personally experience a revival. I want our church family to experience a spiritual awakening. And most importantly, God Himself wants you to experience Him in all His fulness. A revival is a time when God hits the fast-forward button for you. It's a time when you experience a personal spiritual explosion that leaves wanting more of God. It's a time when you hunger for God and you long to speak to Him, to know Him intimately.
I invite you to find Psalm 85 with me and I'll be in Psalm 85 with you in a moment.
Would you give me your full attention as I tell you a story?
Go with me all the way back to just before our nation's Civil War to a tremendous move of God in 1858. Our nation's population jumped a third around this time to over 31 million people. For the first time, our nation's population was greater than the United Kingdom. The Supreme Court handed down one of its worst decisions in the Dred Scott decision where it ruled that American slaves and their descendants could not be citizens of the United States. Four million slaves' lives were hanging in the balance. Banks in Chicago and Philadelphia failed due to a stock market crash on October 10, 1857. Three days later, a bank run in New York City crippled the financial system. These were turbulent times, to say the least.
Right in the middle of all this, the North Dutch Reformed Church had a desire to reach the lower wards of New York City. Now, the church was located just a five-minute walk from Wall Street and one and a half blocks from Broadway. They did not want to move, even though members had been trickling away.1 So, the church employed a man history knows very little about, a man named Jeremiah Calvin Lanphier. This 40-year-old single businessman felt businessmen would appreciate a prayer meeting in the middle of the day.
"Going my rounds in the ...
Series: Needing Revival, Experiencing God
Author: Scott Maze
Text: Psalm 85
I want you to personally experience a revival. I want our church family to experience a spiritual awakening. And most importantly, God Himself wants you to experience Him in all His fulness. A revival is a time when God hits the fast-forward button for you. It's a time when you experience a personal spiritual explosion that leaves wanting more of God. It's a time when you hunger for God and you long to speak to Him, to know Him intimately.
I invite you to find Psalm 85 with me and I'll be in Psalm 85 with you in a moment.
Would you give me your full attention as I tell you a story?
Go with me all the way back to just before our nation's Civil War to a tremendous move of God in 1858. Our nation's population jumped a third around this time to over 31 million people. For the first time, our nation's population was greater than the United Kingdom. The Supreme Court handed down one of its worst decisions in the Dred Scott decision where it ruled that American slaves and their descendants could not be citizens of the United States. Four million slaves' lives were hanging in the balance. Banks in Chicago and Philadelphia failed due to a stock market crash on October 10, 1857. Three days later, a bank run in New York City crippled the financial system. These were turbulent times, to say the least.
Right in the middle of all this, the North Dutch Reformed Church had a desire to reach the lower wards of New York City. Now, the church was located just a five-minute walk from Wall Street and one and a half blocks from Broadway. They did not want to move, even though members had been trickling away.1 So, the church employed a man history knows very little about, a man named Jeremiah Calvin Lanphier. This 40-year-old single businessman felt businessmen would appreciate a prayer meeting in the middle of the day.
"Going my rounds in the ...
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