3rd Awakening

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A.W Tozer -

"When revival comes it changes the moral climate of a community."
You can have revival that covers a church -- Spurgeon had that.
You can have a revival that covers a city.
You can have a revival that covers the whole nation -- and I am thinking in this context more than in the other contexts (though sometimes revival spreads from here to there -- like fire spreads.)

Revival cannot be organized -- evangelism can be organized.
Revival cannot be subsidized -- evangelism can and usually it must be.
Revival cannot be advertised -- evangelism can.

Leonard Ravenhill -

What God wants is not to fill up empty pews.
He is not concerned about filling empty churches,
He is concerned about filling empty hearts.
And empty lives, and empty eyes that have no vision;
Empty hearts that have no passion,
And empty wills that have no purpose.

happyharvest SG

I agree to a large extent.

M©+square SG

After you've read his sermon. You might agree totally...

happyharvest SG

Actually I’m not quite sure what does the 3rd Awakening mean. Are there any 1st or 2nd Awaking? When were that?

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1st Awakening (1700s) - Sinners in the hands of an angry God by Jonathan Edwards(One of the key figures which led the revival)

George Whitefield

John Wesley

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2nd Awakening (1800s) - Charles Grandison Finney (Forerunner of the the 2nd great awakening)

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Have you noticed how much praying for revival has been going on of late and how little
revival has resulted? I believe the problem is that we have been trying to substitute praying
for obeying, and it simply will not work. To pray for revival while ignoring the plain
precept laid down in Scripture is to waste a lot of words and get nothing for our trouble.
Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience.

- A.W. Tozer , Before His Death In 1963

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Waiting for the 3rd one to happen...

John The Baptist SG

Yes, i agree. Pray for Christians to put faith into practice.

John The Baptist SG

I think it's going to happen very soon but it might entail some fiery persecution of the church & purging of the church. Pls read letters by Peter regarding the fiery trial abt to try us & judgement begins in the house of God & where would the ungodly stand when the righteous are scarely saved etc.

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I agree on Apostle Peter's letter. But i'm not sure if it's going to be soon.

Cheers

John The Baptist SG

Well, anyway God might just surprise us & the world. That's why told to watch. We r not of the night that we should sleep. Christ is described as a thief who comes to steal away the church. But we r of the day so He shouldn't surprise us when He comes again. Many many signs already. Take heed & watch carefully but don't overworry bcos He won't harm us. No demons can harm us also. Pray fervently. Take care & God bless.

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Rolling Eyes okies

Devil1976 SG

Cool

happyharvest SG

Yes, I agree with you it is going to happen soon (perhaps 5 to 10 years down the road?). I don't dare to say it is very soon.

happyharvest SG

Yes, many many signs already but many people simply ignore it and think it is just part and parcel of life.

OrneryBoy SG

question is "Are we ready?"

Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"
"Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, "What message does my Lord have for his servant?"
(Joshua 5:13-15)

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Your point being?