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Reviving the Doctrine of Revival September 14, 2006 S. Michael Craven    Several weeks ago I had the privilege of participating in the National Revival Network’s national “conversation” on the state of the Church in America and its great need for true, biblical revival. This seemingly “old fashion” word conjures up numerous definitions, some of which have little to do with authentic revival, or “times of refreshing” sent from the Lord as described in Scripture. To aid in defining what I mean when I say “true, biblical revival” I want to draw from one of the most important modern documents written on the subject, An Urgent Appeal – To Christian Leaders in America for Consensus and Collaboration on the Biblical Nature and Hope of Corporate Revival. The Appeal was drafted in 2003 with input from nearly 100 national Christian leaders who joined together for one purpose: “To urge all churches and all Christians of America to unite in seeking the face of God through prayer and fasting, persistently asking our Father to send revival to the church and spiritual awakening to our nation, so that Christ’s Great Commission might be fulfilled worldwide in our generation.” Included in the Appeal is the following definition by J. Edwin Orr that, I think, captures the biblical meaning of revival quite well: An Evangelical Awakening is a movement of the Holy Spirit bringing about a revival of New Testament Christianity in the church of Christ and in its related community. Such an awakening may change in a significant way an individual; or it may affect a larger group of believers; or it may move a congregation or the churches in the city or district, or the body of believers throughout a country or continent; or indeed the larger body of believers throughout the world. The outpouring of the Spirit affects the reviving of the church, the awakening of the masses, and the movement of uninstructed peoples toward the Christian faith; the revived Church, by many or by few, is moved to engage in evangelism, in teaching, and in social action. As stated in the Appeal, “…all true revival is about God bringing glory back to His Son by the power of the Holy Spirit through His Church. …In fact, corporate revival necessitates Trinitarian activity: Father-initiated, Spirit-driven, Son-centered. …biblical revival is supremely Son-centered – it is utterly Christ-dominated. …Any spiritual experience, whether called revival or something else, that diminishes Christ, bypasses Him, or actually leads away from Him, is not of God and holds no hope for any generation.” The Appeal continues, “Fundamentally, revival is an awakening to all that Christ already is for us. …in revival God does not make new things. Rather, He makes things new. He does this by reintroducing us to Christ who stands at the epicenter of His renewing purpose among the nations. …in revival God accelerates, intensifies, deepens, and extends the newness that Christ secured for us.” There have been three Great Awakenings in this nation’s history that profoundly affected the Church and surrounding culture, so much so that history could not ignore these spontaneous movements of God and their dramatic effects. The first occurred in during the 1730s and 1740s when God used men like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. The nation, which was in a grave state morally and spiritually, was utterly transformed in the wake of the Great Awakening. As Dr. John Armstrong points out in his wonderful book, True Revival: Before this season of awakening, the American colonies stood at a very low ebb morally and spiritually. Family life was breaking down at alarming rates. Drunkenness and drug abuse were at an all-time high and sex outside of marriage was considered acceptable by alarming numbers of people. …After the season of revival things changed dramatically. By 1770 the effects of the first Great Awakening had dissipated. Contrary to popular belief, Americans were by then no longer a religious people. In fact, it is estimated that less than 5 percent of the population attended church during the period just prior to the American Revolution. “Colleges, once Christian in their orientation, were now staffed with prominent faculty members who were ‘freethinkers.’ …professors regularly attacked biblical faith. …By 1795 Yale, a previously Christian institution, had only 12 students who openly professed their faith in Christ. This sad situation was the same all across the colonies.” (Armstrong, True Revival, p. 106) However, God’s mercy was one again near at hand as the second Great Awakening, beginning around 1800, would transform American universities and American culture. Armstrong points outs, “By 1802…one-third of the student body [at Yale] professed faith in Christ. This, in effect, was the beginning of a new wave of spiritual awakenings that touched , Amhurst and other colleges.” Armstrong adds that “During the first half of the nineteenth century the nation’s population increased four-fold. During these same years the church increased tenfold!” By 1830 Americans were a profoundly religious people! This was the America that Alexis de Tocqueville encountered, prompting him to write, “In America, one of the freest and most enlightened nations in the world, the people fulfill with fervor all of the outward duties of religion.” Unfortunately, by the 1850’s the people had once again abandoned their “first love.” The “culture wars” over issues such as slavery, prison reform and temperance had divided the nation worse than anything before or since. Once again, God in His mercy poured out His Spirit upon the land. “It has been estimated, conservatively, that over one million people were converted during this two-year period from late 1857 to late 1859.” (Armstrong, p.108) Dr. Armstrong offers needed perspective when he writes, “To get an idea of how this would compare to our day, imagine about 8-10 million people experiencing true conversions in a matter of a few weeks – without the programs and plans and the massive human engineering of our age.” These “awakenings” have been supernatural in both origin and effect. These were not wrought by the hands of men trying to bring about revival, for such a thing is not possible. These providential outpourings of God’s Spirit upon His people were initiated and sustained by God for His glory and purposes. However, a common factor preceding each of these historic movements of God was a unified call to prayer within the Church. I mean authentic, Christ-centered prayer. The people praying during these periods of “sleep” were not praying for the Lord to “bless the nation” or bless them and their families. They were praying that the Lord, in His mercy, would pour out His Spirit upon His people and utterly transform them so that through them individually and His Church collectively He would be glorified! They longed to be like Christ and were willing to let Him have His way in their lives knowing that nothing was off-limits to His Lordship. This is not a “safe” prayer; this kind of prayer has the supernatural potential to change everything about us including those things that, in our flesh, we really don’t want to change. The times in which we live bear striking resemblance to the periods preceding prior outpourings of God’s Spirit or revival. God still desires and providentially determines to bring glory to the Son through His Church. Our part is to earnestly seek the manifestation of the Lord’s glory in our own lives and corporately in His Church regardless of what this may cost us. We beseech the Lord with hope that He will once again be merciful to us sinners. If you remember no other commentary that I ever write; I pray you will diligently think on this one and pass it along to as many within the Church as possible. I pray that each of us would unite in this kind of prayer; seeking the Lord’s glory, manifested in and through His people; that He would have His way in each of our lives and that we would be utterly transformed, becoming more like Christ so that the world would see Jesus! This should be the lifelong and ongoing prayer of the Church! © S. Michael Craven 2006

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	Response from : Pam Gessler
	September 19, 2006 10:16 AM   Well said! We desperately need revival and the way to see it happen is to ask for it!! My late husband was a teenager during the so-called "Jesus Movement" of the 1970's. He was the leader in a small coffeehouse ministry where hundreds of kids in his school were saved from , , the occult, etc. and were miraculously born again. Those involved in the coffeehouse found that the key to its power was found in consistent prayer, praying for the power of the Holy Spirit to fall on everyone who came to the building. And He did! Whole families were changed! Over thirty years later, I live in the Bible belt, where revival is not even thought of. Instead, everyone seems to lethargic, expecting everything to get worse and worse "so that Jesus can come back"! I find that thinking hideous and straight from the enemy. It keeps everyone's hands tied, instead of doing what Jesus said: "Keep seeking, keep asking, keep knocking!" Break down the door of heaven with your prayers. Will not God move quickly for those who ask? Thanks for writing about this. I'll pass it along.
	Response from : Jenny Schoenrock
	October 4, 2006 8:45 AM   Michael, I just read your article, "Demonizing the Lost," on Crosswalk.com. You've eloquently expressed a concern every Christian should take to heart. Is there any way you could write a little louder so more of us could get the message?
	Response from : wendy payne
	October 4, 2006 10:40 AM   Appreciated this article today 10-04-06.. I needed this reminder that love covers a multitude of sins and that God wishes that none should perish but all come to repentance. May they see Christ in me and you The Hope Of Glory. Thanks
	Response from : paul
	October 4, 2006 6:21 PM   I liked this article. I couldn't agree more! Paul
	Response from : Mike P.
	October 5, 2006 9:30 AM   I enjoyed the article, but I'm wondering if you're really in a position to be referring to Katie Couric and Hillary Clinton as "the lost", or "unbelievers". I don't know about Couric but I believe Hillary is a believer. Is Michael falling into the trap of confusing "Christian" with "Conservative Republican", or is he just speaking from the perspective of those who do?
	Response from : Shanika
	October 5, 2006 12:14 PM   I'm so glad that I have been given the opportunity to respond to this article. I am very much convicted by its content and also feel a sense of affirmation from it. God has been speaking to me along these lines, and your article was kind of like God was saying, "Keep going, you're headed in the right direction." I was spiritually raised in a place where the idea that we had the corner on the "God Market" ran rampantly throughout the church. As a result, I became very self-righteous, judgmental and had to always project a perfect, "never-anything-wrong" image. This has been one of the most destructive things I've picked up from the church. I am learning now about God's love, His mercy and His compassion. It's rocking my world! I used to be very condemning and judgmental of not only non-believers, but believers as well. Anyone who didn't believe exactly as I did was on a sure path to Hell. How absurd! I do not pretend to have it all together, nor do I presume to be better than anyone else, but you are right, this attitude is so far from the true spirit of Christ, and we do Him a great deal of injustice. We are all human and are bound to get it wrong sometimes, and I know that I have said things and believed things that would make me repulsive to non-believers and believers alike. Thank you so much for writing these things. Your article has served as a tool in God's hand to push me toward the LOVE of Christ.

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