Comments on: Revival Then and Now http://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/03/revival-then-and-now.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: toni cranmerhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/03/revival-then-and-now.html#comment-44052 toni cranmer Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:17:50 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1175#comment-44052 Hi Dan, After service, this evening, a number of us sat around and discussed this very question. I'm not sure if this is applicable to the church, at large, but it appears (at least at the church that i attend) that a large number of the congregants have made, projected, the pastoral staff into false christs. It's as though a large number of these people do not realize they can approach God - on their own. They aren't taking their broken-ness to the cross; or their praise & thanksgiving to the throne room; they appear to be looking for the pastor to be their conduit to signs and wonders and words from God. Revival, when it does occur, probably won't look like it did during earlier manifestations. When God does move in our midst, we may be apt to miss it because we are looking for someone else to dispense it to us . In giving up the miracle of the resurrection, we lose the ability to experience the power of God in a personal way. ... my two cents Hi Dan,

After service, this evening, a number of us sat around and discussed this very question.

I’m not sure if this is applicable to the church, at large, but it appears (at least at the church that i attend) that a large number of the congregants have made, projected, the pastoral staff into false christs. It’s as though a large number of these people do not realize they can approach God – on their own.

They aren’t taking their broken-ness to the cross; or their praise & thanksgiving to the throne room; they appear to be looking for the pastor to be their conduit to signs and wonders and words from God.

Revival, when it does occur, probably won’t look like it did during earlier manifestations. When God does move in our midst, we may be apt to miss it because we are looking for someone else to dispense it to us .

In giving up the miracle of the resurrection, we lose the ability to experience the power of God in a personal way.

… my two cents

]]> By: Ronnihttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/03/revival-then-and-now.html#comment-44048 Ronni Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:49:50 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1175#comment-44048 <i>The result is either revival or persecution. Often both.</i> Yeouch. Yeah. Exactly. The result is either revival or persecution. Often both.

Yeouch. Yeah. Exactly.

]]> By: Davidhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/03/revival-then-and-now.html#comment-44046 David Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:44:01 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1175#comment-44046 Christians among the thorns is a recurring theme, and it's true that the cares of this world can choke the life out of believers. Christ preached often on the need to seperate the reality of living in the world with the very real threat of living a worldly life. Revival comes when one person takes their Christian walk seriously. Soon others notice. The result is either revival or persecution. Often both. Christians among the thorns is a recurring theme, and it’s true that the cares of this world can choke the life out of believers. Christ preached often on the need to seperate the reality of living in the world with the very real threat of living a worldly life.

Revival comes when one person takes their Christian walk seriously. Soon others notice. The result is either revival or persecution. Often both.

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