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This is not going to be your
typical Christmas message. I had something prepared, and
then all week something's been stirring in my heart, even as
early as this morning. And what I want to talk to you
about this morning, or actually this evening, is that God brought
revival. And I think what happens in our
culture is, you know, we forget, of course, why Jesus came and
the whole point of Him coming, born to die. And not only did
he bring revival, he revived his people, he saved his people.
And I sometimes link them together. Salvation is God quickening dead
man, the sinful heart, the sin nature we have, God reviving
us, saving us. And then also there's something
in the Bible that talks about in regard to revival, is God
reviving believers, reviving his church. And I looked up the
word revival there is to awaken. or to restore, or to renew, or
to repair. So what God does when He revives,
He awakens, He restores, He renews, and He repairs us. And can I
be honest with you tonight? The church is in a sleep of death,
what I call. We are being lulled to sleep.
It's a sleep of death. And we see this happening everywhere.
You can look at the media recently, right? The politically correct
police shot Duck Dynasty. and, you know, took them out
for time being. I mean, we see the media's prejudice
against Christianity. We see politically, as we know,
there's two things to occur in order for severe persecution
to hit these shores, and they are very simple. Number one,
you get rid of any legislation that protects our God-given right
to worship God and to talk about God, and you remove godly leaders
who are going to interpret those laws. And we see that happening
now. You saw it at the President's
Inauguration. I'm not taking sides here, I'm just saying what
happened. They had somebody scheduled to
speak there to pray, Pastor Louis Giglio. You guys remember that?
He was scheduled to speak, but because of his stance on homosexuality,
he was told to take a back seat, basically, not show up. And then
they brought in somebody who is in support of the GLBT movement,
this whole movement, and he actually prayed blessings upon our nation. Folks, we are a nation adrift.
We are calling good evil and evil good. The need to be awakened
from our spiritual slumber has never been greater. We are in
a sleep of death. And I know you want to hear about
a little baby born in a manger, but sometimes we need to talk
about Some issues that are confronting us today. Also, we see this in
our military. I don't know how many of you
have been following, but atheist groups are now coming against
the military and saying, you can't have chaplains doing this.
You can't talk about God. You can't do this. So they're
hitting everything. And the church is just lulled
to sleep. There's no call to seeking God again. We see it
in our educational system that you'll start seeing a lot of
curriculum brought in now to the public schools talking about
You know, if long as little Johnny, even though he got his answer
wrong, if little Johnny can explain why he got his answer wrong and
what his meaning was behind it, then he's right. As long as he
can show us why he was sincere and how he came up with the wrong
answer. We call that right. It's relativism. Everything is
sneaking in. And the church, and that's what
really brought me to this, is a lot of people ask me, Shane,
is there any hope for this, for the church, for America? And
I say, apart from a spiritual awakening of God, no, there's
not. Because we are on a slippery
slope. We're going deeper and deeper. And God revives His people,
revives the church. He's not going to revive the
culture. He's going to revive the church. And then from the
church, from us, go out as pillars of light. But the light has been
dimmed. The salt has lost its savor.
We've become so politically corrected, we offend no one and challenge
nobody. So that's why I wanted to speak
on this topic tonight. God brought revival. And we think
if Christ's coming, God brought revival, He revived His people.
That's what a genuine relationship with Christ does. It revives
us. And revival, quite honestly, is our only hope. And if you
came tonight seeking and not sure about things and distant
from God, that is what you need. We need revival. It's very interesting. I was reading this week, the
Bible talks about fear and comfort in the same sentence. It's like,
what? That doesn't make any sense.
If you're fearful, you're not comfortable. There's not peace. There's not
joy. But the book of Acts records that they walked in the fear
of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit. I'm going
to make a statement here I hope you never forget. When you fear
God, there's tremendous peace and joy. When you fear man, there's
tremendous anxiety and fear because you're fearing the wrong thing.
And this isn't a fear of an angry, abusive stepfather. It's a reverent
fear for God. And we need to get back to that.
We need to teach kids the fear of the Lord. That's what makes
a sinner a saint. That's what helps kids walk the
straight and narrow. That's what helps little Johnny
understand that his answer is wrong, and here's why your answer
is wrong. There's an absolute truth given by God to direct
man. And the need to be revived has
never been greater. So with that introduction, here's
the thrust of this message. This is a time of joy for many
people. But it's also a time of great
sorrow. Is it not? Many people say, I hate this
time of year. I hate this time of year. You
lose a loved one. I mean, I'll never forget January
6th, my dad passed away. It's been a long time. But that
time of year, you know, the seasons kind of bring in a different
meaning. And I want to just encourage you tonight, allow that pain
to drive you to the cross. Allow that pain to drive you,
because pain is often the catalyst to revive the heart. I don't
like that. I don't either. I don't like
that at all. But God uses pain to drive us
back to Him. And we either become bitter or
we become better. Do we not? So we've got to use
that pain. If you're feeling that pain and
I hate this time of year, use that because often the greater
the pain, the greater the blessing. If you can focus it back towards
God. Think about it before a child
is born. Is it nice and relaxing? Every time I go in the delivery
room, I say never again, never again. I don't even know why
guys are in there. My dad never was in there. He
sat in the waiting room and said, oh, it's a boy. Here you go.
But that pain, that tremendous pain before the delivery of a
baby. Did you know that I have seen more pain in somebody's
eyes before salvation? Obviously not after, but before
a person is saved by God, often there's tremendous pain. Why?
It's called travail of the soul. The old sinful man says no. But
God's calling and drawing. And there's tremendous pain.
Usually there's dark days of depression. There's anxiety.
There's fear. There's fighting against God.
I'm fighting God. I cannot submit to Him. There's
tremendous pain. But what happens? What happens
when that decision is finally made? Tremendous joy. Amazing grace, how sweet the
sound that saved a wretch like me. I was lost, but now I'm found. I was blind, but now I see. T'was grace that taught my heart
to fear, and grace my fears relieved. Oh, how precious did that grace
appear of the hour I first believed." That's a sermon right there.
I could sit down. I could sit down. The worship team could
come back up. Do you realize that? Do you know the history behind
that song? Isaac Newton used to command slave ships. So when you hear his chains were
broken, I was blind, but now I see. That's revival, God reviving
us. This I know for the Bible tells
me so. God often breaks a heart before he revives it. So the
spiritual condition of our church, especially in America, is obviously
appalling and many people are upset, but I say something's
coming because God can use that pain that we're feeling to drive
us closer to Him. And the verse I want to focus
on briefly is this. Who may ascend into the mountain
of the Lord? Who may stand in this holy place? Listen guys, wake up. This is
Scripture. This is God talking. He's basically saying who can
stand? Who can stand in the holy place
of God? Who can stand in the mountain of God? the one who
has clean hands and a pure heart, and who has not lifted up his
soul to an idol, nor has he sworn deceitfully. They will receive
blessings from the Lord and vindication from God their Savior, such as
the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face, O God
of Jacob." So if you look at that, who may ascend into the
hill of the Lord? Mountaintop experiences. Moses
met God on the top of a mountain. People would make God a mountaintop
experiences or who may send, who may stand in this holy place.
And if we had time, we take you to the tabernacle where the Shekinah
glory of God would fall in that place and people cannot stand
in the mighty presence of God. That's true revival. When God's
presence hits a place, And we learn, we celebrate, obviously,
Jesus' birth, but we forget about the 400 years of silence that
many theologians talk about. Malachi ends, and you have 400
years of silence. Nothing. Is God dead? Hawkins and Dawkins and all these
guys would like you to believe that He is. Great minds. 400 years of silence. And then what? The earth trembles. John the Baptist comes on the
scene. Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. There's
one standing among you who I'm not even worthy to baptize. He will baptize you with the
Holy Spirit and with fire. This revival fire. Jesus said,
if you believe on Me, as the Scriptures say, out of your belly
will flow rivers of living water, reviving His people. 400 years
of silence and Jesus comes on the scene. We need a revived
passion for the presence of God like never before. We need a
revived passion for the presence of God like never before. Many
people say, I don't feel like it. Well, that doesn't mean we,
well, what do you want me to do with that? You don't feel
like going to work, do you? We don't feel like doing a lot
of things, but that doesn't negate our responsibility and our need
to seek in. And I found that the reason many people are not
experiencing God, quite honestly, is they're not seeking in, they're
not pressing in. The Bible doesn't talk about
if you pray for five minutes and if you come to church, you'll
find me. If you seek me with all of your heart, with all of
your mind, with all of your strength, with all of your soul, I will
be found by you. I am a rewarder of those who
diligently seek me. It's in that diligence. I don't
feel like it, but I'm going to seek Him. I don't want to, but
I'm going to seek Him. Why? Because I'm resting in His
promises, not what I feel like. Do you realize that sinful, fallen
man does not want to worship God? There's something in here
that doesn't want to worship Him. I want to get the heck out
of dives. I want to go eat. I want to stop preaching. But
the Spirit says, keep going. This word is in my heart like
a burning fire shut up in my bones. I'm weary of holding it
back. And the best tool that the enemy can use against us
is ourselves. Five-minute worship, quick devotional,
I'm on the run, I did God a favor. That's not seeking Him. And you guys know I make fun
of that show a lot, Duck Dynasty, of course, but not in a bad way. I make fun of it that we have
so much time for this, but no time for God. We wonder why we
don't know God in intimate relationship, yet we have all the time. We
know all about these guys. I don't even know their names,
but everybody knows all about their names, their background, this, that.
Hey, don't get me wrong. I'm a redneck. I have duck calls.
I have a 12-gauge with 3-inch mag capacity that can shoot geese
in case they're far out. I know. I love that. That's me. I feel that. But that's natural. So I can sit and watch that for
hours. But to get to supernatural, you've
got to fight the flesh and pull back to God. Discipline is a
spiritual principle. Paul says, I discipline my body. I bring it in subjection. I tell my body what to. We're
going to worship God. I don't feel like it. No, we
don't feel like it. That's why we've got to worship a long time.
Get into his word. If you seek me with all of your
heart, you will find me. That's how revival starts. Revival
starts as men and women are pressing in and praying for God to move.
God, revive our hearts. Who shall ascend into the hill
of the Lord or stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands
and a pure heart and has not lifted up his soul to an idol.
And then it goes on after that. Lift up your heads, O you gates,
and be lifted up, you everlasting doors. And I said, what's he
talking about? Well, the gates protected Jerusalem. You have
to lift up the gates, lift up these things so that God can
come in, pour in the glory. It's basically action on our
part. He's saying lift up your heads, lift it up, look to God
and God alone, let Him pour in, let His Shekinah glory fall in. And then it says, and the King
of glory shall come in. Not might, not may consider it,
might put you on the schedule next week, the Lord of glory
will come in. If what? Clean hands, a pure
heart, not lifted up our soul to an idol. We're seeking him. And that's my biggest concern
is we think we're seeking him if we squeeze him in on a five
minute devotion on a quick prayer on my way to work. I got him
in. No, you didn't get him in. You didn't get him in. Try eating
once a week and see if you survive. Physically, spiritually. Their
hunger for God should match our hunger for the things of this
world. If your hunger for the things of this world are greater
than your hunger for God, the Bible calls it idolatry. Now, we all stumble and fumble
and fall and aren't perfect. So please don't get me wrong.
But there has to be a challenge in our hearts, something drawing
us back to God. I know many of you right now
are saying, amen. I know I'm starting tonight and I'm starting
tomorrow. And many of you are convicted and upset maybe. And it begs the question, why
does seeking more of God upset people? You wanna know why? Because you're
challenging pride. You're challenging their heart.
Are you saying, are you saying, Pastor, are you saying me? I've been raised in a Christian
home all of my life. When the binky went out, the
Bible went in. How dare you? And I say, no,
how dare you, sir? That pride and arrogance will
keep you from God every chance it gets and every opportunity
it gets. I'm here to crush that pride. How do I know? Because, have I said before,
I'm a prideful man working on humility by the grace of God.
Many of you have heard of C.J. Mahaney. He's famous for saying
that. We are prideful people. Unless that pride is shattered
and crushed, we will hold God off as long as we can because
we get into a pattern. I got him down. I've got my doctrine
down. I've read the Bible all the way through, Shane. Great. What's Jesus Christ saying to
you today? Not 13 years ago. We have time for the gym, and
time for work, and time for Duck Dynasty, and time for this, but
no time for God. See, the problem is we're all so busy. We're not
so busy. We're all involved in, many of us, in idolatry. We're
loving the things of God more than the things of the world.
Listen, I didn't come here to tickle your ears tonight. I came
here to challenge hearts. Why? So that deep, lasting change
can take place. But as a word of encouragement, This can't be, this isn't a bad
thing. This is a good thing. If you use this to fuel you,
it's almost like the fire, the gasoline on the fire. If you
use this to move forward in God's direction. And again, I'm gonna
have to give the long version of this. At the second service,
but let's just talk about this briefly. Who shall ascend into
the hill? The Lord's experience from your Bible. He who has clean
hands. What are hands? I mean, what
we know? Yeah, but do you know that they can hold or they can
hit? They can comfort or they can
abuse. They can. They can stroke the hair of a
child or they can strike that child. Hands. My niece is here from Arizona.
She was telling me last night in Arizona, it happened in front
of a... I still can't get it out of my mind. She was in front
of a Bed, Bath & Beyond and saw a dad beating his four-year-old
baby girl. Right here in Palmdale? No. I was like, OK. Wow, the hands
of a father striking when they should be holding. My wife says,
you're lucky it wasn't Palmdale and you weren't there because
you'd probably be in jail. I might be. So I'd say, you want to know
what that feels like? Come on. That's the hands though,
the hands that are meant to hold and nurture and develop, not
beat down and crush. So when the Bible talks about
hands, it's what we do. It's what we do with our hands.
Do you realize that our nation has the blood of innocent children
on her hands? It's all Shane. It's not my problem.
Oh, yes, it is. It requires national repentance. Look at Daniel. Look at Nehemiah.
Look at Moses crying out, calling out to God and intercession for
the people. Lord, we have sinned against
you. We confess the sins of our people. That's very healthy.
And if it's something we've done, it requires repentance as well.
What we've done with our hands. What about porn? The porn industry
is alarming the statistics. And men, they're looking at these
things, abusing, addiction, all these things. We need to repent
from that. What about our heart issue, the
arrogant attitudes of the heart? God condemns this area more than
anything else. Does He not? The hardness of
our hearts. That's when we say, I don't need
more of God's shame. Who are you to challenge me? And I was
reminded, if you've ever read Paradise Lost by Milton, Milton's
Paradise Lost, hundreds of years ago, he makes a statement in
there. And Lucifer, he quotes Lucifer saying, I would rather
reign in hell than be a servant in heaven. I think many people feel the
same way. I will not bow to that God. I would rather reign in
hell than serve in heaven. That book and that movie, I hope
they serve beer in hell. No, they don't. The blasphemy,
the words we use towards God. This pride and this arrogance,
our nation is caught up in this. Number three, idolatry, which
we talked about, loving this world more than the things of
God. And basically that's double minded, unstable, wavering, back
and forth, serving two masters. And we see this, I see this often
in our culture. Even in the Christian community,
look for a perfect example. This is country music. They'll
put Amazing Grace on a CD. Then the next song, Save a Horse,
Ride a Cowboy. Amazing Grace. Next song, Tequila
Makes Your Clothes Fall Off. Guys, this is appalling. They
come in and as if God's going to endorse it. Look at this,
we did amazing grace. No, you're mocking the very grace
you should be praising. That's what idolatry is. These
things might be a little crude, a little rude, but I got to wake
you up, wake up the culture. This is the world we live in.
Give us clean hands and a pure heart. Let us not lift up our
soul to an idol, nor should we swear deceitfully." There's a
lot of church playing. There's a lot of coming in and
acting as if we're doing God a favor, but we're living in
deception. So he calls the church out of
that. But be encouraged. Again, this isn't meant to necessarily
be a rebuke. It's meant to encourage. Say,
listen, here's what the Bible says. Here's where I should get
my life in order. Right? Because these things,
clean hands, a pure heart, lifting up our soul to an idol, seeking
God with all of our heart, that's just the conduit. Those things
allow us to clean out the heart, and now it's a conduit. You know
what a conduit is? A conduit brings something from
this end to that end, or allows something to travel through it.
That's the conduit. Obeying God's word is a conduit
to receive His blessings in His favor. Some of you construction
guys will appreciate this. But I remember probably 2005,
2006, I was operating heavy equipment and I had a deep trench and kind
of V-cut and we were laying five-inch conduit, schedule 80 for Southern
California Edison. And as I'm digging this and putting
in the conduit, which they're going to run 12,000 volts through
it, We're scurrying, we get the measurements down, we get slurry
in there, which is concrete. They've concreted it all in.
It takes all day. And then we leave and then it's
raining all night the night before. Well, the pipe comes up in this
end near a telephone pole and this end near an Edison box.
And somebody forgot to cap it right at the dirt. So we get
there in the morning and all this trash All this mud and rocks
and water, everything was ran into the pipe five feet deep
with slurry over it. Oh my Lord, we're done. Edison's got to bring over a
mandrel. They're little things that go in the pipe to make sure
the pipe's clean. And he's going to be here in an hour. We're
done. This job is ruined. Somebody said, hold on. Brought
over his truck. On the back of it, he's got a
trailer. On that trailer is an air compressor. Hmm. Whenever you have an air
compressor on the back of a trailer, it's a big one. So he said, hold
on. I ran the hose over. There's
big two inch holes, had a little mechanism. And he turned that
air compressor on. He put it in the pipe. And all
I heard was and out the other end, it looked
like a volcano. just trash and debris and rocks
everything came out the pipe is clean but see that's what
God wants to do don't you see the parallel the imagery clean
that conduit out allow the Holy Spirit to come in whatever you
want to call it clean it out so that now it's whole it's pure
it's the conduit can now be used for what it's for but we've got
all this trash and garbage and everything in there You've got
to hook up the air compressor or something, blow it out, clean
that up. That's what these things are. Clean hands, a pure heart,
not lifting up the soul to an idol, nor swearing deceitfully.
That's the whole point of this. I actually want to read briefly
something. It's a good little book I received
a while back, The Price and Power of Revival. And I want to just
read briefly what I'm talking about when I mention revival.
About 50 years ago, they experienced in the islands around Scotland,
this revival from where the book was written. I want to just give
you a sense of what they were experiencing. Whole communities
were mightily moved as God came. And the following instance is
typical of what they witnessed in the churches and in the crowded
homes. A crowded church that services over the congregation,
reluctant to disperse, stands outside the church in a silence
that is tense. Suddenly a cry is heard within.
A young man, burdened for the souls of his fellow men, is pouring
out his soul in intercession. Heaven hears, and the congregation,
moved by the power of God, comes back into the church, and a wave
of conviction sweeps over the gathering, moving strong men
to cry for mercy. The service continued until the
small hours of the morning, but so great was the distress and
so deep the hunger for God that gripped the people they refused
to go home. The other service was already
coming in and assembling together, and a number of those who made
their way to the church were moved by the power of God that
they have never before experienced. Others were deeply convicted
of sin and crying for mercy in their own homes before coming
to church. None who were present at this
early morning visitation will forget that moving scene. Some
were weeping in sorrow, others filled with joy, others on their
knees praising God, conscious only of the presence and power
of God. who had come in revival blessing. Within a matter of
days, the whole parish was in the grip of a spiritual awakening.
Churches became crowded. The services continued till three
o'clock in the morning. Work was largely put aside as
young and old were made to face the eternal realities. Such is
the background for this sermon. Trying to have you understand
the desperate need for revival. And revival is more than just
singing. It's more than becoming a member. It's more than enjoying
fellowship and reading the Bible. Revival is God at the center
of your life. It's at the center of your life.
You might say, Shane, if you're making me feel uncomfortable,
again, I go back to that question, why? Why does this make us feel
uncomfortable? It should make us want to leap
for joy and say, Lord, bring revival to my heart. Revive this
dead and barrenness that I'm experiencing. Well, here's one
reason. Robert Barr of the Presbyterian
Church in South Africa said this during, I believe, the time of
this revival. This is what our age needs. Not an easy moving
message, the sort of thing that makes the here feel all nice
inside, but a message profoundly disturbing. We have been too
afraid of disturbing people, but the Holy Spirit will have
nothing to do with a message or with a pastor who is afraid
of disturbing. We say that we say send revival,
but are we willing to pay that price? We say, Lord, revive me,
but are you prepared for the fire? The God talking to God
talks about the refining fire of the Holy Spirit, the refining
fire of God. It's not some weirdness. It's
God visiting his people and reviving them. Wilt thou not revive us
again so that your people may rejoice in thee. I also want to read a quick excerpt
from this as well. Page 60. I wrote it down so I
wouldn't forget. This isn't tying you with this.
So they waited and months and months passed and nothing happened
until one morning, a young man in the company read the portion
of Psalms 24 that we've been reading. Who shall ascend into
the heel of the Lord? Who shall stand in his holy place?
He hath clean hands and a pure heart. Looking down at his praying
companions, he said, brethren, it seems to me just so much sentimental
humbug to be praying as we are praying, to be waiting as we
are waiting, if we ourselves are not rightly related to God."
And then he prayed, are my hands clean? Is my heart pure? He got no further. At that moment,
there came to them a realization of God and awareness of His presence
that lifted them from the spear of the ordinary into the spear
of the extraordinary. Revival had come and the power
that was let loose in that barn shook the whole community of
Lewis. Why? Because one man, said, is my
heart pure? Is my heart right? See, it's
self-examination. This is very healthy. It's very
healthy to examine the condition of our heart. See, what happens
is we pray. People pray, Lord, help me pray,
but you still love your porn. You pray, but you're just as
arrogant as ever. Well, let's talk about where the rubber meets
the road. That's what's happening here. We pray, yet we've never
really turned from our sins. We pray, but anger dominates
our lives. We pray, but selfishness still
controls us. You realize when God calls us
to prayer and revival, He wants us to clean the conduit of our
heart. I've said this before, and I'll
remind you that I don't think the Holy Spirit, you don't see
Him falling on like Ozzy Osbourne. You see Him falling on a broken,
humble church. emptying themselves and saying,
Lord, fill me. Would you fill me with your spirit? We're all
worried about the culture, but the church is the problem. Now, please don't misunderstand.
There are wonderful churches doing great things. I don't want
to come up here and beat up the bride of Christ because that's
very dangerous. But I do want to call the church to her primary
responsibility. And that is, as A.W. Tozer said,
the number one goal of the church is not to go and spread the gospel
to the uttermost parts of the earth. The number one goal of
the church is to be spiritually worthy to spread it. Let that
sink in. The number one goal of the church
is not to spread the gospel. The number one goal of the church
is to be spiritually worthy to spread it. Not perfection, but
a heart set afire on God. Well, let me just end with this
in closing. Salvation can be a form of revival. And I don't
want to miss this opportunity. If there's somebody here, you
know, listening on the radio or the Internet or here tonight,
if you don't truly know him, that's what this whole season
is about. Christ coming to die in our place,
a baby born to die. If you like this talk of revival
or something stirring in your heart, there's no greater opportunity
than tonight during worship. Cry out to God, say, Lord, I'm
done playing games. I'm done playing church because
you know my heart. See, we can fool everybody else. We can fool
everybody, but God knows. God knows. He sees your heart
right now. He can see that depth of a heart. Is it after him or
is it after something else? So I would just encourage you
tonight. We're going to have a prayer area in the back during
worship, or just as you're taking communion, now that you've repented
and put your trust in Christ and you want to be part of that,
you don't have to raise your hand, you don't have to say a
prayer, you don't have to be theologically correct. You just have to repent
and trust in Him. Or if you're a believer and you've
drifted from God, that is the word revival. God is restoring. He is reviving. He is reviving
us. And a church, Christians, you
know you can be alive but dead spiritually? Read the book of
Revelation, chapter 1, 2, and 3, when He talks to the churches.
Oh, I know your work, but you're dead. You say you're rich, but
you're poor. So God is calling believers back
to Him as well. If there isn't full devotion
and fully surrendered life, then maybe you're here for a reason
tonight. God is saying, listen, I want all of you. Not five minutes
here and a chunk here. Don't keep me around. I don't
go around just preaching and praising all day long. I've got
to work. I've got to change diapers. I've got to clean things. I've
got to take out the trash. I've got bills to pay, just like everybody
else. But is your heart set on God
or Sodom and Gomorrah? Uh-oh. I'll stay away from that
one tonight. We'll leave it for the second
service. God is reconciling. That which is dead is now alive
in Christ. That which was dead is now alive
in Christ. God brought revival. That's the
reason for this Christmas season. God brings revival. Amazing grace, how sweet the
sound. Can we truly say that? Do you know how many people just,
oh, amazing grace, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Do you realize how impactful
that could be if the heart's engaged? When that song really
means what it says? Follow one of the blind men around
that Jesus healed. You think he just said, oh, that's
a little better. Thanks. I got it now. Thanks, Jesus. They couldn't
contain those guys, they had to tell everybody, they had to
tell everybody, I was blind, but now I see. I was blind, but
now I've got to tell the world. Jesus said, no, no, no, don't
go tell anybody. Don't go tell anybody. Don't. My time has not yet come. Raise
the dead. Cure the leopard. Open the ears
of the deaf. Heal the dumb. Everything was
healed in Christ. There's power in His name. People
got excited over physical things. This is
spiritual. I was lost eternally, but now
I'm found eternally. This is eternal salvation. We should either be jumping for
joy or weeping when those words are saying. Why? Because the
heart's not engaged. Go to a bar and watch them worship
the 50-inch screen TV when their team wins. But they come in here,
they're dead as a doornail. Why? They need revival. They
need God to revive their heart. And it can't be forced. It can't
be manipulated. I can't sit here and make you
and go against your will. All I can do is bring the truth
of God's Word and let it pierce your heart. And that's when revival
takes place. When the heart finally breaks
and says, Lord, I'm giving you everything tonight. Because I
can see I was lost, but now I'm found. I was blind, but now I
see. Can you say that and mean it?
Look how quickly we go through these songs. Sometimes I see
those words. I'm like, do you just realize
what we just read? But it's like this. My phone
on me. Is that worshiping God? We wonder
why there's a disconnect with God? I don't know. I can probably
tell you where to start right here.
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| Sermon ID | 122313105203 |
| Duration | 37:21 |
| Date | |
| Category | Sunday Service |
| Bible Text | Psalm 24 |
| Language | English |
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