We have entered a time where there are many voices, some down right wacky others more plausible about the future of the church. Behind the doubts, the defeatism and beyond the many debates about emerging churches and post modern contexts there is something brewing among the grass roots that is pleasing to Jesus. In the midst of the solutions that are being offered to the church on a plate by senior church leaders there is a deeper God given answer that is being breathed upon us by the Spirit of God himself. HUNGER
Scripture:
Psalm 63
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory. Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night; for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me. But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth; they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
they shall be a portion for jackals. But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall exult,for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
2Chronicles 7 :14
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
DVD: The Hebridean Revival
Open Discussion :
- What touched you the most in this DVD?
- How does this DVD relate to hunger for God?
- Do you think there are any requirements to seeing this kind of outpouring.
- How hungry are you for God? (Discuss)
Further Reflection:
The most outstanding example of God's anointing upon a young boy called Donald was in Bernera, a small island off the coast of Lewis. Duncan was assisting at a Communion service; the atmosphere was heavy and preaching difficult, so he sent to Barvas for some of the men to come and assist in prayer. They prayed, but the spiritual bondage persisted, so much so that half way through his address Duncan stopped preaching. Just then he noticed this boy, visibly moved, under deep burden for souls. He thought: "That boy is in touch with God and living nearer to the Saviour than I am." So leaning over the pulpit he said: "Donald, will you lead us in prayer?" The lad rose to his feet and in his prayer made reference to the fourth chapter of Revelation, which he had been reading that morning: "Oh God, I seem to be gazing through the open door. I see the Lamb in the midst of the Throne, with the keys of death and of hell at His girdle." He began to sob; then lifting his eyes toward heaven, cried: "O God, there is power there, let it loose!" With the force of a hurricane the Spirit of God swept into the building and the floodgates of heaven opened. The church resembled a battlefield. On one side many were prostrated over the seats weeping and sighing; on the other side some were affected by throwing their arms in the air in a rigid posture. God had come!
DVD – Hungry for you – I’m falling on my knees
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