All quotes are from Del Fehsenfeld, Jr.

"True revival is that divine moment when God bursts upon the scene and displays His glory."

"Revival awakens in our hearts an increased awareness of the presence of God, a new love for God, a new hatred for sin, and a hunger for His Word."

"The 'glory' comes when God takes over. He fills the church with His presence and power. When He takes over, all the credit goes to Him."

"Revival is not just evangelism, excitement, or emotionalism. It is the extraordinary movement of the Holy Spirit!"

Revival

Four Lessons on Life:
1) Never take down a fence until you know why it was put up.
2) If you get too far ahead of the army, your soldiers may mistake you for the enemy.
3) Don't complain about the bottom rungs of the ladder--they helped to get you higher.
4) If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.

Life

How America Is Changing

According to the Census Bureau: 24% — Proportion of residents who are 18 and under, an all-time low1 in 7 — New marriages that include spouses of different racial or ethnic backgrounds41% — The share of births by unmarried women (up from 26% in 1990)40 million — Number of additional people living in the suburbs […]

Dating or Hooking Up?

72% of college students say they have “hooked up.” What is “hooking up”? Here’s a breakdown of sexual activity on most recent hookup: 35% kiss, touch12% hand-to-genital stimulation12% oral sex40% intercourse 28% of young adult women say they are virgins. The percentage of young adults who say they’ve never had sexual contact with another person:Ages […]

The Wisdom of Pixar

An Animated Look at Virtue – Robert Velarde. IVP Books. “Pixar tells stories. These stories, in turn, have the power to wholly engage us–heart, soul, and mind. The characters and plots need not be overtly Christian in order to instruct us in virtue. Christ engaged his listeners by telling parables, not by preaching to them […]

The Message of Holiness

– Derek Tidball. IVP Academic. “Christians universally agree they aspire to holiness, but to what, really, are they aspiring? Derek Tidball surveys the Scriptures for a comprehensive biblical understanding of this elusive mandate from God to “be holy as I am holy.” The triune God of glory, he contends, sets us on paths that lead […]

Does God Really See Me and Hear Me When I Pray?

Hezekiah was “mortally ill” and God sent the prophet, Isaiah to him to let him know that his time was up. Hezekiah’s FIRST response (as always with this godly leader) was that he “turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord” (2 Kings 20:2). The Bible does not record that he even […]

The Response

“He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself. And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you. Reprove a wise man and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man […]

Discernment

In his book What God Wants to Know, author Bruce Larson tells about being at a family reunion and hearing a true and humorous story from his daughter. Her sister-in-law is a conservationist who actively promotes the preservation of the natural environment and wildlife. While she, her husband, and young son were driving up the […]

Pastor Appreciation

Let me begin by saying that I pastor the greatest church on the planet. It’s not a perfect church, no way. It’s not a great church because we make movies—that has nothing to do with it. It’s a great church made up of some great people who have learned to pray, seek the Lord for […]

For What Am I Praying? (Part 2)

Paul made several requests, and the first one is in verse 16, where he prayed for spiritual strength: “That he would grant you, according ot the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.” There is in the believer an inner man that corresponds with the outer […]