December 15th, 2009
Over the last few weeks God has been speaking to me about repentance and how important it is for us all to be right with God. This was a key theme of my message I did a few weeks ago in two of our local churches.
Repentance is a turning away from sin, disobedience, or rebellion [...]
September 29th, 2009
The final church mentioned in Revelation chapters two and three is the church in Laodicea. This church receives a blunt assessment and an invitation.
The blunt assessment is found in verses 15 and 16. It says, “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one [...]
June 26th, 2009
For the last few months I have been reading John Peters book “Great Revivalists” (pictured). Every now and then I have picked it up and read one or two of the biographies of these great revivalist preachers to be inspired.
While there have been many things in common in their lifestyle like prayer, commitment to the [...]
May 1st, 2009
Over the years I have heard a number of definitions of what revival is. The one I like the best comes from Charles Finney’s book “How to experience revival”. Finney says…
‘Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentace, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is giving up one’s [...]
April 30th, 2009
As I mentioned the other day I am reading John Peters book, “Great Revivalists: 1700 to the present day”.
In the closing summary he shares some of the common things that the major revivalists believed or were committed to. I found these quite interesting.
Submission to the teaching of the Bible
Openness to the supernatural guidance of the [...]
April 28th, 2009
I just received a book in the mail from a Koorong order. It is by John Peters and called, “Great Revivalists: 1700 to the present day”. From a quick read it looks really good.
It starts with a chapter that surveys some of the revivals in this time period and has biographies of some of the [...]
September 29th, 2008
It is coming up to ten years since God spoke to me about starting PASSION Australia. I can’t believe that in a couple of months it will be our tenth birthday. Time really flies!
I can still remember going through a period of revival in my faith and crying out to God for a ministry that [...]