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REVIVALREVIVALThe Divine ProcessThe Divine Process

(Isaiah 6:1-8)(Isaiah 6:1-8)

RevivalRevival –– What is it?What is it?

• ““Revival is God bending down to the dying Revival is God bending down to the dying embers of a fire just about to go out and embers of a fire just about to go out and breathing into it until it bursts into flame.” breathing into it until it bursts into flame.” (C.Evans)(C.Evans)

• ““What we call revival is simply New Testament What we call revival is simply New Testament Christianity – the saints getting back to normal.” Christianity – the saints getting back to normal.” (Vance Havner)(Vance Havner)

The Divine Process The Divine Process (Isaiah 6:1-8)(Isaiah 6:1-8)

1. 1. CrisisCrisis ‘‘In the year king Uzziah In the year king Uzziah

died’died’

- time of personal & - time of personal & national national crisiscrisis

““God often does his best God often does his best things in the worst things in the worst possible times”possible times” - Billy Graham- Billy Graham

The Divine ProcessThe Divine Process

2. 2. ConfrontationConfrontation ‘‘I saw the I saw the

Lord . .’Lord . .’

- God revealed in - God revealed in his majesty & his majesty & holinessholiness

- Confronted with - Confronted with God’s ‘manifest God’s ‘manifest presence’presence’


3. 3. ConvictionConviction‘‘I am finished’, I criedI am finished’, I cried

- God’s holiness reveals God’s holiness reveals us as we really are us as we really are under our disguises & under our disguises & self deceptionself deception

- 1 Peter 4:171 Peter 4:17


4. 4. ConfessionConfession‘‘I am a man I am a man of unclean of unclean lips’lips’

- Agreeing with - Agreeing with God about God about our true our true conditioncondition

- No longer - No longer excusing or excusing or hiding hiding behind behind othersothers


5. 5. CleansingCleansing ‘‘He took a coal . . . and He took a coal . . . and

touched my mouth’touched my mouth’

- The fire of God purges out - The fire of God purges out sinsin

- God’s grace – mercy God’s grace – mercy instead of judgement instead of judgement (1 (1 John 1:9)John 1:9)

- Hard times purge usHard times purge us1 Peter 1:6-7, Hebrews 1 Peter 1:6-7, Hebrews 12:1012:10


6. 6. CallCallI heard the Lord I heard the Lord saying, ‘Who will go saying, ‘Who will go for us?’for us?’

- God giving you the - God giving you the opportunity to be opportunity to be part of His missionpart of His mission

- 2 Chronicles 16:9a2 Chronicles 16:9a


7. 7. ConsecrationConsecrationI said, ‘Here am I, send I said, ‘Here am I, send me’me’

- Response of humilityResponse of humility

- ““Lord if you can use me, Lord if you can use me, here I am”here I am”


8. 8. CommissionCommissionHe said, ‘Go . . He said, ‘Go . . .!’.!’

- True revival - True revival always results always results in missionin mission

- Responding to - Responding to the heart of the heart of GodGod

The Divine Process The Divine Process (Isaiah 6:1-8)(Isaiah 6:1-8)

1.1. CrisisCrisis

2.2. ConfrontationConfrontation

3.3. ConvictionConviction

4.4. ConfessionConfession

5.5. CleansingCleansing

6.6. CallCall

7.7. ConsecrationConsecration

8.8. CommissionCommission

Where are you in this processWhere are you in this process??

- Trying to Trying to shortcut?shortcut?

- Blocking & Blocking & stopping?stopping?

Will you let God Will you let God have his way?have his way?

Consuming fireConsuming fire

There must be more than thisThere must be more than this

O breath of God come breathe O breath of God come breathe withinwithin

There must be more than thisThere must be more than this

Spirit of God we wait for youSpirit of God we wait for you

Fill us anew we prayFill us anew we pray

Fill us anew we prayFill us anew we pray

Consuming fire, fan into flameConsuming fire, fan into flame

A passion for your NameA passion for your Name

Spirit of God would you fall in this Spirit of God would you fall in this placeplace

Lord have your wayLord have your way

Lord have your way with usLord have your way with us

Come like a rushing windCome like a rushing wind

Clothe us with power from on highClothe us with power from on high

Now set the captives freeNow set the captives free

Leave us abandoned to your Leave us abandoned to your praisepraise

Lord let your glory fallLord let your glory fall

Lord let your glory fallLord let your glory fall

Consuming fire, fan into flameConsuming fire, fan into flame


Spirit of God would you fall in this Spirit of God would you fall in this placeplace

Lord have your wayLord have your way

Lord have your way with usLord have your way with us

Stir it up in our hearts, LordStir it up in our hearts, Lord


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