[revival-fire] Lost Keys to Revival

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Hi from All Nations in Oklahoma City

One of the greatest revivalists of all times was Charles Finney, father of "the Second Great Awakening" in the U.S. He believed that there were "keys" to revival--principles that if followed will always bring results. The book Revival Lectures contains the main keys that Finney had discovered. But where did they come from. From the Word, of course. If we press in to really understand God's ways in His Word, we will uncover keys to revival in our time, keys we have failed to see or saw and then lost. God will lead us right to these keys, if we will let Him lead us and give Him time to do that.

We at All Nations have been in search of these keys for years and keep finding more, as I am sure many of you have. One way we do this is through verse by verse Bible study. Sounds simple, but it's amazing how God leads people to truth in this way. Below is an example of one of these studies. Hope the meditation on John 8:30-31 reveals a major key to you. (By the way, if you would like to receive this verse by verse email Bible study just email the following address asking to be placed on the Bible study list--currently studying John. Or if you'd like to study some of these principles and other themes via audio, just go to www.allnations.podomatic.com . No charge for any of this--and pass it along as much as you like--a number of fo lks here and abroad get the studies.)
Blessings,
Don

Jesus Told Us How to Get free From Any Situation

John 8:31-32 (previous verses added for context)

(7:24: "Do not judge according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.")

23: And He said to them, "You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world."

24:" I said therefore to you that y ou will die in your sin. For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sin."

25: Then they said to Him, "Who are You?" And Jesus said to them, "Even the same that I said to you from the beginning.
26: I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true, and I speak to the world those things that I have heard from  Him."
27: They did not understand that He was speaking to them about the Father.

28: Then Jesus said to them, "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am He and that I do nothing of Myself but speak these things as My Father has taught Me.
29: And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.
30: As He spoke these words, many believed on Him.

31: Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed on Him, "If you continue in My word, then you will be My disciples indeed.
32: And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

   We see later that Jesus is referring to the bondage of sin. Well, that is a big subject. Ultimately the bondage of sin for the human race came in the garden when death came into the whole race to come through Adam's turning away from God and His protection. What brings freedom from this bondage? Knowing the truth about the Son of God and His death and resurrection for them. This freedom would soon be available to the people Jesus is speaking to here . . . and to all people.

   Here Jesus is speaking to people who have in some way believed on Him. (And there may be others who don't believe but are still standing around in the area.) If Jesus is speaking to only the "new believers," their faith may not have been very deep (or He may have been giving them something to pass on to unbelievers). In any case, Jesus is trying to20lead people into more truth, or deeper truth—the truth about Him that sets people free. Here is how people come to faith in Jesus that saves them, that frees them: "If you continue in my word, then you will be My disciples indeed. And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." Those who keep pressing into the Word, following Jesus, will become strong followers of Him. They will find truth that will set them free. If a person will press in to find the real truth about Jesus, he or she will find it. Seek and you will find. It is a promise of God—a principle of the Kingdom—that will last forever. Keep digging into the words from God—the Word of God—and you will find the truth that will set you free.

   This is such a great principle for all time. It gets us to the truth that brings us through the door of the Kingdom of God, bringing us into new life in Jesus the Son of God. And it brings us everything we need in this life and beyond this life. It shows us the way to victory in any problem we will ever fin d ourselves in. If we press in, we will find the truth that sets us free—from the bondage that sin brought into the world and from any bondage we encounter afterward. When we seek God and dig into His Word, we find the specific truth we need to set us free from whatever we need freedom from. Some believers receive that first truth about Jesus that sets them free, but then they stop, living a life of bondage like slaves, when in truth they are children of the Living God. We will look more deeply into these things in the next lesson.

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