Appropriately for this blog’s 1,000th post there’s news of developments in the New Era for the Church:
At Sunday’s morning’s service in CHP in Alabama pastor John Kilpatrick said he’s being contacted about a revival involving many young people in eastern Kentucky, as well as one happening in West Virginia (see video at 1:19:40). He reminded the congregation of what he heard when visiting the Appalachian area of the early 19th Century Cane Ridge Revival.
Those remarks are particularly interesting in view of news received the previous day from Michael Marcel. He updates subscribers to his website with a couple of email, one of which was also circulated to nearly two hundred leaders and which reads as follows:
For more and reaction from Holy Spirit, read Reports of ‘Awakenings’ cont’d.
Michael Marcel is the author of Prepare For Revival, the publicity for which reads:
‘It is time for Revival. Many are expecting one to break out across our nation, but do you really know what a revival is? In this important and timely book, Michael Marcel answers this question and records many exciting accounts of revivals that we have experienced in the United Kingdom since the Reformation. He looks at the reason why the last revival/awakening in the United Kingdom was in 1949, and the last in England was 1921. “Prepare for Revival” recommends what strategies we must do to make revival a reality and what we need to do to prepare ourselves for the revival that is coming.’
Michael’s other books are God’s Heart For A Dying Land and It Is Time – to step out into your calling.
Richard's Watch 
Congratulations on #1000, Richard! The “Early Stages” of the Awakening have been in effect now for at least almost six years.
We must also be aware that while the real Great Awakening is coming forth, there are also false revivals happening concurrently. It is up to us to distinguish between the two. One very key part is that the real thing will not be clergy-driven or clergy led. It will be driven by the Lord Jesus who will work through very humble but spiritually effective disciples who honor Him first. He can only draw all men to Himself if He is lifted up.
Another sign of the real Great Awakening is intense spiritual warfare and increasing attacks against His people in the effort to demoralize them and dis-empower their effectiveness in the Spirit and for the Lord. This is why great persecution and Great Awakenings always go together. For example, while the disciples in the Book of Acts were being used of God in that He was working through them to do great miracles and healings, they were also being killed, injured, and thrown in jail.
No one wants the latter but it is a byproduct of the former. All glory to the Lord Jesus!
Please pray for me. Thank you.
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Thanks RJ – you’ll notice my latest post covers your 2nd para to some extent.
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