May 16, 2021

Revival Blessing

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Passage: Ephesians 1:15-23
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Introduction

  • You are familiar with Eph 1
  • Paul begins to praise God - reasons
  • Paul's prayer - v15
    • v17 - that we may know Him
    • v18 - to know the hope to which we have been called
      • Explanation
    • v19 - to know the exceeding greatness of His power
      • Explanation
      • Do you believe this Power?
      • God is in sovereign control but His Headship is for His Church to be built
  • Speaking about the 1950's and 1960's

Korea

  • Starting in 1910 - 1945
  • Japan's persecution of Korea
  • A 1905 revival in Pouynyang, linked from the 1904/5 revival in Wales
    • Suppressed in 1910 by Japan
    • The communists took over in 1945
    • Civil war 1950 - 1953
    • Persecution of Christians 1953 - 1958/60
    • A particular movement of the Holy Spirit - 1967
    • Continued into the 1970's
  • Personally able to visit some of these Korean pastors in 1990's
    • Prayer Mountains
    • The power of the Holy Spirit working in these men
    • Example - Dr Kim
    • Their strong conviction
    • They prayed with confidence and zeal
  • Visit in 2001
    • Example of preaching

Europe / Romania

  • Backslidden state of the church in 1968
  • Revival broke out in 1-2 years following great prayer
  • Told to leave the country as the church had grown significantly
  • His successor was told the same - 1981
  • Moldova - revival from 1995 to 2001

Wales

  • Some evangelistic meetings - 1937
  • Not revival but a great sense of God's presence
    • The Reverend Glyn owen
    • Student's mission in Llanelli in 1945
    • Open air preaching
    • Student mission in Bala in 1948
      • Similar to what happened in the 1904/5 revival
  • Beddgelert - Aug 2017
    • The anniversary of the most powerful revival in Wales
    • Preaching in 1817 - the Spirit of God descended
    • A very powerful movement of the Spirit affecting North Wales
  • The site of the old Calvinistic Church and another church - the then vs now
    • The need in North Wales is very desperate
    • Yet the Lord Jesus Christ is ruling on His throne
  • Examples:
    • Glyn Owen went to university in 1945
    • IP Davies
    • The mission hall in Neath
    • The Thomas 6/7
    • The open air meetings
  • Challenges:
    • 95% of children don't know Christ
    • How many evangelicals are there in Wales?
  • Kilgrin Evangelical Ministers Conference in 1958

Closing Remarks

  • Eph 1
    • Our privilege to know the Lord
    • We have the hope of Christ - the world desperately needs to know
    • We have the power of Christ at work in us today
    • Ends about 47m
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