Transformative Teachings: Faith, Revival, and Spiritual Growth

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I just love what God is doing in these two ladies who came out of the New Age movement and God has moved upon their heart in such a one voice listen they were seeking spiritual truth and they began by seeking it in the New Age movement and very graciously and wonderfully God led them to true spiritual knowledge true spiritual truth what we have revealed to us in Jesus Christ. [00:02:58]

The late Dr. Jay Edwin Orr was a remarkable man, a scholar, an evangelist, a preacher, a man of great influence and a confidant of spiritual leaders from a generation or two ago. But one of the things he was most noted for was being the 20th century's most outstanding scholar on revival and spiritual awakenings. [00:04:19]

I recommend his ministry to everybody. What a remarkable man. And by the way, I believe so much in his ministry that I have republished two of his books. My ministry, Enduring Word, has republished two of Jay Edwin Orr's books. The first one is, I think, perhaps his most impactful book, Full Surrender. [00:05:10]

The discussion on monergism versus synergism highlights the complexity of salvation. While salvation is ultimately God's work, our response of faith is essential. This balance encourages us to rely on God's grace while actively participating in our spiritual journey. [00:09:03]

I think you're putting your finger on something that is very powerful, that at its root every sin is idolatry because every sin is in the sense taking God off his throne and of course we're only speaking symbolically here because in actuality it is impossible to take God off his throne. [00:19:56]

I think that prophecy has a potentially wonderfully where I can't get away from a description that the third or maybe it was at the fourth since I think the 3rd century church leader Tertullian describes Tertullian describes an exercise of prophecy in his writings that I think is remarkable. [00:25:55]

Listen, God never gave spiritual gifts to be a display for like a talent show for somebody to stand up and say okay, everybody look at me as I exercise this gift. And so the gift of prophecy does not have to be exercised in a way where the entire intention of the congregation is on that person who's a prophet. [00:26:14]

I believe that so many of us we long to see a real legitimate move and work of the Holy Spirit in our midst. We want to stay away from the false, the phony, the ginned up, the manipulated. We have no stomach for that, but for the genuine move of the Holy Spirit we say Lord do more of it and not less in our midst. [00:27:18]

I don't think it's wrong, but I think a person has to be called to it first of all, and I don't know if a debate is always the best format for discovering truth because you know as well as I do that sometimes debate is merely the way where you discover who's the better debater. [00:27:38]

There have been times when we have fasted and prayed and God has brought us remarkable guidance and affirmation in the path and so there's really a place for this self-denial for being able to say no to the flesh is a way of saying yes to the Spirit. [00:31:14]

I think the idea behind grace for grace is really the idea of grace on top of grace. It's really a beautiful passage. Let me turn to that in the Gospel of John chapter 1 verse 16. It's such a beautiful opening that John has to that he says here and of his fullness we have all received and grace for grace. [00:29:58]

I've always believed it in regard to my own preaching and this would I believe it's always better to end a little bit early that it is to go too long. It's always better to leave people saying hey I wish that could have gone on a little bit longer then say oh when is this ever gonna end. [00:32:49]

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