Ignite Revival Ministries's Podcast

Have you ever encountered an area in your life where you seemingly keep being tempted and tried? Many times we would think it was Satan himself tempting us. We blame everything on him and think to ourselves, "He's trying to get me!" Or you may even think you need deliverance to get free?? You need to break through so you can break free! This may be the season for victory in this area of your life.

Revivalists of the past preached, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God!" or "Without Holiness, No one Will See God!" A sermon with that title today would shock most of the conscience of the American church. We need preachers that will come out of their prayer closet on fire with a message from heaven. John Burton says, "We should preach in such a way that people either hate you or fall in love with Jesus."

He desires to have you! It's not about what you can get or gain, but your desire should be to have Him. Like a waiting virgin, pure, holy, un-defiled. You would say, "That's Not Me!" But He says, "Yes it's You!" That's what is so spectacular about Him. He is waiting for you and has adorned you and graced you in His Holiness. We must remain pledged to Him alone. He is preparing His Bride the Church for a wedding.

The Holy Spirit needs a vessel to flow through. That vessel is usually a frail, flawed human being. The problem isn't the message of revival, the problem is that people who love God are prone to be fickle and are easily discouraged by hard circumstances which will come in full force during a revival. Revival is God moving within frail, human vessels. In most examples of supernatural activity in the Bible, God needed a willing vessel. Are you ready for the good in revival and the bad in revival?

What exactly does it mean to "raise and Ebenezer?" This name comes up exactly three times in the Old Testament. Two of those times the name comes up to simply identify a specific place for specific events, but the most important occurrence of this word is right here in 1 Samuel 7:12.

Let's be honest, the God of the Bible and His Word can be disturbing, offensive and challenging to even the brightest mind. At times, we may even feel that this God of the Bible is embarrassing. The truth is, our God is who He claims to be and He doesn't apologize or make any excuses for His behavior. His ways are higher than our ways! The test of our faith is fully trusting in this God that we are barely able to comprehended. Audio insert clip: Francis Chan

There is a big difference in believing what God has promised through a prophetic word given and praying for the thing you would like to be true. The prophet himself and the prophetic word must be judged. Listen in with Pastor Greg as we learn to discern the truth about the prophet and the prophetic and what is truth and what is deception.

We must make our self ready for an encounter with the King. Do you have a love so deep that it physically aches? Do you have a love so passionate that it flames up like a gust of wind at the thought of Him? Do you have a love so limitless that is spans beyond time and is anchored in eternity. This is exactly how He feels about us!

As I am in the midst of the greatest battle I have ever had to face, I have seen the realities of war in trying to take a city for Christ. I realize my weakness and frailty at the thought of the everyday grind of this war. Sometimes I stand back and watch the battle from a distance and think, "This is what I was destined and trained for!" Yet the everyday grind of being in the trenches, doing without, standing in the gap, placing our lives in peril, I say, "Lord, am I really cut out for this!" "Yes! I, we, must be willing to face this spiritual war assignment with unwavering boldness, not emotional resolve or a working up of our faith. We must have unwavering boldness or we wont last when the battle is bloody and muddy.

I crisis, in bad times, when things aren't going as planned the intimacy and history that we have with God could be the sustaining factory. You've either dug your life giving watering holes or you haven't. We all are created with a large capacity for God. Unfortunately, some just want a thimble full. Our authority in the Kingdom of God is based upon our proximity and capacity of God. We have churches on every corner, but not authority. We have religiosity, but not authority. The problem is we lack capacity.

A true encounter with God will cost you everything! Yes, His grace is free but pursuing Him will cost you greatly. Satan loves to offer up religion that looks like an encounter but there is a huge difference. Religion will cost you nothing. In the American Church cheap grace is offered as an alternate to the real costly grace delivered by God. What has your walk with God cost you?

As we advance in the front lines of God's Kingdom, satanic obstacles will block the path to bringing His Kingdom...Normally these blockages don't come from outside, they come from within us! The battle that rages is in our mind and in our flesh. You must understand, your enemy wants all-out devastation. He is not just interested in knocking you down, he wants to destroy you!

The process of refinement is taking that which is and heating it up to the point that you capture just the vapor. Distilled: Am i willing and determined to hand over my simple naked self to God? Dirty or Clean....

True hunger for God will cause you to live outside a place that is safe. Today's "Seeker" services are made to invite those who are on the outside wondering. We should have "Seeker" services where we teach "Seekers" how to be hungry. We think "Seeking" is the pre-encounter, when it is really after the encounter. When we have encountered... now begins the glorious pursuit, the extravagant exploration, the relentless reaching for Him for eternity.