This is a unique message. Scott’s introduction turned into an in-depth pastoral talk. The heart of the message was about faith. Regarding revival it’s easy to fall into unbelief and think God isn’t in the mood to send revival. Because our prayers for an outpouring of the Spirit are not fulfilled, we conclude God is to blame. But God is willing and happy to pour out His Spirit—He longs to do it! Scott takes a tour through the Scriptures to give a sampling of promises God has made to His people. The exhortation is to latch on to these great and precious promises until they come to pass.
Revival: Be Unified
This first message of the series lays a foundation of what revival is so that the church can be unified in the pursuit of it. There are many different ideas about revival and not all are biblical or to even be desired. The overuse of the word revival and the many negative connotations have caused many to repel the very idea of a revival. This message aims to clear up confusion mainly by showing that revival is nothing more than what Moses, David, Isaiah, Habakkuk, Jesus, the early Christians, Paul, and many others, prayed earnestly for. Scott also spends some time explaining several things revival is not, in order to better understand what it is.