Enjoying the Journey
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Free This Month: A Revival Resource
This week I am preaching a revival meeting in the low desert of Arizona. (Yes, it is hot. No, it is not a tent meeting!) The pastor has worked diligently to prepare the church and hearts have been very responsive to God’s Word. I have come to realize that the most important days in a revival meeting are not the meeting itself. Instead, they are the days before the meeting. Prepared hearts are more important than prepared sermons. No evangelist brings revival – God Himself revives His people when they get where they can hear Him. Vance Havner used to call this being “in tune with heaven.” For this reason I have come to believe that the prayers of God’s people…
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Today we open the doors of Crown College for its 23rd year. I remember well the day 19 years ago this week when I showed up at Crown College for the first time. I remember those who showed me around. I remember Pastor Sexton’s interest in every student. I remember those I roomed with (some of them are very hard to forget!). Most of all, I remember the spirit of anticipation and expectancy. Our campus is much larger now. The buildings more extensive. The student body and faculty have grown. But some things never change. That same spirit is evident this morning and we are believing that the best is yet to come! Our God is at work and is…
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