Category Archives: A Heart Cry for Revival

60 Days of Praying for Revival

Lift Up the Word – Light Up the World

Today is the National Day of Prayer in the United States and the above title is the theme. 2 Chronicles 34:8-21 When Josiah was 26, he began his temple restoration project where he endeavored “to repair the house of the … Continue reading

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The Young King Who Fulfilled Prophecy

2 Chronicles 34:1-7 Josiah was only eight years old when he was made king of Judah. The Chronicler notes that he did right in the sight of the LORD, walking in His ways like David. He did, however, partly fulfill … Continue reading

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Repentance–the Great 180

2 Chronicles 33 Have you ever known someone you thought was beyond redemption. You were sure they would not turn away from their wickedness and evil. They were confirmed in pursuing their destructive ways, unwilling and seemingly unable to change. … Continue reading

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As Bad As It Can Get?!

2 Chronicles 33 In Romans 1, the Apostle Paul gives an extensive list of what happens when a culture turns from God and adopts wickedness as a lifestyle. This is how he describes it: “And just as they did not … Continue reading

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An Honest Discussion about Resources and Investments

““Now the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed. ‘And I was … Continue reading

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An Honest Discussion about the Church

One of my tasks as Director of Home Missions and Evangelism is to seek encourage, recruit and oversee church planters and church-planting. In my denomination it takes at least twenty-five members to establish a church. Until it reaches that point, … Continue reading

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The Coming Crisis in Church Leadership

“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to … Continue reading

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As the End Draws Near

2 Chronicles 32:24-33 Near the end of his life, Hezekiah became “mortally ill” and he prayed to the LORD for healing. The context is “in those days,” during the time when Sennacherib began to attack Judah (2 Kings 20:6). He … Continue reading

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The Taunts of the Enemy

2 Chronicles 32 Hezekiah faced a formidable enemy in Sennacherib king of Assyria, who had just carried the northern tribes into captivity (2 Kings 17) and now was laying siege to Lachish, northwest of Jerusalem. In 2 Kings 18:13-16 we … Continue reading

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Overwhelming Generosity

2 Chronicles 31 After Hezekiah re-instituted the worship at the Temple, as the people heard the news, they responded in overwhelming generosity. I will list some of the instances that reveal this generosity. They “provided in abundance,” they “brought in … Continue reading

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