Do We Really Need Another Conference?

Brothers and Sisters,

It has been said that the Chinese revival is the greatest movement of God in modern history.  It is probably the closest thing this side of glory that compares to the book of Acts.  This revival which began several decades ago still continues to this day. Despite the efforts of Satan to quash the Chinese revival, the Holy Spirit still moves in that nation.

In watching a video from Open Doors the brother describes how the Chinese revival began.  The Chinese revival did not begin with large conferences and well-known speakers. It did not begin with challenging messages to encourage the people to pray for revival.  The Chinese revival simply began in prayer. It began in extended prayer and fasting.  The Chinese brothers and sisters cried out for God to move. And the Lord heard their prayers and gave an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to China. To the Chinese church.

To the best of my knowledge the Chinese Revival was never owned by any one denomination. It was never owned by any one miinistry.  The Chinese revival was never owned by any one pastor. The Chinese revival was simply done by Christ. And that by Jesus alone. It is a grass roots revival centered totally upon the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a revival that was birthed in prayer and sustained by prayer.  Jesus is at the center of the Chinese revival.  It is the Holy Spirit that sustains the revival. The revival is fueled by the prayers of the believers.

Spirit-filled Believers are sensing there's an urgency in hiur that cry out we pray for the things of eternity.  Thos things are the Word of God and the souls of men and women.  The urgent need of the hour is for Spirit-filled prayer. Prayer that will bring a movement of God.  They movment of God that will send forth the word of God throughout the earth. A movement of God that will bring His Word to save the souls of men and women.  Call such a movement a revival if you will. Then let it be a revival that will bring about the eternal things of God.

Such a revival will not be brought about by another Sermon Index Conference.  Brothers Paul Washer, Carter Conlon, Edgar Reich, brother Brian and other anointed men of God will not bring about a movement of God. As anointed as these men are and I have been blessed by their messages.. These men would tell us that revival will only come through prayer and fasting.

I believe the 1859 revival began with two businessmen that started praying in New York City. These men were not annointed pastors.  But only two brothers who had a desire to see God move in their City. Their prayers resulted in God moving east of the Mississippi River in various vities.

The Azusa Street Revival was birthed in prayers in the early 1900s. Though there were people such as William Seymour who played a part in the revival.  It was basically a grass roots movement that started with anonymous saints crying out for God for a moving of His Spirit. And the spirit was poured out.

The 1949 Hebrides revival began with two infirmed senior citizen sisters who cried to God to move night and day. We all know the story of that revival.

Brothers and sisters the moving of God begins with prayer. The moving of God begins with our moving to the prayer closet and crying out to Him.  Please consider what Jesus said below,

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Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am in their midst....Mat. 19:18-20
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Saints the need of the hour is for prayer. The need of the hour is for individual prayer. The need of the hour is for prayer corporately. But it does not need to be a large group or a large conference. Jesus said if two agree on earth asking in prayer. It will be done by His Father in heaven.

I do not know if prayer corporately was done by small groups in China. But from my reading in the persecuted church small groups are preferred. Mainly because large gatherings will attract the attwntion of the persecuting authorities.

Below is a short video where the brother tells the story of how the Chinese revival began.  After watching the video let us ask herself. Do we really need another conference. Or do we need to go to the prayer closet.

https://youtu.be/Zo-28yvN3rM

Posted by Blaine Scogin

Such a revival will not be brought about by another Sermon Index Conference. Brothers Paul Washer, Carter Conlon, Edgar Reich, brother Brian and other anointed men of God will not bring about a movement of God. As anointed as these men are and I have been blessed by their messages.. These men would tell us that revival will only come through prayer and fasting.

Brother,

I understand your heart. The Chinese revival from my readings of it, (of which I did extensively for 2 years) shows that any generalization of their movement is hard. They had meetings large and big, meetings for leaders to share, meetings for prayer, they had evangelism skits, or just open air preaching. They have done many things but the common denominator was God the Holy Spirit was working in it all.

I do believe it is benifical to have a conference if the Holy Spirit is leading for it. I do think it could be a turning point and helpful to the walks of many believers in the hour we are living. It could be the extra oil some need for the times coming.

Do I believe Revival will come through the event? NO. But surely God can do what He wants. Do I expect to meet God and Him to work in my life to conform me closer to Christ, YES.

I have personally felt led to organize a conference. So just to underline to you and other brethren on the forums here, we are not touting we are bringing revival. But do I believe some even on the forums are living in secret sins, compromises, problems and a conference like this could help clear away these things and bring a more fulness of the Spirit in their lives, yes. We are "all" in need of reviving and for rivers of living waters to flow from us more.

I see the Chinese believers eager to go to hear the Words of God anyway they can and then put it into practice. I hope anyone who feels led to hear the messages of the conference, pray with saints at the conference will also do likewise.

God bless you bro Dohzman as you battle not only against your infirmity, but also spiritual warfare. May the Lord strengthen you and heal you brother and may you glorify Him even in the midst of calamity. You write.........

"I have never sensed such an urgency in a pronounced move of God as I do right now."

Amen brother, all the world is desperate for a mighty moving of God and the saints need to be encouraged and fortified and exhorted. What better way to do that than to have the presence of God flood down and pour into dry and thirsty spirits................bro Frank

So Jesus said to the twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?".  Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord to whom shall we go?  You have words of eternal life."...John 6:67-68

It is the Spirit who gives life the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life...John 6:63

Brothers and sisters to whom shall we go?  Do we need to go to the latest revival conference to have the life of Christ? Do we need to hear the most anointed revival preacher to have the Life of Christ?  Do we need to lay out thousands of dollars to attend a revival conference when Jesus has promised us rivers of living water for those who believe in Him.

Jesus gives a gracious invitation for those who are thirsty when he says,

If anyone is thirsty, let Him come to me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the scripture said, "From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water."...John 7:58

The living water that Jesus promises is free. It does not cost anything on our part but faith.  Again Jesus tells us,

The Spirit and the bride, say, "Come."  And let him who hears say, "Come."  And let the one who is thirsty come, let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.

Brethren Jesus offers us living water without cost. We do not need to go to a revival conference to find the life of Christ. Jesus offers us His words that are spirit and truth. He offers us His Holy Spirit if we will but come to Him and drink.  All we have to do is go to Jesus. 

Honestly we do not need another revival conference. But we do need Jesus.

Blaine 

Blaine,

Another brother said it well: "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrews 10:25, KJV.

This applies also to local fellowship of being a part of a body of believers. We need these type of larger gatherings in our lives, it is beneficial to our walks.

In no way are we saying that anyone cannot have personal relationship with Jesus Christ or experience the work of the Spirit apart from the conference. A conference is simply a gathering and time of fellowship seeking God together. The scriptures encourage such gatherings. The event is also free to be watched online, free simulcast locations that will be all over the USA. And free to attend the physical event, minus cost to travel to the location.

So yes we do need another gathering of believers whether its this larger one or a local gathering weekly.

I just heard news of a brother who left the faith, he was very zealous and strong, one of the reasons why is that he was convinced all churches were wrong and he was without fellowship for many years. It is heartbreaking to witness such things. We need each other in the body of Christ not only virtually on a forum or phone calls but in person fellowship.