Friday, September 19, 2008

The Image of the Revolution

As established in my last post, a revolution is underway. This is a revolution that will affect all aspects of life, ending with, I believe, the next Great Awakening (and the last). Statistically, twenty-million people already know and are part of this movement. That brings me to a question: Where are these people?? What do they look like?? I hope to shed some light to these and other questions that will be answered in the posts to follow. Hopefully, I’ll have more readers by then. I’ll tie this in a little farther down.

So, what do revolutionaries look like?? A better question would be, what do they not look like? When I think of this, my mind is taken to Revelation 7. Verses 9 and 10 say this:
After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God,
Who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”

This, my friends, is the image of the revolution. The revolutionaries will come from everywhere. I mentioned that there are twenty-million people who are on board. Ladies and gentleman, that’s just in the U.S. There is no way to really know how many have come on board from around the world. Therein lies the problem. We need to seek out and establish relationships with the revolutionaries around us. I can guarantee you, they are right beside you. Denomination has no deciding factor in who’s a part of this movement. Talk to your Christian friends about the change needed in the church, and listen carefully to their response. You will know them by their response.

Christians are sick and tired of religiosity. They are sick of three choir songs, meet and greet/ offering, two praise songs, and a three point, thirty-minute sermon ending in a general prayer for all. Now, there has to be order, and revolutionaries aren’t against that. What needs to be done away with is routine. Order<>Routine. The church is sick and in need of major change.

Find those who agree with what I just said. They are the image of the revolution.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

The Birth of a Revolution

Now I return to you with some interesting revelation. Actually, this revelation was received months ago after reading through Jeremiah’s blog, Just This Side of Heresy.

There is a movement going on within the church that growing at a rapid pace. I have recently read a book by George Barna entitled Revolution. This book describes perfectly the change that is occurring here in the Church. A revolution is underway. Over twenty million have jumped on board and are part of this growing movement.

You see, a definition of the word revolution is simply a sudden or momentous change in a situation. Millions of Christians are tired of the way church is, and have ultimately walked away from the church religious system. This isn’t because they are walking away from Christ, but because the system isn’t working and they know that a change is needed. These Revolutionaries are using other methods to worship God outside of a designated “service.” These people are true followers of Christ, but not followers of the religious system. In short, we are revolting against
the complacency and conformity invading the church.

This is a short post, merely because it will take much more to really get into this subject. I’m sure you will have questions, comments, and objections. I say, bring them here. Just know that I plan to write on this much more.

However, I will issue this simple decree. JOIN THE REVOLUTION!!!!!! GO AGAINST THE SYSTEM AND CONNECT TO THE TRUE GOD!!! THIS IS A EFFORT TO UNITE THE REVOLUTIONARIES AND PROPEL THIS MOVEMENT FORWARD.

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http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19443728716

More revolution essays to come. This is just the beginning…………