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In my Bible, in Jeremiah chapter 33 and

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verse 3, I read, Call upon me, and

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I will answer thee, and show thee great

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and mighty things which thou knowest not.

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If that's the case, friends, why aren't we

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calling upon God in this desperate day?

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God's desire for His church today is to

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reestablish His prominence and preeminence in His sanctuary.

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The church today has unfortunately grieved Him away

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through carelessness, worldliness, and sin.

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Only a heaven-sent revival can realign the

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people of God to the heart of an

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offended holy sovereign.

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The question remains, will we follow the pattern

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for seeking Him found in Scripture, or will

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we continue to play church and rely on

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man-made methodologies and man-centered theology to

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continue the business of church activity which occupies

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the congregation while hardening them to the gospel

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at the same time?

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The people's hearts are hardened toward the things

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of eternity because our eyes are off Him

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and on ourselves.

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We can do much in the church today

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with money, sweat, and personality.

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Why do we need God when we are

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on the grow and our assemblies are increasing?

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The answer is, we need God because our

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communities are growing more wicked every day, our

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young people today are godless, and the church

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is not making a difference within the community.

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As the people of God, we have become

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self-focused, self-absorbed, and self-obsessed to

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the point that our Christianity is merely a

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means to serve us.

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I want to read you a quote from

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Stephen Alford and the need to cry out

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for revival because it breaks my heart every

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time I read it, listen to his words.

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But on the whole, there is so little

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spirit-begotten and energized prayer, so little utter

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dependence upon God, so little authoritative preaching.

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Instead, there is so much of high-pressure

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appeals for money, for decisions, and for uninstructed

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membership in our church life.

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These and many other disturbing features on the

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contemporary scene make me long and cry out

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for revival.

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Oh friends, we need to cry out for

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revival.

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We need to cry to the great God

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and ask him to show us great and

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mighty things in our day.