Why Does Revival Terry #1

Why Does Revival Terry? (Series #1)

Dale Carter Sr.

Harvest Fellowship Community Church

June 27, 2021

1 Sam 1:8-17

8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.

10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.

13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

14 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.

16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

1 Cor 4:14-16

14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. KJV

Intro: How long and how many times have I heard, “We need a revival” how true this is, but how serious are those that ask the question. Time and time again Israel needed a revival. They needed a revival because of their backslidden condition. They had left off following the Lord God of Israel and sought and followed other gods, gods of idolatry, gods of entertainment, success, money, romance, gods of sex, even food and most of all, the one god that is very prevalent today, “self” or “me.”

Before a revival can come to the land or people they (the people) must be prepared. God has a way preparing His people to long for a revival. As hunger and thirst will produce a meal of good food and drank for the present, a longing for more will produce a family reunion, with even the neighbors invited. There is not a shortage of digestible foods in America, we are a land of plenty. There has only been a shortage of things in America was when the politicians were seeking a power grab. It’s a proven fact if, make people hungry or having to do without and you can sway them into following the person that promises prosperity. But there is a shortage of Spiritual power and anointing. The shortage is not because God does not have an ample supply, the fault lies in and among the people. When we the people return to a falling out, anointing saturating, signs following, life changing, church stirring, falling on face, humbling self, un-controllable praying, repenting hearts, turning from wickedness and seeking the only true God of Heaven then we will see an out pouring of revival and restoration that cannot be reckoned with or diminished by the mockeries of atheists and antagonistic of today’s world.

Revival must start from behind the pulpit. where preachers point the congregations to Jesus Christ, His Holiness and righteousness not to their own glory. It must start with praise and worship leaders that transform praise into worship. Singers whose lyrics bring brokenness and conviction colliding with joy unspeakable and full of glory, peace like a river in my soul flowing from valley to mountain top whose floods gates are the spouts where the glory comes out.

I am plum past the plum as being plum fed up with these two and three nights meetings where only fifteen to twenty percent of the home folk show up. I’m not trying to embrace a critical spirit, but I am tired of listening to words of great intellects educated higher than the eagles can sour, telling me to just think positive and do good works and God will overlook my sin. Well, Horsefeather, God will never over look sin no matter how many good works we do and the wages of sin is still death. I am looking for the Word that will produce the evidence of casting out devils, speaking with new tongue, putting that old serpent under our heel and stomping his ugly head and laying hands on the sick and witness the healing or recovery as we pray in the Name of Jesus.