Page 240: Zach Meerkreebs: Humility and Healing — From Brokenness to the Asbury Outpouring

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

When Zach Meerkreebs finished speaking at Asbury University’s chapel on February 8, 2023, he texted his wife, “That was a stinker.” He thought the message had flopped. But what happened next was anything but ordinary. Students stayed. More arrived. And over the next 16 days, more than 60,000 people from around the world came to Hughes Auditorium to experience what became known as the Asbury Outpouring. Marked by a profound spirit of humility, this movement reflected the very heart of Jesus. And as it turns out, God had been preparing Zach through years of heartbreak and refining. In the crucible of personal loss, Zach had come to treasure one thing above all: friendship with Jesus. In this episode, Zach shares how his journey shaped the moment that changed so many lives—and why true spiritual awakening begins with radical humility. Zach is the author of Lower: Igniting Spiritual Awakening Through Radical Humility. Learn more at ZachMeerkreebs.com.

Watch Zach’s Asbury Chapel Message here: https://www.asbury.edu/about/revival-history/outpouring/

Page 151 of The Unfolding – Student Stories from Asbury

https://www.myfaithpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-unfolding/page-151-stories-from-asbury-students-share-their-experiences-at-asbury-outpouring/

Page 152 of The Unfolding – Why So Many Traveled to Be There

https://www.myfaithpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-unfolding/page-152-stories-from-asbury-why-so-many-traveled-to-be-there/

Resources focused on nurturing spiritual awakening in the body of Christ

https://awakeninglibrary.com/

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0:00.0	Page 240 of the unfolding is the story of Zach Meerkrebes.
0:05.7	It felt like Jesus was in the room.
0:07.6	Fifteen days later, we had probably 60,000 to 70,000 people had come.
0:12.6	The world had arrived.
0:14.3	Thousands of people had come to Christ.
0:15.9	People had been healed.
0:17.4	My faith will never be the same.
0:19.0	My life probably will never get the same. God's story has been
0:23.4	unfolding. Since the beginning of time. He invites you to be a part of it.
0:33.6	Another page in the unfolding.
0:37.3	Hey, this is Meredith Foster.
0:39.7	Zach Mirreve's never expected to be at the center of a spiritual movement.
0:44.5	Least of all on a day he thought he had completely missed the mark.
0:48.8	On February 8, 2023, Zach Meerkrebes gave a chapel message at Asbury University. Right after he stepped off
0:56.5	stage, he sent his wife a text describing the message that he had just delivered. He said,
1:02.1	that was a stinker. But just a few hours later, he found himself in tears, recording a voice
1:08.0	memo, telling her to pack up the kids and come quickly.
1:11.9	Something was happening, something neither of them could have imagined.
1:16.2	What followed was 16 days of non-stop worship.
1:20.6	No celebrity headliners, no flashing lights, no big productions, just students and strangers,
1:26.7	tens of thousands of them, gathering together in
1:29.7	the presence of God. Sack's own story is one of deep brokenness, a journey through pain that
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