Hello, thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15.

And the title of today's post is Prepare for Revival.

Larry Sparks has...

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Larry Sparks has written one of the best books on revival I have read in years.

Pentecostal Fire, a great book.

The title, Pentecostal Fire, is taken from the outpouring of Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.

Books such as this assure me of the coming revival, as do the young revivalists I see being prepared.

I am also encouraged by the strategies and plans God is giving to many of his leaders,

preparing them for the coming move of his spirit.

And then, of course, there are the prophecies being released regarding Holy Spirit's amazing plans.

These are just a few of the reasons.

I do not fear any shaking that may occur to restore America.

It will prepare us, not destroy us.

Though Larry's powerful and stirring book is filled with principles about preparing for and entering into revival,

in the final chapter, he challenges us regarding three idols we must address.

Here is a portion of that chapter. He says, I believe there are three idols that need to be

identified, confronted, and demolished in order for us to make room for Pentecostal

fire to manifest. It's available now, but as it was in the days of Jesus' birth, there's no room

at the end. We have not made room for the wild move of Pentecostal fire because, like with

the end of the Christmas story, we have filled our modern ends with other things. Simply stated,

there is no space for Pentecost because we have filled God's space with things

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