A Bible-based family church in Elizabeth, South Australia

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

What is Revival? It’s a bringing back to life.

Why do we need revival?

We live in dark days. Our country has forgotten God. Our world is shrouded in spiritual darkness. Let's pray that Revival Showers of Blessings come upon God's people.

We're in a drought. Amos 8:11, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.

Satan is devouring many souls. We need some Bible believing churches across our land .

God can bring life from deadness. Revival begins with a return to God’s Word. We can pray, like Habakkuk: O Lord, revive thy work, Habakkuk 3:2.

Psalm 85:6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Some churches have lost their way. Have we become more dependent on methods, techniques, strategies, and programs, than on prayer and the Holy Spirit?

Have we lost confidence in the power of the Word to convict, the gospel to convert - and the Spirit - to draw men to Christ?

We have seen what human effort, creativity, and technology can do; we know what money, organisation, and promotion can do; but we have yet to see what God can do! We must earnestly seek God in prayer.

The church is in a crisis - it’s cold, decaying, dying. The carnal programs and entertainment are empty and shallow. Many believers are suffering from spiritual malnutrition. We must restore the Truth!

The saints of God need to be awakened and jolted into action. The church desperately needs to be awakened from its sloth and lumber!

God’s harshest words of reproof were not to the pagan world, but to the people of God.

As we humble ourselves God will hear us. It’s pride that will hinder God’s work in us. Our Lord says, humble yourselves. We have to lay aside pride.

The stale, stagnant, worldly-minded church is dishonouring God and we need to return unto the Lord. There’s a Problem of neglect - of the Bible, of prayer. A lack of the love of God for souls. The sin of Worldliness.

PRAYER is mentioned 38 times in Acts. Every significant event in the history of the early church can be traced to prayer. We must Wait upon God for His mercy and blessing.

Let us get back that old holy Passion. Amos 6:1, Woe unto them that are at ease in Zion. We need an old-fashioned, Hell-fire-and-brimstone, God-honouring, sin-convicting, soul-winning, Bible-preaching, Revival.

Revival is a rebirth, a renewal of God’s life. It means to renew or restore to new life that which is dying or dead. To bring back to life. To repair, and keep alive.

How can we have a true Revival? How can we become what God wants us to be? “Power from on high is the supreme need of today!” (Finney) It’s the Spirit that gives life. 2 Corinthians 3:6 …the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. The power of God is spiritual power, transforming power.

Revival will only come after true repentance. We need this mind shift called repentance. Repent of worldliness, of carnality. Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

Can we honestly search out our hearts, with an honest self-examination? Lamentations 3:40 says, Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.

We need the fire – to burn up all the dross! Revival means an overwhelming sense of the HOLINESS of God. A CONVICTION and BROKENNESS OVER SIN. 1 Thess 1:9 ...how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.

Let's cry out, like Isaiah: (64:1) “Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down...” It’s time to take hold of God. God calls us to holy living.

We’ve got to reach out to our Dying, perishing world. The early Salvation Army folk's motto was: "Go for souls, and go for the worst!"

How is our ZEAL for souls? Do we have any? Any passion for God? Or are we asleep?

Where is the divine FIRE? The fire on the altar? The red-hot faith? Let’s kindle again the holy fires of spiritual life. Keep the fire burning!

We need a Holy Desperation: Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Do we Earnestly seek Him? Is there the inward yearning - to please Him? To give Him glory?

May the church be transformed - to be a soul-saving station. A place of healing and deliverance.

"Revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God.” Do we hunger for a renewed love for God? Will we seek after God’s ways? Each one of us can seek the face of God for a personal revival.

1 John 5:21, Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. Idolatry can be defined as serving, loving, desiring, or trusting anything apart from God to fulfill your needs. Idolatry replaces God! It is a substitute.

Do I love or treasure anything or anyone more than God? Idolatry is the misdirection of our worship. It’s what our heart clings to.

An idol is a substitute for God. 1 Chronicles 16:26, For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

Exodus 20:4, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image…

It’s a vain exercise… Psalm 115:3-4 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands...

Man's modern idols Interfere with our relationship with the Lord. It's desiring something more than we desire Him. It could be possessions, pleasures, things, job, money, sports, hobbies, and many other things.

Matthew 22:37 ...Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Nowadays we have the stars of stadium and stage. Rock stars today are called “idols”. Many people idolise sports stars.

Ezekiel 14:3 ...these men have set up their idols in their heart... It’s been truly said that the heart is an idol-making factory.

Exodus 20:5 - Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them… Idols make God jealous. He deserves our best, not our second best.

Isaiah 42:8 - I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Don’t give your worship to anything else.

The Lord wants your heart, the first place, the highest place… Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters... Guard yourselves. Keep yourselves from idols.

1 Corinthians 10:14 Flee from idolatry.

Identify the modern-day idols, and tear them down.

Psalms 101:3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

We need to recognise and forsake our idols.

Renew your devotion to God. Cultivate habits that draw you closer to God. Regular prayer, Bible study, and fellowship with other believers can strengthen your walk with the Lord.

Let us examine our hearts and lives, identify any modern-day idols, and take steps to remove them, placing God at the centre of all we do.

It says of Paul, Acts 17:16 ...his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

The gods are different today. People will make time for whatever their heart desires.

Man crafts his own idols. Exodus 20:4 says, “You shall not make for yourself an idol.”

Paul elsewhere says the worship of idols is basically the worship of devils, 1 Corinthians 10:20 ...they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

Leviticus 26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

Idols are images. False gods. It is an abomination. It is deception and foolishness.

Materialism often drives people to value possessions more than spiritual growth. It’s easy to become attached to the things that you own, like your car, clothes, or gadgets.

God calls covetousness an idol. That means greed. For some, money becomes an idol. Colossians 3:5 ...covetousness, which is idolatry:

According to the Bible, when you covet something or someone, you place that object or person in a higher position of importance than God. Covetousness means chasing after things. It’s that appetite for something else. Something other than God.

What do we give our time and energy to?

Let’s honour our Lord, and develop a consistent prayer life. Determine to worship, to spend time in godly pursuits, time in His Word. Let’s learn to prioritise a personal relationship with the Lord above earthly interests.

Let’s keep a watchful eye on our hearts and recognise when something is becoming an idol in our life. Let’s actively pursue developing our relationship with God and keep mindful of potential idols.

Let’s keeping on nurturing our heart, soul, and mind, and our spiritual growth. Let’s be wary of anything that displaces God as the centre of our life.

Acknowledge the modern day idols in your life and turn away from them. Changing your mindset and habits will allow you to break free from modern day idolatry.

This transformation can be achieved through prayer, reading God’s word, and fostering a deeper relationship with Him. Keep working on your walk with God. Lean on God’s wisdom.

Develop self-control to resist the temptation to idolise worldly things. Engage in spiritual disciplines like prayer, fasting, and meditation to strengthen your ability to resist temptation.

Always keep God at the centre of your life. Replace false idols with the one true God.

Our Lord says, “You shall have no other gods before Me.”

Are you ready, Bride, for the Groom is at hand?

Our beautiful daughter was married to her beau recently. It was a profound occasion for the parents - a splendid day for all. The church was decorated with bright banners. It was a magnificent picture, as the father of the bride, with his daughter on the arm. I wept the whole way down the aisle.

There's much symbolism in a Christian marriage - that we will one day, as the church, the bride of Christ are bought together - to the marriage supper of the Lamb, where our bridegroom, the Lord Jesus Christ will await. And we will be in a wedding feast.

We read, Isaiah 61:1, I will greatly rejoice in the Lord. My soul shall be joyful in my God, for he hath clothed me with garments of salvation. He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

In Matthew 22:2, Jesus tells how the Kingdom of Heaven is like a king arranging a marriage for his son.

In 2 Corinthians 11:2, the church is compared to a bride, presented to Christ, as the bride of Christ. There's apicture of purity, as a glorious bride. In Ephesians 5:27, that he might present it to himself a glorious church not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing...

God's Word pictures this ultimate marriage supper, as we meet our Lord in Heaven.

In 1 Peter 1:18-19 it tells how to prepare for this marriage - that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things as silver and gold from your vain conversations received by tradition from your fathers but redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish.

The wedding reception of Matthew 22 tells how some that were bidden to come to the wedding would not come.

One man did not have on a wedding garment. He was not ready.

At the last supper, the Lord Jesus he took the cup, he gave thanks, and he said I won't drink this again - until when I come in my father's kingdom.

In a resembling way we can prepare for that day to come, when we eat and drink from his table, in his kingdom. Trust the Saviour and know His eternal gift of salvation.

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Praying for Micha and Hannah and their new life together.

Marriage was instituted and ordained of God when man's first estate was that of innocence and supreme happiness. God blessed this holy bond in these words: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

The Saviour Himself, sanctified the marriage union by His presence at the marriage feast of Cana of Galilee, but when He selected the tie that binds husband and wife as a fit emblem of His relationship to His ransomed church. He lifted its significance to the highest possible plane.

There is no tie on earth, so deep, so sacred, so binding, as that which joins a man and woman in the bond of marriage. Such a relationship, then, should not be entered into without prayerful thought, or due sincerity, but in the reverential fear of God.

We can build on Christ, as the foundation for our lives and marriage. We can know a Christ centred marriage. This is what Micha and Hannah want for their home, their family. The Lord Jesus is the love of their life.

This wedding is a picture of the ultimate wedding to come, when Christ will take for Himself His people as His bride. A picture of that closeness we can know with the Saviour who loves us so.

You can know Him as your own personal saviour. This would be the icing on top of the wedding cake for Micha and Hannah to hear that you have found peace with God through Christ.

Micha and Hannah would love to see all their friends and family come to know the great salvation in Christ. They wanted me to tell of the wonderful good news - that is called the gospel. That Christ died for our sins so we can be saved. Have you ever considered the reality of the destiny of your own soul? When you trust the Lord Jesus Christ He changes your destiny, and you can know eternal life. Life after death with God, forever.

Where will you spend eternity?

It’s by faith we can receive eternal life as the ultimate gift.

We can live our life to the glory to God…

Ecclesiastes 4:12 reads, “a threefold cord is not quickly broken..” Today, Micha and Hannah have been woven together by God as ONE in marriage!

In Jewish marriage the married couple sign The Ketubah, a contract that outlines the rights and responsibilities of the Groom to his Bride. It is a charter of women’s rights in marriage.

May there be truth and understanding between you.
May you enjoy length of days, fulfilment of hopes, and peace and contentment of mind.
May God bless and keep you always.
Return now to your home renewed in your faith and in your love.

I have the honour to present to you:
Mr and Mrs Micha and Hannah Frenzel.

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