How does a Revival happen? - (09/12/04-night)

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Text: Acts 2: 41 - 47

Introduction.

- Revival is not an emotion. It is the gospel.

- Gospel with its principals that cannot be changed.

01 . With a vibrant adoration.
Worship that leads the gospel to the deepest one’s heart. And some of the worship lyrics? Some with no biblical base. Commercialized. Illustration: Text of the Pr. Ricardo Gondim.

02. With deep Bible education.
Really immerse in the Word. Not "ski" over it. Illustration: Occurred in 1907 in the Bohemian.

03 . With rich communion .
Illustration: Jesus: Mark 3:13-14. Mark 6: 30-32. Luke 21: 28-30. The idea of a mentor. To be close by. As in the group of the Alcoholics Anonymous.

04 . With an efficient evangelism.
The good evangelist respects who does not believe. Example: Jesus. An evangelist does not look others from top to bottom.

05. With social worry . Illustration: Shanty towns of Rio. You do not establish church without attend the social needs. Has our church helped the poor men? In God eyes we are poor. And he helps us. What do we see today? The traditional with legalisms. The liberals with social worries. All a mistake in the eyes of Jesus.

06 . Face culture with flexibility.
Illustration: Pr. Juracy we Read, missionary in Mozambique. The problem of polygamy. Crisis: If we do not we adapt, we are not heard. If we adapt to much, we will please everybody and it is risky. Jesus is the water of life. We can change the "cup that we serve". The gospel will teach us to adapt, as Jesus did.

Conclusion.

- We Need to join the 6 points. Vibrant adoration. Bible teachings. Strong communion. Efficient evangelism. Worry with the social needs. Flexibility with cultural differences.

- What do we noticed today? Churches that emphasize one point or another. The Pentecostals, the worship. The liberals, the social needs. The traditional, the legalisms.

- It is necessary that 6 points are walk together, with the same emphasis.

- Jesus is our standard, our powerful and perfect leader.