Revival Journal

We are currently in the middle of our 4th Annual Friends and Partners Cruise. The Holy Spirit has visited us in every service, and we have also had a wonderful time of relaxing, something I don’t get to do very often! Brad Morgan, you would be proud of me!

An African-American minister from Atlanta who joined us for one of the meetings was greatly ministered to, and told me if the word was for no on else, the cruise was worth it just for him!

Ministers are under a tremendous attack today; and one thing most ministers are not able to do is come aside and rest. My prayer for Revival Now Ministries is that we will not only be a soul winning organization, but that we would be a ministry that is able to minister effectively to pastors all over the world!

Plans are already underway for our annual Friends and Partners Cruise for May 25-29, 2009. For more information, email me at or call our office at 334-576-7265.

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WOW! God is moving in Pascagoula Mississippi! and He didn’t even need a squirrel to make it happen! (see Ray Stevens)

There were at least 8 people who gave their lives to Jesus during the morning service and more on Sunday night! I was out on the floor worshiping God during the night service so I was in no shape to count!

After the Morning service at least 5 people were baptized in water! In fact 65 people have been baptized in water at CLI since the first of the year! I would say, that’s revival!

Christian Life International is sponsoring The Great Awakening Conference May 18-22, 2008. Speakers will include Pastor Eric Camp, Kent Maddox, Paul Keith Davis and Steven Shelley. For more information go to http://clife.cc. I encourage you if you are in 250 miles of Pascagoula to go! You WILL be blessed!

Thanks Pastors Eric and Toni Camp for your partnership! God is  the move in Mississippi!

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While I praise God for all He has allowed Pam and I to see the first four months of this year, I think it is fitting to take a moment on this National Day of Prayer and focus on need for repentance for our entire nation!

2Ch 7:13  If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
2Ch 7:14  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.

This is STILL a right now word for the American Church!

I am fully aware America is not perfect; the American Church is no where near what she should be or could be; may I remind you she is not what she is going to be!

I have surfed around many websites criticizing and attempting correct many people’s doctrine and the way the run their ministries. Let me state emphatically we must contend for CORRECT, sound doctrine when it comes to Christianity! But if we would focus on 2 Chronicles 7:13 and 14, the Holy Ghost would bring the correction to us without someone have to be the scripture police!

I had what I would call a mini vision a couple of years ago while in Bedford Indiana at Tabernacle of Praise. While in the prayer room for pre-service prayer, The Holy Spirit showed me two streams merging together and becoming one larger river. The Lord showed me one stream represented the Pentecostal move; it has always been known for strong preaching, experiencing the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and integrity of the scriptures. The other stream represented the Charismatic move; it has been known for strong worship, teaching of the Word and experiencing the supernatural. While there has been extreme legalism at times on one side, and extreme goofiness at times of the other; God wants to bring a merging of the streams together that will bring a balance to the Spirit Filled movement of today!

As we pray for our country today (and every day for that matter), may we seek God to raise up the leaders He desires us to have; may they have a heart for God and the things of God; and if they do not currently have that, may our Father give that to them! May God raise up people of integrity and honor both in every facet of the political realm as well and may God give us apostles, prophets, evangelists pastors and teachers after HIS HEART and not after THEIR carnal agenda!!

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Our services ended in Bedford Indiana at Tabernacle of Praise. I know of at lest one more person who told me they gave their heart to the Lord!

In 7 weeks we have seen at least 35 people commit their lives to the Lord and saw 34 people baptized in water!
I am so thankful to be able to live in this hour and to be a part of His end time harvest! Thanks to Pastor Gary Thomas, Pastor Jeff Nikirk, Pastor Tom Jones, and the entire praise team, you and staff and congregation of TOP…for being open to the Holy Spirit…

And for being hungry for God!!!!

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Services last night at Tabernacle of Praise was powerful! Jeff Nikirk and the Praise team allowed God to use them to literally bring the Glory down!

The altars were fill with hungry hearts crying out to God! As I was preparing for church, I was overcome with such a broken heart over the lack of hunger for God in people’s hearts; even at times my own! I can honestly say though, I am hungrier for God thatn I have even been in my life!

When you lack a genuine hunger for God, you despise to worship, you get agitated by what seems to be an over emphasis on prayer and worship; a lack of hunger for God will cause you to feel prideful about your walk with God, and even the ministry God has given you!

The level of humility we are willing to walk in determines the level of anointing we will carry!

James 4:10 says to humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up.

I Peter 5:6 says to humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time.

The question is: Is your hunger only bringing you to within sight of Jesus?

Or is your hunger for God motivating you to get yourself underneath His hand?

I want His hand to rest mightily on me! 

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My friend James Smith has an opportunity to travel to Kenya East Africa beginning June 8th for some meetings planned with a Pastor I personally met when Pam and I were there back in December of 07.

All of you who frequent Revival Journal know I never ask for money. Especially for myself. But God has given us the opportunity and invitation to travel to Kenya both in August and again in December of 2008. We need God to help us raise funds to feed pastors in our upcoming Kenya conferences. But I am not asking this for ourselves or Revival Now Ministries; I am asking each one of the readers of this blog to consider planting a seed into James and Shana’ trip. I am asking this because I know the blessing Pam and I have received from being able to bless the Kenyan people; and I want he and his wife to experience the same blessing! And I am asking this because I know James’ heart is to see a Fresh Pentecost come to America as well as the nations of the world!
What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you!

Go to http://americanpentecost.wordpress.com and make a donation for James Smith’s Kenya trip. There is a donate button there to click and simply follow the instructions. You will be a partner in the thousands James will reach. And when we get to heaven, you will have someone come up to you and say, “…you remember when you gave….”

God bless you James. And God bless our partners and friends as we partner together with other ministries to see the Great Commission fulfilled!

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Revival has hit our services here in Bedford Indiana we are extending them through Sunday April 27th!

The Holy Spirit continues to amaze me; brooding and hovering over the services and manifesting healings. As the Spirit began to hover over the service tonight, I kept feeling led to take the microphone and call out certain ailments that people needed to be prayed for. God uses me in prophecy and words of knowledge some, but not on a regular basis. Not that I don’t want to be used that was, because I do! But sometimes I think when the gifts become the main focus, people lose sight of Jesus!

Needless to say people kept coming and coming…and several gave their lives to Christ in the middle of it all!

Jesus said if He was lifted up, He would draw all me unto Himself!

Thank God for what He is doing in Lakeland Florida! Thank God for what He is doing in Opelika, Alabama…Bedford Indiana…thank Him for what He is doing in your church and in your town…even if you can’t see the full benefits from it just yet!

Let the fire fall!!!!!!

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A wonderful move of the Holy Spirit took place today at Tabernacle of Praise, Bedford Indiana! I know of at least three people who gave their lives to Jesus this morning, with the altars filled both services with people asking Jesus to restore their passion for Him!

God is drawing people from various denomination together to seek Him. Today we had Baptist, Methodists, Catholics, AG, and Full Gospel people all worshiping together! I know this makes people think I trying to be ecumenical; but when the fire of God really begins to burn, denominations burn with it! God will bring the true church together while satan brings the compromised church together….

I chose to go with God and His Spirit! I believe it was Jesus Himself who said if He was lifted up, He would draw all men unto Him!

Let the FIRE fall!!!!

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There has been an outpouring of the Holy Ghost in Lakeland Florida at Ignited Church. Todd Bentley, who has been used quite a bit with miracles and signs is lighting it up in Central Florida!

I am amazed at how God the Father simply continues to move in power, even as people continue to say those days are gone…

God always seems to not get that email!

Let the FIRE fall!!!

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We ended our fourth week of revival services last night at Beauregard Revival Center in Opelika Alabama. The Holy Spirit did not disappoint us!

From the outset the Holy Spirit was pulling people closer to Him even again! When there is such a strong pull of the Spirit for people to come closer to Jesus, it makes me wonder if that is what Enoch felt as he walked with God; and then God took him!

The next thing God does is always greater than the last thing God did! One young lady came to the altar for a migraine headache at the beginning of the service and was healed; came back at the altar call and rededicated her life to Jesus and before she could finish a prayer of repentance was speaking in tongues! Without being coached to do so!

We will begin revival services at Tabernacle of Praise in Bedford Indiana with Pastor Gary Thomas Sunday at 10am & 6pm; Monday and Tuesday at 7pm. If you are shut in and cannot attend services, you can visit the Beauregard Revival Center website and click the link to 24/7 streaming video and view the Sunday morning services live from Beauregard Alabama.

And don’t forget; the next thing God does is always greater than the last thing God did!

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