When you think of “revival,” what immediately comes to mind? In this series, we are discovering what actually happens when people experience “revival” – often looking like something quite remarkably unexpected. In today's message, see how the Spirit fills Paul to do something most would not associate with a dynamic encounter with God. “Confrontation” is part 2 of our 4-part series called, “Should We Pray for Revival?”
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MESSAGE STUDY NOTES (also as PDF download above)
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WARM UP
Do you tend to avoid confrontation or are you a more “tell it like it is” person? How do you know?
READ
Acts 13:4-12
TAKEAWAY
Signs of True Revival
1. Revival makes you sacrificial
2. Revival makes you intolerant of evil
3. Revival makes priorities clear
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Have you ever associated revival with confrontation? Why or why not?
2. How would you describe Jesus’s level of “tolerance?” Why?
APPLICATION
Take time to pray together for the filling of the Spirit, resulting in sacrifice, an intolerance of evil, and clear priorities.
FOR MENTORING
What idol do you think wants to take the throne of your life, resulting in either a lack of confrontation or a rush toward it?
