{"id":793,"date":"2021-01-06T13:16:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T11:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ats.ac.za\/blog\/?p=793"},"modified":"2021-05-18T12:25:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T10:25:14","slug":"revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ats.ac.za\/blog\/revival\/","title":{"rendered":"Revival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Experiencing a revival has become a yearning in the hearts of ATS\u2019 people. It started growing from deep within us and has become more and more urgent.  We are thinking about it and are listening to the whispering of the Holy Spirit to help us understand this yearning.  We wonder if revival should not be the dream or desire of the church of Jesus Christ?  Is it correct to think this way, or is it just wishful thinking or worse, a way to escape reality?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

There are many\nquestions that we seek to understand, questions such as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What is revival?  What is a definition of revival?<\/li>
  2. Is there in God\u2019s program, before the second coming of Jesus, a revival on His agenda?<\/li>
  3. Is a revival feasible in our time and world?<\/li>
  4. How will it happen? How will God bring it to pass?<\/li>
  5. What must we do? What are our contributions? Maybe the church needs a total new way of thinking.<\/li>
  6. How can there be an authentic revival that will stand the test of time<\/a>? A revival that will reach far and wide, impacting our world <\/a>until Jesus\u2019 second coming.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The almighty Creator, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ must be glorified in our world. We hope to continue writing articles<\/a> as we slowly follow God\u2019s revelation, guiding our understanding of His plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The truth of the\ndeath and resurrection of Jesus must reach the ends of the earth through the\nwork of the Holy Spirit. It is the sole purpose of what Jesus has done for the\nworld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You are invited to\nbe a partner in this journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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It started growing from deep within us and has become more and more urgent.  We are thinking about it and are listening to the whispering of the Holy Spirit to help us understand this yearning.  We wonder if revival should not be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gods-calling","category-holy-spirit","post-preview"],"yoast_head":"\nRevival - Auckland Park Theological Seminary Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ats.ac.za\/blog\/revival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Revival - Auckland Park Theological Seminary Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Experiencing a revival has become a yearning in the hearts of ATS\u2019 people. 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