TEXT: 2 Chronicles 7:14
- Revival begins with God’s people
- Those who have been born into His family John 1:11-13; 3:3, 7; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:9; 4:7; 5:1,4,18
- Those who have believed on His Son as their Saviour John 9:35; Acts 16:31; 1 Joh 3:23; 1 John 5:13
- Those who have called on His name
- By faith in Him
- To be cleansed from their sins Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21; 2 Timothy 2:22; 1 Peter 1:17
- Those who are called by His name
- Called by His name as His children Romans 8:26-30
- Called by His name who have His Spirit living in them 2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13; 4:30
- Revival begins with God’s people admitting their need
- Because of their lack of intimacy with God 1 John 1:5-10
- Because of their lack of blessings from God Deuteronomy 11:17; 1 Kings 8:35; 2 Chronicles 6:26; 7:12-13; Malachi 3:10
- Because of their sinfulness against God Isaiah 56:1-4; Jeremiah 6:10; 1 Corinthians 2:10-14
- Revival begins with God’s people humbling themselves before God James 4:6-10; 1 Peter 5:1-11
- In prayer to God
- In seeking God
- In repentance to God
- Confessing our sin to God
- Admitting our sin to God
- Turning from our sin unto the Lord