Have you experienced TRUE REVIVAL??

You know, sometimes we have the wrong understanding of what revival means. We think that revival is getting loud & crazy for God or having a service of great emotion & crying out to God. These services are great & incredible...& lives do get changed in these... but is this what constitutes revival?
REVIVAL is all about an INWARD CHANGE, but too often... we really have the OUTWARD down pretty good. We can clap, sing, shout, & get 'happy' in God yet not really allow God to change us on the INSIDE.
When we examine the revival that took place in the Israelites in Nehemiah 10:29 until the end of the chapter & the early church in Acts 2 we see 6 markers of TRUE REVIVAL: (1)There will be genuine repentance in your life (2)you will have a new love for your brothers in Christ & strive for unity (3)You will have a new love for the Word of God & want to know everything that it says (4)You will begin to live a separated life from the world (5) You will have a renewed sense of worship & a primary fact of that worship is that you will become a faithful giver of tithes & offerings (6) YOU WILL PRODUCE LASTING SPIRITUAL FRUIT. I spoke on this topic in much more detail & you can hear it at http://opendoorcommunitychurch.podbean.com & go to the 5-23-10 message.
WE NEED TRUE REVIVAL!!!
PG