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Is there any kind of revival outside of the personal revival? Revival can be experienced not just personally, but also in the church or in the community around us. Never though can there be a revival in the latter 2 groups, without there first being a revival in the life of the individual. God always works first with the person. From there revival may spread. Is there a contradiction here? Not at all. For though revival may be experienced in a larger group, it is only made up of the individuals' revival. If there be no individual revival, there can be no corporate revival.

We see revival meetings all throughout America, and now even in Europe and beyond. Yet these meeting as as far from revival as heaven is from hell. Revival is not the perfect singing of Hillsongs worship music, smoke machine or lights in unison with the chorus. Revival is the heart that has fallen upon the rock, broken to pieces, only to be put back together by the Spirit.

It is the same as prayer. Corporate prayer can only be as powerful as the individual's prayer. If there is a deficit in the prayer life of the individuals that make up the fellowship, then no amount of yelling and screaming in a meeting will make up for it.

Our fellowships are made up of real people, and though a facade may be there for show, God is not fooled by our display. It is up to us, the real people that make up our fellowship to seek the face of God, to draw near to him, to experience our revival with the Lord. Then and only then will we see the corporate fruits we so long for. Then the world will see, that God is truly in this place. Then we will understand, that we do not go to church, we gather as the Church.

Revival, must come to us, not them.

When they arrived, they called the members of the Church together. They reported everything God had done through them, especially that He had given people who were not Jewish the opportunity to believe. Acts 14:27 (GWT)

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