Real Revival
About this sermon
In “Real Revival,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about holiness, revival, the condition of the church. Drawing especially from Isaiah 59, 1 Corinthians 11, Isaiah 30, Galatians 5, the teaching emphasizes that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that revival begins with repentance, renewed hunger for God, and practical obedience among His people.
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Odle focuses on holiness while working through Isaiah 59. The message argues that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. It connects this with the conviction that revival begins with repentance, renewed hunger for God, and practical obedience among His people. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on freedom from fear while working through Isaiah 59, Isaiah 30. The message argues that the believer must answer fear with trust in God, sober judgment, and faithful action. It connects this with the conviction that the gospel announces Christ’s saving work and calls every hearer to repent, believe, and obey. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on repentance while working through Galatians 5. The message argues that repentance involves turning from known sin and bringing conduct into agreement with God’s word. It connects this with the conviction that baptism is examined as an act of obedience and identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. The practical emphasis is to respond with honest repentance and concrete obedience.
Odle focuses on revival while working through Isaiah 59. The message argues that revival begins with repentance, renewed hunger for God, and practical obedience among His people. It connects this with the conviction that the Holy Spirit leads, equips, corrects, and strengthens believers who yield to God. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on revival while working through Jude 23. The message argues that revival begins with repentance, renewed hunger for God, and practical obedience among His people. It connects this with the conviction that the biblical narrative is used to show God’s power to recover what has been lost and restore usefulness. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on prayer while working through Matthew 24. The message argues that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on holiness. The message argues that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on holiness while working through John 16. The message argues that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. It connects this with the conviction that the Holy Spirit leads, equips, corrects, and strengthens believers who yield to God. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on demons and deliverance while working through Ecclesiastes 10. The message argues that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. It connects this with the conviction that the message connects prayer for healing with faith in Christ, pastoral care, and submission to God. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on prayer. The message argues that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. It connects this with the conviction that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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this place today in Jesus name and everybody say Amen amen you may be seated this morning Hallelujah Hallelujah all right well I don't even know what to call this this morning but I want you to take your Bibles out I want you to first turn to second Corinthians chapter 11. you know last week really talked about your thought life and controlling your thoughts bringing every thought captive The Obedience of Christ not letting Satan Rule and Reign and just have his way in your mind and your thought life because thoughts once thoughts are accepted they may be coming from outside sources but once thoughts are accepted into the brain wrong thoughts from the Devil and they're accepted and meditated upon and just let to stay there and revolve around and around and around they'll eventually drop down into your heart and then the Bible says you know Jesus spoke about this from the abundance of the heart the mouth will speak and what you let get down into your heart into your spirit you will eventually say or act upon you will do and this is why it's very very important to control your thought life and you have to do it through God remember we went through that scripture last week second Corinthians chapter 10 3-6 there you have to do it through God through the name of Jesus Through The Power of Jesus if you don't you're not going to be able to control your mind and I did quote this passage a little bit of it last week and we're going to start here but we're kind of going in a totally different direction because I want to talk about a move of God talk about Revival this morning what it is and what it isn't because there's a lot of things going on that's not really Revival it's being called Revival okay I'm gonna be honest with you and I'm just going to say this there's a big news in town of the revival going on in Auburn University okay now let me just tell you getting a big group of people together is not a Revival okay um I'm starting to look into one of the speakers and I'm very troubled I'm just going to tell you that right now who spoke at the thing and it's leading back to all the same characters that I have run into in the past all right now let me just say this though somebody can get saved just about anywhere I told the story of the person that I I knew about that you know got arrested one night for being drunk in public right you know Ron White talked about getting arrested being drunk in public well this guy was drunk he got thrown in the drunk tank well he just happened to be a backsliding Christian who was out drinking and got thrown in the drunk tank and while he's there with all the other
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drunks in the drunk tank he starts preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to them and look out now somebody got saved in the drunk tank okay now God can do anything he wants and he can move through anybody he wants in any place and any time even if they're not right with him this is again something that's hard for us to understand sometimes but just because somebody might get saved in a situation does not mean the whole situation is good or safe for that matter okay um and let's just read this I want to read this and then we're going to go to uh you know get ready to go to Isaiah 59 but I guess I I ought to turn there that would help matters all right this is second Corinthians 11 we're going to read through verse one through four here now remember the Apostle Paul was a Fearless man he was a bold man he was a Holy Ghost Field man he was ridiculed and hated in in the church and outside the church now you think about that even the first century Church there were Christians in the church that didn't like Paul they thought he was rude they thought he was too harsh they thought you know he even accused him at times of not being an apostle but he says this to this to the Corinthians and they had all kind of problems they had idolatry in the church fornication they had all kind of sin going on they loved to speak in tongues they loved the gifts of the holy spirit but they didn't like the Holiness of the Holy Spirit and that's why there was problems serious problems in Corinth and Paul was trying to correct them and get them out of it but he said this to him he said would to God you could bear with me a little in my Folly and indeed bear with bear with me for I am jealous over you with a Godly jealousy for I have espoused you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ so Paul says that my job is to make sure you stay pure I'm gonna say this pure in your moral life pure in your doctrinal beliefs because that's a job of an apostle the fivefold minister is to make sure you stay pure both morally and doctrinally that's their primary purpose it's not miracles Miracles are great I'm all for miracles I've seen God do great Miracles but how many of you know there can be Miracles and no repentance I'll show you that in a minute Matthew chapter 11. you know Matthew chapter Jesus got angry with several cities he said because he and them he had done most of his wonderful works and yet they had not repented and he was upset about it now I want to see more miracles I've seen Miracles everything from the deaf hearing the blind seed the dead raised the crippled walking I've seen all those things I saw the dead raised in a situation and the people family that the dead rays were dead did not repent so I'm going to tell you right now the answer is not Miracles though God does Miracles and he wants to do them to show his power his resurrection power the
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