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Monday,
February 27, 2023
Our
longtime
friend Nick
Nichols took
this Lancaster
County farm
scene amidst a
beautiful sky
background.
"Outpouring"
Message
summary: Since
the Day of
Pentecost all
though the
church age God
has been
pouring out
His Spirit all
through the
church age.
Every
generation of
individuals,
both young and
old, need a
fresh
outpouring of
God's Holy
Spirit. We are
still in the
"afterward"!
Listen
to our message
on your audio
player.
“And
it shall come
to pass
afterward,
that I will
pour out my
Spirit on all
flesh; your
sons and your
daughters
shall
prophesy, your
old men shall
dream dreams,
and your young
men shall see
visions. Even
on the male
and female
servants in
those days I
will pour out
my Spirit"
(Joel
2:28,29).
Friday
evening we saw
the premiere
of "Jesus
Revolution", a
movie
depicting a
move of God
that started
about 50 years
ago in
southern
California
when many
young people,
hippies along
with many
others from
the
counterculture,
came to
Christ. It was
touching to us
since that is
essentially
our generation
and we were
both impacted
by what became
known as the
Jesus
Movement.
However we
were both
raised in the
Midwest and
never joined
the
counterculture.
The
movie tells
the story
about Chuck
Smith, a
pastor, who
opened his
heart and
church to the
long haired
hippies (as
our dads would
call them),
and lost some
of his
longtime
congregational
members in the
process. They
were troubled
about such
things as
dirty bare
feet on the
new shag
carpet!
One
of the
characters who
got saved was
Greg Laurie,
who went on to
start a church
that is still
reaching
people for
Christ to this
day.
Today
there are
rumblings of
revival taking
place on many
college
campuses,
notably at
Asbury, a
small college
in Kentucky.
One Asbury
professor
believes this
should be
called an
outpouring
rather than
revival. We
pray that
there will be
a massive
outpouring of
God's Spirit
on young
people across
the land and
around the
world that
will lead to
lives
transformed
for Christ and
a genuine
nationwide or
better yet a
worldwide
revival!
Joel
is one of the
Minor Prophets
who served the
Lord and
called the
people to
repentance.
Like the book
of Hosea
reading it can
be a hard
slog. Today's
text begins, “And
it shall come
to pass
afterward"
which begs the
question when
is the
afterward?This
verse was
quoted by
Peter in his
sermon on the
Day of
Pentecost when
God poured out
His Holy
Spirit. So
this much we
know
Biblically,
Peter
considered
this
"afterward".
It's amazing
to consider
this first
powerful
sermon by
Peter who only
two months
earlier had
denied the
Lord. His
grasp of the
Bible is
outstanding
considering
the lack of
written text
and study
aides. Of
course this
should be
especially
attributed to
the anointing
of the Holy
Spirit!
Since
the Day of
Pentecost God
has been
pouring out
His Spirit all
through the
church age.
Every
generation of
individuals,
both young and
old, need a
fresh
outpouring of
God's Holy
Spirit. We are
still in the
"afterward"!
Be
encouraged
today, (Hebrews
3:13)
Stephen
and Brooksyne
Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father,
while the
Jesus Movement
was a
phenomenon in
the 60's and
70's that
sparked
spiritual
growth in
churches
across the
land,
developed
contemporary
Christian
music that
continues to
enrich our
spiritual walk
today, we read
in Scripture
that the real
Jesus movement
began with the
apostles of
Christ over
2000 years
ago. Since the
day of
Pentecost You
have poured
out Your
Spirit upon
the church
through
individuals
who have fully
yielded their
lives to You,
who seek Your
power through
the infilling
of Your Holy
Spirit. We cry
out again for
the visitation
of Your Spirit
as we hear of
Your
outpouring in
various
settings such
as Asbury and
elsewhere. So
once again we
pray, Come
Holy Spirit,
we need You;
come sweet
Spirit we
pray. Come in
Your strength
and power,
come in Your
own gentle
way. Amen.Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental
Resources
John
Thomas, a
longtime
reader shared
this insight
prompted by
last Friday's
message:
"'Discernment
is not just
determining
what is wrong
from right but
also
determining
what is right
from almost
right'. Satan
loves to use
that gray
area."
During
the Jesus
Revolution
movie several
times "Love
Song" an early
contemporary*
Christian
group was
featured. This
group was
popular when I
was in high
school. I
really got
serious about
the things of
the Lord my
senior year
when I was
also class
president at
Truman High
School. I was
running around
with other
students
associated
with Campus
Crusade for
Christ. We
wanted to
invite Love
Song to sing
at our school
or have a
concert in our
area. They
persuaded me,
I suppose,
thinking I
might have
some clout, to
call a number
on the back of
an album to
see if they
would come. In
those days it
was a pay
phone in the
school lobby
and of course
I didn't have
any money so
they said
"call then
collect". I
did and told
the operator
it was Steve
Weber calling
collect for
Love Song.
Reaching the
number a voice
on the other
side said, "I
don't know any
Steve Weber"
and hung up.
So that was
that. So much
for my having
clout!*
Why I put
contemporary
in quotes: We
hear the
phrase
contemporary
Christian
music as if
it's something
unique to our
generation and
that previous
generations
didn't have
contemporary
music. Well,
at one time
all music was
contemporary,
which means
"belonging to
or occurring
in the
present". At
one time
"Amazing
Grace" was
contemporary
and the newest
popular
contemporary
worship song
will one day
be old music!
"Welcome
Back"
Click
to listen on
YouTube
Love
Song
This is from a
2009 Reunion
Concert at
Chuck Smith's
church and
includes a
testimony from
Chuck Smith
about the
first time the
group played
in the church.
"A
Love Song"
Click
to listen on
YouTube
Love
Song
"Holy Spirit Come" Click to listen on YouTube Patrick Mayberry
Jesus Revolution - "Sheep Without A Shepherd" Scene
Jesus Revolution is now in theaters We pray this movie will touch many, including prodigals in our own family.
Brooksyne
and I were
walking toward
the exit
Friday evening
after the
"Jesus
Revolution"
when a man
approached us
and called out
our names. We
didn't
recognize him
but he quickly
introduced
himself as a
daily
encouragement
reader. Ethan
Levengood is
the chaplain
at a local
retirement
community and
has read our
messages for
many years
periodically
commenting on
them. In fact
we have
emailed each
other many
times
following a
daily
encouragement
message that
spoke to his
heart. It was
so nice to
visit with him
personally for
a few minutes
and to meet
his wife,
Marilyn, who
works at the
Hershey theme
park in the
summers and
shares her
faith with
co-workers.
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