Category: revival
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Going live!
Marti’s call to Go Live! See below for today’s Catch Gently spoken and of the Clark Kent school of mild manners, John doesn’t fit the finger-pointing, ranting Jeremiah mold, but he doesn’t pull any punches either. It’s only because he points a finger first at himself that he can catch others in the act seconds before they…
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Isaiah Comes Alive
by John Shirk Our guest writer today is our Director of Discipleship, John Shirk. John lives with his wife Amy and their 4 daughters in Chicago, Illinois. They minister to the postmodern artistic subculture and to victims of trauma and abuse. The tools of their ministry include chocolate chip cookies, vegan chili, and poetry. John is the…
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Elijah comes alive!
by John Shirk Like Lazerus, Elijah was a man of faith who needed to come alive. No, he wasn’t actually dead and buried. He just wished he was. He had experienced great victories following God. A solitary man, he stood in God’s power and stared down the false prophets of Baal until fire rained down…
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Wake up call
Last night was our last Catch online Zoom revival meeting for this year, and it truly lit a fire among those in attendance. If you weren’t there, the good news is, we have it on demand as soon as we can figure out how to make it available to you. With each guest we’ve had,…
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Raining cats and dogs
We’re getting rain today and there is something about rain that makes it feel like a blessing from heaven, especially in an area like southern California that has been experiencing a severe drought. Right now it’s a light rain, but steady. But every once in a while there is a squall that brings the English…
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Not so amazing grace?
Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Revelation 2:4 But whoever has been forgiven little loves little. Luke 7:47 Knowing the love of God is a factor of forgiveness. Forgiveness is a factor of confessed sin. Confessed sin is a factor of realized sin. Realized sin is a factor of remorse,…
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Beginning of the Living End
We’re talking about being the voice of Christ to this century’s generations. Well last night we found the voice of Christ in rock and roll to this generation in the inimitable voice and songwriting of Randy Stonehill.
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To be close enough to hear
Does anyone ever have the false assumption that it’s someone else’s turn? I do. Does anyone ever feel like the dial on their motivation is in the red zone? I do. Is the Holy Spirit active in your life as he fulfills what the Lord has called you to do? Or do you feel like…
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Go forward!
It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible. Hebrews 11:27 What do you think of when you hear, “He kept right on going”? Pictures come to my mind of a football game…
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What do Pooh Bear and Tinker Bell have to do with revival?
Our first revival meeting consisted of spending an uplifting evening with Pooh Bear and Tinker Bell. Those are Disney character names our guests, Barry and Mari McGuire, have taken for themselves, and they appropriately capture the childlike nature of their faith and of the revival of the simple, straightforward truth of the gospel they both…
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The First Revival
The first revival was held outdoors without a tent by a river called the Jordan. It was conducted by a fiery, unconventional prophet by the name of John, who was calling people to repent and be baptized because the kingdom of heaven was near. And people came from Jerusalem, all of Judea and all over…
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What is revival?
As we anticipate starting a revival this week here at the Catch, I urge all of you who care about this to listen to last night’s BlogTalkRadio interview with my brother, Pastor, Author and Bible School founder, Dr. David Fischer. And if you don’t care, I encourage you to hear the half-hour interview anyway, because…
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The race isn’t over until it’s over
So don’t sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet! Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it! Hebrews 12:12-13 MSG Lest you think this is our own…
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Grace interrupted
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God. Hebrews 12:15 How can you fall short of the grace of God? I can understand falling short of the law of God, since we all do that, but God’s grace is a free gift. It can’t be earned. So how can you…
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Making room for the Spirit
We’re having a revival. Why? Because it’s revival time? No. Because in your “Your Participation Matters” comments, enough of you asked for it in as many words that we figured we’d better pay attention. “Revival.” “Fresh move of the Spirit.” “An awakening.” Those were some of the words you used. There was a sense of…
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Lighten the load
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. Hebrews 12:1-2 Here’s what I’ve learned after our retreat to seek…
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What does God want you to do?
By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient. Hebrews 11:31 Listed with all those greats of the faith is a prostitute named Rahab. There were a number of strikes against her. She was a prostitute, she was a pagan — a Canaanite — and she…
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Faith is …
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 Faith is: A. Spiritual exertion B. Mustered up feeling C. A choice to believe D. A strongly held belief E. None of the above The answer is “None of the above.”…
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So how are we doing?
All these people were still living by faith when they died. Hebrews 11:13 This is my new favorite verse from Hebrews 11. It tells us something incredible. I think of the Old Testament characters as those who had the Spirit of God come upon them only for certain tasks such as the ones mentioned here in…
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The Hebrews Eleven Hall of Fame
As a member of the Board of Directors, I wish to thank everyone who made a contribution to the Catch Ministry’s Fall fund-raising campaign and, at the same time, wish to encourage those who have yet to contribute. We are so close to goal with only $2,170 yet to go. Together with other Catch citizens,…