Blog Articles
Eight Marks of True Holiness
Holiness is accessing the person of holiness—Christ in you—to live His holy life through you. This occurs as you walk in the Spirit, taking the provision of Christ's life to obey His will. When you do, “the fruit of the Spirit is love” (Gal. 5:22). Amazing! The...
Seven Marks of Counterfeit Holiness
In a recent post we addressed the error of counterfeit holiness (see The Error of Counterfeit Holiness). The major error is in focusing primarily on applications of holiness instead of the person of holiness—the Holy One. Although there are many, following are seven...
National Day of Prayer: 8 Ways to Pray
The liberal agenda has been taking its toll on America for decades. Now in the wake of the recent election, the liberal left has been exposing the venom of hate and violence that is underneath the veneer of their so-called toleration. Through all this exposure, the...
The Error of Counterfeit Holiness
The Scripture upholds true godliness and holiness with statements like “Godliness is profitable unto all things” (I Tim. 4:8), and warns against the counterfeit, with statements like “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away” (2...
Divine Life
Is your life animated by divine life, or is it merely human? Galatians 5:19 speaks of the “works of the flesh,” but in contrast verse 22 speaks of “the fruit of the Spirit.” The inspired text does not say the “works” of the Spirit, but rather the “fruit” of the...
Christ Life Conference Invitation
Little fires ignite big fires. This is true in the physical realm and the spiritual realm. Large revival fires get printed in books, but every large revival fire was preceded by a smaller revival fire, or fires. Personal revival often spreads to others. Then,...
The Fruit, Not Fruits, of the Spirit
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.” Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is a “singular plurality” or we might say a “collective singular.” These descriptions are apparent...
Three Responses to the Manifest Presence of God
When God manifests His presence, everyone in the vicinity becomes aware of His presence. This God-consciousness produces several responses. Here are three major responses seen in Scripture and history. 1. Sin is confessed. When you become intensely aware of the...
The Fruit of the Spirit: Remembering Wayne Van Gelderen Sr.
In the last article (see Igniting Revival Passion) I mentioned my father, Wayne Van Gelderen Sr. passed away twenty years ago March 9. Many kind comments were made both on the blog and Facebook. Some of the comments described the fruit of the Spirit manifested in my...
Igniting Revival Passion: Remembering Wayne Van Gelderen Sr.
"The aura of God’s reviving presence stayed with my father. He never forgot the power and preciousness of those days." This month I have been remembering my father who passed away twenty years ago on March 9, 1997. God used him when I was younger to ignite a desire...
The Chief Evidence of the Manifest Presence of God
Nearly every account of great revival includes comments about the manifest presence of God. The biblical terminology is the outpouring of the Spirit (Ezek. 39:29; Acts 2:17). What is the chief evidence that God has manifested His presence? Namely one:...
The Value of Q&A Venues
Have you ever caught a glimpse of a truth that seemed to have potential bless you, but there was a question mark about a detail? And this nagging question seemed to hinder you from being impacted in a greater way? Getting the answer to that question is like a key that...
New Revival Blog!
God's reviving presence is still the answer! This is true for the longing heart—the heart that knows there is more to the Christian life than what it is presently experiencing. This is also true for the longing church—the church that knows that without the manifest...
