[RaceBannon]

If you think we are in revival, you are seriously deluded.

Sorry, but that statement is so wrong, it cannot be measured how wrong.

This country is in no manner or way or shape in revival. We are heading straight to judgement, we are more sinful in every measure, we see no change of lives across towns and businesses, we also see no blessing from God upon our nation, instead we are ina time of war, bad economy, and immorality like this nationa has never seen.

Next, from each revival time we went through, we still sing those hymns, dont we? My church does. CCM churches have thrown all those songs out.

[TexanToTheCore]

We aren't in revival eh?

Last Sunday, August 16th, 250 people came forward during the invitation to be baptized and join our church. If your church isn't doing this work, maybe you should consider a new church.

As for a secular review of this current revival see Robert William Fogel, "The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism". Mr Fogel is an Economist and his analysis of the current revival period is dead on.

Take heart, people are coming to Jesus in stunning numbers. WooHoo!!!

[TexanToTheCore]

"Next, from each revival time we went through, we still sing those hymns, dont we? My church does. CCM churches have thrown all those songs out."

If you check the dates of the lyrics, you will find that most of them were written between the middle and late eigteen hundreds to about 1925, which corresponds to the Third Great Awakening. How do I know? Because I hand out and sing from just about all denomination's "Official and Certified" hymnals in nursing homes when I and my wife lead musical worship.

In general, you do not sing many of the hymns from the first or second revival periods. The musical forms would be hard to sing and I think you would find that the average christian's view of God has changed dramatically over the last several hundred years and many of those hymns would not be appreciated in today's churches.

[HiTech RedNeck]

When will we stop trying to baptize America into Christ and measure the success of Christ among His people by how well that has happened? Think remnant.

[PleaseNoMore]

What do you define as a "revival"?

Revival should take place in us all daily. A renewing of our hearts and minds. A quickening of our spirits. Maybe we don't understand true revival at all. It is so much more than holding a group of sermons for a week in the summer.