Introduction Everyone says they want to see revival. Each church says that they want to see large numbers of people reached for Christ.
Every minister says that they want their community flooded with the gospel message.
I have been recently studying church history, and it is truly amazing the similarity in patterns for many of the great revivals in America's history. These verses in Joel came at a time when Israel was turning away from God, when sin and violence was rampant, when God was no longer being honored. It was a call for revival, and I want to look at how we can apply these verses to our own situation here in our lives, in our church, and in our community. Most Christians have an idea of what we mean when we say revival. But I wonder if we have a wrong notion.