The Deep Week #6 (2-19-18) *the last one

Houston, TX

What is revival?

Revival spotlights:

1. Jonathon Edwards - 1700s

2. New York City - 1850s

3. Charles Finney - late 1800s

4. Lynchburg, Virginia - 1973

5. Argentina - 1950s-70s

God follows no scripts or formulas for His awakenings. He comes like the rain. (Hosea 6:1-3)

The apostles Peter and John - and the Upper Room Revival

4 Revival Keys

The ultimate purpose of revival is to evangelize (2 Timothy 4:5); reproduce ( 1 Peter 1: 23); change people, places and things (Matthew 17:20-21); turn the world upside down (Acts 17:6).

The Deep Week 5 (Feb. 12, 2018) Houston, TX

Calling & Purpose

It's tempting to confuse the "call" of God with our human capacity to work. It then becomes what we can DO for God rather than who we can BE with God.

3 myths of Calling:

1. If you're called to something, God will open the doors, and everything will be easy. (2Timothy 1:6-9 and 4: 5-8)

2. You were made for this and this alone.

3. Use ir or lost it! (Romans 11:29)

Four CALLING PRINCIPLES:

1. God will purge out anything that keeps us from His call (Isaiah 6)

2. Your identity enables your calling - your calling is not your identity. (Exodus 3/4)

3. Disappointment and discouragement can lead to greater revelation of God's glory. (Exodus 32:1-5)

4. Your calling spans over a life-time... until you take your last breath. (Joshua 14: 7-12)

The Deep Week 4 (2/5/18) Houston, TX

The devil's purpose is to:

-Draw you away from God

- Thwart God's purpose for your life

-Deny the Glory of God in your life

-To destroy you in any way he can, including physical health

Hierarchy of the Army of Hell:

-Principalities

-Powers and rulers of darkness

-spiritual forces of wickedness

-Satan's schematics

Schematic: a plan, diagram or flow chart of how something works, interacts, or functions

The Deep Week 3 (Jan. 29, 2018) Houston , TX.

A true breakthrough involves coming to the point of divine hope where you no longer act or react towards your circumstances in the same way. In a breakthrough, God either changes your circumstances, or changes YOU in the midst of them; either way... it's a breakthrough.

Types of breakthroughs:

-Relational

-Personal

-Purposeful

-Financial

-Spiritual

The entire point of a breakthrough is to usher you into a more intimate trust in God, not to necessarily make your circumstances easier.

Signs you're on the brink of a breakthrough:

-Hunger for God's Word or for the things of God

-Aware of sin and selfish ambition

-Change in job, responsibilities, family or church dynamics, atmosphere of home or workplace

-Bursts of energy and Godly expectation

Story of Breakthrough: Hannah in 1 Samuel chapter 1

Process of Breakthrough:

-I'm afflicted and crying out to you Lord

-I will have a role in this breakthrough I'm requesting

-I don't care who's watching

-I've been pushed to a point of desperation

-I'm no longer sad. I have release as I trust you Lord

Week 2 (1-22-18) of The Deep, live teaching series with Gari Meacham. Houston, TX.

WEEK 2 - HOW TO "PRAY DEEP"

"The concept of prayer is one of the most misunderstood topics of faith. If prayer should be natural, why do I often feel like I'm failing to pray well?"

The picture of prayer we've rarely been taught: Revelation 7 /8

Prayer is the expression of our lives toward God. It's not about what we say or how we say it. It's about intimacy and communion between Father and child.

Prayer Maturity Continuum:

"Now and Then" Prayers

Surrender Prayers

Ask, Seek, Knock and Abide & Believe Prayers

Intercessory Prayer and "praying through"

-Top 4 Prayer Quotes of the Bible and what they mean... also how does God work within them?

Week 1 of THE DEEP with Gari Meacham

Listen to Gari Meacham's first session of her 6 week "hope•full" series - Monday Nights at Second Baptist Church in Houston, TX.

True hope isn’t “I hope so” - it’s “I know so!” It’s not wishful thinking - it’s faithful believing. Join Gari for this six-week study that explains the power, the purpose, and the promise of hope.

God always comes through. He brings full-circle with change, challenge, strength and completion.

hope•full series Week #5 (2/29/16) Gari Meacham

Houston, TX

Hope for Change. Emotional Change, Physical Change, and Radical Change.

hope•full series week #4 (2/22/16)

Hope•full series week #3 at Second Baptist West, Houston (2/15/16)