Asbury Revival

[Always in His Presence]

Ashbury is spreading Nationwide

Asbury
Lee University
Samford
Cedarville
ORU

Thousands and thousands nationwide experiencing a move of God - no main speakers - just people getting together to worship God and experiencing Salvation, freedom and worship.

NCU - Minneapolis, MN

Baylor

Texas AM

It's an amazing move, a call to repentance and restoration. No matter if it lasts a few hours or days - it is wonderful and God is getting all the glory!

 

[ARBITER01]

I'm not sure what to make of it,....

 

[ARBITER01]

The revival has been compared to similar revivals at Asbury, notably one that occurred in 1970, which had far-reaching consequences in Methodism, US culture, and in the growth of the Jesus movement….Asbury has a history of revivals, the school claiming them in 1905, 1908, 1921, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1992, and 2006.

This is interesting the more you think about it.

The pentecost/revival that happened at Azusa street around 1906 sparked a denomination from the outpouring that has been spreading around the globe ever since, yet,............... this particular University has claimed 8, now 9, different revivals happening there over the years,....?!?!

What is the fruit of all these revivals they claim keep happening? Is there any?

Think about it,... is there any place in the world that has had so many so-called "revivals" happen in one place over the years, and there nothing to show for it afterwards?

 

[Gregory Thompson]

This is interesting the more you think about it.

The pentecost/revival that happened at Azusa street around 1906 sparked a denomination from the outpouring that has been spreading around the globe ever since, yet,............... this particular University has claimed 8, now 9, different revivals happening there over the years,....?!?!

What is the fruit of all these revivals they claim keep happening? Is there any?

Think about it,... is there any place in the world that has had so many so-called "revivals" happen in one place over the years, and there nothing to show for it afterwards?

It's a university, the social dynamic changes as people graduate and matriculate both.

 

[ARBITER01]

It's a university, the social dynamic changes as people graduate and matriculate both.

ok,...... but 9 so-called revivals?

Is there another place that has that many revivals, and is there anything to show for them afterwards?

 

[WolfGate]

Think about it,... is there any place in the world that has had so many so-called "revivals" happen in one place over the years, and there nothing to show for it afterwards?

To me that sounds like a pretty judgmental comment. On what do you base your opinion that there is "nothing to show" from the previous revivals? Is it based on data of what the students in those revivals went on to do or not do? Are there significant prior attendees who are critical of or disavowing the impact of the previous revivals to raise that concern? Or are you just assuming for no reason other than something in your intuition?

 

[ARBITER01]

To me that sounds like a pretty judgmental comment. On what do you base your opinion that there is "nothing to show" from the previous revivals? Is it based on data of what the students in those revivals went on to do or not do? Are there significant prior attendees who are critical of or disavowing the impact of the previous revivals to raise that concern? Or are you just assuming for no reason other than something in your intuition?

It absolutely is judgmental, that is a part of discernment if you look up the Greek definition of it.

Do you know of any viable aftereffects of these 9 revivals they've had so far that have been documented? I've not found any.

But when we look at an Acts 2 outpouring like Azusa street, the gifts of The Holy Spirit were in the forefront, and people created an actual denomination right after it, and Christianity spread across the globe because of it.

Truth is truth.

 

[Always in His Presence]

 

[Always in His Presence]

This is beautiful!

 

[Gregory Thompson]

ok,...... but 9 so-called revivals?

Is there another place that has that many revivals, and is there anything to show for them afterwards?

Universities allow freedom for the same reason they cannot take ownership.

 

[ARBITER01]

Universities allow freedom for the same reason they cannot take ownership.

Hmmmm,...... I don't think you're really answering my question there lol.

I ran into a list of all the revivals they claimed at this university, and a portion of them are not what any of us would really consider an outpouring/revival. I'll see if I can find that list on the web again and post it here

 

[Gregory Thompson]

Hmmmm,...... I don't think you're really answering my question there lol.

I ran into a list of all the revivals they claimed at this university, and a portion of them are not what any of us would really consider an outpouring/revival. I'll see if I can find that list on the web again and post it here

Don't universities need to have a certain position of neutrality though?

That's the sense I got when I attended one.

The people who experienced the outpourings went into society, the workforce, abroad. It came and it went.

 

[ARBITER01]

Here is the list of their so-called revivals over the years,...

There’s a history of “revival” at Asbury. The school’s website lists eight other instances of revival:

• “In February 1905, during a blizzard, a prayer meeting in the men’s dormitory spilled out to the rest of campus and the town of Wilmore.
• “In February 1908, revival broke out while someone prayed in chapel; the revival lasted two weeks and was signified by prevailing prayer and intercession.
• “In February 1921 the last service of a planned revival lasted until 6 a.m., and services were extended for three days.
• “In February 1950 a student testimony led to confessions, victories and more testimonies. This went on uninterrupted for 118 hours and became the second leading news story nationwide; it is estimated that 50,000 people found a new experience in Christ as a result of this revival and witness teams that went out from it.
• “In March 1958 revival began in a student fasting prayer meeting that spilled over into chapel and lasted for 63 hours.
• “On February 3, 1970, Dean Custer B. Reynolds, scheduled to speak in chapel, felt led to invite persons to give personal testimony instead. Many on campus had been praying for spiritual renewal and were now in an expectant mood. Soon there was a large group waiting in line to speak. A spirit of powerful revival came upon the congregation. The chapel was filled with rejoicing people. Classes were cancelled for a week during the 144 hours of unbroken revival, but even after classes resumed on February 10, Hughes Auditorium was left open for prayer and testimony. These sessions were presided over by Reynolds, Clarence Hunter and other faculty. Some 2,000 witness teams went out from Wilmore to churches and at least 130 college campuses around the nation.”
• “In March 1992 a student confession during the closing chapel of the annual Holiness Conference turned into 127 consecutive hours of prayer and praise.
• “In February 2006 a student chapel led to four days of continuous worship, prayer and praise.

I'm not sure who accredited these church activities as revivals, but that's really what they amount to. Just because your church or what have you has an extended prayer meeting or worship service doesn't equal to it being considered a revival, lol.

 

[DaveM]

the fruit is God is getting the glory does that bother some?? it seems it does?? no speakers are getting the glory like usuall,, the fruit is look how long they are worshipping GOd that does not happen every day,,, as long as God is gettig the glory that is what matters

 

[ARBITER01]

the fruit is God is getting the glory does that bother some?? it seems it does?? no speakers are getting the glory like usuall,, the fruit is look how long they are worshipping GOd that does not happen every day,,, as long as God is gettig the glory that is what matters

I don't think that is what we are to expect as fruit from an outpouring at all.

The blueprint of this is Acts 2 and Acts 10. In both instances people were born again and filled with The Spirit, and the gifts happening were proof of The Holy Spirit's work. That's the fruit.

We are right back at Todd Bentley on here in some ways it seems. where people are very gullible and naïve because they won't break out their bibles and compare things from scripture. We are called to discern things folks, not just accept things. Where are the Bereans?

 

[Lost Witness]

I don't think that is what we are to expect as fruit from an outpouring at all.

The blueprint of this is Acts 2 and Acts 10. In both instances people were born again and filled with The Spirit, and the gifts happening were proof of The Holy Spirit's work. That's the fruit.

We are right back at Todd Bentley on here in some ways it seems. where people are very gullible and naïve because they won't break out their bibles and compare things from scripture. We are called to discern things folks, not just accept things. Where are the Bereans?

when I Awoke overflowing with Living Water I never used any "gifts" didn't speak in tongues etc?

 

[ARBITER01]

when I Awoke overflowing with Living Water I never used any "gifts" didn't speak in tongues etc?

Sorry, but scripture is there for a reason. Personal experiences are to agree with scripture, not conflict with it.

 

[Lost Witness]

Sorry, but scripture is there for a reason. Personal experiences are to agree with scripture, not conflict with it.

God Knows the Truth

 

[ARBITER01]

God Knows the Truth

We can't make claims of an outpouring of The Holy Spirit based around personal experiences that have no relation to what scripture describes. Acts is our text book on this, and that is what we use, not how good we might feel in a building.

 

[ARBITER01]

I bothered to look up on youtube if someone was providing a critique of asbury and it's events and did find a recent one. I do think his overall look at this is quite wise, although I do think the work of The Holy Spirit is easily measured by the operation of the gifts like in acts 2 and 10.

Overall, it is pretty sound for the most part,...