| Preparing Your Church Revival series by Mark Finley
Set aside time in your local church program to use Mark Finley's 5-part revival series designed especially to prepare your congregation for Discoveries '08. Packaged as Vol 20 of Adventist Preaching, the 2-DVD set includes a bonus piece, Five Keys to successful Evangelism, by Ernestine Finley, that will be a valuable tool for every church planning to experience exciting results from Discoveries '08. Empowered by the Spirit is free to all who register before June 1.
Revival sermons and Congregational appeal song to conclude each meeting
1. When the Spirit Falls - Have Thine Own Way, Lord
2. Living the Spirit-filled Life - Breathe on Me, Breath of God
3. Strange Fire on Church Altars - Open Mine Eyes That I May See
4. Pentecost Repeated - Fill Me Now
5. End time Symbols of the Spirit -
Seven simple things you can do to cooperate with the Holy Spirit and ensure success. 1. PRAY Intercessory Prayer for Interests Organize an intercessory prayer ministry in your church. Distribute Discoveries '08 prayer cards. Encourage members to write down specific names. At least two months before the meetings, preach on intercessory prayer and encourage your church members to earnestly seek God for the salvation of their friends, neighbors, relatives and working associates who do not know Jesus. 2. VISIT Visitation of Interests and Former Members Organize a visitation ministry at least 12 weeks in advance of the meetings. Visit former Adventists, potential interests, and unbaptized family church members. We have found it helpful to set aside one night a week for visitation. Mobilize members to invite their friends to the series. 3. MAIL Mailing of Bible Study Card Send a mass mailing of a Bible study interest cards to your community to develop new interests. Organize a Bible study ministry team to follow-up the interests. 4. STUDY Bible Studies for Youth and Interests If your church has youth who have not made a decision for Christ and baptism, begin a Bible study/baptismal class that is especially designed for them. Select a small group of potential lay Bible instructors to begin weekly Bible studies with new interests. We strongly recommend beginning a lay Bible instructor training program in your church using the lay training manual Light Your World for God and the Search for Certainty Bible lessons. To Order: Light Your World for God manual can be ordered from Color Press. Search for Certainty lessons can be ordered from your local Adventist Book Center or Review & Herald Publishing Association. 5. COMPILE Database of Interests Gather every name possible from every source possible to develop a comprehensive interest file. You may order names from all Adventist media ministries. Make a form to record suggested interests. Ask your church members to submit completed forms for potential interests. 6. PRE-REGISTER Pre-Registration for Interests Encourage your members to pre-register their friends by giving them a handbill and a pre-registration card. 7. ADVERTISE Materials for Advertising Be sure to order your advertising material from Color Press at least two months in advance. People will not attend a meeting they do not know about. Get the word out. Advertise! Communicate in every way possible, and God will bring out a crowd on opening night. To Order: Contact Color Press: 1425 West Rose Street Walla Walla, WA 99362 800-222-2145 www.adventistevangelism.com. One of the unique ways of preparing for Discoveries '08 is to use the Empowered by the Spirit DVDs as a revival series for your church. Why not show the series as soon as possible? Organize prayer groups. Begin a visitation program of former Adventists and current interests. Saturate your community with handbills. Step out in faith and watch what God does. Modified : February, 28, 2008 [ Back ] | ||
