Author Archives: Steve Hankins, Th.D.

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up (Isaiah 6:1) Revival or spiritual renewal occurs when believers and churches experience a special manifestation of the Lord. There are many such experiences in the Bible. It happened in Isaiah’s call to the ministry, in TheContinue reading “When Revival Happens”

“if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14, ESV) There are five roadblocks to revival implied in these verses. Revival tarries becauseContinue reading “Roadblocks and Detours”

“if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways” (2 Chronicles 7:14, ESV) “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” (2 Corinthians 7:10, ESV) One thing that causes revival to tarryContinue reading “About Face”

“if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray” (2 Chronicles 7:14, ESV) “You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.” (James 4:2–3, ESV) Revival tarries because churches have ceased the most powerful workContinue reading “Prayerless Churches are Dying Churches”

“if my people who are called by my name humble themselves” “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” (Proverbs 16:18, ESV) Pride is the antithesis of humility. It is a problem with which every believer and every church struggles. Those who say they do not are filled with the very problemContinue reading “Pride Kills Revival”

“if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14, ESV) After construction of the Temple, Solomon prayer of dedication. Knowing that the peopleContinue reading “Where Does Revival Start”

“Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:1–3, ESV) Even believers do occasionally sin. God has providedContinue reading “Healing the Brokenness”

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (John 10:10–11, ESV) (Please note that for the next few days I may not be able to connect withContinue reading “Christ Made Revival Possible for All”