Missions-in-Focus - Keynote 1: God-Centered Worship in Revival - A look at Hezekiah

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Br. Mark Harris “Hezekiah…did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them.“ 2 Chronicles 29:2-3. Points to Consider Except for David and Solomon, no king is given more attention or commendation than Hezekiah in all of Scripture. A total of eleven chapters are devoted to this king who did what was right in the sight of the Lord. Three chapters in 2 Kings 18-20, four in Isaiah 36-39 and four here in 2 Chronicles 29-32. The 2 Kings chapters reveal the personal conditions and responsibilities which are needed for revival, while the 2 Chronicles portions give us the national or collective conditions needed for revival and emphasize the sovereign grace of God. In the Isaiah account, we see Hezekiah relying upon his God in time of crisis. In 2 Chronicles 28 we learn of the background leading up to Hezekiah’s reign, notice verses 2, 19, and 24. Hezekiah lived in a day when there was no regard for the things of God, yet he had a sense of God’s presence (29:1-2), a sense of urgency and priority (29:3), a sense of order and holiness (29:4-36). He identified with the failures of the past (29:6-7) and he also lived with a sense of intensity to give God his all (29:2, 10, 16, 18; 31:20-21). The revival under Hezekiah was marked by: The return to the Word of God (29:15, 25; 30:5, 12, 16, 18; 31:3, 4, 21) The emphasis on sanctification (29:4-11, 15-19; 30:15-25) The message of salvation and worship which follows (30:1-27) The return of joy (29:27-30, 36, 30:21, 26) The priority of stewardship or giving (29:31, 31:7-8) As we look at the passage our theme verse comes from, let’s seek to answer several questions: What were the steps in Hezekiah’s revival? Why was sanctification so important? How does this apply to us How does true revival affect our worship?

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