Key 3: Seeking God Wholeheartedly
Also referred to as the Seeking God Lifestyle, it comprises seven biblical principles for pursuing God to please Him and advance His kingdom.
Seeking God Lifestyle Overview
A culture of Christians seeking the Lord wholeheartedly pleases God and is the means established by Him to attract His presence for power and success in deepening and expanding the kingdom of God. Seeking Him as He requires is the highest aim of humanity.
Principle 1: Humility with the Help of Fasting
Humbling ourselves with the help of fasting is a powerful means of seeking God, which pleases Him, attracts His presence, yielding outpourings of His Spirit.
Principle 2: Fervent and Frequent Prayer
Frequent and fervent prayer awakens God’s heart to the plight of His servants, making tangible the sincere desire to seek Him wholeheartedly. When God becomes pleased with our seeking, He responds with extraordinary grace for radical positive change in our lives and society.
Principle 3: Massive Intake of the Scriptures
Having the Scriptures filling our minds helps Christians seek God wholeheartedly because we learn what pleases Him and have strength to obey. Christians need to know His will to obey and seek Him and the Scriptures are the will of God.
Principle 4: Deep and Ongoing Repentance
Engaging in deep and ongoing repentance means a Christian is free from everything displeasing to God which thereby attracts His presence and power for kingdom advancement.
Principle 5: Faithful Obedience
Obeying God moment by moment pleases God and helps ensure His constant support and strength for His will to be done.
Principle 6: Strong Community
God has intended that we seek Him and fulfill His purposes as a community of strong and committed disciples. There is great power and success when seeking God as a team instead of just on one’s own.
Principle 7: Relentless Perseverance
God has called His followers to seek Him day in and day out, and many blessings do not come until after a season of dedicated striving to draw near to Him. Faithfully pursuing Him pleases Him and attracts His presence.
Seeking God wholeheartedly for outpourings of the Spirit happens in the context of disciplined spiritual practices. Faithfully seeking God day after day, month after month, pleases Him and draws His presence and blessing.
As God’s power is released for His kingdom advancement, supernatural manifestations can occur including visitations of the Spirit, manifestations of spiritual gifts, and even demonic manifestations. Knowing and understanding these supernatural phenomena help deepen and extend revival.
Having gained the power of the Holy Spirit by seeking God wholeheartedly, it’s the Christian’s duty and joy to take the message of God’s love to every person on the planet, and call all persons and institutions worldwide to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
The presence and power of the Holy Spirit is not enough to see rapid kingdom advancement apart from spiritual leadership. Edwards, Whitefield, Finney, Roberts, Seymour, as well as modern leaders like David Cho, Savenaca Nakauyaca, and John Mulinde have all exemplified this. They have had the power of the Holy Spirit, but they also have taken specific action as Christian leaders.
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The primary presenter is Matt Bennett, Founder and President of Christian Union. Other presenters include Dr. Chuck Hetzler, Ph.D. in New Testament and former Senior Pastor, and Bishop Wolfgang Watkins, also a founding Senior Pastor and Christian leader. Each has participated in—and helped lead—a revival. Each has also studied extensively the history of revivals in America. Additionally, in order to learn about how God works, each has visited other nations where revivals are currently commonplace.
