We'll begin our worship this evening by singing to God's praise.
We're singing in Psalm 27 in the Singed Psalms, page 31 of the Psalm books.
I'm going to sing from verse 1 to the end of verse 5.
The tune is Jackson.
The Lord's my Saviour and my light, who will make me dismayed?
The Lord's the stronghold of my life, why should I be afraid?
When evildoers threaten me to take my life away,
my adversaries and my foes will stumble in that day.
And so on.
We sing from verse 1 to the end of verse 5 to God's praise.
The Lord's the stronghold of my life, why should I be afraid?
When evildoers threaten me to take my life away,
my adversaries and my foes will stumble in that day.
Although an army hence be in, my heart will feel no dread.
Though war against me should arise, I will lift up my head.
One thing I plead before the Lord, and this I seek always,
that I may come within your sight, and dwell there all my days.
That I know the beauty of the Lord, I constantly may raise.
And in His heart may seek to know direction in His grace.
For in His dwelling He will keep, be safe in troubled ways.
Within His dwelling He will keep, be safe in that day.
Let's bow our heads in a word of prayer.
Let us pray.
Lord our God, our Father in heaven, as we come to worship You this evening hour,
we thank You that it is through You that we come.
We approach You in and through the name of Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
We come seeking Your glory.
We come seeking Your presence with us.
We come seeking not anything for ourselves that we may glorify in,
but that we would seek to glorify more and more in You as our Lord and as our God.
For You are the one who keeps us.
You are the one who watches over us.
And as the psalm in which we have been singing reminds us,
when there are times when we can feel overwhelmed by the enemies around us,
when we can feel, O Lord, the power of wickedness so surrounding us,
we thank You that there is the promise that You are a God who surrounds His people,
that You are a God who keeps His people.
And we pray, Lord, that we will have that longing of the psalmist,
that we would come into Your presence, gazing on Your beauty,
and knowing what it is, Lord, to see Your power and to know it in Your own Son, Jesus Christ.
We pray, Lord, that through Your Spirit and You this evening,
we will know Your power ministering to us through word and spirit alike,
that You will hear our prayers,
that You will bless our time of worship,
that You will be with us in the singing of our praise to You, Lord.
We pray, Lord, that You will lead us in that and lead the one who is over us in the praise too,
that, Lord, we would lift our voices together
and unite our hearts in praise and worship of You.
We thank You that You are the one who keeps us safe in troubled days,
as the psalmist says, and that You raise us on a rock.
We thank You that the rock of Your church, of Your people,
is Your Son, Christ Jesus,
and that in Him there is nothing that can move Your church,
nothing that can overwhelm it.
For we have the security of His finished works.
We have the security of His victory over all things.
And so we pray, Lord, that You will keep us as Your people,
that You will help us to come,
throw near to You day by day,
that we would seek, Lord, Your reviving power
in our own hearts and in all around us,
that we would see Your glory
in our land and in our people.
We do thank You, Lord, for Your cause
and how it is a cause that goes far and wide.
It is not our cause to just people around us here,
but it's Your cause, it's Your gospel,
Your call to people of all nations and all tribes.
And we do thank You and rejoice, Lord,
that You have Your people
in every corner of this world.
And when we think of the vastness of the world
and all that You have created,
when we think of the universe that surrounds us
and the wonder of it
and how more and more,
through the advancement of technology,
we're enabled to see further into the galaxies.
Help us, Lord, to see the beauty of the Lord in that,
the one who has created it.
For we know that so often we seek after our own ideas.
And even in these scientists
and all who are seeking to explore the universe
and the galaxies,
they seek to do it in a way
that they will find an answer
to that deep question of where it all began.
They come at it with their own theories.
They come at it with their own ideas,
believing they have the answers already.
But as You have so often done in the past,
may You do so again in these days,
that You would reveal Yourself to them
through the wonder of Your creation,
that as people seek in their own wisdom,
that they would come to recognize
that Your wisdom is far above
and that Your ways are far above.
And we pray, Lord,
that it will minister to us as a people,
from the least to the greatest,
that we would see that behind it all
is our Maker,
our God,
the one who spoke all things into being,
and the God who cares for His people,
the God who in the midst of the vastness
of this universe
sees each of us
and knows us all by name.
And we pray, Lord,
that we will marvel at You,
that we will come in awe of You
for who You are,
and yet Your intimate knowledge of us.
You are God and Lord,
and yet we can come and call You
our Father in Heaven.
And so help Your people far and wide
to approach You with confidence
to come through that name above every name,
that every people who pray
would come and pray through the name
of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and that You will hear our prayers,
that You will hear the cries of Your people,
the cries, you know,
the psalm that we will look at this evening,
will You not again revive us,
that Your people may rejoice in You.
So may You bring glory to Your name
throughout this world.
May Your people praise You
far and wide.
May people, even on this day,
even this evening,
as Your Word is proclaimed
throughout so many different places,
may people come under the conviction of it
and the power of Your Spirit
and cry out,
Lord, have mercy on me as sinner.
So Lord, may You hear all our prayers
and hear our prayers for one another too
as we commit ourselves into Your hands,
that as a people,
as homes and communities, Lord,
we would know Your blessing with us,
that we would know Your great help with us,
for we know, Lord,
the many needs around us.
We know, Lord,
that so many are going through
so many hard trials at this time,
trials of illness,
trials of mental health,
trials with grief and sorrow and anguish,
trials of so many different kinds.
And Lord,
when we feel our great weakness
in these things,
when we feel that we have no words
to comfort or to help,
we thank You that we can come
to You as Lord and God
and pray that we can come
and call upon Your name,
knowing that You can do abundantly more
than all we ask or imagine.
And that in every situation, Lord,
even as we think of the course
that is to run soon,
hope explored,
we thank You for that great word,
hope.
And in a world and a time
when so much seems hopeless,
we pray, Lord,
that the life,
the death,
and the resurrection
of our Lord and Saviour,
Jesus Christ,
would bring hope to many,
that they would come to realize,
Lord,
that despite all the difficulties
of this world,
all the sorrows and pains,
that here is but for a moment,
but Lord,
there is an eternity before us all.
And for all of Your people,
all who You have called,
we know the wonder of that eternity,
to be with our Lord and Saviour
for it all,
to see His beauty,
to gaze upon Him,
and to know, Lord,
the blessing of that time
when He will wipe away all our tears,
when He will restore all His people,
and when He will give
the many blessings promised
through His Word.
And above all, Lord,
that peace and that glory
to see Him as He is.
So, Lord,
we ask that You will help us
to look to You at all times,
to remember one another,
to keep on praying,
not to lose heart,
and not to lose hope.
And so we pray for one another.
We pray for Your church
throughout our islands here.
May You bless us, Lord,
as a people,
as we are encouraged,
O Lord,
with another new ministry to begin
in our presbytery as well.
We remember Your servant,
Donald McLeod,
who will soon be inducted
into North Tolstair,
God willing.
We pray for him
as he prepares for that,
and as the congregation prepares too.
May we continue to remember them prayerfully,
seeking Your blessing over them,
and upon that new ministry
as it begins,
that Your people will be encouraged,
and that Your blessing
will be on them all.
Remember,
Donald and Emma too,
as they prepare
for their marriage as well
in these coming months,
Lord.
May You bless them
and be with them
in all that they need to do for that.
We pray that together
You will encourage them, Lord,
and watch over them.
So be with us, Lord,
as a people.
Look down upon us
and go before us
into the week ahead.
May we seek to do all
for Your glory,
and may we know
Your presence with us, Lord,
day by day.
Guide us by Your light,
and keep us
as the apple of Your eye.
As we confess,
O Lord,
our sin before You and You,
we ask forgiveness, Lord,
and mercy upon us
as a people,
undeserving as we are.
We thank You
that in Christ
there is much forgiveness.
So bless us,
go before us,
and continue with us now
as we commit
all these things
to You in prayer,
in and through the name
of our Lord and Saviour,
Jesus Christ,
for His glory.
Amen.
We'll further sing
to God's praise,
this time in Psalm 89
in the Scottish Psalter,
page 345 of the psalm books.
Psalm 89,
singing at verse 13,
down to verse 18,
the tune is
Tramps and Hawkers.
Psalm 89 at verse 13.
Thou hast an arm
that's full of power,
thy hand is great in might,
and thy right hand
exceedingly exalted
is in height.
We'll sing from verse 13
down to verse 18
to God's praise.
ór
and judgment
of thy throne
are made
the wedding
grace.
Mercy
accompanied
when true
shall go
before thy face.
O great
we bless
the people of
the joyful
Son that
know.
In brightness
of thy face,
O Lord,
they ever
on shall go.
In
thy name
shall all
the day rejoice
exceeding
me.
And in
thy righteousness
shall
lay
exalted
be on
high.
Because
the glory
of their
strength
doth only
stand in
me,
and in
thy
favor
shall
form
and
power
exalted
be.
For God
is our
defense
and
he
to us
the
safety
bring.
king,
the
holy
one
of
Israel
is
our
almighty
king.
Amen.
If we can
come and read
together now
in God's
word.
We're reading
in the book
of Psalms.
I'm reading
in Psalm
85.
Psalm
85.
We can
read the
whole of
this
psalm
together.
Lord,
you were
favorable to
your land.
You
restored
the
fortunes
of
Jacob.
You
forgave
the
iniquity
of
your
people.
You
covered
all
their
sin.
You
withdrew
all
your
wrath.
You
turned
from
your
heart
anger.
Restore
us
again,
O God,
of our
salvation,
and put
away
your
indignation
towards
us.
Will
you be
angry
with us
forever?
Will
you prolong
your anger
to all
generations?
Will
you not
revive us
again,
that your
people may
rejoice in
you?
Show us
your
steadfast
love,
O Lord,
and grant
us
your
salvation.
Let me
hear what
God the
Lord will
speak,
for he
will speak
peace to
his people,
to his
saints,
but let
them not
turn back
to folly.
Surely
his salvation
is near
to those
who fear
him,
that glory
may dwell
in our
land.
Steadfast
love and
faithfulness
meet.
Righteousness
and peace
kiss each
other.
Faithfulness
springs up
from the
ground,
and righteousness
looks down
from the
sky.
Yes,
the Lord
will give
what is
good,
and our
land will
yield its
increase.
Righteousness
will go before
him and make
his footsteps
our way.
Amen,
and may God
bless that
reading from
his word.
Before we
turn back
and look at
this psalm
together,
we'll sing
another psalm
together,
Psalm 126
in the
Scottish
Psalter,
Psalm 126
on page
419.
We can
sing the
whole of
this psalm
together.
The tune
is Denfield.
When
science
bondage,
God
turned
back,
as men
that
dreamed
were we,
then filled
with laughter
was our
mouth,
our tongue
with melody.
They among
the heathen
said,
The Lord
great things
for them
hath wrought.
The Lord
has done
great things
for us,
whence joy
to us
is brought.
We'll sing
the whole
of this
psalm
to God's
praise.
Amen.
Sweet enemies
are reaping
time of
joy and joy
they shall.
But
man who
gave in
precious sea
in going
forth
the more
he that
blessed bringing
back his
she's
rejoicing
shall
return.
We can turn back together to a reading
in the book of Psalms
in Psalm 85.
The Psalms which we have already
sung together this evening
they remind us of the way
the Lord is able to do great things
for his people.
The way he is able to restore
the fortunes of his people.
And the way he can do this
maybe so often as we see in the Psalms
so very quickly
how things can turn around.
In many ways
this evening we're picking up
where James left us
this morning.
we're looking at the Gospel of John
chapter 3
verse 19
to verse 21.
There we were seeing
how Nicodemus
had come
to the Lord
and the Lord is speaking
to him about
the way
to eternal life
through his son
the Lord Jesus Christ.
But we saw too
how the battle
goes on
between
darkness
and light.
and how even in Nicodemus'
own life
he first came to
Jesus in the darkness.
But when we saw
as James highlighted
later on in his life
he came to Jesus
in the day
in the light
showing
his trust
in his Saviour.
And
we were left
with the theme
of
our need
as a land
our need
as a nation
our need
as a people
to be revived
and to be
praying
that we may be revived
that we would see
our land
in all its disarray
it is in just now
with so many things
that we would say
are in darkness
that we would see
our land
once more
being brought
into the light
of the gospel.
And I guess
this evening
where we're picking up
from that point
is to come
and focus on
Psalm 85
together
and see how
it speaks to us
of a nation
a people
crying out to God
and crying out
in his deep prayer
that the Lord
will revive
his people.
That's where
renewal
begins
that's where
transformation
comes from
not that we would
see those
around us
changed
but that we
ourselves
too would be
changed
to be a people
who are revived
by God
revived and
refreshed in him
and that we would
see this
spreading
throughout our land.
That's a prayer
of this Psalm
that we're going
to look at
this evening
and especially
verse 6.
There it says
will you not
revive us
again
that your
people
may rejoice
in you
show us
your steadfast
love
O Lord
and grant us
your salvation.
Charles Spurgeon
once preached
on this text
Charles Spurgeon
the famous
preacher
back in the
1800s
and he
began
his sermon
on this
very text
verse 6
of Psalm 85
by saying
this
he said
my people
if you will
pray this
prayer
it will be
better than
my preaching
from it
and my only
motive in
preaching from
it is that
you may
pray it
oh
that at once
before I have
uttered more
than a few
sentences
we might
begin to
pray by
crying
yes groaning
deep down
in our
souls
will you
not
revive us
again
that your
people
may rejoice
in you
powerful words
that that
would be
our prayer
that even
this evening
as we go
away
that we
will go
away
with even
just these
few words
but such
a powerful
prayer
will you
not
revive us
again
that your
people may
rejoice
in you
and that
when we look
at this
Psalm
what we
see is
the focus
is on
God's
people
who is it
that the
Psalm is
speaking to
or who is it
that is crying
out to the
Lord for
revival
it's not
those who
are lost
it's those
who have
known
God's
favour
those who
have heard
of his
blessings
those who
have experienced
it for
themselves
and they
are crying
out
will you
not again
revive us
whatever has
come into
their midst
has left
them distressed
dismayed
maybe losing
their focus
on the
Lord
but what
they are
doing now
is coming
together
and crying
out to
God
together
for this
reviving
power
that they
would see
days of
blessing
and days
of favour
of God
upon them
that's a
wonderful prayer
for ourselves
to have
and what the
Psalmist is
teaching us
is to take
confidence
in all that
the Lord
has done
all that
the Lord
is doing
and all
that the
Lord
can do
and will
do
for his
people
God brings
people
to life
through his
word
through the
gospel
he brings
his people
to life
just as we
were seeing
with Nicodemus
this morning
just as you
read of
in the letter
of Paul
to the
Ephesians
where he
speaks so
powerfully
to the
people
they are
saying
you know
you were
once dead
in your
trespasses
and sins
you were
lost
but God
who is
rich and
mushy
because of
his great
love
towards us
even when
we were
dead in
our
trespasses
made us
alive
together
with
Christ
how he
is able
to bring
life
to those
who are
dead
how he
is able
to bring
life
to those
who are
his people
and we've
been given
so much
through
Christ
when we
begin
to just
look at
the scriptures
and look
at them
so closely
we see
all the
blessings
that are
ours
in Christ
what he
has done
for us
as that
hope
explored
course
we'll
look at
his
life
his
death
his
resurrection
what all
these
things
mean
for his
people
how he
came to
live
among us
God
himself
came
to live
among us
how he
died
for his
people
but how
he rose
again
and we
should
never lose
sight
of the
wonder
of that
hope
that we
have
in Christ
and indeed
as that
course
would aim
to do
to share
it with
others
so that
others
would come
to see
the hope
that is
to be
found
in Christ
but unfortunately
there are
always times
in our life
where maybe
we feel
we lose
a sense
of our
spiritual
vibrancy
we feel
a sense
of maybe
dismay
we feel
downcast
because of
certain things
that are going
on maybe
in our own
experience
and the
experiences
of people
that we're
seeing
around us
if we're
saved
we don't
lose
our
salvation
but there
are times
when we
can lose
as David
says in
the psalm
we can
lose that
joy
of salvation
we lose
our focus
on the
Lord
and so
we can
feel
overwhelmed
by the
darkness
of this
world
but we
are not
to lose
sight
of the
light
of the
gospel
of the
light
of the
glory
of God
in our
midst
in the
person
of Jesus
Christ
and to
gaze
upon
his
beauty
as
Psalm
27
says
to us
to behold
his
beauty
and to
always
keep
our
eyes
on
him
and that's
what this
psalm
seeks to
do
to help
us to
keep our
focus
on the
Lord
but pray
this
prayer
remembering
what God
has done
for us
so the
psalm
focuses
here
on three
different
things
I want
us to
look
together
at this
evening
three ways
in which
the psalm
focuses on
the blessing
of the
reviving
power
of God
and the
first is
as we see
in the
beginning
of the
psalm
verse 1
to verse 3
where it
speaks about
a past
privilege
a past
privilege
that the
people have
had
then we
see it
speaking in
verse 4
to verse 7
of a
present
need
and then
it goes
on
in verse
8
to the
end
to speak
of
a
promised
blessing
so
look at
these
three
sections
I've
broken
it up
into
three
sections
of the
psalm
a past
privilege
a present
need
and a
promised
blessing
and so
the first
thing we
want to
see is
a past
privilege
and we
see this
in verse
1
to verse
3
there's a
theme
running
throughout
this
psalm
and it's
a theme
that must
be present
in any
sense
of God's
reviving
power
whether it's
individually
or for
a nation
for a
sense of
God's
reviving
power to
be known
there needs
to be a
sense of
turning
and that's
something that
we see
through
this
psalm
we see
a people
turning
and we
see
a God
turning
and we
see it in
both a
positive
and a
negative
way
we see
a people
who have
turned
away from
God
but who
are seeking
to turn
back
to God
we see
a God
who has
poured out
indignation
on his
people
but a
God who
is able
to turn
that
into
blessing
God's
anger
being
turned
towards
them
but God's
anger
being removed
from them
turned
away
from them
and the
psalmist
begins
by looking
to a
past
day
and not
looking to
the past
with
as it
were
rose
tinted
glasses
where
everything
was better
and everything
was wonderful
it's not a
case of that
at all
everything
wasn't
perfect
everything
wasn't
good
it never
is
where there
are people
because we
are all
sinners
but there
is something
that they
had
in the
past
and that's
what he
makes clear
in the
beginning
of this
psalm
what was
it that
they had
God's
favour
Lord
you were
favourable
to your
land
you
restored
the
fortunes
of Jacob
you
forgave
the
iniquity
of your
people
you
covered
all
their
sin
you
withdrew
all
your
wrath
you
turned
from
your
heart
anger
there
was a
time
in the
past
when
they
had
enjoyed
God's
favour
they
had
known
it
as
a
nation
and
they
had
known
it
as
a
people
so
the
psalmist
is
looking
back
and
what
happened
in the
past
experience
of
God's
people
that
made
a
difference
is
they
were
convicted
of
their
sin
they
turned
towards
God
there
was a
time
when he
showed
favour
he
restored
fortunes
but it
says in
verse 2
you
forgave
the
iniquity
of
your
people
they
had
come
to
God
in
a
sense
of
turning
to
him
knowing
their
sin
knowing
their
anguish
and
sin
but
knowing
the
favour
of
God
the
forgiveness
of
God
was
at
work
as
the
people
were
convicted
of
their
sins
they
saw
God
in
all
his
power
in
all
his
glory
and
they
recognised
that
before
him
they
were
sinners
so
yes
there
was
great
favour
in
the
land
there
was
times
of
blessing
but
that
came
from
the
people
recognising
their
sin
and
in
turning
to
God
they
knew
his
favour
and
so
that's
what
the
psalmist
is
making
clear
from
the
outset
this
past
privilege
was
found
in
a
people
turning
towards
God
and
seeking
God
anew
seeking
God
afresh
convicted
in
their
sins
and
knowing
the
favour
of
God
of
forgiving
their
sins
covering
all
their
sins
withdrawing
his
wrath
and
turning
his
hot
anger
away
the
judgment
that
was
upon
them
the
darkness
that
they
experienced
is
removed
and
it
comes
through
turning
to
God
looking
to
God
trusting
in
God
and
where
does
this
come
from
does
it
come
from
revival
as we
may
speak
about
it
well
somebody
once
said
this
when
talking
about
revival
he
said
I
don't
talk
a
great
deal
about
revival
though
in
my
very
soul
I
long
for
it
I
don't
talk
much
about
it
simply
because
I'm
convinced
that
the
thing
God
uses
to
bring
revival
to
his
church
is
not
talking
about
revival
but
talking
about
his
son
and
I
think
that's
what's
making
clear
in
this
psalm
when
the
people
are
looking
for
revival
they're
not
looking
for
the
wonders
of
revival
as it
were
itself
they're
not
looking
for
the
spectacular
things
or the
supernatural
things
that happen
at times
of revival
that's
not what
they're
looking
for
what
they're
looking
for
and
focusing
on
is
who
God
is
and
the
wonder
of
who
God
is
and
what
he
has
done
for
us
and
that's
what
you
see
here
the
people
are
looking
to
the
Lord
and
that
is
where
we
are
to
look
as
well
we
are
a
people
who
as
a
nation
as
islands
have
many
past
privileges
of
the
reviving
power
God
many
testimonies
to
the
reviving
power
of
God
but
if
you've
ever
heard
people
talk
about
the
experience
of
revival
locally
or
nationally
or even
internationally
down
through
the years
what do
they
talk
about
it
tends
to
be
those
of
us
looking
from
the
outside
in
who
talk
about
the
remarkable
signs
that
there
were
in
these
times
but
those
who
are
involved
what
do
they
speak
about
the
glory
the
presence
of
God
they
speak
about
the
power
of
God's
word
the
power
of
prayer
the
working
of
the
Holy
Spirit
God
they
focus
on
who
God
is
as a
reminder
to
ourselves
we
don't
turn
towards
revival
we
turn
towards
God
that is
where we
are to
turn
first and
foremost
we
turn
towards
God
so the
psalm
begins
by focusing
on
past
favor
of
God
but in
the
sense
of
helping
us
to
look
at
the
glory
the
wonder
of
God
who
is
able
to
forgive
the
glory
of
God
that
is
able
to
cover
our
sins
who
is
able
to
turn
away
his
judgment
from
us
as a
people
so
that
is
the
beginning
of
this
prayer
looking
for
revival
we
are
looking
to
God
the
second
thing
we
see
in
this
psalm
is
their
present
need
you
see
just
how
it
naturally
goes
on
into
verse
4
having
looked
back
the
psalmist
is
now
looking
into
their
present
we
know
Lord
that
you
have
done
this
in
the
past
but
now
he
is
saying
will
you
not
do
it
again
the
present
situation
it's
not
a
pleasant
situation
to
look
at
when
they've
known
the
wrath
of
God
it
says
here
that
they
have
the
indignation
of
God
towards
us
in
verse
4
restore
us
again
O
God
of
our
salvation
and
put
away
your
indignation
towards
us
indignation
there's
another
word
for
anger
what
the
people
of
God
had
experienced
in
the
past
the
wrath
of
God
upon
them
the
hot
anger
of
God
upon
them
that
had
been
turned
away
the
psalmist
is
now
saying
will
you
not
do
it
again
put
away
your
indignation
towards
us
will
you
be
angry
forever
are
we
ever
going
to
see
days
of
your
power
in
our
midst
again
that's
the
cry
of
the
psalmist
here
perhaps
it can
be
our
own
cry
at
times
as
well
will
we
ever
see
a
day
like
we've
seen
in
the
past
will
we
ever
see
this
church
full
to
capacity
again
it's
not
that
long
since
it
was
will
we
ever
see
God's
blessing
on
our
islands
in
a
great
way
again
will
the
Lord
be
angry
towards
us
forever
as
a
nation
as
we
go
so
far
away
from
God
and
his
ways
will
the
tide
ever
turn
again
will
things
ever
change
for
the
favour
of
God's
people
again
all
these
kinds
of
questions
the
same
questions
that the
psalmist
has
here
in
verse
5
will
you
be angry
with
us
will
you
prolong
your
anger
to
all
generations
is
this
going
to
carry
on
is
this
going
to
be
the
way
from
now
on
will
we
ever
see
days
of
God's
blessing
again
well
in
the
midst
of
this
there
is
this
prayer
in
verse
6
will
you
not
revive
us
again
that
your
people
may
rejoice
in
you
we
have
our
own
image
of
what
maybe
revival
looks
like
because
of
what
we've
read
or
what
we've
heard
from
the
past
but
what
does
revival
look
like
when
you
think
of
revival
you
maybe
think
back
to
the
book
of
Acts
and
Peter's
sermon
at
the
day
of
Pentecost
and
3,000
were
converted
that
day
there
is
revival
for
us
it's
when
large
numbers
even
into
thousands
turn
towards
God
and
you
think
that's
what
revival
would
look
like
maybe
we
think
revival
would
be
to
see
this
church
full
again
that
would
be
to
show
God's
reviving
power
God's
favor
upon
us
is
that
what
the
psalm
is
asking
here
is
that
what
the
psalmist
is
asking
of
God
he's
saying
will
you
not
revive
us
again
those
who
are
already
there
and
what
you
see
when
you
look
in
the
book
of
Acts
is
revival
isn't
all
about
those
3,000
who
were
converted
under
Peter's
sermon
if
you
go
back
into
the
book
of
Acts
chapter
1
the
people
there
were
looking
and
questioning
what's
going
on
and
the
question
that
they
asked
in
verse
6
of
chapter
1
was
Lord
will
you
at
this
time
restore
Israel
what's
going
to
happen
are
you
going
to
restore
your
people
again
but
what
does
it
lead
to
it
leads
to
a
prayer
meeting
in
the
upper
room
in
Acts
chapter
1
verse
14
it
says
all
these
with
one
accord
were
devoting
themselves
to
prayer
not
3,000
together
in the
upper
room
if
you
look
at
it
in
verse
14
you
can
see
everyone
who
was
there
was
named
it
wasn't
a
large
crowd
it
wasn't
a
large
gathering
everyone
is
named
so
a
prayer
meeting
for
revival
isn't
about
thousands
being
gathered
together
it's
about
those
who
come
with
a
heart
towards
God
to
see
God's
favour
once
again
but
the
Lord
putting
that
burden
into
the
hearts
of
his
people
that's
the
prayer
for
revival
here
of
the
psalmst
will
you
not
again
revive
us
revive
all
of
us
as
your
people
revive
us
as
preachers
revive
us
as
people
revive
us
that
we
will
cry
out
to
you
Lord
in
this
way
Lord
revive
us
that
we
may
see
and
rejoice
in
you
that
we
may
have
a
new
sense
of
God's
glory
God's
presence
God's
power
in
our
midst
how
can
we
pray
this
prayer
today
in
what
situations
can
we
pray
this
prayer
today
we
can
pray
it
every
moment
of
every
day
in
everything
that
we're
doing
we
can
pray
this
prayer
when
we
feel
we
are
under
God's
judgment
we
pray
Lord
will
you
not
again
revive
us
when
we
feel
everything
that
we
are
doing
is
in
vain
for
his
cause
we
say
Lord
will
you
not
again
revive
us
if
we
feel
weak
in
number
if
we
feel
weak
in
strength
we
feel
weak
in
the
presence
of
God
we
think
Lord
will
you
not
again
revive
us
when
we're
visiting
when
we're
doing
anything
for
the
Lord
be it
meeting
in
the
MA
hall
for
all
kinds
of
different
purposes
for
Bible
study
for
fellowship
for
reaching
out
to
those
around
us
we
pray
Lord
will
you
not
again
revive
us
that
we
may
rejoice
in
you
that
we
may
be
glad
in
you
that
we
may
delight
in
you
for
you
are
God
and
there
is
no
other
Lord
in
the
hopelessness
of
this
world
in
the
hopelessness
that
so
many
people
feel
in
this
world
Lord
will
you
not
again
revive
us
that
people
may
rejoice
in
you
what
is
this
prayer
well
it's
acknowledging
first of
all a
dependence
on
God
it's
all about
the
Lord
it's
saying
Lord
will
you
not
revive
us
again
we
depend
on
God
for
it
nobody
can
revive
us
but
you
oh
God
so
we
cry
to
him
but
it
also
reminds
us
of
our
confidence
in
God
that's
what
we
see
with
the
psalmist
here
will
you
not
revive
us
again
he's
saying
Lord
you've
done
it
you
have
done
this
in
the
past
you
have
showed
favor
towards
your
land
in
the
past
and
your
people
in
the
past
will
you
not
do
it
again
so
we
come
with
confidence
it's
impossible
for
us
but
it's
not
impossible
with
you
Lord
will
you
not
again
revive
us
there's
so
much
around
us
that
can
be
discouraging
but
we
should
keep
praying
and
remain
confident
and
there's
so
many
examples
of
why
when
we
look
at
the
scriptures
we
see
a
people
the
prophets
in
the
Old
Testament
and
so
often
things
were
dark
and
dismal
for
them
yet
they
were
trusting
in
God
this
psalm
reminds
us
Lord
you've
done
it
in
the
past
do
it
again
Paul
Peter
the
apostles
in
the
New
Testament
they
remind
us
of
how
things
can
change
so
quickly
of
how
the
gospel
spreads
with
power
even
into
the
days
following
the
scriptures
and
how
they
spread
throughout
the
world
how
they
came
to
our
own
land
and
the
difference
that
it
made
how
God
showed
favour
to
our
own
land
many
of
you
will
have
heard
of
William
Wilberforce
he
was
one
who
was
so
instrumental
in
the
abolition
of
the
slave
trade
in
the
early
1800s
he
was
a
Christian
politician
and
he
was
so
passionate
for
the
Lord
and
for
his
cause
but
at
the
time
when
he
became
a
politician
the
land
then
was
so
much
like
our
own
land
today
he
surveyed
the
land
and
how
morally
corrupt
the
place
was
how
spiritually
dry
the
day
was
but
he
did
not
lose
hope
and
he
wrote
this
he
said
my
own
solid
hopes
for
the
well-being
of
my
country
depends
not
so much
on
her
navies
or
armies
not
on
the
wisdom
of
her
rulers
nor
on
the
spirit
of
her
people
as
on
the
persuasion
that
she
still
contains
many
who
love
and
obey
the
gospel
of
christ
i
believe
that
their
prayers
may
yet
prevail
that's
the
confidence
he had
when all
around him
seemed so
dismayed
he believed
that the
gospel
and those
who believed
in the
gospel of
christ
those who
were
praying
that their
prayers
may yet
prevail
this was
when everything
looked bleak
within a few
years
after he
made this
statement
the
country
he loved
experienced
one of the
greatest
revivals
in modern
times
the
abolition
of the
slave trade
happened
and there
was a
revival
throughout
the land
transformed
the
nation
lord
you have
done it
in the
past
will you
not again
revive us
our
present
and
pressing
need
today
is to
be able
to cry
to god
and say
lord
revive us
again
he has
done it
before
he can
do it
again
the third
and final
thing we
see in
this psalm
is the
promised
blessing
as we
turn
to god
as we
seek
his
face
as we
cry
out
lord
revive
us
again
that
your
people
may
rejoice
in
you
show
us
your
steadfast
love
grant
us
your
salvation
the
psalmist
goes on
to show
the
transforming
power
of god
there's
so many
things we
could look
at but
we're
not
going
to
go
through
all
the
verses
but
I
want
to
take
verse
9
and
tie
it
back
to
verse
6
verse
9
says
surely
his
salvation
is
near
to
those
who
fear
him
that
glory
may
dwell
in
our
land
salvation
is
near
to
those
who
fear
him
and
when
you
look
back
to
verse
6
and
tie
that
in
the
glory
that
the
psalmist
is
speaking
of
there
is
a
people
revived
and
a
people
rejoicing
in
you
when
we
think
of
revival
again
we
come
back
to
think
what
that
might
look
like
when
we
think
of
our
land
we
think
of
the
day
of
the
psalmist
we
think
of
the
day
of
William
Wilberforce
what
was
the
greatest
sign
of
revival
it
wasn't
wonders
happening
it
wasn't
supernatural
things
it
was
people
praising
God
people
whose
hearts
were so
hard
towards
God
and
people
who
seemed
so
far
away
from
God
coming
to
praise
God
and that
should be
our prayer
for today
as well
that people
would come
to praise
God
ourselves
beginning
with ourselves
first
that we
would delight
ourselves
and praise
God
with all
our hearts
that we
would be
praying
Lord
revive
us
revive
our
king
over us
revive
our
prime minister
over us
revive
our first
minister
revive
all our
leaders
revive
our
people
down
through
every
level
of
society
turn
us
again
towards
you
that we
may
rejoice
in you
that your
glory
may dwell
in your
land
in our
land
again
revival
is about
people
and people
rejoicing
in God
and where
do we see
the reviving
power
it's when
people turn
to Christ
when people
gaze
on his
beauty
when they
hear the
message
turn
and be
saved
look to
me and
be saved
we look
to Christ
and rejoice
in him
and where
do we see
that
but at
the cross
and there
you see
the reviving
power
of Christ
in a day
when there
was darkness
over the
land
when the
in the middle
of the day
when there
shouldn't have
been any
darkness
there was
darkness
but what
happened
at the
cross
Christ
was
victorious
and through
his
life
death
and
resurrection
we have
hope
and that
transforming
power
is seen
so clearly
when you
look at
the cross
and the
people
who were
convicted
there
you think
of two
of them
as Jesus
was crucified
there was
a thief
to one
side of
him
who cried
out
to him
but he
was told
the great
words
today
you will
be with
me
in paradise
a thief
on the
cross
was revived
in the
darkness
of the
cross
a Roman
centurion
looked on
one
who would
have been
in charge
of so
many
people
he looked
on and
said
surely
this was
the son
of God
convicted
by what
he saw
but what
was the
focus on
it was
on Christ
and that's
what our
focus
needs to
be on
what Christ
has done
for us
and the
wonder
of Christ
that he
came to
die for
sinners
such as
we are
revival
begins
by looking
to him
convicted
of our
sin
but turning
to the
Lord Jesus
Christ
there's a
story told
of the
Ulster
revivals
back in
the 1920s
Ireland
it was a
very difficult
and a very
dark place
to live
as well
there was
so much
dreadful
things going
on there
and yet
revival
came
God's
power
came down
and one
place where
they saw
the impact
of it
was shipyard
workers
hard men
who had
been so
used to
corrupt
ways of
life
looking after
themselves
as number
one
there was
a story
told that
when revival
broke out
many of
these men
were converted
and one
of the
marks of
transformation
in their
lives was
that they
brought back
so many
tools that
they had
stolen
from the
shipyard
so many
tools that
new sheds
had to be
built to
store them
so convicted
were they by
their past
ways and
what God
had done
that they
brought
these
back
there was
a deep
awareness
of sin
but there
was also
a deep
awareness
of the
gospel
and the
nearness
of God
and the
spirit
working
and that's
what this
psalm
is all
about
a deep
awareness
of our
sin
a deep
awareness
of our
need
of God
but a
deep
awareness
of the
power
that God
is able
to show
and to
manifest
among his
people
the cry
is
Lord
will you
not
revive
us
again
that your
people
may rejoice
in you
as I said
at the start
Spurgeon
said
if anything
else you
take away
pray
this prayer
that we
might see
the glory
of God
in our
land
through us
as his
people
going out
to all
people
that we
may rejoice
in him
may we
pray then
Lord
revive us
let us
pray
Lord our
God our
Father in
heaven
we thank
you that
as you
have done
in the
past
you are
so able
to do
even in
our day
at this
time
we thank
you Lord
that even
though we
so often
say
that there
is darkness
all around
us
that the
days have
been just
as dark
in the
past
the times
have been
so dreadful
in the
past
too
but we
thank you
Lord
that just
as we
have a
need
today
you have
shown
that the
need is
found in
your
gospel
that light
that glorious
presence
of you
with your
people
and we
pray Lord
that it
will be
seen
within us
as your
people
and throughout
our land
that we
may rejoice
in you
so we
pray Lord
may you
revive us
that we
will rejoice
in you
may you
show us
your
steadfast
love
may you
grant us
your
salvation
and that
glory would
be seen
in your
land
once again
so hear
our prayers
and continue
with us
in Jesus
name
amen
we'll
conclude by
singing
the psalm
which we've
been looking
at and
again we
sing it
as the
words of
prayer
from verse
one
we sing
down to
verse
nine
in times
past
Lord
you
showed
favor
to your
own
beloved
land
the
prosperity
of
Jacob
you
restored
by your
strong
hand
verse
six
says
will you
not
again
revive
us
that we
may
rejoice
in you
show us
Lord
your
covenant
mercy
your
salvation
grant
on you
verse
one
to
nine
the tune
is
ode
to
joy
in
times
past
Lord
you
showed
favor
to
you
know
we
love
at
time
the
posterity
of
Jacob
you
restored
by
yours
from
hand
you
forgive
your
people's
trespass
you
have
these
their
sins
to
hide
you
withdrew
all
your
dispassion
from
your
wrath
you
turn
aside
God
our
Savior
now
restored
us
from
us
turn
away
your
rage
will
you
hang
their
burn
against
us
will
live
us
from
age
to
age
will
you
not
again
revive
us
that
we
may
rejoice
in
you
show
us
for
your
calm
and
mercy
your
salvation
grant
and
you
I
will
hear
what
God
the
Lord
says
to
this
saints
he
offers
peace
but
his
people
must
not
wander
and
return
to
foolishness
surely
for
all
those
who
fear
him
his
salvation
is
at
hand
so
that
once
again
his
glory
may
we
sing
with
them
our
hand
after
the
benediction
I'll
go to
the
door
to
my
left
now
may
grace
mercy
and
peace
from
God
Father
Son
and
Holy
Spirit
rest
upon
and
abide
with
us
all
now
and
forever
more
Amen
All
Mr
Poble
Father
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