{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#274 - Is this truly a Revival? part 1","description":"UK church attendance is up 50% since 2018, with young men leading the surge \u2014 a fivefold jump from 4% to 21%. Lynn Green digs into the Bible Society's latest polling, shares a firsthand account of the 1740 Whitefield revival, and tells two recent stories from his own town \u2014 a street evangelism encounter and an unexpected healing \u2014 to ask whether this is genuine revival or just the beginning of an awakening. He closes with his theory on why hope is breaking through now, for a generation that's run out of it.  Chapters:  00:00 \u2013 Intro &amp;amp; framing the question 01:33 \u2013 The Bible Society poll: Bible sales up 87% 03:40 \u2013 Church attendance among 18\u201324 year olds 04:42 \u2013 The standout stat: young men up fivefold 06:01 \u2013 What &quot;revival&quot; actually means 06:28 \u2013 The Hebrides revival \u2014 Duncan Campbell's stories 08:21 \u2013 Book recommendation: the Great Awakening &amp;amp; the US Constitution 10:38 \u2013 Reading Nathan Cole's 1740 account of hearing Whitefield preach 18:02 \u2013 So, are we in revival? Not yet \u2014 an awakening 19:25 \u2013 Street evangelism story: the group of boys who committed to Jesus 21:12 \u2013 Backstory: the Kurdish-Iranian shopkeeper couple 24:14 \u2013 The phone message and the healed eye 26:25 \u2013 Why now? Looking back to the Jesus Movement of the 1960s\u201370s 30:38 \u2013 Comparing hopelessness then and now 34:52 \u2013 The gospel as a message of hope (John 10:10, Jeremiah 29:11) 35:24 \u2013 Why more young men than young women are returning 37:12 \u2013 Closing: looking ahead to teaching on the harvest  \u2022 \u2022 ** This is a personal podcast and reflects my thoughts and convictions. It does not represent any official position held by Youth with A Mission.**   ","author_name":"Thoughts from a Resident Alien","author_url":"https:\/\/lynngreen.blog","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42593480\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42593480"}