{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#289 - Is this Really Revival? part 2","description":"Continuing the series, Lynn Green revisits YWAM's founding season with a key correction from Darlene Cunningham: the real theme of those early revivals wasn't revival itself, but the revelation of God's nature and character \u2014 the true common thread from Jonathan Edwards through Charles Finney to the Hebrides. He shares a striking eyewitness letter about a 1973 youth revival, traces the hidden intercessors (Peggy and Christine Smith, Mabel White, Joy Dawson) behind history's great awakenings, and closes by previewing next week's topic: why revival so often provokes opposition from church leadership. Chapters: \u25b6\ufe0f (00:00:00) \u2014 Correction: It Was Never About Revival Itself Recapping last week's story, Lynn shares a key correction from a call with Darlene Cunningham and Marty: the early YWAM founders' formative teaching sessions weren't actually themed around revival, but around the revelation of God's nature and character \u2014 a thread running through the First Great Awakening's Wesley, Whitefield, Edwards, and Finney despite their theological differences.  \u25b6\ufe0f (00:17:12) \u2014 A 1973 Eyewitness Account and the Pattern That Repeats Lynn reads a lengthy letter from a former YWAM student describing a spontaneous 1973 youth revival at a Baptist church \u2014 complete with spontaneous unified singing, healing, and over a hundred conversions \u2014 that was ultimately shut down and pushed underground by cautious elders, echoing his own Eagle Grove story and revealing another hidden intercessor behind it.  \u25b6\ufe0f (00:20:59) \u2014 The Hidden Work of Intercessors Across History A survey of the unseen prayer warriors behind major revivals: Peggy and Christine Smith in the Hebrides, Mabel White in Iowa, Joy Dawson's international intercessory ministry, and Father Nash's practice of praying ahead of Charles Finney's preaching tours \u2014 all illustrating that sustained, often obscure intercession consistently precedes visible moves of God.  \u25b6\ufe0f (00:29:21) \u2014 Setting Up Next Week: Why Revival Gets Opposed Lynn closes with his own story of praying &quot;concerts of prayer&quot; with Graham Kendrick in early-1980s London (which later fed into March for Jesus), reflects on why cautious local church leaders often resist revival's disruption, and previews next week's topic: why revival is so often opposed by those responsible for others' spiritual wellbeing, especially in today's safeguarding-conscious environment. \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.**   website - https:\/\/lynngreen.blog Facebook - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100063522648400 Youtube - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MrCLynnGreen ","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\/42802025\/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\/42802025"}