Parkway Wesleyan Church
  • Home
  • ABOUT US
    • Announcement Concerning In-Person Services
    • What to Expect >
      • Weekend Worship Set List
    • About Parkway
    • Our Team >
      • Contact Us
    • Beliefs and Core Values
    • Our History
    • About the Wesleyans >
      • Resources
  • NEXT STEPS
    • Growth Tools
    • Get Involved
    • Discover Parkway
    • Baptism
    • Groups >
      • SMALL GROUPS
    • Kids
    • Teens
  • CONNECT
    • EPIC Blog
    • Sermons >
      • Archives
    • Calendar
    • Book An Appointment
  • LIVE SENT
    • Outreach
    • Foreign Missions Blog
  • GIVE
  • Home
  • ABOUT US
    • Announcement Concerning In-Person Services
    • What to Expect >
      • Weekend Worship Set List
    • About Parkway
    • Our Team >
      • Contact Us
    • Beliefs and Core Values
    • Our History
    • About the Wesleyans >
      • Resources
  • NEXT STEPS
    • Growth Tools
    • Get Involved
    • Discover Parkway
    • Baptism
    • Groups >
      • SMALL GROUPS
    • Kids
    • Teens
  • CONNECT
    • EPIC Blog
    • Sermons >
      • Archives
    • Calendar
    • Book An Appointment
  • LIVE SENT
    • Outreach
    • Foreign Missions Blog
  • GIVE
​       EmPOWERING-PEOPLE-IN-CHRIST
​

Lasting Revival

5/31/2016

0 Comments

 
​
 
                                               Lasting Revival
 
In sunshine and in rain, drunk or sober, the rugby players of Wales pause before every game to sing a hymn!  The hymn, written by William Williams, is “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.”  If a team does well, its players often repeat their rendition during or after a match, standing to sing “Bread of Heaven, feed me now and ever more.”  Why would mostly tipsy competitors in a public athletic match sing such a powerful hymn with passion so intense that tears flow freely among singers and spectators alike?

Sadly it’s the last remnant of the Welsh revival that began in 1904.  At the time, the people of Wales worked at their trades and labored in the coal mines as usual – but spontaneous outbreaks of worship became the norm.  They couldn’t even complete a rugby match without breaking out to worship to God.

The music lives on, but the passion for God that inspired it didn’t cross the generation line.  This outward marker of the God-ward passion of a previous generation has become an empty tradition.

Jesus on several occasions rebuked the Pharisees and called them hypocrites for following their human traditions rather than the Commandments of God.  He accuses them of “honoring God with their lips” while their “hearts are far from Him” (Mark 7:6-8).
​
We must be careful that we are passing on to our children and grandchildren genuine faith.  May they see in us genuine faith and love for Jesus, not just empty tradition.
 
Have a great week.
Pastor Barry
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Tuesday Morning on the Run

    Inspirational thoughts from Pastor Barry Lawson

    Archives

    December 2019
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Photo used under Creative Commons from trendingtopics