When you have an encounter with God—something happens on the inside. When God touches you, it’s not going to be business as usual. It’s not going to be the same old, same old. Then people, who have known you for years, will look at you and say, “There’s something different about you.” There will be a distinct difference from before to after. You cannot have an encounter with God and stay the same. When He truly touches you, you are changed – spirit, soul, and body.

As a young man, 18 years of age, in the month of July 1979, I pressed into the presence of God and that’s when the fire of God fell on me. I know that God can touch you, too, wherever you are. If you seek Him, you’ll find Him.

The Bible says that Jesus “returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee.” The Bible also tells us that when the apostles preached the Gospel, the Holy Spirit gave witness with signs, wonders, miracles, and manifestations. That’s the power of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are still in the Book of Acts and – if you let the Lord touch and use you - your story is being written along with all those the Lord has chosen and used. That’s what you were born for. He wants to do the work in you, before He does it through you. He cannot do it through you until He first does it in you.

All it takes is someone, who is set ablaze with the fire of the Holy Ghost, and whole cities will be shaken. It’s time for you to have an encounter with God.

 

The name, Christian, means “Christ-like” or “anointed one”. Unfortunately, way too many Christians never live up to this name. They experience no victory personally, and their weak, sinful lives are a poor witness for Christ. Sadly, for the most part, these compromised Christians represent the world’s view of the Church.

What is the outward and inward evidence of a Christian lifestyle? You can present an outward appearance of holiness daily and still serve as a poor Christian witness. Matthew 23:27-28 NLT says, “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs — beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity. Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.”

Living as a Christian requires having the character of Christ within and without. A transformation must occur as a result of the Holy Spirit’s indwelling. Galatians 5:24-25 AMP says, “And those who belong to Christ Jesus (the Messiah) have crucified the flesh (the godless human nature) with its passions and appetites and desires. If we live by the [Holy] Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy Spirit we have our life in God, let us go forward walking in line, our conduct controlled by the Spirit.]”

When we truly practice a Christian lifestyle, our heart attitude and our actions match up. The evidence of our submitted and yielded life becomes obvious to others. Father God will then be able to pour out His glory and power upon all those around us. Our faith, in the midst of trials and storms, remains steady and unshakeable – firmly rooted in the Word of God. Those who live the Christian lifestyle live a confident life on the inside and outside.

In this series, Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne challenges you to examine the true meaning of what it is to be a Christian and to live a lifestyle that exemplifies Christ and the Word of God.

 

Demonstrations of the Spirit and of Power:

 And my language and my message were not set forth in persuasive (enticing and plausible) words of wisdom, but they were in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit and power [a proof by the Spirit and power of God, operating on me and stirring in the minds of my hearers the most holy emotions and thus persuading them], So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2:4-5

Everywhere Jesus went, He preached, taught, and demonstrated. You must demonstrate the power of God. You have to expect the power of God to be manifested. The church today operates on a very low level of demonstrations. Many do not allow God to move—but He always wants to move—He always wants to confirm His Word.

In this series, Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne explains the importance of the demonstration of the power of God. He will challenge you to hook up with the Holy Ghost and let Him lead you and guide you in everything that you do. God wants to show forth His glory. And, He wants to do it through you! Don’t be held back by fear of what man thinks. Let this series help set you free to be the King’s kid God created you to be.

 

21st Century Revivalists: 

 You are living in the greatest time in the history of the planet! This is the time the Old Testament prophets would have given anything to live in–and God has you here for such a time as this. This is the wrapping up of the ages. The Lord needs people that are totally and completely sold out to Him in every area of their lives–people who will take His Word and His Spirit to a lost and dying world.

21st Century revivalists are a new breed of people–they are a people who are consumed with eternity, who have a deep passion for Jesus, who win the lost at any cost, and who carry Heaven's touch with them everywhere they go.

In this awesome series, Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne outlines what it is to be a 21st Century revivalist and also how God wants to raise YOU up to be a revivalist in these last days. God has put His treasure on the inside of YOU–that YOU might carry His Gospel boldly to the very ends of the earth. Allow this series to stir you up to take revival all over the world.

 

Live From the River Music:

 Song Titles:

1. Let It Rise
2. Interlude 1
3. Like The Woman
4. Just One Glimpse Of His Glory
5. The Glory Is Here
6. Interlude 2
7. Glorify Thy Name
8. Thou Art Worthy Great Jehovah
9. I Exalt Thee
10. How Great Thou Art
11. Interlude 3
12. There's A Sweet Anointing
13. There's A New Wine
14. He Binds The Broken-Hearted
15. Like The Woman
16. Just One Glimpse