What can we learn from the Argentine revival?

Having just been in Argentina, where revival has been taking place for many, many years, what can we learn from their experiences with God?

Revival takes place as the non-connected to Christ, connect, and the connected grow in God through powerful experiences of His presence, whether through worship, bible study, or times around the altar.

Let me summarize what Brad Waltz (Missionary to Argentina) has written concerning this - and hopefully we can learn (those of us at Stone Church) from it as well.

Brad writes:

"Can the American church learn anything from the Argentine awakening?  I believe it can:

1.  The Argentine awakening is neither meticulous nor tidy.  Americans like everything to be well organized and fully anticipated.  Do we wish to put aside our programs and let God move?  When the glory of God descends on the churches, it interrupts normal activities.  Can we set aside our need to anticipate everything?

2.  We cannot live in the past.  The stories of what happened in Azusa Street will not satisfy the present generation.  This generation wants to experience a moving of God today.

3.  We cannot allow physical manifestation that we do not understand, or that displease us, to distract us from what God is doing.  Sometimes we are surprised because experiences we witness do not fit in with our traditions.  Our Pentecostal forefathers were called "holy rollers" because they did not hold passive worship services that were neither quiet nor orderly.

Would you not agree with me that we need a fresh touch from God in our church?

Come Holy Spirit we need you!  Come sweet spirit I pray!

One more thing:  I encourage you to hang around other Christians who are walking in the path of the Holy Spirit and who desire more of His Spirit.

If you only hang around people who feel defeated and pessimistic, you will become confused and disturbed. 

We are who we hang around!