One Of The Greatest Moments From The Smithton Outpouring That I Personally Witnessed
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Topic: One Of The Greatest Moments From The Smithton Outpouring That I Personally Witnessed
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Subject: One Of The Greatest Moments From The Smithton Outpouring That I Personally Witnessed
Date Posted: 04/03/2016 at 5:18am
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One Of The Greatest Moments From The Smithton Outpouring That I
Personally Witnessed
Posted:
29 Mar 2016 01:04 PM PDT
At
that time, it was considered the
third most significant revival in North America (after Toronto
and Brownsville).
Over a quarter-of-a-million
traveled to a town of only 532 people in order to experience the presence
and power of God.
I was
privileged to be a part of this revival. What was encountered in these meetings
utterly transformed my life. During that season, I experienced hundreds of
unforgettable moments. So, in
light of all that is going on, I thought that I'd recount an incident
that left an indelible mark. What I experienced on a summer evening in 1999
continues to reverberate in my heart seventeen years
later.
I
vividly recall sitting in a service when Pastor Steve Gray was ministering. His
heart-wrenching sermon was reaching its climax when suddenly behind me came the
clatter of a metal chair followed by a forceful thud on the floor. Curious, I
turned around, straining to see the source of this
unnerving commotion, but noticed nothing out of the
ordinary.
 Since
the service continued seamlessly, I assumed someone had dropped a large Bible or
perhaps a handbag, so my focus turned again to the speaker. Within moments,
however, I heard that strange sound again. My curiosity had now peaked.
A glimpse from the corner of my eye offered some insight into what was
happening. I watched as a man, overcome by the presence of God, fell directly
from his chair to the floor. As I turned completely around, I saw several men
and women lying on the floor, wrenching in deep intercession.
Understand, this wasn't a hyped up worship service. People weren't being
worked up into an emotional frenzy. No one was praying or laying their hands on
these people. The only thing transpiring was the heart-felt proclamation of the
gospel.
The
words spoken by Gray were punctuated with an in-breaking of the Kingdom of God -
and bodies were not able to withstand it.
I will never forget that
evening. Gray’s anointed preaching seemed to pierce the very atmosphere of the
room. Many were weeping and pounding the floors with their fists. It was like
accounts of the Great Awakening in the Eighteenth Century when crowds collapsed
under the weight of George Whitefield's messages.
What
is needed in this hour is a greater outpouring of the Holy Spirit and
mouthpieces willing to reveal the mysteries of the Kingdom. The same fire that
once ignited the cornfields of West-Central Missouri can still burn in the
hearts of those willing to receive.
I'm
convinced that God wants to knock all of us off our
chairs.
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Click on the following links to read about the Smithton
Outpouring:
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/i_saw_the_smit hton_outpouring.pdf - Read the book “I Saw The Smithton Outpouring.”
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/charisma_may_1 997.pdf - Charisma Magazine Article on the Smithton Outpouring
(1997)
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/word_and_way_1 995.pdf - Baptist article on the Smithton Outpouring (1997)
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/charisma_febru ary_1998.pdf - Charisma Magazine Article on the Smithton Outpouring
(1998)
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/post_dispatch_ june_1998.pdf - Saint Louis Post-Dispatch on the Smithton Outpouring
(1998)
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/joplin_globe_a ugust_1998.pdf - Joplin Globe on the Smithton Outpouring (1998)
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/sedalia_democr at_july_1998.pdf - Sedalia Democrat on the Smithton Outpouring (1998)
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/charisma_june_ 1999.pdf - Charisma Magazine Article on the Smithton Outpouring
(1999
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/kansas_city_st ar_july_1999.pdf - Kansas City Star on the Smithton Outpouring (1999)
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/christianity_t oday_april_1999.pdf - Christianity Today on the Smithton Outpouring (1999)
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/news_tribune_a ugust_1999.pdf - “News Tribune” on the Smithton Outpouring
(1999)
http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/media/pdfs/news_tribune_a ugust_1999.pdf - Video of the history of the Smithton Outpouring
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