Men are God's method. The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men." E.M. Bounds

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2 What is Revolution? It's a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving, a dramatic change in ideas, practice, or government, rapid and extensive culture change generated from within a society and the overthrowing of a government to install a new one. (Mariam-Webster Dictionary)

3 Men are God's method. The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men." E.M. Bounds

4 God is looking for Spiritual Revolutionist!!! One that does not conform to the status code of the environment but one that changes the whole climate of the atmosphere.

5 Spiritual Revolutionist In The Bible: E.g. Peter, John, Paul and Silas (N.T) E.g. Moses, Abraham and David (O.T) In Church History : E.g. Martin Luther, Charles Finney, Wesley Brothers, William Seymour and Evan Roberts Our Modern Time: E.g. Reinhard Bonnke and Bill Johnson

6 Spiritual Revolutionist One of the greatest revolutionist in the bible: Josiah! 2 Kings 23: 25 "Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the LORD as he did-with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses"

7 7 Things Josiah Did! 2 Chronicles 34: 3-5 Broke False Altars- everything that's not born of God v.3-4 Removes False God v.4 Burn Down Any Form Of Tradition of Religiosity- Tradition v.5 2 Chronicles 34: 8-13 He Restored The Temple The Word Of God True Worship True Service Unto God

8 2 Chronicles 34: 1-5 (NKJV) Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images.

2 Chronicles 34: 1-5 (NKJV) (Continue) 4 They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars which were above them he cut down; and the wooden images, the carved images,

9 2 Chronicles 34: 1-5 (NKJV) (Continue) 4 They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars which were above them he cut down; and the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images he broke in pieces, and made dust of them and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

10 4 Things That Made Josiah The Great Revolutionist

What MADE Josiah Great! 1. He Knew His Position In God 2 Chronicles 34:1 (NKJV) Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in Jerusalem. How did he became king?

11 What MADE Josiah Great! 1. He Knew His Position In God 2 Chronicles 34:1 (NKJV) Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in Jerusalem. How did he became king? 2 Chronicles 33:24-25 (NKJV) Then his servants conspired against him, and killed him in his own house. But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.

12 What MADE Josiah Great! 2) He Had Good A Role Model 2 Chronicles 34:2 (NKJV) And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NIV) Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.

13 3) He Seeks God's Will What MADE Josiah Great! 2 Chronicles 34:3 NKJV For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images.

14 What MADE Josiah Great! 4) He Did Something Nobody Dare To Do 2 Chronicles 34:4-7 NKJV They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars which were above them he cut down; and the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images he broke in pieces, and made dust of them and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali and all around, with axes.[a] 7 When he had broken down the altars and the wooden images, had beaten the carved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

15 What MADE Josiah Great! The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King Jr.

16 What MADE Josiah Great! Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. Billy Graham

2 C o m m a n d m e n t s

2 C o m m a n d m e n t s Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as