1. Bible Study By Pr. S.M Gakono

2. Bible study bid us to: “Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, …..” (Isa 34:16 [KJV])

3. Bible is:  Basic Instructions Before Living Earth  Gospel of God Rom1:1  Words or Oracles of God Rom 3:2  The Good Word of God Heb6:5

4. Bible Is The Good News In World Full Of Bad News

5. Theme: Revival And His Second Coming Theme Song: SDH NO.213 Key Text : Isaiah 46:10

6. Five years theme was: Revival and Reformation

7. 2015 Theme: Revival And His Coming

8. 2015 Theme: REVIVAL AND HIS COMING “ Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:” (Isa 46:10 [KJV])

9. 2014 Theme: Revival And Prophetic Truth

10. 2014 Theme: REVIVAL AND PROPHETIC TRUTH (2Pet 1:19 [KJV]) “ We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:”

11. 2013 Theme: Revived By His Word For Worship

14. 2013 Theme: REVIVED BY HIS WORD FOR WORSHIP (Ps 95:6 [KJV]) “ O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.”

15. 2012 Theme: Revived His Word

16. 2012 Theme: REVIVED BY HIS WORD (2Tim 3:16-17 [NET]) “ Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,17.that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.”

17. 2011 Theme: Revived For Mission

18. 2011 Theme: REVIVED FOR MISSION (Acts 1:8 [NET]) “ But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”

19. Revival And His Second Coming

20. What is Revival? Revival is a two Latin words “re” means “again” “vivo” means “live” “Revival” means “Live again.”

21. a. Renewal – new again

22. b. Rebirth – born again

23. c. Restoration – alive again

24. d. Refresh – Fresh again

25. e. Awakening – Stop sleeping

27. E.G White says Revival is: :

28. a. Renewal of Spiritual life b. Quickening of mind & heart c. Resurrection from spiritual death

29. Truth about Revival. a. Revival is from God b. Revival is ministration of Holy Spirit c. Revival is for God’s work.

30. Jesus’ Second Coming

31. Jesus’ Second Coming is blessed hope.

33. What is the second coming? It’s the blessed hope. “Hope is the general feeling that something desired will be fulfilled in the future.” Paul says that person need three things to be truly happy in this world and in the world to come FAITH, LOVE & HOPE

34. CONT….. 1Cor 13:13 “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” Love is the foundation of happy life Faith is the wall of happy life Blessed Hope is the roof of happy life.

35. Paul further states that: “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” (Rom 15:13 [KJV])

36. BLESSED HOPE STANDS APART IN THE WORLD TORN APART 1.Blessed hope sees Possibilities in Impossibilities (Joshua & Caleb) 2.Blessed hope sees Love in hatred, Rejection, jealousy, revenge, malaise (Joseph) 3.Blessed hope sees goodness in badness, regrets, frustrations

37. BLESSED HOPE STANDS APART IN THE WORLD TORN APART 4. Blessed hope sees Resurrection in death, burial, coffin. 5. Blessed hope sees Victory/success in failures, inabilities. 6. Blessed hope sees Healing in sickness, illness, maladies, pain and suffering.(Job)

38. BLESSED HOPE STANDS APART IN THE WORLD TORN APART 7. Blessed hope sees Peace in wars, strives, fights, 8. Blessed hope sees Happiness in sorrow, mourning, 9. Blessed hope sees Comfort in discomfort and discouragement.

39. BLESSED HOPE STANDS APART IN THE WORLD TORN APART 10. Blessed hope sees the beginning in the end (Isaiah 46:10) “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:”

40. BLESSED HOPE IS THAT:-  Christ is coming the second time with power and great glory  Christ is coming the second time with his glory and the glory of the father  Christ is coming the second time with all his angels with him.

41. Education, Wealth, Health, Authority and Influence offer to us only which is temporal, transient and ultimately fleeting hope. But Jesus our Blessed hope at His second coming he will offer that which is eternal.

42. John states when Jesus comes: “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” (Rev 21:4 [KJV])