SIGNS OF REVIVAL IN AMERICA

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Following on from my post on mass baptisms at Huntington Beach, California, something powerful is beginning to stir across America’s cultural landscape. It’s not being coordinated by media executives or political strategists, a coordinated campaign, or a viral trend. It’s a movement of the Spirit, a moment of revival.

Take “American Idol” as just one example of this massive cultural shift. The long-running music competition hosted a “Songs of Faith” episode on Easter Sunday, in which contestants performed Gospel songs and worship anthems in front of a national audience.

Special performances included Brandon Lake, Jelly Roll, CeCe Winans, and even judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan performing gospel songs. One performance after another pointed viewers to God. The show didn’t shy away from the message.

“God is good, faith and family night on #American Idol,” read the post on Instagram. The comments poured in — thousands of people expressed gratitude and praise.

Contestant Thunderstorm Artis also revealed that the special event was not the first time worship has broken out on “American Idol.” Earlier in the season, contestants joined together in worship music backstage in what has become a viral video. “It just felt like the Spirit of the Lord was in the room,” Artis said. “And I think that for me, it was when I was kind of shaky and I wasn’t sure if this was where I was supposed to be. But it was like, this is right where God wants me to be.” I believe this is more than a shift in entertainment. It’s a reflection of spiritual hunger breaking through on mainstream platforms. God is moving.

Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia and a man once immersed in the world of digital knowledge and secular innovation, recently announced his personal encounter with truth. After reading the Bible, he declared publicly, “Everyone should read the Bible daily.”

And he’s not alone. R&B and hip-hop artist Danileigh, known for chart-topping songs in the entertainment world, recently shared that she has been baptized and attends a Bible study weekly. Her public testimony reflects a deeper trend: hearts are softening, and lives are changing.

Another high-profile voice, attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s former running mate — shared her faith story. After years of practising Judaism, she made a bold and public declaration: she’s been saved and baptised. “There’s only one book,” she said, “and that’s the New Testament, that helps you understand how to go up against evil, like, to really arm yourself.”  Contrasting her life of only being exposed to the Torah in Judaism, her newfound love for the gospels and the epistles came out in her interview on the subject. 

These individual conversions may seem disconnected, but they’re part of a much larger picture – a boldness has entered our public discourse. Believers in Jesus are speaking up, using their talents, and sharing the gospel in the media.

These aren’t just feel-good stories. These stories together are mustard seeds — planted in hearts, broadcast to millions, and growing in influence. It’s happening in places you would least expect — media, music, politics, and technology. The seeds are being planted.

As Jesus said in Matthew 13:31-32, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed … though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree.” The beginnings are small. The impact is not. It is a spiritual stirring that can’t be ignored. It’s not confined to Sunday morning services or Christian conferences.

It may well be the early embers of another Great Awakening — a grassroots revival not driven by celebrity pastors or megachurch marketing, but by everyday people choosing to follow Christ and share His love in ordinary places. History shows us that true revival rarely begins in grand arenas. It starts in secret prayer closets, quiet convictions, and the unseen decisions of people who dare to live differently. Those moments seem to be happening nationwide, uniting believers in a fresh pursuit of God’s presence.

OVER 7,750 BAPTISED AT HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA

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More than 7,750 people were baptized in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, on Saturday, an event organizers say marked the largest single-day baptism in American history.

Hosted by Oceans Church and led by Pastor Mark Francey,  “Baptise California” drew approximately 30,000 attendees from more than 300 churches across the state. Participants of all ages publicly professed their faith through baptisms in the ocean or portable baptisteries positioned along the beach.

“You were part of the largest water baptism in American history,” Francey told the crowd. “Who thinks that God could do it in the other states of America?”

The mass baptism, now in its second year, exceeded last year’s turnout of 6,000 and is seen by organizers as a spiritual catalyst for an even larger national event planned for next month. Called “Baptize America,” the initiative aims to unite thousands of churches across the United States in what is described as “the largest synchronized baptism in history.”

The next event will be held on June 8 and falls on Pentecost Sunday, a date that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles in the Christian tradition. Organizers believe the timing is symbolic and strategic, pointing to revival and national spiritual renewal.

The Baptise America campaign seeks to unite churches from diverse backgrounds around a common theological practice: the public declaration of faith through water baptism. Its website states, “This is not about any single church. It’s about united churches across the nation, pursuing the Great Commission’s fulfilment.”

IS AMERICA ON THE BRINK OF ANOTHER JESUS REVOLUTION?

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I have just come across an interesting article by Pastor Greg Laurie, Is America on the Brink of Another Jesus Revolution? Greg is pastor and founder of the Harvest churches in California and Hawaii. He is an evangelist, best-selling author and producer of the movie “Jesus Revolution,” a feature film about his life during the Jesus Revolution in the 1960s/1970s that was shown in theatres across Australia in 2023.

A few days ago I posted an article God is loosening Satan’s hold on America. It is obvious from this article that Greg Laurie is observing the same signs.

“There’s a new wind blowing across America. It’s a wind of freedom, optimism, hope, and yes, patriotism. What’s even more remarkable is that this movement isn’t just being carried by the older generation — it’s gaining momentum among the young. I haven’t seen anything like this in decades. The last time I felt such cultural stirring was during the Jesus Movement when an entire generation found hope and transformation through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. That was when I personally came to faith in Christ, and it was the start of a movement that changed countless lives. In fact, a powerful movie was made about it, Jesus Revolution. Could we be on the brink of another Jesus Revolution in America? I pray so — a revival where hearts are turned back to God, lives are transformed, and the very foundation of our nation is restored. For far too long, we’ve endured constant negativity from pundits and the cultural wrecking ball of woke ideology. Academia, media, and entertainment have worked tirelessly to dismantle the values that built this great nation. This ideology has become a runaway train, barrelling through our institutions and preying on our most vulnerable — our children.

We saw this on full display at the Washington Cathedral, where a female Episcopal bishop told President Trump that trans and gay children are living in terror. Let’s pause for a moment: there are no “trans children.” What we’re witnessing isn’t a biological reality but a social contagion — a dangerous movement aggressively marketing gender dysphoria to impressionable young minds. Irresponsible parents and educators are subjecting kids to a Frankenstein-like social experiment, claiming boys can be trapped in girls’ bodies and vice versa. Let’s be clear: that’s not science — it’s madness. The truth is this: we are all created in God’s image — male and female. This beautiful design isn’t something to be reimagined by the latest cultural trends but embraced as the gift it is. But here’s the good news: things are changing in America, and they’re changing for the better. It’s time to rebuild. Like Nehemiah rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, we must rise to the challenge and restore the spiritual foundation that has been eroded. Nehemiah faced opposition, ridicule, and even threats, but he pressed on. Why? Because he knew the task was worth it. And so must we.

Yes, we want America to be strong again. We want it to be prosperous, healthy, and great again. But most of all, we need America to be godly again. George Washington put it best in his Farewell Address: “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” When a nation strays from its biblical roots, it’s time to rebuild. While we can’t plan or manufacture a revival, we can prepare the ground for one. Or, as I like to say, we can “pre-prayer” the ground. God has given us a recipe for revival in 2 Chronicles 7:14: “If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and heal their land.” Our part as believers is to humble ourselves, pray, seek God’s face, and turn from sin. God’s part is to hear us, forgive us, and heal our land.“

WILL THE CHURCH IN AMERICA RESPOND TO THE OPPORTUNITY GOD HAS PROVIDED WITH THE TRUMP ELECTION VICTORY?

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“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil... that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. .” Ephesians 6:10-20

Ephesians 6 explains the spiritual battle that we are in and it urges us to put on the full armour of the Lord and then to stand. So the battle is never done this side of heaven. We have to continue to perpetually stand for the truth. The church in America has in the main compromised with the world just as Jesus said it would in the last days before He returns to Earth.

As a result of Trump’s remarkable win in the 2024 Presidential Election U.S.A. God has allowed the church time to put the country back on the right track. As Family Research Council’s (FRC) Mary Szoch said after voters knocked off three radical pro-abortion ballot initiatives, this is the opening believers have been waiting for. On Tuesday, “Americans … re-elected the most pro-life president in the history of America,” she emphasized. “Now is the time for us to work together to promote strong, faith-filled marriages, strengthen families, and create a society that values every single person from the moment they come into existence. The opportunity to build a culture of life in America is great, and we cannot waste it.”

We also need to remember, Hibbs said on Pray Vote Stand: Decision 2024, “The church needs a revival. We will still wake up tomorrow knowing that the church needs to turn back to Scripture — and pulpits … [need to address] through the Scripture the issues that shape our congregants and their life, their worldview. And so, we need a revival. We pray that this election is a little part of that, but the bottom line is the answer. Are God’s people stepping up? Are God’s people getting involved?”

Another thing Christians need to realize, former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann said, is that “we have a lot to be grateful for.” The Trump campaign is in a “good place,” she acknowledged, “[but that’s] in the natural. I felt like the Lord was saying to me early on in this campaign that this [race] won’t be won in the natural, it will be won in the supernatural. And I truly believe that we need to just keep leaning in [with] prayer and what we’re [doing]. Where Scripture has taken me this week is [to Exodus] where Moses is standing when the Israelites are battling with the Amalekites — and then Hur and Aaron are holding up Moses’s arms — all while Joshua was on the field at the battle. And so it’s both: it’s prayer, and it’s action.”

When the church does both, she explained, “then we see victory.” “… But we can never, ever take it for granted.” The reality is, Michele pointed out, “Four years is going to go fast. And again, we only have two years until the next midterm, so … we’ve got to get to work. … It’s like there was a party and the furniture is all broken and the drapes are torn down from the windows, and we’ve got to get America’s house back in order fast and do what the American public believes that Donald Trump and a Republican Senate and a Republican House can do.”

That takes work, it takes commitment, and it takes an army of men and women determined to pay the price to speak up — and stand up. Whatever happens from here, Tony Perkins (FRC) urged, “Election 2024 must not be the finish line for Christians in America; I pray it is a starting point. It’s time for the church to arise. Our hurting nation needs a revival that only God can provide.”

As I said in my last post Donald Trump will not make America great again. Unless God brings revival to America and the nation gets on its knees to repent of all its abominable sins: abortion, gay marriage, homosexuality, transgenderism, etc. God will not lift the judgment that America is already under. Sadly, I just do not believe Scripture shows that this will happen. We are already in the Biblical prophesied end times many of the Biblical prophesied end times signs have already manifested and persecution of Christians will only intensify.

Much of this post has been extracted from an article by Suzanne Bowdey, Trump’s Win ‘Isn’t the Finish Line – It’s the Starting Point’, She serves as editorial director and senior writer at The Washington Stand.

GOD IS ALWAYS ON THE MOVE WITH THOSE TOTALLY COMMITTED TO HIM: FATHER, SON & HOLY SPIRIT.

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There’s a whole lot of baptism going on these days. Signs of revival have been ongoing around the U.S. since February when a spiritual awakening began at Asbury University. Initially, the awakening seemed to be happening mainly among college students. But the latest evidence is being seen in the form of hundreds of salvations and baptisms of all ages at churches across the country in just the last two weeks alone, not to mention over the past two months. From scores of souls being baptized at churches, to dozens being baptized at one prison, pastors across the U.S. are declaring that God is on the move. Pastor Eric Petree of Citygate Church in Cincinnati, Ohio posted online, “Over the past two weeks at Citygate we have seen 650 people give their life to Jesus, 93 baptized, and yesterday hundreds of people filled the altars seeking the baptism of the Holy Spirit.”

Sam Rainer, lead pastor, at West Bradenton Baptist Church in Florida, tweeted on Sunday, “Today we baptized 21 people at the beach. God is good! What a blessing!” At the Crossroads Church Jersey Shore Campus, 17 people professed their faith in Christ through public baptism. At the University of Houston, several students chose to be baptized in a public fountain after a Bible study. And Regent University in Virginia Beach just baptized nine students last week. A revival event was reported in mid-April in Damascus, Maryland at Difference Makers Church with non-stop worship that lasted for several days, with young people dedicating their lives to Christ. Jeremy Tucker posted the following photo, saying, “Worship has been going for 41 hours straight! Young people from churches all over Maryland/Virginia/DC are gathering to unite the bride of Christ for non-stop worship! We thought we’d never see it, but the Holy Spirit is finally breaking out in Maryland! Come, Lord Jesus!”

The GOSPEL is still the power of God to all who believe!” Many are also declaring their freedom in Christ, even behind prison walls. The God Behind Bars ministry reports, “First Baptisms Inside of this Prison in 7 years”. 35 men in a prison in Reno, Nevada were baptized!! What a powerful moment.” A recent conference at Trinity Baptist Church in Lancaster, South Carolina, reports, “Many were saved over the 2 days, and even more were encouraged to Keep on for Jesus!  …at the close of the Service, God moved on my heart to ask for prayer for those teens battling suicidal thoughts and over 20 raised their hands for prayer.”

And the list goes on and on. For weeks, churches have been reporting multiple baptisms, including people spontaneously choosing to join in. Christ Fellowship in Miami recently reported 14 baptisms. For the last few weeks, Faith Assembly Church in Winterville, North Carolina has reported baptism after baptism, week after week. Hope Missionary Church North Campus in Ossian, Indiana reported 31 baptisms just a few weeks ago. And two weeks ago, 14 more baptisms were reported at Revival Church in Modesto, California. A student-led evangelistic event based in Oklahoma quickly became one of the largest outreaches in the country after more than 80,000 people signed up for tickets within a matter of days.  Fill The Stadium (FTS) was a gospel outreach being held at the University of Oklahoma’s football stadium and happening in late April.

Source: CBNNews Robert Furman