Florida Revival Photos and Pictures

Here they are, as promised, the Florida Revival Photos and Pictures. You can find them on the Florida Revival Photos page, which will lead you to a Flickr.com.

This is truly a Media Revival by the Holy Spirit, as God.tv has been covering it almost every night, the news media has been visiting the revival, along with web 2.0 and social marketing sites are covering every inch of the miracles and outpouring of the Holy Ghost.

Revivalists such as Terry Kruse, Paul Cain, Bobby Conner, and many others are able to be involved with this move of God due to the power of the internet and television.

Check out our photos. Submit your own to photos@christiancrunch.com.

Florida Revival, Lakeland and Prophet Paul Cain

So, who is Prophet Paul Cain, and what does he have to do with the Florida Revival with Todd Bentley in Lakeland, Florida in 2008?

Last night, amid the miracles of God and healings, Todd Bentley announced that prophet Paul Cain was coming to Lakeland, the first night at Tiger Town Stadium, but also possibly coming to The Lakeland Center as well.

Some highlights of who prophet Paul Cain is:

• At the age of 17, Paul began to hold citywide salvation and healing campaigns in tents, civic auditoriums and churches where supernatural and documented healings took place.
• He became one of many revivalists during the “Healing Revival” which lasted from 1947 to 1958.
• During the great healing revival, Paul’s ministry reached international proportions. In 1954, his manager purchased the world’s largest gospel tent from Jack Coe, having a capacity to hold 8,000 people. Paul toured the country, filling it with thousands wherever he went.

Prophet Paul Cain runs with other powerful men of God such as Oral Roberts, William Branham, O.L. Jaggers, A.A. Allen, T.L. Osborn, Jack Coe, and Franklin Hall.

Paul Cain prophesied that the day would come that American believers would fill stadiums across the land. Todd Bentley, Paul Cain, Stephen Strader of Ignited Church, and many others, believe that The Florida Revival in Lakeland, Florida, especially at Tiger Town Stadium (Joker Marchant Stadium), is the beginning of the manifestation of that vision.

Expect Paul Cain tonight!

Florida Revival at Tiger Town in Lakeland

Tiger Town in Lakeland, Florida is destined for some craziness tonight!

The Florida Revival will move to Tiger Town stadium (also known as Joker Merchant Stadium) to hold the masses that are expected.

Every night of the revival so far, people are being healed. Last night I watched a lady in the back row, no one had even laid a hand on her and no one was really watching her, get up out of her wheel chair and walk.

Directions to Tiger Town Stadium in Lakeland, FL:

2301 Lakeland Hills Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33805
(863) 688-7911

NOTE ON HOTELS:

Most of the hotels in Lakeland, Florida are booked. Search in Bartow, Florida, Plant City, Florida and Auburndale, Florida.

The one we found on the less expensive side for guests of mine was:

* approximate times

Davis Brothers Motor Lodge
1035 N Broadway Ave
Bartow, FL 33830

Get Directions(863) 533-0711
davisbrosmotorlodge.com

Rooms started at $69 a night. Check it out!

Revival Notes:

People’s faith is growing. The miracles are getting more extreme. The revival is picking up steam! Last night Todd Bentley could hardly even preach.

And everyone is talking about it. In the Smoothie King where I get breakfast, the whole staff got in on the conversation. Though we all have questions and seek for what is genuine and what is true about these events, the important part is that we are seeking more of God.

Note about Joker Merchant Stadium:

Nuttyaboutsports.com says, “Joker Marchant Stadium was built on the site of a former World War II flight school. The stadium, which has been home to the Tigers since its opening in 1966, was named in honor of the late Joker Marchant, Lakeland’s former parks and recreation director.”

The history around the stadium is interesting indeed!

Florida Revival Media and Highlights

The Media is getting highly involved in this revival.

The Florida Revival media outbreak has been unprecedented. Between the Youtube.com user Swiftfiresharnael and Channel 10 News visiting, the message from Lakeland, Florida is that Revival is happening in Florida.

No matter what you may think of revival, Todd Bentley, or moves like this, one thing you cannot deny is that God is getting some major media play.

One of the media highlights of the evening was that a reporter with Channel 10 News came to the Lakeland Center to cover the Florida Revival story. She came up to the stage to testify that she came to the event sick with nausea. While in the bathroom, she heard Todd Bentley pray for healing and was immediately healed.

She then said that she had to run because she was going to cover the story on the 11 o’clock news! Again, no matter what you think of the people involved, Todd Bentley, Stephen Strader, their churches (Ignited Church in Lakeland, Florida and Fresh Fire Ministries in Canada), or even people in Polk County; God is doing something new.

Other highlights from the revival were:

• Visiting preacher Bobby Conner preached
• I got photos of a elderly woman being healed
• They went until 1 a.m., praying for every single person who wanted to (6,000+!)
• I was standing there as a girl received a healing with her ears

Having been brought up under evangelist Terry Kruse, who served Augustine Alcala and Bob Jones, I was used to healing services. The means may be unconventional, but hey! When did Jesus move conventionally?!

Florida Revival The Lakeland Center

Who would have thought that bringing the Florida Revival and Healing Outpouring to the Lakeland Center would work?!

Why would I say that?

On Sunday night, the revival was running ~3,000 people at the Auburndale Life Church in Auburndale, Florida. Even though they turned away hundreds of people, were you ask me if we should move to The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida, seating 8,000 people, I would have said ‘absolutely not.’

Why? Because the fact that a) most people will not come out on a Monday night and b) what if all 3,000 people show up and the arena still looks empty?

Well, I went. I got in, barely.

The Lakeland Center was PACKED to the ceiling. Every seat was filled. Every parking spot was taken up.

You NEED to check this event out.

I really believe that it has nothing to do with the people on the stage, but the hearts of the people are hungry for a move.

Check out www.god.tv. I will be down there tonight again. Tomorrow I will be posting hotel locations if any of you are visiting.

Have a great night!

Holy Roller! – Revival in Lakeland, Florida

“Smoke filled the room!”

This was one of the powerful headlines written by Stephen Strader, the pastor of Ignited Church in Lakeland, Florida (where I am at) about the revival going on through his church.

Ignited Church recently brought in evangelist Todd Bently. Apparently, revival has broken out and is still rocking.

Upon returning from a trip to California, we found this charismatic movement still going. Having been brought up in the ministry under evangelist Terry Kruse, I was used to revival.

So, me and a few friends went to check it out. (This was about 2 weeks ago.) Then, it was running about 500+ people. The crowd was charged, but we got in with no problem.

It was a service like any other revival meeting. My only critique at the time was how cartoonish the leaders were. Healings and testimonies not withstanding, it all felt kinda “old-hat”. Been there. Done that.

The worship was amazing. The claims of healings were as inflamed as ever. The offering plate was passed as consistent as ever. We were definitely intrigued at the level of faith the people were exhibiting (based primarily on the testimonies going on around us, not necessarily in the altars), but we left around 11 p.m. when they started anointing the prayer cloths with olive oil.

A personal friend who went later testified that her knees were healed. And, 2 weeks later, the revival had jumped to 3,000 people and moved to a church that could hold the people.

Being the chasers of God that we were, my mentor, Terry Kruse and his wife Donna Kruse, booked a room to come and check it out. There was only 1 hotel room left in the whole city, so the revival was still selling out hotels!

Well, we got there early because reports were that there was a line. And a line there was! We waited from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

(Side Note: I PRAY that the people leading this revival read this. Here is my question: why on EARTH is it necessary to keep people waiting outside? If you open up the doors at 4:30 or 5, the people who wait all day would get their seats like they would if they waited outside. If you just open the doors early, there would be no line and no one would get trampled anyway. And the people you turn away, you could turn away hours earlier.

Can you help me understand this? I can’t think of another reason other than getting people to have mild levels of heat stroke so that they are calm as hindu cows when they get into revival.)

But I digress.

Well, we ended up 3 people from the door, when they locked us out and sent us packing. Terry and Donna and I got turned away.

(Side Note #2: How do you turn people away from revival? Why not just put speaker system outside? If people would wait in the sun for 2 hours, they would certainly wait around to hear the word of the Lord. What the heck?)

The last update we have had is that the revival is moving to The Lakeland Center. The seating is for 8,000, and the line should be INDOORS. This is a bonus.

Terry and Donna are set to come back in two weeks. I will try to go tonight and see how it is on a Monday night.

Sonship II – Love

There is often a huge disconnection between us and loving God. We have a tough time visualizing and experiencing it.

Often I think that is the case because we cannot compare or relate it to an earthly love. What I mean by that is that we are a generation of displaced families. Our generation has seen more divorces than ever before. Even though it had a much more significant social impact in the decades previous, the emotional impact is severe. For many people, trying to imagine a loving father is well-nigh impossible!

But, we must picture ourselves sons and daughters of a loving father. We must imagine this father caring for us, loving us, holding our hand and taking us to the park. We must imagine a loving father laughing and playing with us.

This is the love that the Father has for us. This is what He wants from us; endless summer Sundays in the park.

He doesn’t need us to take out the garbage, clean the attic, make dinner and so on.

Picture instead a family where the family is eating dinner together and all talking joyfully about their day. Imagine the family, each one loving and responsible, cleaning off the table together. Picture yourself, the son or daughter, taking the dishes while Dad takes out the trash and mom clears the table and puts the ingredients away. Each one happy, satisfied and looking around to make sure everything is taken care of.

This is the relationship that God wants with us.

The Father wants us chatting away with Him and breaking bread. The Father wants us to do the praying and tending to the Body while He takes out the trash and handles the increase. Each of us, Him and us, are happy, satisfied and looking around to make sure everything is taken care of.

We are looking to serve because we just overflow with love and joy and appreciation for our Divine Family.

That is the love of a Father and a son. There is much more than this to His love without a doubt. We could speak of the gifts He wishes to give and the things He wishes to do through us.

Instead, I have offered this illustration to begin to bridge the disconnect we have with loving God. The next time you wonder what loving God is like, start with the mental pictures above.

It will help loosen your imagination and open your mind to what He desires of us!