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reviveASHEVILLE Summary: Choices
Time and time over, God has illustrated to man the power to choose. He constructed reality upon this polar tension – life and death, light and dark, heaven and hell. And we have the authority to say yes or no to what we will.To Cain, God gave a choice. He said, “Sin is crouching at [...]
reviveASHEVILLE Day 7: Rivers of Living Water Flow
Years ago, Joe and Deb Dohmann had a vision as they walked through Asheville. They had recently been called by God to move from Germany to North Carolina where they started Creatures Cafe in downtown Asheville. As they walked through the city that day years ago, they suddenly saw powerful rivers of water coursing beneath [...]
reviveASHEVILLE Day 6: Be Made Whole
The Scripture says that broken, sick, battered people who touched the hem of Jesus’ garment were made whole. The nature of God, fully embodied in Christ, radiated repair. All broken things are made whole in the presence of God. Day 6, we prayed for families in Asheville. Families are broken. Individuals grow up in fractured [...]
reviveASHEVILLE Day 5: What If These Streets Were Filled With Laborers of Love?
We ask the question in all seriousness. If Asheville were filled with laborers of sacrificial love, what would it look like?It might look a little bit like today everyday. Our morning prayer included a special commission – we were all to perform a random act of kindness throughout Day 5. First, we prayed to God [...]
reviveASHEVILLE Day 4: Code Blue
“Code blue” spoken over the intercom of a hospital means that a patient is in serious trouble, needing immediate attention. They may need to be resuscitated, or they will be lost. According to Ted Stump, a local youth pastor, Asheville has a “code blue,” and it’s time to drop everything, run, and save a life.Ted [...]
reviveASHEVILLE Day 3: Miracles in the Marketplace
We stood on the roof of the Capital Center building, overlooking the red and yellow speckled city of Asheville. Peering over the railing, we saw dozens of businesses and people walking through the aisles of quaint old streets. From our high place, Northwestern Mutual businessman Christopher Clark reminded us that Jesus’ miracles didn’t take place in [...]