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Ephesians 5:22-6:9 // In the household of God, submission to the Lord’s authority includes the right ordering of authority structures in the home and society. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Baptists in Transition // Baptists shifted from Spirit-dependent, doctrinally grounded evangelism to method-driven revivalism where visible results and techniques overshadowed earlier theological convictions and practices. Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 4:31-5:21 // Godly living includes the Spirit-empowered imitation of God, repentance from immorality, and the discernment of his will. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

The Illusion of a New Era // Evangelicalism shifted toward results-driven revivalism as visible outcomes and selective memory reshaped expectations and methods. Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 4:17-32 // The gospel comes to bear in lives of genuine holiness and love. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Origins of a Great Division // Finney’s revivalist theology rejected Calvinism, stressed human ability, and contributed to Protestant division. Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 4:1-16 // There is both unity and diversity within the body of Christ such that God gifts his people for the purpose of building up others in love. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

New Methods // Early nineteenth-century America’s rapid expansion spread revival practices nationwide, culminating in the Finney controversy over whether revival is God’s sovereign work or a result of human methods. Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 3:10-4:6 // The reality of our unity in Christ impacts and enables believers to walk in love with one another. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Revival in the Northeast // The Northeast provides a crucial setting for distinguishing revival from revivalism because it experienced repeated seasons of genuine awakening without relying on new techniques or emotional machinery. Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 3:1-13 // Paul’s gospel ministry to the Gentiles is part of the unfolding of the mystery of God’s plan for the church, which displays the wisdom of God and provides hope in suffering. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

The Emergence of Revivalism // The Kentucky revival began with a Calvinistic trust in God’s sovereign work but shifted toward revivalism that emphasized human methods, emotional response, and immediate conversion. Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 2:14-3:6 // Paul’s gospel ministry to the Gentiles is part of the unfolding of the mystery of God’s plan to unite Jew and Gentile in one body. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

The Second Great Awakening // God transformed the spiritually desolate Kentucky frontier through earnest preaching and persevering prayer, producing widespread repentance, renewed churches, and lasting revival. Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 2:8-22 // God reconciles his people to himself and unites them with one another as one new man through the work of Christ in the Spirit. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Glory in Virginia and Theology Takes Fire // After fading in the 1760s, revival returned to Virginia through diverse denominations and regions, renewing churches with conviction, unity, and Spirit-empowered faith. Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 2:1-10 // Salvation is a free gift of God’s grace given to underserving sinners, precluding their boasting and empowering their lives of obedience. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Princeton and a Glorious Plan // God used Princeton’s ministers and their frontier-trained students to carry a Spirit-dependent, revival-shaped faith across the growing nation through their earnest preaching and godly lives. Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 1:7-23 // We should give thanks and pray that fellow believers grow in knowing God and experiencing His power—the same power that raised Christ and exalted Him above all things. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Ephesians 1:3-14 // God is to be praised for his glorious grace in electing, adopting, redeeming, forgiving, uniting, sealing, and lavishly blessing his people in Christ through the Spirit. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Samuel Davies and the Meaning of Revival // In this episode we explore chapter 1 of Iain Murray's book, "Revival and Revivalism." This lays the foundation, defining revival through the examples of those who were products of the Great Awakening. Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 1:1-2 // Ephesians deals with the reconciliation of God’s people to himself in and through Christ and how we are to live in light of this glorious gospel. New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Putting it All Together // From creation to new creation, God’s purpose has always been to dwell with His people—what began in Eden’s temple is fulfilled in Christ and the church, and will one day fill all creation with His presence forever. A study on the purpose of God's temple // Michael Crosswhite

God’s Temple in Revelation 21-22 // The physical temple foreshadows God’s and Christ’s presence as the true temple. A study on the purpose of God's temple // Tom Allen

The Temple in Hebrews // The earthly tabernacle foreshadowed Christ, the true heavenly temple through whom believers now dwell with God. A study on the purpose of God's temple // Michael Crosswhite