Voices of Revival Weekly

Looking back at the last VOR of February

Episode 163 – Gifts, Guardrails, and the Heart of God

Last Monday we wrapped February with episode 163, a round table with Matt Wilson, David Coffey, and David Pinter walking through a regional church’s statement of faith on the gifts of the Spirit. The conversation stayed honoring toward that church while still being very clear: Scripture shows the gifts as normal life for the New Testament church, not a rare, apostle only perk.

The guys talked about how hurt, confusion, and fear of excess can tempt us to write policies that shut down what God wants to do. At the same time, they challenged us to ask if we have done something similar in our own circles by building “safeguards” that quietly limit the Spirit. The call at the end was simple: pray for this church, contend for the gifts in your own community, and refuse to reject what Jesus paid for.

Top quotes from episode 163

1. “The notion that there are a special category of miraculous gifts is not founded in scripture anywhere.”

2. “My goodness, I want everything God has for me. I want the body of Christ to have everything that God has for it. And we need it more now than ever.” 

3. “It is not man we are limiting when we limit the gifts of the Spirit. It is God.” 

March is packed

March is loaded. Below is a graphic with the full month slate of VOR casts, prayer nights, and gatherings. It is a full month, and we are expecting God to meet people again and again.

Kicking off March

Episode 164 – Jesiah Van Horn and a Life Being Transformed

The first VOR of March (episode 164) featured Jesiah Vanhorn, home on break from Ozark Bible Institute. Jesiah talked about watching classmates become “completely different people” as they surrender to God, and how seeing friends filled with the Holy Spirit and stepping into leadership has become living evidence of God at work in his generation.

The conversation got very personal: wrestling with feeling unworthy, learning to be fully present where God has planted him, fighting fear about future trials, and learning to live from gratitude instead of obsessing over the “black dot” on an otherwise blank canvas. Underneath it all was a simple theme: God is using Bible college, local church, and community to form Jesiah into a man who listens for God’s voice and gives himself for people.

Top quotes from episode 164

1. “I feel like a lot of atheists in this generation, they struggle because they do not see evidence. And I feel like I truly am seeing evidence.” 

2. “Every time I get on my knees to pray, all I think about is the people that I feel responsible to bring home.” 

3. “We are surrounded by so many blessings, and then there is this one black dot in the mix of it all and our flesh just fixates on the dot. Take your eyes off that and be present with the Lord.” 

Triple New Testament Shred

Over the next three months we are doing something a little wild together: three New Testament shreds in a row.

A New Testament shred is simply a thirty day reading plan where we read the entire New Testament together as a community. We will be doing this three times back to back, and a collection of upcoming VOR casts will check in on the journey, share what God is highlighting, and encourage people to stay in the story.

If you want to jump in on the shred with us, reach out through our pages and we will get you connected.

March VOR schedule

Below is the full slate of VOR casts for March with dates, times, and guests. Save it, share it, and invite someone who needs to hear these conversations this month. We will end March with 175 episode and we will break 100 diverse guests on the pod this month!