Where Am I Drinking From? (Jeremiah 2:13)
In this message Pete explores what true revival really looks like—not an emotion experience, not a church event, and not a moment of spiritual hype, but a deep return to God as our Source. Revival is the restoration of spiritual life where apathy, distraction, and dryness have quietly settled in. Through Psalm 27, Ezekiel 47, and Jeremiah 2:13, we trace the journey from self‑sufficiency back to the spring of living water.
We look at how the church has experienced major shifts every 500 years, each one exposing where God’s people have been drinking from. Today’s cultural moment is no different. Revival begins when we stop relying on our own “cisterns”—our routines, our control, our comfort—and turn again to the One Thing David longed for: the presence of God.
Ezekiel’s vision of the deepening river shows us how God invites us out of the shallows and into the fullness of His Spirit. Revival is not paddling at the edge; it is surrendering to the current of God’s life-giving presence. And Jeremiah reminds us that revival starts with honesty: recognising that our broken cisterns cannot hold water and returning to the spring that never runs dry.
So we must seek God’s presence intentionally, letting go of the things that drain us, asking Him for living water, and stepping deeper into the river of the Spirit. Move away from broken cisterns and into the life‑giving river of God’s presence.
Speaking from Ezekiel 47 and Galatians 5 Pete shares about what it is to 'live in and walk by the Spirit'
He explores Ezekiel’s vision of the river flowing from the Temple — a picture of spiritual maturity. As the water deepens from ankle‑deep to knee‑deep, waist‑deep, and finally “deep enough to swim,” we’re invited to examine where we are standing in God’s river. Are we actually in the river or are we on the bank only observing?
Ankle‑deep faith keeps us in control. Knee‑deep faith feels the pressure but still relies on our own strength. Waist‑deep faith is tiring because we’re half‑surrendered. Swimming represents full reliance on the Holy Spirit — letting Him carry us.
The river flows into dead places and brings life. Spirit‑led people do the same, bringing hope, healing, and fruitfulness wherever God sends them. Galatians 5 calls us to walk and keep in step with the Spirit, bearing His fruit in our lives.
The challenge: Are you ready to lift your feet off the riverbed of self‑sufficiency and let the Spirit lead you deeper?
Tracy shares from Psalm 27, Philippians 2, Psalm 18 and Jeremiah 17 on how we are to make space in our hearts for the more of Him.
What do I allow in to my heart?
Be rooted and established in love - Ephesians 3:16-17