As CBN Information has been reporting, widespread revival is sweeping U.S. faculty campuses, with 1000’s of scholars attending occasions, partaking in worship, and getting baptized. That has included campuses throughout Texas, however now a number of extra universities within the Lone Star State are additionally seeing highly effective strikes of God.
Evangelist Jay Lowder, founding father of Jay Lowder Harvest Ministries, lately headlined a campus-wide occasion at Stephen F. Austin State College in Texas, the place a whole bunch of scholars made selections for Christ.
“I have been in full-time evangelism for over 20 years,” Lowder informed CBN Information. “Faculty college students typically could be a troublesome group to achieve as a result of they’re transitionary and plenty of instances not residing of their regular hometown, however we actually had, I am not evangelist-exaggerating, we had a packed home each night time, standing room solely, and we noticed over 500 college students make totally different commitments to Christ.”
Moreover, Abilene Christian College simply hosted an occasion attended by 1,000, the place greater than 80 selections had been made.
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Lowder stated there are a number of causes for such an unbelievable response to the gospel amongst faculty college students.
“They’re simply on the lookout for what’s actual and an actual openness,” stated Lowder. “I truly requested individuals who weren’t getting saved in the event that they would go away the constructing as a result of there was no room to take the sheer numbers of scholars that wished to present their lives to Christ. And I feel there’s different components as effectively. Psychological well being proper now could be an enormous subject amongst faculty college students.”
He added, “I obtained direct messages on social media from many college students that had been battling psychological well being points, some with suicidal tendencies.”
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Lowder additionally stated that evangelism is just not solely the work {of professional} evangelists however a calling for all believers. One instance of that’s how particular person college students have gotten catalysts for spreading the gospel inside their peer teams on campuses.
“We had one fraternity alone that had 13 younger males that determined to present their lives to Christ,” Lowder defined. “And one other cool factor that we’re seeing is plenty of the believers which are on campus have gotten extra evangelistic than what we’re accustomed to seeing. One of many causes that we noticed so many college students that had been hungry for the Lord is as a result of their associates had been inviting them and inspiring them.”
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In the meantime, Lowder stated, whereas it’s thrilling to see God transferring on faculty campuses, he emphasizes the crucial significance of follow-up discipleship and counseling after conversion selections.
“When someone makes that call to repent of their sins and put their religion in Christ, that they get enough counseling, that someone walks them by that and explains to them the importance of their choice and following the Lord in baptism and easy methods to get plugged into the church and perceive scripture,” stated Lowder.
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