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  WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN EMBARRASSED TO BE IN THE UPPER ROOM？
  by Shane Idleman
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the profound and powerful presence of
God, drawing parallels between the Old Testament revelations and the New
Testament experiences like the filling of the upper room. It challenges
listeners to consider if they would be embarrassed to encounter the
power of God and highlights how encountering God's magnificence can
wreck, break, and ultimately change a person. The need for spiritual
revival in churches is underscored, calling for a renewed awakening to
God's power and presence.

Topics: "God's Presence", "Spiritual Revival"
Scripture References: Acts 2:1, Psalm 85:6, Ezekiel 37:5, Psalm 80:18, Habakkuk 3:2

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This sermon emphasizes the profound and powerful presence of God,
drawing parallels between the Old Testament revelations and the New
Testament experiences like the filling of the upper room. It challenges
listeners to consider if they would be embarrassed to encounter the
power of God and highlights how encountering God's magnificence can
wreck, break, and ultimately change a person. The need for spiritual
revival in churches is underscored, calling for a renewed awakening to
God's power and presence.

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CONTENT
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Anytime I see that his presence was profound, was powerful, well, Shane,
that's great for a revelation, that's great for the Old Testament, but
what do you have in the New Testament? Well, have you ever read about
the upper room? And when the presence of God filled that upper room? And
all these critics, I like to say, would you have been embarrassed to be
in the upper room? I bet you would have. I bet you would have been
embarrassed to experience the power of God. Because that's what happens
when sinful man encounters the magnificence of God.

It wrecks you. It breaks you. It changes you.

Sure, you're different. You've been impacted by the glory of God. And
the sad reality is most churches resemble a cemetery dead to the things
of God.

That's why they need spiritual resuscitation. And the prophets would cry
out, Oh God, revive us again. Revive us again.

Wake us up. Let us feel your power and your presence again, like they
spoke about in the olden days when you...

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/TxacOtC1SLE.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/shane-idleman/would-you-have-been-embarrassed-to-be-in-the-upper-room/
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