{"id":19216,"date":"2018-07-25T09:37:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T13:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=19216"},"modified":"2018-07-30T14:42:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T18:42:22","slug":"revive-us-again-camp-meeting-7-22-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=19216","title":{"rendered":"Revive Us Again! (Camp Meeting 7\/22\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Rev. Sherry Zapolla provided both the message and the music during her visit to the Pitman Camp Meeting on 7\/22\/18.\u00a0 During this year&#8217;s annual conference, Rev. Zapolla officially retired.\u00a0 But her powerful ministry continues, and we were blessed to be part of that during this week&#8217;s Camp Meeting.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Music<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With husband Al laying on the floor to tend to the sound controls, Sherry sang several songs, some reflective, most upbeat.\u00a0 She had our hearts praying and our feet tapping.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of the titles she sang:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>&#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">My Heart Cries Out<\/span><\/strong>&#8221; <br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(to the tune of &#8220;Be Still My Soul&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Mission<\/span><\/strong>&#8221; <br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(Anywhere you go is your mission field.\u00a0 Love the Lord your God is the heartbeat of our mission).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">God&#8217;s Gonna Send a Revival<\/span><\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Revival in the Land<\/span><\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The musical selections made the theme of the evening pretty clear!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19216 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Sherry-Zappola-_IMG_0937-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Sherry-Zappola-_IMG_0937-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Sherry-Zappola-_IMG_0937.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19209'>\n\t\t\t\tRev. Zapolla, Singing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Al-Zapolla-_IMG_0941-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Al-Zapolla-_IMG_0941-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Al-Zapolla-_IMG_0941.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19221'>\n\t\t\t\tHusband Al descretly tends the audio system\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Message<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The service generally opens with a hymn sing, with songs out of the hymnal chosen by the congregation.\u00a0 Rev. Zapolla requested one song and asked that we conclude the hymn sing with it.\u00a0 The song, was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/text\/we_praise_thee_o_god_for_the_son_of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Revive\u00a0Us\u00a0Again<\/span><\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 It was the perfect introduction to her spoken message:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Revive us again &#8211; fill each heart with thy love;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">May each soul be rekindled with fire from above. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Hallelujah, thine the glory!\u00a0 Hallelujah, Amen!\u00a0 Hallelujah, thine the glory!\u00a0 Revive us again.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Revival.\u00a0 Is the Church today ready for Revival???\u00a0 The challenging answer to that question was: <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">No<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 If you look at the world today and the weak reaction of the Church to the sin and decay that we all agree is happening in the world, it&#8217;s clear that we are NOT ready for revival.\u00a0 There are two types of churches in the world today: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19210\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Sherry-Zappola-_IMG_0953-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Sherry-Zappola-_IMG_0953-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Sherry-Zappola-_IMG_0953.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dead Church<\/span><\/strong>&#8211; <br \/>\nMany of us are showing &#8220;a form of godliness&#8221;, but we&#8217;re too busy trying to make people comfortable that we forget our misison to save.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vibrant Church<\/span><\/strong>&#8211;<br \/>\nIn contrast, many churches are alive and well.\u00a0 They&#8217;re praying and completely sold out to God.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Revival means that something that was totally dead- &#8220;flatlined&#8221;- becomes alive again.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t know Christ, this can&#8217;t happen.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the sin in the world is wider than ever, we must keep hope that there&#8217;s still time to return to God.\u00a0 And yet, we look at the evil and think, &#8220;Why is God allowing this?&#8221;\u00a0 We sing &#8220;God Bless America&#8221;, but then we think: &#8220;Why Should He!?!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But we&#8217;re not ready for revival while we keep limiting God.\u00a0 God can &#8220;repent&#8221;- change His mind- when we pray.\u00a0 There are many examples of this in the Bible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So the question for the Church is:\u00a0 Will we be an instrument in revival?\u00a0 Will we miss it?\u00a0 It all starts with us:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>We must trust that God is eager to change us from calamity.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>We must tell others; not only about sin, but about God&#8217;s will to change things.<\/li>\n<li>We must stand up for what we believe in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Only the Church can intercede and prepare for revival.\u00a0 To &#8220;change God&#8217;s mind&#8221; about the impending judgement, we must repent and pray.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 14pt;\">Revive us again!<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-19216 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Sherry-Zappola-_IMG_0933-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Sherry-Zappola-_IMG_0933-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Sherry-Zappola-_IMG_0933.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Steve-Tom-_IMG_0938-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Steve-Tom-_IMG_0938-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/CampMtg18-Steve-Tom-_IMG_0938.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; 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Rev. 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