This revival is necessary because of the number of negative social and economic indicators affecting the lives of Black Men and the families (women and children) of Black Men. Examples include Black Men:
→ living in poverty;
→ living with sickness and disease;
→ living criminally and incarcerated;
→ living unemployed and underemployed;
→ living in debt;
→ living sexually irresponsible;
→ living homeless;
→ living ignorant and uneducated;
→ living without direction; and
→ living without hope.
These texts for teaching and sharing will be primary:
1. Ezekiel Chapter 37 vss 1 - 14
This text reveals the conditions of Black Men and the how Black Men have arrived at current conditions. This texts also reveals the possibilities of new life and new power from a fresh breath of spirit blown over those who are dead. The text will deal with Dead Black Men and the conditions preceding their death.
2. Luke 19 vss 1 - 10
This text reveals the consequences of making money and things more important than people. How many Black Men do you know who place more value on money and things than they do people? This lesson will deal with a Short Black Man.
3. Mark 5 vss 1 - 20
This text reveals the consequences of untreated mental illness and demonic influences in the lives of Black Men. How many Black Men do you know who are crazy, off, mentally ill, or act like they are possessed by sprits of evil. This lesson will deal with a Crazy Black Man and what happens when he is restored to his right mind.
4. Acts 8 vss 26 - 40
This text reveals the consequences of surrendering one's capacity to reproduce to have access to power, privilege, and prestige. Learn how one Black Man's sacrifice of his testicles resulted in his being powerful and wealthy. Ask yourself the question. Would you experience castration to have access to the privilege of wealth and power? This lesson deals with an Impotent Black Man seeking an encounter with power greater than latest Erectile Dysfunction drugs.
5. Luke 16 vss 19 - 31
This text reveals the consequences of a life of poverty without access to health care, nutrition, housing, transportation, or friends and family that care. Learn how one Black Man was just literally thrown down on the curb in front of a rich man's estate. This lesson deals with the affects of poverty not just on the Black Man but to all whom the Black Man is connected.
6. John 11 vss 1 - 44
This text reveals that even death can not hold the life of one God chooses to resurrect or bring back to life. Be present for the account of one Black Man who died but did not stay dead. Jesus called his named and he came walking out of his tomb with new direction and instruction. This lesson deals with the possibilities when everything appears to be hopeless.
7. Ezekiel Chapter 37 vss 1 - 14
We return to our text of origin to learn that what God did for Lazarus and Jesus, God did for an enitre army of dead Black Men. When God created Adam, Adam was not alive until God exhaled the breath of life, his breath into Adam. As God caused Adam to rise to coscious life aware of himself and his possibilities, and as God led Jesus to call Lazarus back to life from the tomb, and as God called Jesus back to life from the tomb; so God blows the breath of life across a desert landscape where lie the bones of thousands of dead Black Men. This lesson deals with God's choice for life by resurrecting the dead Black Army.
8. Matthew 28 vss 18 - 20
This text reveals the GO LOVE - GO PRODUCE - and GO REPRODUCE Commissioning Ceremony of Black Men called back to life by the powerful breath of God. This lesson deals with the privilege of Resurrected Black Men to servethe Creator, to serve themselves, to serve their families, to serve their communities, and to serve the greater World of Creation.
