Revival Church Bulletin
We’re getting ready for our growing family to gather together TONIGHT at 6pm! I’ll be talking about “The Presence Centered Church.”
We want to welcome all of our visitors and new friends! Check out our WELCOME MAGAZINE online at www.detroitrevivalchurch.com/welcome.
Here’s tonight’s bulletin for you!
OFFERING DECLARATIONS—“Nothing happens in the Kingdom outside of declaration.”—Bill Johnson
OFFERING OF THANKS #1
As we receive today’s offering we are believing the Lord for:
Jobs and better jobs,
Raises and bonuses
Benefits Sales and commissions
Favorable settlements
Estates and inheritances
Interests and income
Rebates and returns
Checks in the mail
Gifts and surprises
Finding money
Debts paid off
Expenses decrease
Blessing and increase
Thank You, Lord, for meeting all of my financial needs that I may have more than enough to give into the Kingdom of God and promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Hallelujah!!!!!!
OFFERING OF THANKS #2
As we receive today’s offering
We are believing You for:
Heaven opened, Earth Invaded
Storehouses unlocked, and Miracles created;
Dreams and Visions, Angelic Visitations
Declarations, Visitations, and Divine Manifestations,
Anointing, Gifting, and Calls,
Positions, and promotions,
Provisions and Resources,
to go to the nations;
Souls and more souls,
from every generations,
Saved and set free,
Carrying Kingdom revelation!
Thank You, Father, that as I join my value system to Yours, You will shower FAVOR, BLESSINGS and INCREASE upon me so I have more than enough to co-labor with Heaven and see JESUS get His FULL REWARD.
Hallelujah!!!!!
OFFERING OF THANKS #3
As we pray for new wells of revival, we pray for new economic wells in Detroit to be created.
So Lord we ask you for:
Favor for our city with CEO’s, Government leaders & Kings.
Manufacturing firms that produce goods for the nations and provide new jobs for our people.
Technology to establish new markets, energy sources, and efficient solutions to grow as a population.
Laws & Courts that measure with the justice and the freedom of our land’s Constitution.
Civil servants that encourage entrepreneurs.
Media known for wisdom & truth.
Natural resources released, harvested, sold & reproduced.
Education, books, and Universities that develop mind molders who influence the influential.
Capital to build small businesses that provide services, arts and culture attracting both young and old.
Medical community known for integrity and excellence.
Repentance from poverty, small thinking, and envy.
Courage to recognize opportunities and make wealth.
Abundance to bless the world and the Prudence to save and invest.
Revelation to pass on wealth to our children’s children…
So we declare that when the righteous prosper, the city rejoices!
Important : Vision
I want to cast a regional vision for you, and I’d ask that you pray about how you can participate. If you could FORWARD this to everybody on your list, that would be an amazing help for us!! I’m available to travel and speak on this vision in churches too!
I’d deeply appreciate it if you read through this entire message. It’s exciting!
And, you may know people who have connections and/or resources. Do you have the desire and resources to help launch several churches in the Detroit area? Or, do you know somebody who does? The Revival Church vision is extreme, and it requires extreme plans and extreme participation. This is going to be fun!! People in Detroit will be transformed forever!! Yeah!
We’re looking for a central hub where we’d hold large conferences, have a 24/7 house of prayer, possibly setup a Dream Center style ministry, etc.
FIRST, check this out! Late last night I decided to email some people who have large properties available and boldly asked them to donate them to Revival Church. I was pleasantly surprised and encouraged by two of their responses. There are certainly properties out there waiting for us to find them!
This first one has a 78,000 square foot building for sale or lease (only $4990/month!):
Hello John,
My love for God and the desire to spread Christ’s message is great. Unfortunately, my family has $500,000 in debt related to the building that needs to be paid off.It it my desire to have our building used as a center for the spread of the Word. I just haven’t been able to see how to do it.
Having worked in Detroit for most of my life, I can tell you there are wonderful people here, and wonderful people who need to be revived.
I do believe our building would make a great new wine skin for the right organization. It’s a great location that is easy to get to and has thousands of people a day driving past. It has a good place to meet, reasonable offices and great parking (80 car fenced parking plus street parking). It even has a raised area in one room…great for leading a worship.
I just haven’t been able to figure out how to make the whole package work for the groups I’ve talked with. Maybe I (old wine skin) have not been flexible enough, have not opened my ears and stretched my mind. Differing from one of your talks, I don’t need common sense, but instead uncommon sense.
It might be good to see the building to know if it fits into what is God is reveling to you…or it might spark another revelation…maybe not including us but something much greater.
And this one is also very interesting:
John,
Thank you for your request. I unfortunately am not in a position to be able to make such a gift. The building most likely would not be suitable either. Wrong zoning and not enough parking would only be a few issues.
I wish you success in finding what you are looking for. Be persistent. Those arrangements are possible. In another line of work, I am currently working for a charity, reviewing the feasibility of the charity accepting the gift of a 100,000 square foot building for their operations.
Steve
There you have it. Will you partner with us? You can contact me directly at john@detroitrevivalchurch.com or 313.799.3473. You can donate online at www.detroitrevivalchurch.com/donate.
Thank you! I can’t wait to hear from you! And, BY ALL MEANS, forward this on to all of your friends!!! They may have the connection we’re looking for!!
Events and Updates
FIRST: Check out the last part of the sermon series “Extravagant Favor” now at www.detroitrevivalchurch.com/teaching.
At Revival Church and John Burton Ministries we are engaged in the advance of revival in Detroit and the cities of the Earth.
We are filling up our 2010 calendar… learn more about booking our revival team for ministry in your church at www.praytherevolution.com.
Check out our new church website at www.detroitrevivalchurch.com and learn more about special upcoming events.
A very special guest who works with Heidi Baker will be with us in May. You don’t want to miss Michele Perry’s remarkable testimony of supernatural love.
Radiant Worship will be at Revival Church in April. Be prepared for a powerful night of prophetic worship with this team that has ministered with Lou Engle and The Call and other dynamic ministries.
Stay tuned for a small group project that’s uniquely presence centered, prayer fueled and revival focused!
*The small group project will be functioning in place of our Monday radio show and the Wednesday video show.
Tonight : A Presence Centered Church
People often ask me what the main thing, the most important focus of my life is. 
I could easily consider many activities and purposes that are extremely important and invigorating.
For example prophecy is a huge part of my ministry. Dreaming and casting vision, building churches, training leaders, writing books and several other focuses are key.
However, by far, the most important, satisfying and impacting activity of my life is this—being with God.
Psalms 16:11 (NKJV) You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
That verse is true! In God’s manifest presence (which is much different than his omnipresence) joy is phenomenal!
I absolutely love finding a place to be alone with God, with coffee and my bible in my hands, worship music playing in the background and the manifest presence of God surrounding me! This is the life! In his presence is the fullness of joy!
Revival Church is a Presence Centered Church.
Every time we are together my heart is for every person in the building to encounter God and to discover the pleasure of knowing him!
Our mission statement is:
Making it easy for people to thoroughly enjoy God
Let’s all dive into the pool of refreshing together! Get ready for life-long oppression, fear, addiction, bitterness, rejection and other strongholds to suddenly dissipate in the presence of God!
See you TONIGHT at 5pm for prayer and at 6pm for the dive into the pool of refreshing!
Experience a release of favor TONIGHT at Revival Church
We are people of unusual favor—just as ‘in the days of Noah’ we are in perilous times AND in a season of divine favor.
TONIGHT at Revival Church we’ll be enjoying a release of the favor of God as I teach on this exciting topic.
Come hungry for deep, thrilling and satisfying relationship with Jesus!
In Exodus God miraculously protected his people in Goshen. When it was dark in Egypt, it was light in Goshen. The same story played out with Noah and his family. There was a terrible flood that took all human life, but there was also a Goshen, an ark where God protected those who walked with him.
Prayer and prophetic declaration begins at 5pm in the sanctuary and the service begins at 6pm. We’re located at 24036 Greater Mack in St. Clair Shores. We meet in the Fist United Methodist Church building.
HELP WANTED:
As a church plant we’re progressing very well! We have had requests to start airing our services live online. We would love to do this!
We need your help to make this happen. It won’t take too much, but we need 2-3 cameras, a video board and a portable sound system (wireless mics, cabling, amps, etc.).
I haven’t priced it out, but a ballpark estimate would be around $7000 for a simple setup.
Can you help us take the message of revival to the world? You can donate online at www.detroitrevivalchurch.com/donate.
Thanks!
Check out our various ministry sites
Be sure to check out our various ministry sites:
The thrill ride of knowing an invisible God
An article that will appear in the Grosse Pointe News:
One fateful day a long time ago I was walking around a large empty room in a church building in Dayton, Ohio. I had been watching people, very normal people, people who played video games and basketball, on their knees in tears crying out to God.
Their passion was undeniable and real. And, it appeared that their encounter with an invisible and holy Force was also very real indeed.
After all, as I stated, these were people that didn’t have anything fake about them. They had no reason to masquerade or show off to anybody. They were simply desperate people who tapped into something that made me yearn.
In that large empty room I simply walked around and talked—to an invisible Jesus. As I considered the implications of diving into a life passion and surrender I boldly declared something to God:
“If you aren’t real, if you aren’t everything you’re cracked up to be, if you aren’t powerful, if you can’t heal sick people, if you don’t truly work wonders—I don’t want anything to do with you. But, if you are… if really you are… I’ll be willing to die for you.”
At that crossroad of destiny, God dramatically invaded my life in power. I didn’t discover an intellectual revelation or an emotional release. I found the Lover of my soul. 
Since that day I have lived what I can only call a thrill ride. It’s the thrill ride of knowing God and watching him do “God-type stuff.”
Miracles and humbling favor have followed our family. Is life still difficult. Yes. At times, terribly so. But God has continually showed up—not figuratively, really.
After traveling to the Detroit area and preaching on the life and fire of the Holy Spirit five or six times in 2008 and 2009, God started to provoke me. I felt we were to move to Detroit and help bring an overpowering move of God to this region.
We owned our house in Grandview, Missouri (which Forbes Magazine called the eighth fastest dying city in America—see the article here) and the only way we could move was if our house sold—for full price. We really wanted to move back to Colorado Springs and work with our ministry there… but, in an attempt to find clarity, my amazing wife talked to God.
“God, if you want us to move to Detroit, we are going to put our house on the market tomorrow. If it’s your will for us to move, sell the house for full price within the next seven days.”
Six days later, in the midst of a national economic crisis, in the eighth fastest dying city in America, the house was sold—for full price. The next month we loaded up the truck and headed north.
We’ve since launched Revival Church and are waiting for the next waves of miracles and the phenomenal favor of Jesus as we position ourselves for an outpouring that will be felt around the world! Get ready Detroit—Jesus has a thrill ride on the agenda for you!
Video tonight : Skype
TONIGHT at 7pm EST I’ll be broadcasting LIVE on video at www.detroitrevivalchurch.com/live.
This is another opportunity to pull together revivalists from around the world, and here in the Detroit area.
As you know, we’re seeking 1000 prophetic intercessors to collaborate every week. This is one opportunity to do just that.
You don’t need a camera. You simply go to the website and I’ll be sharing with everybody in the room. Use the chat room to communicate with each other and with me.
ALSO, RIGHT NOW, there are 18,885,000 people using SKYPE! But, so many of those connected with our ministry and our family aren’t among them! How sad!
I value a very high and constant level of communication… it’s fun, and it’s important as we move together toward fulfilling the mission of taking the fire of the Holy Spirit and the life of Jesus to the world!
If you don’t use Skype, by all means download a copy at www.skype.com. You can use it to:
- chat
- make phone calls
- make video calls
- receive voice mail
- call other computers or phones (saves a lot on cell phone charges)
- video conference
- share your computer screen
- play games!
- and much, much more!
Head on over to www.detroitrevivalchurch.com/chat.html and lets connect!
John
1000 Prophetic Intercessors : Revival Church Detroit Strategy
Our intercessors, ministry staff and I are deeply in the place of prayer in our current season concerning the advance of LIFE and the power of Jesus in Detroit.
This will be no small movement. Mega. That’s the word that God has burned in my spirit. We have an opportunity to dream and see well beyond our own abilities right now—God is provoking many in this region to awaken, move into position and cry out for fire from Heaven!
The Revival Church strategy continues to unfold, and it has become clear that the foundation of night and day prophetic prayer all across the region must be developed—and quickly. It’s time to decree and declare in unity. The groans of our spirit must roar out in unison!
Romans 8:22-23 (ESV) 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Romans 8:26 (NIV) In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
1000 PROPHETIC INTERCESSORS
There are three types of people we are seeking to identify:
- People who will be uniquely connected with Revival Church team on Sundays and other key times of the week to prophetically pray and advance the mission. They will additionally help serve and give leadership to our satellite churches and ministries in the area, our traveling revival team and other Revival Church entities.
- People who are connected primarily with other ministries of the city church of Detroit, and want to be counted among the 1000 prophetic intercessors.
- People from other parts of the nation and the world who sense a calling to contend for revival in Detroit and desire to be a part of the 1000 intercessors.
All three groups will be intentionally connected with the Revival Church team via a weekly interactive radio show. That show currently airs on Mondays at 8pm EST at www.detroitrevivalchurch.com/radio.
Additionally, the 1000 intercessors will receive “Rhema style” prayer points each week as we receive them in prayer. They will also be responsible to report back any prophetic data they receive concerning the mission.
REGIONAL STRATEGIC IMPACT
Revival Church is a prophetic and apostolic ministry that has a mandate of helping facilitate revival. As a prophetic revival command center we desire to communicate with other likeminded leaders and help develop strategy for our area.
Revival Church itself will have a central hub, a command center. Out of that central ministry, our plan is to launch satellite churches and ministries in several different sections of the Detroit region. While we will develop according to God’s timeline, our vision is to see twelve or more churches planted throughout Detroit. As a multi-site ministry of night and day prayer for the region, and as we work closely with other churches and ministries, we will develop the reach and the leadership necessary to cover Detroit in continual intercession, ministry and the fire of revival.
If you would like to consider joining with us at any of the levels, we would love to connect. If you are a ministry leader and would like to consider working with us as a partner ministry, let us know. Our heart is to develop a “Revelation Driven Network of Ministries” all around the world.
You can email me at john@detroitrevivalchurch.com or call me at 313.799.FIRE.
Let’s see Detroit experience a fiery outpouring of the Holy Spirit right on schedule!
John Burton
Photos : Detroit report : Tonight at Revival Church
What a night we had at the monthly Ministry Staff meeting last night! WOW! (Did you know that YOU can join the Ministry Staff?! Contact us at info@detroitrevivalchurch.com for info!!)
AND I have to let you know that Amy and I lead the BEST CHURCH IN THE WORLD!! Our Ministry Staff surprised Amy and me with a 5-day trip to the “Growing River Churches” conference at Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship next week!!! Ahhhhh!!!!! Thank you! We love you all!!!!
Last night was full of revelation and intercession—Joshua 3 is our chapter… and we know that we’ve never been this way before! A BRAND NEW apostolic move of God is upon us!! It’s time that we sanctify ourselves… for tomorrow wonders of God are coming!
Wow! Wow! Wow! I’m BURNING!!
TONIGHT at Revival Church (www.detroitrevivalchurch.com) is going to be FIERY! Get ready to EXPERIENCE GOD together with other burning men and women of God at Revival Church! Prophetic prayer starts at 5pm!
I’m still trembling even as I type this. God is BURNING in our midst!
God spoke very clearly when we launched Revival Church that we must find a ‘greater groan’ of the Holy Spirit so that “all things will work together for good…” (Rom 
Our revival team groaned and cried out with fire and depth last night as we contended for the next steps in a MASSIVE vision for revival in Detroit.
The words “mega” and “venues” have been deposited in my spirit… and are key for us as we continue to move toward the development of a multi-faceted revival command center for the region. We don’t have all the details, but our vision is quickly expanding. We want to see every geographic section of the Detroit area (for starters!) strategically impacted by teams of prophetic revivalists, intercessors and lovers of Jesus. (If you’d like to book me and our revival team in your church to cast the vision and impart some life and fire, contact me here: www.praytherevolution.com/booking.)
We’re contending for a 100-fold increase of key prophetic intercessors, which would mean well over 1000 people in Detroit who are tightly & continually connected and interceding in agreement with the blueprints of the Lord. They will contend night and day and prophetically release the plans and purposes of God in the city.
We want to see various venues—Revival Church directed ministries AND a network of other likeminded churches and ministries—set up as revival command centers all across the region. It’s important to have a lot of strategic cross-pollination between churches in Detroit. This is a city-church movement that will apostolically break and take new ground.
Here’s some pics from last night… if you are local, don’t miss Revival Church tonight! If not, you can still join our revival team!! Contact me for info: info@detroitrevivalchurch.com.
FIRE!!
