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The Heart and the Manna

The Heart and the Manna. The Hunger of the Hawaiian People for Righteousness. Demonstration of His Superiority. “And Kapiolani came unto all the people, and said, “How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God , follow him: but if Pele , then follow her.”

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The Heart and the Manna

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  1. The Heart and the Manna The Hunger of the Hawaiian People for Righteousness

  2. Demonstration of His Superiority • “And Kapiolanicame unto all the people, and said, “How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Pele, then follow her.” • 1 Kings 18:21

  3. Rev. Sheldon Dibble wrote: • “The spirit of our general meeting of 1836 seemed to be blessed of the Lord. The state of mind that led us to pray much was indeed a preparation for revival among ourselves. • “All…were thoroughly convinced that the present measure of prayer …(was) inadequate.

  4. GeorgeWhitefield 70% of the people in America heard him Preach

  5. Ben Franklin Saw Change • "wonderful...change soon made in the manners of our inhabitants. From being thoughtless or indifferent about religion, it seem'd as if all the world were growing religious, so that one could not walk thro' the town in an evening without hearing psalms sung in different families of every street.”

  6. Timothy Dwight’s Service in Connecticut • Head of Connecticut's Federalist Party • Head of Congregational Church

  7. Scenes of Revival Meetings

  8. GOOD TREE  GOOD FRUIT • THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE SHOWED GOOD FRUIT • HATRED OF EVIL • LOVE OF WHAT IS GOOD • LOVE OF ONE ANOTHER

  9. ESCHEW EVIL Definition: • “Deliberately avoid using • Abstain from - avoid - shun - evade - dodge - forbear - elude

  10. A Man called Job • “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.” • Job 1:1

  11. Even God Noticed • “And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and eschews evil?” • JOB 1:8

  12. Frog in Boiling Water

  13. Jesus Hated Evil • “(Because) Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows • Hebrews 1:9

  14. During Time of “Free-Eating” • End of Kapu System - ʻAiNoa • Beware of those who teach to abstain from certain foods:

  15. Enjoy! Enjoy! • The Spirit says clearly that some people will abandon the faith in later times; they will obey lying spirits and … the teachings of demons …Such people teach that it is wrong to marry and to eat certain foods. • But God created those foods to be eaten, …Everything that God has created is good; nothing is to be rejected…because the word of God and the prayer make it acceptable to God.

  16. Love that which is GOOD • Love Work • Love Prosperity • Love Truth (“Love correction”)

  17. Love Correction • “This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.” • Jeremiah 7:29

  18. Constitution of 1840 • “It is our design to regulate our kingdom according to the above principles and thus seek the greatest prosperity both of all the chiefs and all of the people of these Hawaiian Islands”

  19. Further Guarantees • “These are some of the rights which He (GOD) has given alike to every man and every chief of correct deportment; life, limb, liberty, freedom from oppression; the earnings of his hands and the productions of his mind”

  20. Remember Whitefield ? • Traveled Everywhere Preaching the Gospel • 70% of the population heard his preaching

  21. Titus Coan - Evangelist

  22. Historians write of Titus Coan’s life of LOVE • “Love was the driving force in his life: he loved his wife, he loved Christ, and he loved his work.” • Gavan Daws

  23. Love Compelled him: • Influenced by Charles Finney • One day in June, 1837 he baptised 1,705 (2,400 took communion) • In 1839 and 1840 about 7,400 were received into the church at Hilo and 12,000 were baptised

  24. Lincoln’s Gift

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