Olney Revival Church

30/08/2026

Zoom talk: ONE SPIRIT
A talk to clear the confusion regarding the terminology of being born again and baptised in the Holy Spirit. Two different terms referring to the one and same experience. Not two, but one.

18/05/2026

CARL’S STORY

I used to be of the opinion that religious people were weak and insipid. My own philosophy was to enjoy all that life had to offer without thinking too much about the consequences.

In time my attitudes began to change and I started to take an interest in the Bible and it’s message of salvation through Jesus Christ. I began to visit a multitude of church denominations, asking questions and seeking advice on how to live the Christian life, but realised after about a year that living a Christian life was an impossibility.

Soon after this I heard the truth of the gospel from two young men from the Revival Centre Church in Liverpool. They told me that I could have a tangible experience with the living God. I was shown in the Bible the command to repent (a change of heart and direction), be baptised (immersed in water) and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2v38). I was told that upon receiving the Holy Spirit, I would immediately speak in tongues, (Acts 2v1-4; Acts 10v44-46; Mark 16v17-18).

At first I resisted, being argumentative, but eventually I accepted. I went along to a meeting, repented of my sin and received the gift of the Holy Spirit with the Bible evidence of speaking in tongues. I was baptised (by full immersion in water) shortly afterwards. I praise God for His truth and salvation.

Healing:
About four years after this wonderful experience of salvation, I experienced the healing power of God when He healed my body of Graves Disease.

Find salvation in your own Bible:
Mark 16v17; Acts 2v4; Acts 10v44-46; Acts 19v1-6.

What to do:
Acts 2v37-38.

09/05/2026

MARIUSZ'S TESTIMONY - POLAND

MY FORMER LIFE
For as long as I can remember, my relationship with God has been very neutral. As a child I went to a Catholic church every Sunday and attended religion classes that my mother sent me to. I did it because that was what most people did and for me that seemed to be the only right way.

As a teenager, I could decide for myself and that's when I stopped going to church. After finishing my military service, when I was 21, I met my future wife – Liliana. Catholic traditions were very important to her family. That's why I started going to Catholic church every Sunday again, this time for Liliana. However, it did not bring me any closer to God. We got married and moved to England where we lived for 3 years.

After returning to Poland, we started learning German at language school where we met Konrad - Pastor of Revival Centres Church, his wife was our teacher. They told us about God, the Bible and the true Gospel. Although I wasn't entirely convinced, I came to the conclusion that it might be worth seeking God after all. We went on holiday with them to Italy and there we met two families who also belong to the Revival Church. They welcomed us as if we were their family, which surprised me very much because it was the first time they had seen us. After the holidays, my wife and I started attending Revival Church meetings, reading the Bible, and drawing closer to God.

MY NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
A few years later, during another visit to Italy, I decided to be baptized, as the Bible teaches us by full immersion. After two years of patiently waiting and praying, I received the Holy Spirit, with evidence of speaking in tongues. It was during the pandemic that I was praying at home with my wife, who had already received the Holy Spirit. Since then, I have clearly seen the difference between a world with God and a world without God. I see people worrying and complaining while I find hundreds of reasons to be grateful to God for everything I have. Over the past few years, my wife and I have had to face many difficult situations. Before, I wouldn't have been able to cope with so many problems, but with God by my side, I can overcome anything. While I enjoy life, God sends me solutions. Sometimes I think I've reached a dead end and then new doors open that I wouldn't have even thought of before. I see God's plan in every aspect of my life and I am grateful to Him for taking care of me and guiding my life. Living with God is fantastic!

04/05/2026

https://believersanswer.org/prophecies-of-jesus-and-the-gospel/

The entire Gospel preached from the Old Testament, see scriptures below:

PROPHECIES OF JESUS AND THE GOSPEL

The Gospel in the Old Testament

Jesus Christ, the Son of God

Jesus birth

Isaiah 7v14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings

Note: born of a virgin. Immanuel means God with us.

Isaiah 9v6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Note: prophecy of Jesus birth and His Kingly reign.

Micah 5v2
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Note: Jesus born in Bethlehem.

Hosea11v1
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Note: Joseph hid Jesus and Mary in Egypt because he feared Herod (Herod killed all the children up to the age of 2 years old).

The Anointing of Jesus (the Messiah, the Christ)

Isaiah 61v1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Note: Jesus was Anointed with the Holy Spirit and Power, becoming the Christ (Anointed). See Acts 10v38.

Psalm 45v7
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Note: Jesus was Anointed with the Holy Spirit and Power, becoming the Christ (Anointed). See Acts 10v38.

Ministry of Jesus

Galilean ministry

Isaiah 9v1
Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. 2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Note: Jesus ministry in Galilee.

A rock of offence (stumbling)

Isaiah 8v14
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

Note: Jesus would be rejected by His own nation, especially the priests – a stone of stumbling.

Riding upon the ass

Zechariah 9v9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a c**t the foal of an ass.

Note: Jesus entering Jerusalem upon an ass.

Betrayal of Jesus

Psalm 41v9
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

Note: Jesus betrayed by a Judas.

Zechariah 11v12
And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

Note: Judas sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.

Death of Jesus

Daniel 9v26
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Note: Messiah/Christ would be cut off, ie be killed, not for Himself, but for the people (their sins).

Psalm 22v1
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. 3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. 9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts. 10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly. 11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. 16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. 18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

Note: Jesus sufferings upon the cross. Notice verse 16 … they pierced my hands and my feet … a reference to Jesus being nailed to the cross. The Jewish form of ex*****on was stoning, not crucifixion.

Psalm 69v20
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. 21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Note: Jesus had no comforters during His time of ex*****on. On the cross He represented our sin and our sin could not be comforted, the full measure of judgement had to be given.

Isaiah 53v3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Note: He was crucified for our sins, and whipped for our healing.

Resurrection of Jesus

Psalm 16v10
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Note: This is quoted by Peter the apostle in the Acts 2v27 in reference to the resurrection of Jesus. Jesus was not left in hell (greek word; ‘hades’, which means, the ‘grave’ (or ‘unknown’), as opposed to the greek word ‘geenna’, which is often translated in English Bibles as ‘hell’).

Ascension of Jesus

Psalm 110v1
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool

Note: Jesus ascension to the right hand of God.

Psalm 68v18
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

Note: another reference to His ascension.

New Covenant (Testament)

A new testament replacing and fulfilling the old testament

Jeremiah 31v31
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: 33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Grace and forgiveness

Psalm 32v1
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Note: only under the new testament can sins be taken away and not imputed to the sinner.

Receiving the Holy Spirit

Joel 2v28
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

Note: prophecy about God pouring out His Spirit.

Ezekiel 36v25
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Note: God giving His Spirit to us.

Speaking in tongues

Isaiah 28v11
For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. 12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Note: quoted by Paul, the apostle, in 1 Corinthians 14v21 where he explains that Isaiah is referring to speaking in tongues. See also Zephaniah 3v9.

The Church

Psalm 22v22
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

Note: prophecy about the congregation (the church).

Jesus Christ return

Malachi 4v1
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Note: prophecy about Jesus return.

The Millennium

Jesus Christ ruling upon the earth during 1000 years

Isaiah 11v1
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. 9* They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Note: This is a prophecy about the millennium, which is a period of 1000 years when Jesus will reign upon the earth as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. This will take place immediately after His return.

The Judgement

Daniel 12v2
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Note: prophecy of the judgement.

We see from the above scripture that the gospel can be preached entirely from the old testament. There are so many more scriptures, so look into them yourself.

Find salvation in your own Bible:
Mark 16v17; Acts 2v4; Acts 10v44-46; Acts 19v1-6.

What to do:
Acts 2v37-38.

The Gospel in the Old Testament Jesus Christ, the Son of God Jesus birth Isaiah 7v14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall cal…

04/05/2026

https://believersanswer.org/nats-story/

NAT'S STORY

I was brought up by a family that believes in God. I attended the Church meeting: singing songs in praise of God and listening to the Bible ‘lectures.’

One night, I was asked if I would like prayer to receive the Holy Spirit, an experience where a person is made in right standing with God. In order to receive this, I praised God in the English. One night my ‘tongue’ began to change, and I began to speak in ‘tongues.’ This is the Bible evidence of receiving the Holy Spirit. I then followed the command to be submerged in water, baptism, as a symbolic burial of my ‘old life.’ From this point on my life really did change and I now have a confidence and assurance as to what the future holds and what God has in store for me.`

Find this experience in your own Bible:
Mark 16v17; Acts 2v4; Acts 10v44-46; Acts 19v1-6.

What to do:
Acts 2v37-38.

I was brought up by a family that believes in God. I attended the Church meeting: singing songs in praise of God and listening to the Bible ‘lectures.’ One night, I was asked if I would…

03/05/2026

https://believersanswer.org/2021/04/02/lilianas-story/

Former Life:
Ever since I can remember, I have believed in God. My parents sent me to mainstream church lessons where I learned all about the traditions. I had a very happy childhood and I lacked nothing.

Later when I was studying, I also understood that all I had was thanks to God. I often asked God for help, especially before an important exam or when I was scared of something. I prayed in the morning and in the evening, went to the church services and participated in the religious holidays.

After I received my degree with top marks, I married my boyfriend that I had known since I was 15 years old. We moved abroad, quickly climbed the corporate ladder and travelled a lot. After a few years abroad we moved back to Poland to take care of the family business.

One day, God took my hand and showed me his true way. He reached out to me at the hardest time of my life; I had a miscarriage and soon after my father was diagnosed with cancer. I underwent three unsuccessful in-vitro fertilisation treatments and my business partner took me to court. I would never have been able to cope with all this if God hadn’t spoken to me, if He hadn’t caught me or pushed me forward.

I started reading the only true document that God gave to mankind, the Bible. I could find many answers to my questions and even though I didn’t understand many things, I gradually exchanged following religious rituals for a true faith in God. Despite my doubts at the beginning, I could see that it was meaningless to follow traditions because they didn’t bring me salvation. God had always loved me, but I didn’t fulfil his word and therefore I wasn’t saved.

My New Life in Christ

Today I am very thankful that I met people from the Revival Centres Church in Poland who follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Apostles and the early Christians. They showed me how much mainstream churches and their leaders had departed from these teachings. It took me five long years to make a final decision and I imagined God saying: “Enough, what are you waiting for?”

It was at a prayer meeting when God filled me with His Holy Spirit. I suddenly spoke in tongues and I remember how happy I was. I was so happy that I prayed in tongues the whole way back home in the car, because I just wanted to listen to this new language. Back at home I read the whole letter to Romans and I was amazed that I could suddenly understand the meaning of these words. A few days later I got baptised by full immersion in an idyllic lake and that’s how my adventure with God started.

I pray to God daily in the prayer language He has given me and He always answers me. He often shows me his answer in the Bible, sometimes straight away, sometimes after some time, but the answer always comes which is amazing and wonderful.

Since I have received the Holy Spirit, not everything in my life is suddenly easy. There are still setbacks. But God reassures me every day that that these situations are certain chapters that will pass, that I can cope because He is always with me and if I won’t give up there will be an amazing prize waiting for me; eternal life. At times I feel like Daniel in the lion’s den and I am often surprised by my own courage. I lead negotiations with ruthless business people in meetings I would never have participated in the past without my lawyer but now the Holy Spirit gives me strength.

I recently suffered from a strong allergic reaction on my eye lids. I was in constant pain and suffered from itching, reddening and teary eyes. The reaction was so strong that after some time it also affected my general well being. I tried everything: creams, vitamins, oils, cortisone and antibiotics. Nothing helped! I made an appointment at the hospital to do some tests. However at the same time the COVID-19 pandemic began and I couldn’t go to the hospital anymore.

My pastor saw me in this poor condition and he offered to pray for me which I accepted gladly. He laid hands on me and prayed. An hour after the prayer I could already feel an improvement and after a few days the allergy disappeared completely. It is truly wonderful to be a child of God!

Find salvation in your own Bible:
Mark 16v17; Acts 2v4; Acts 10v44-46; Acts 19v1-6.

What to do:
Acts 2v37-38.

If you wish to contact our church in Poland, please contact Pastor Konrad Karpowicz, see details here: http://www.rcipolska.org/kontakt.html

Liliana’s experience of Salvation through Jesus Christ.

02/05/2026

Avril’s Experience of Finding God

During my childhood I lived in a village in Hampshire, UK and attended a local denominational church. I always believed in God and as a child living in the countryside, it seemed logical that such a beautiful creation had to have a creator. I remember very clearly my confirmation and being bitterly disappointed when the Bishop anointed me with the oil and said, “Receive ye the Holy Spirit” and nothing happened.

Many years later I was married with two young children and living in Australia. I was still searching for answers and wanted to find a church where we could attend as a family. A work colleague of my husband’s told him how he had come to know the Lord in Spirit and truth. As a result I attended a Revival Centre meeting in Canberra, Australia. I was told that I had to repent, be baptised by full immersion in water and that I would receive the Holy Spirit, (Acts 2v38), with the evidence of speaking in tongues, just as the people did on the day of Pentecost, Acts 2v4. Since obeying the Lord’s directive, receiving the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues myself, I began my walk with the Lord.

All these years later my experience is still as wonderful as when I first heard the salvation message. I can’t imagine living life any other way.

Find salvation in your own Bible:
Mark 16v17; Acts 2v4; Acts 10v44-46; Acts 19v1-6.

What to do:
Acts 2v37-38.

01/05/2026

29/04/2026

Zoom talk: Pastors, Elders & Overseers

13/04/2026

Salvation through Jesus Christ the Son of God

Find it in your own Bible

The Bible tells us that everyone has sinned (see: Romans 3:23), and that the punishment for our sin is death (see: Romans 6:23), to be condemned (see: Romans 5:16-18).

There is an answer

God in His Love sent His Son Jesus Christ to the Earth to be punished in our place, by dying on the cross. On the third day He rose from the dead. After Jesus had ascended to Heaven, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and spoke in new tongues, see: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Acts 2:4. The purpose of His death and resurrection was to pay the price for our sins to be forgiven (1 John 3:5), for us to receive the Holy Spirit, (Galatians 3:13-14), and for us to receive Eternal Life (John 4:14).

What must I do to be saved?

First of all, one must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 6:28-29), then repent (i.e. to turn from sin, and turn to God), be baptised (i.e. to be immersed in water – Romans 6:3-4), and receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit. (see: Acts 2:38).

How does a person know when they have received the Holy Spirit?

They will immediately speak in tongues. See: Acts 2:4, Acts 10:44-46, Acts 19:6, Mark 16:17-18. A person cannot be saved or enter into Heaven if they have not received the Holy Spirit. John 3:5, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Titus 3:5 .

Only the true believer will be delivered from condemnation (Mark 16:16 and 2 Thessalonians 1:7&10), because our own good works cannot save us. (Ephesians 2v9).

Healing – a part of the Gospel

Jesus Christ is still healing the sick today – He hasn’t changed. Hebrews 13:8. Healing the sick is a miracle that will accompany the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ – Mark 16:18 . You can be saved and healed today.

Revival Centres Church preaches the full gospel message of Jesus, the promise of the Holy Spirit, and signs following. The people in our Church have received that promise with the accompanying signs. This tangible evidence includes miraculous healing and speaking in tongues.