Revival isn’t meant to be admired from a distance—it is meant to be experienced.
That was the resounding message from Apostle Kathryn Krick during Ignite Revival Orlando, where 2,200 people gathered expecting an encounter with God, marking the largest U.S. event that Krick has hosted yet. This Ignite Revival conference happened just one day after her largest book signing, with 400 people in attendance.
Drawing repeatedly from Scripture, Krick contrasted the ministry of Jesus with the attitudes of the Pharisees, arguing that religion often values tradition over transformation. She pointed to the Gospels, where Jesus healed the sick, cast out demons and demonstrated the kingdom of God with power, yet still faced fierce opposition from religious leaders.
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“Jesus wasn’t rejected because He lacked compassion,” Krick said. “He was rejected because He disrupted religious systems.”
Throughout her message, Krick urged believers not to settle for what she described as a powerless expression of Christianity, but instead to pursue the abundant life Christ promised in John 10:10. She warned that the religious spirit produces skepticism, self-righteousness, and fear. In contrast, the Holy Spirit produces freedom, humility and overwhelming joy.
That joy, she emphasized, is one of the greatest evidences of a genuine encounter with Christ.
Referencing Nehemiah 8:10, Krick reminded attendees that “the joy of the Lord is your strength,” explaining that supernatural joy empowers believers to withstand persecution, spiritual warfare and hardship without losing hope.
“I’ll take this joy over anything the world can offer,” she declared. “Nothing compares to seeing Jesus set people free.”
Yet Krick’s message extended beyond joy. She challenged the congregation to believe that Jesus is still the same miracle-working Savior revealed throughout the New Testament.
“Our Jesus can heal any sickness, any kind of disease, any kind of oppression. There is nothing that’s too big for God. And Jesus wants to use you. He wants to use you to do these works.”
Pointing to Acts 2 and the prophet Joel, Krick reminded the audience that God promised to pour out His Spirit in the last days upon “all flesh.” Rather than merely anticipating Christ’s return, she urged those in attendance to expect the fulfillment of that promise through an end-times outpouring marked by salvation, healing, deliverance and supernatural power.
“We should be preparing ourselves to recognize what God is doing today,” she said. “Revival has come.”
She also expressed the importance of being on fire for Jesus because you cannot have mixture for true revival.
“He can’t bring revival when we mix around with the lukewarm and with the religion. New wine can’t be in old wine skins. New wine can’t be in old wine skins. Revival can’t come through old wine skins…And we cannot be intimidated by the religious. I mean, I have this obligation to God. I can’t be preoccupied with how people will think about me…I will block revival if I do that because you can’t mix new wine in the old wine skin. So God is coming sharply right now,” she encouraged the audience before reminding them to be strong and courageous as we do the greater works that the Lord has called His people to do.
“Be strong. Be courageous. If you want to be used mightily by God, if you want to be after His heart, you have to make the decision yourself to be strong and be courageous. You have to make that decision that you don’t care what anybody thinks. You only care what God thinks of you.”
That expectation naturally transitioned into a powerful time of prayer and ministry.
As worship filled the arena, Krick invited the congregation to fix their eyes on Jesus—not on a preacher, a ministry or a personality—but on Christ Himself. Krick reminded attendees that throughout Scripture it was never human ability that parted the Red Sea, healed the sick or raised the dead. It was always God’s power at work.
“Jesus does every miracle. It is not me. I am not a healer. I am not someone with special healing powers. I am simply a vessel…It’s Jesus alone that does every miracle. And He gets all the glory because I am just a vessel. There’s nothing special about me,” she said.
“Don’t look to me,” Krick repeatedly told the congregation. “Look to Jesus.”
With that foundation established, she invited those battling anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, sickness and oppression to place their faith not in a minister, but in the Miracle Worker Himself. From there, people across the room experienced deliverance, healing, renouncement from demonic spirits, prophetic impartation and the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
“I believe with all of my heart that God has done miracles for every one of you here. As long as you’ve had a mustard seed of faith, it’s not too late.”
God still does miracles. And He is working even right now.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the newly released book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
