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Dean highlights that by 1529, 12,000 left homes to go to Moravia, and he asks, “What has God wrought?”; what does this suggest about God’s power to loosen people from security and property, and where do you see modern Christianity (including evangelical “freedom”) struggling to produce that kind of costly obedience?

Another way to ask: What does it show about God’s power when thousands left their homes and property to move to Moravia? Where do you see Christians today struggling to obey when it costs that much?

Direct Answer The transcript presents revival as powerful enough to detach people from comfort, location, and possessions, producing obedience that accepts persecution and displacement. By implication, modern Christianity may struggle where prosperity and compromise make believers less willing to suffer loss for Jesus’ teachings and a true church life.

Support from Transcript:

Dean stresses the cost: “12,000 people were willing enough to say, ‘I’m going to believe this. I’m going to leave my house and home.’”
He calls the migration “remarkable” given “the times…persecution that they had.”
He interprets it as God’s work: “During these times…ask the question…‘What has God wrought? What has He done?’”
He connects God’s work to total dedication: “what God can do to a people who are completely dedicated to serving Him and living for His kingdom.”
He notes spiritual decline often comes with comfort: in Switzerland they could become “profitable,” “start to make money,” and “compromise.”
In Russia too, he observes decline when they “grew in prosperity” and sought political connections.

Discussion Follow-ups What “house and home” attachments keep Christians from costly obedience today? Where might prosperity be shaping our doctrine and decisions more than Jesus’ words?

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