“Every revival can be traced to a kneeling figure.” —D. L. Moody “From the day of Pentecost, there has been not one great spiritual awakening in any land which has not begun in a union of prayer, though only among two or three. And no such outward, upward movement has continued after such prayer meetings...
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The Principles of Revival
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20, emphasis mine). “For ye are dead, and your life...
THE PAIN OF REVIVAL
“Revival is God’s finger pointed right at me!” —Mel Johnson “Revival is not the top blowing off but the bottom falling out.” —Darrell Bridges “You can pray until doomsday for revival, but you will never get it without repentance and confession of sin in the Christian life.” —Erlo Stegan Our generation has grown up with...
The Phobias of Revival
“Fear is the beginning of defeat.” —Source Unknown “I know not the way he leads me, but well do I know my Guide. What have I to fear?” —Martin Luther “Fear is the root of apostasy.” —Thomas Watson We humans, by nature, are creatures of habit. Those things which disrupt our routine are often viewed...
THE PARAMETERS OF REVIVAL
“The prayer for revival is ultimately a prayer based upon a concern for the manifestation of the glory of God.” —D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones “[Revival] changes the moral climate of a community.” —A. W. Tozer A little girl spoke to her father as they were pulling out of the driveway, “Daddy, where are we going?” The...
THE PALLBEARERS OF REVIVAL
“Revival is the inrush of God’s Spirit into a body which threatens to become a corpse.” —D. M. Paton “Revive thy work, O Lord, Thy mighty arm make bare; Speak with the voice that wakes the dead And make thy people hear.” —Albert Midlane A funeral is a ceremony where the bodies of deceased people...