In the October, 1887 edition of The Presbyterian Quarterly Robert L. Dabney published an article with the title, ‘Spurious Religious Excitements’.1 His biographer, Thomas Cary Johnson, said: ‘This paper ought…
We can define it as a period of unusual blessing and activity in the life of the Christian Church. Revival means awakening, stimulating the life, bringing it to the surface…
And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou…
I will illustrate the necessity for a revival of religion in the present condition of the church, pointing to facts and circumstances humiliating to the believer and condemnatory of the…
It is good for us to draw nigh unto God in prayer. Our minds are grieved to see so little attention given to united prayer by many churches. How can…
Have you ever made a careful, systematic study of all the prayers in the Bible and of all the teaching on prayer that the Scriptures contain? Such a labor has…
Revivals are among the charter rights of the church. They are the evidences of its divinity, the tokens of God’s presence, the witness of his power. The frequency and power…
Not long ago, I visited the site of the church building in Northampton, Massachusetts, where the renown pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards once served. Two church buildings have since been…
A number of years ago in a book entitled Revival, I gave the following definition of that term: ‘Revival is an extraordinary work of the Holy Spirit producing extraordinary results.’…
We have several generations who know nothing, experientially, of true revival and spiritual awakening. The following are descriptions of prominent features of revival scenes, which should stir your hearts to…
In order to have mighty and unexampled revival, what we especially need is for the whole Church to be down on its knees before God. Past redemptions should make our…
The features of revival movements on the surface vary widely, perhaps as a result of different settings, yet indeed God appears to delight in variety. Nevertheless, at the level of…
A Humble Attempt to Promote the Agreement and Union of God’s People Throughout the World in Extraordinary Prayer For a Revival Of Religion And The Advancement Of God’s Kingdom On…
An address delivered at the Puritan and Westminster Conference of 1976, and published in The Puritans: Their Origins and Successors, by Banner of Truth Trust. In dealing with Jonathan Edwards…
Chapter 4 of: Jonathan Edwards: The Man. his Experience and his Theology Volume 3 The ‘Toronto Blessing’: A Renewal from God? Jonathan Edwards’ writings on revival are of especial importance,…
We need to preserve a very clear view of what genuine revival is and in so doing to appreciate afresh just how marvelous such a work of grace is. Those…
See to it that the operation be such upon the will or heart, not on the Imagination, nor on the speculative understanding or motions of the mind, though they draw…
A very helpful way to come to grips with the Biblical teaching on revival is to approach it from the standpoint of the cycles of history. In your imagination, picture…
Today’s churches are praying for revival in unprecedented numbers. They are holding ‘revival meetings’ and ‘renewal conferences’ in the hope that these will hasten the coming of God’s Spirit in…
Concerning fervent, persevering prayer, the prophet Isaiah writes, ‘I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the…
