Sermons & Devotionals by Revival Articles

2. Nineteenth Century 1800 - June-July - Red & Gasper River, Kentucky (James McGready) 1801 - Cane Ridge, Kentucky (Barton Stone) 1821 - Wednesday 10 October - Adams, America (Charles Finney) 1857 - October - Hamilton, Canada (Phoebe Palmer) 1858 - March - New York, America (Jeremiah Lanphier) 1859 ... Read More

"The Pastor And Revival" Edited & Compiled by David Smithers The following material represents the godly wisdom born out of the day to day experiences of pastors who actually witnessed years of revival. To them revival was not a philosophy, a fad, or just an old story, it was something they lived. T... Read More

The Seeds Of Revival Prophetic Insights from the Writings of Frank Bartleman on the Causes and Conditions of Revival. Compiled and Edited by David Smithers Evan Roberts, while reflecting on the problems of The Welsh Revival of 1904, once wrote, "The mistake was to become occupied with the effects of... Read More

The True Church by John W. Kennedy The true Church is the scene of a continual, spiritual struggle for its own existence. "Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me," Paul exhorts Timothy (2 Tim. 1:13). If we do not hold firmly on to the fellowship of the Church, it will slip fro... Read More

This is Revival! When men in the streets are afraid to open their mouths and utter godless words lest the judgments of God should fall; when sinners, overawed by the Presence of God tremble in the streets and cry for mercy; when, without special meetings and sensational advertising, the Holy Ghost s... Read More

True Revival And its Apostolic Ingredients by Martin Wells Knapp The difference between true revivals and the mechanical efforts of Christless clubs to secure members is seen from the following facts: True revivals are conditional revivals. They are cloudbursts of salvation, caused by the Holy Ghost... Read More

Weeping Between The Porch And The Altar Taken from a message of Leonard Ravenhill In the city of Leeds, where I lived in England, the revival came. It came because there was a little man there, he was unlettered, he had no degree, but boy, did he have a burning heart. And he labored, and he had thre... Read More

What Kind of Revival Do We Need? by Andrew Murray How is the church to be lifted up to the abundant life in Christ, which will fit her for the work that God is putting before Her? Nothing will help but a revival, nothing less than a tremendous spiritual revival. Great tides of spiritual energy must ... Read More

When the Fire Fell By George T.B. Davis 1946 Chapter I Fire Fall On rare and memorable occasions, in Old Testament times, the fire fell from heaven. One of these significant events occurred in the life of David. King David had sinned in numbering the people, and judgment was being poured out upon Is... Read More

Why No Revival? by K.P Yohannan God promised Abraham and Sarah a child. But as the years went by, nothing happened. As the years of childbearing passed, they began to wonder how God could ever fulfill His promise. They reasoned and agonized for months and finally decided that they had to give God a ... Read More

Why So Few Revivals? LETTER IX from REVIVAL FIRE by Charles Finney WHY SO FEW REVIVALS? I am rejoiced to perceive that the inquiry is beginning to agitate the Church, "Why are there not more revivals, as well as why is their character so changed?" The inquiry is also made, "What can be done to promo... Read More

Will You Miss The Coming Revival? by David Smithers Many Christians today are eagerly anticipating a mighty move of God. The opportunity for a widespread revival seems to be standing at the Church's door. This is the hour for us to lay hold of a fresh vision of the Church, empowered and purified for... Read More

We Must Give Revival to Receive Revival by Reinhard Bonnke Thirty years ago, as a young missionary in Africa, I sometimes preached to five people. I had mocked the bland little moral essays preached from thousands of pulpits every Sunday as having as much dynamite as chewing-gum in Sunday School. No... Read More