From the category archives:

Revival

How A Prayer Meeting Changed Britain

August 16, 2009

My Friend, Lex quotes Wesley as follows:
‘Mon. Jan. 1, 1739 – Mr. Hall, Kinchin, Ingham, Whitefield, Hutchins, and my brother Charles, were present at out love-feast in Fetter Lane, with about sixty of our brethren.
‘About three in the morning, as we were continuing instant in prayer, the power of God came mightily upon us, insomuch [...]

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Revival On The Isle Of Lewis

August 14, 2009

I have quoted this before, but feel stirred today to quote it again. Listening to this recording of a man who ministered during the last significant revival in the British Isles stirred me when I first heard it a couple of years ago. It is guaranteed to stir you too. Wake us up O [...]

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Adrian’s Story Part Two – Receiving the Holy Spirit

April 28, 2009

This is continued from part one of my story, which I shared last week.
I wonder if my father thought that what had happened the night I said I wanted to become a Christian had been real. I was so young; could I really understand it? Could this short conversation which ended in me [...]

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A Psalm About Revival

April 27, 2009

There is no doubt in my mind that the greatest need of the church today is for a true revival. Revival is, of course, primarily something God does. It brings great joy and delight. I fear that it has become so alien to us that we almost dare not pray for it. [...]

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Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Vibrant Christianity

March 23, 2009

May God grant us a revival of the kind of Christianity the Doctor is talking about here:

“It is one thing to believe the truth, it is a very different thing to apply it. We did listen, and apply the truth, initially, otherwise we would not be Christians at all. But it is possible for us [...]

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The Doctor on Direct Interventions By God Today

March 16, 2009

UPDATE- I have found the original source and as it is only now availble on the wayback machine include a copy here.———
The Doctor thinks we are crazy if we reject the notion of God intervenng directly in human history today. This quote makes me want to pray more for him to stretch out [...]

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Do You KNOW Christ?

March 9, 2009

I will simply let “The Doctor” speak for himself today. This has to be one of the most challenging quotes from him I have ever read:
“. . . The secret of the early Christians, the early Protestants, Puritans and Methodists was that they were taught about the love of Christ, and they became filled [...]

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The Return of The Doctor

March 2, 2009

No, I am not back from my blogging semi-retirement! This blog is still on automatic pilot and is on a STRICT rev-limiter. Until such time as the complete draft of my book is in the hands of my publisher (which should be in 1 months time), I will not be posting more than [...]

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Spurgeon – Conviction of Sin Essential for Salvation

October 9, 2008

I wonder—when was the last time you heard another Christian preach or speak about conviction of sin? When was the last time you saw someone on the brink of salvation in tears of anxiety and burden because of a distinct awareness of their sinfulness? It seems to me that true conviction is not present as [...]

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Spurgeon on Preaching to Stir Emotions

September 30, 2008

I have been quoting from Spurgeon’s The Soul Winner a fair bit lately. He is like a breath of fresh air. O for God to raise an army of preachers who truly understand the point he makes in the following quote:
“… to win a soul, it is necessary, not only to instruct our hearer, and [...]

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MLJ MONDAY – Reason, Understanding, and the Word

September 15, 2008

Last Monday I shared some of the things that Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones believed we should not do when weighing whether what appear to be gifts of the Spirit are genuinely from God. This week I am sharing his view on the positive ways of testing and examining these gifts. My paraphrase of his tests is [...]

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Spurgeon on Revivalism

September 9, 2008

A few days ago, I quoted from Spurgeon’s The Soul Winner. I thought I would share another quote from that first chapter again today. It is interesting in the context of today that some argue against emotionalism in preaching, while others try and by human effort create an atmosphere. Spurgeon would disagree with both approaches:
“Nor [...]

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MLJ Monday – Why Discernment is Vital

September 8, 2008

As a believer living in the West, I’m constantly reminded of the need to exercise discernment, especially when it comes to matters such as claims of spiritual gifts and the activity of the Holy Spirit. I thought today I would go to one of my favorite works by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Joy Unspeakable.
Directly before this [...]

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 9 and 10

August 29, 2008

In 10th place is one of the first articles I ever wrote, although it was not published on the blog until more recently. It discusses the “Toronto Blessing.”
In at 9th place is my series of posts on New Word Alive 2008.

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