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A revival is a return to spiritual health after a long period of sin, darkness and apathy. It is a restoration of the soul of an individual, family, church or nation back to right relationship with the Lord. Some of these recorded revivals listed by the author are more evangelism than revival,
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Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 21, 2007
*ILLUSTRATION*
When my father walked into church that Easter Sunday morning and sat down, God told the pastor of that church, there is your revival.
The pastor and another gentleman from the church went over to our home the next week to visit my Dad and to invite him back.
5 weeks after that
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 3, 2007
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Revival -- If?
If all the sleeping folk will wake up,
If all the lukewarm folk will fire up,
If all the dishonest folk will confess up,
If all the disgruntled folk will cheer up,
If all the depressed folk will cheer up,
If all the estranged folk will make up,
If all the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2008
REVIVAL REQUIRES PRAYER!
Thom Rainer tells us in his book Giant Awakenings that "71% of breakout churches report an increased emphasis on prayer over the past several years as compared to only 40% of churches which continued on the plateau." Rainer also tells us that "Earle Cairns notes with
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PRAYER AND REVIVAL
In Belfast, Ireland, in the 1930's, a church that ran about 200 experienced revival. Between 12 and 20 people were saved every night. 6:00 every morning found 50 people in the church praying for an hour. It was not singing, Bible study, and prayer, as much as the teacher in me
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Baptist
Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Oct 12, 2009
GENUINE REVIVAL
Quote - NEW SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE BIBLE (Nelson’s) (Is 64:1-3)
'Awesome things that we did not expect' (Is 64:3) is a perfect description of genuine revival, because the unpredictable
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Charismatic
Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 14, 2005
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In the revival in the book of Acts one of the first manifestations is giving and generosity. Why wait for revival to come - lets sow our lives into a revival and open the windows of
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Charismatic
In his book Revival Fire, Geoff Waugh lists nine similarities among Biblical revivals:
They occurred in times of moral darkness & national depression.
Each began in the heart of a consecrated servant of God who became the energizing power behind it.
Each revival rested on the Word
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
WHY NO REVIVAL IN AMERICA?
A wise old evangelist was once asked, “Why don’t we see revival happening in the Church in the United States today?”
The old preacher scratched his chin and thought for a moment. Then he said, “The reason why
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
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THE CANE RIDGE REVIVAL
One of those great revivals of the American past took place in the late spring and early summer of 1801 at Cane Ridge in central Kentucky. A pastor named Barton Stone, who had been called to serve this little Methodist church by Daniel Boone, decided to call a four-day
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Psalms 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
Things going badly or the road is rough? Need revived? David had that relationship with God that in the midst of
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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The call to revival is given not to the unbelieving but
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GREAT QUOTES ON REVIVAL
Here are some quotes that have touched my heart as we ask God
to send revival to our church!
Dr. Larry Petton
If revival is being withheld from us it is because some idol remains still enthroned; because we still insist in placing our reliance in human schemes; because
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 29, 2009
Suffice it to say that no revival is of sudden origin. When the revival manifests itself in a mighty way it comes suddenly as in the days of Hezekiah, but even so, its origins begin with the Holy Spirit of God moving effectively in individual lives in private. Let no one pray for revival—let no one
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Baptist
Contributed by David Tack on Sep 18, 2010
Revival is the workings of God. Faithfulness to the ordinary with expectations to the extraordinary should be considered when dealing with the astounding workings of our miraculous God. By ordinary I mean: Bible preaching, prayer, and evangelism are fundamental necessities. Faithfulness in these
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Baptist