Glory of His Cross Prophetic Ministries
REVIVAL FIRE
Throughout
the church history, God raised many individuals to usher in revivals in the
churches and the nations. During
revivals God accomplishes more in hours or days than usually results from years
of faithful evangelistic ministry.
Though revival involves preaching and evangelism to some extent, revival
is far more than evangelism. During the early years of 20th century,
revival fires broke out in Wales and many places in England, Scotland, Ireland,
USA, India, Korea, Manchuria, China, Japan, Australia, Madagascar, Norway,
parts of South America and the Caribbean islands. In the middle of this century, God sent revival
to some of the American Christian colleges and outpoured His Spirit on some of
the
The grand Old Testament prophet Elijah is
symbolic of a revivalist. Elijah stood up in the midst of the people steeped in
worship of Baal, and cried, “The God who answers by fire, he is God” (1 Kings
In
this page, let us meditate on the life and the ministry of many such
revivalists so that we can follow their footsteps.
The
ever first revival under the New Testament is recorded in the 2nd
chapter of Acts, when the Holy Spirit was poured out on the disciples of Jesus
for the first time in the church history.
Study
of the church history shows that one lone man, totally surrendered to God,
burning with passion for the lost souls and with a hunger for revival in the
churches, had turned the tide against the evils in the churches, in the
governments and the lives of the people. One prayer warrior by the grace of God
can be used to turn the tide and prepare the way for a mighty revival. Why
cannot you be such a vessel of God?
What 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 sweeps across
cities and towns in Supernatural Power and holds men in the grip of terrifying
Conviction; when "every shop becomes a pulpit; every heart an altar; every
home a sanctuary" and people walk softly before God, this is Revival!
Today the word
Revival has largely lost its real meaning. Our present generation, never having
witnessed the mighty moving of God in nation-wide spiritual awakening such as
has taken place in past generations, has little conception of the magnitude of
such a "visitation."
Heaven-sent revival is not religious entertainment, where crowds gather to hear outstanding preachers and musical programs; neither is it the result of sensational advertising - in a God-sent revival you don't spend money on advertising; people come because Revival is there! Revival is an "awareness of God" that grips the whole community, and the roadside, the tavern, as well as the church, become the places where men find Christ. Here is the vast difference between our modern evangelistic campaigns and true revival. In the former, hundreds may be brought to a knowledge of Christ and churches experience seasons of blessings, but as far as the community is concerned little impact is made; the taverns, dance halls, and movies are still crowded, and the godlessness marches on. In revival, the Spirit of God, like a cleansing flame, sweeps through the community. Divine conviction grips people everywhere; the strongholds of the devil tremble, and many close their doors, while multitudes turn to Christ!
Please read the following articles prayerfully and note down the secrets in the lives of these servants of God which led to revivals in the past. As we meditate on the life of these revivalists, let us seek the same anointing of the Holy Spirit that was upon them.
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SAVONAROLA* DAVID BRAINERD*GEORGE WHITEFIELD*JOHN WESLEY*CHARLES G.FINNEY*EVAN ROBERTS*UNKNOWN HEROES OF WELSH REVIVAL*ANDREW MURRAY*GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH*JAMES FRAZER*JOHN G.LAKE*ZINZENDORF*PRAYING HYDE OF INDIA*PANDITA RAMA BHAI*D.L.MOODY*WILLIAM TAYLOR*JOHN LLYOD DORSEY*WILLIAM TYNDALE*JOHN WYCLIFF*MARTIN LUTHER*JOHN CALVIN*ST.FRANCIS OF ASSISI*GREAT HEALING REVIVALISTS INCLUDING SMITH WIGGLESWORTH#* WATCHMAN NEE*C.H.SPURGEON (Biography & Testimony)* PAPPA SHANKAR, an Indian woman used of God #In this article, you can also read about the ministries of certain servants of God like William Branham, etc., who were mightily used of God but had later fallen into the snare of the devil and by the wayside.
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Brief biographies of 24 revivalists: David Livingstone/John Newton/Louis S.Bauman/David Brainerd/John Bunyan/Peter Cartwright/Jonathan Edwards/James Hudson Taylor/Christmas Evans/George Fox/Jonathan Goforth/Evan Roberts/Cyrus Ingersoll Scofield/The Unknown Christian/Pandita Ramabai/William C.Burns/John Sung/William Bramwell/Stonewall Jackson/James Caughey/Gilbert Tennent/E.M.Bounds/Andrew A.Bonar/Mordecai Ham/J.H.Weber |
Please read the following messages of God on revivals written by His servants, prayerfully and acquaint yourself with the ways in which God brought revivals to the churches:
| E.M.BOUNDS - a great revivalist and a prophet of prayer has written many messages on prayers. THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER |
| Wonderful messages on Prayers by E.M.Bounds: Men of prayer needed*Prayer, the great essential*Much time should be given to prayer*A praying pulpit begets a praying pew*Examples of praying men*Begin the day with prayer*Prayer and devotion united*Prayer marks spiritual leadership*Preachers need the prayers of the people*The letter killeth |
