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GREAT QUOTES - WHAT is REVIVAL??

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GREAT QUOTES - WHAT is REVIVAL??

 

Christ showing up in an extraordinarily powerful new way, to significantly overthrow the status quo and establish the claims of His kingdom afresh - Steve Hawthorne

 

Revival is war between the Spirit and the Devil - Dr. J. Edwin Orr

 

Revival is an extraordinary movement of the Holy Spirit producing extraordinary results.

Richard Owen Roberts, Revival, p16-17

 

The imparting of life to those who are dead, and the imparting of health to those who are dying - James Buchanan

 

A movement of the Holy Spirit bringing about a revival of New Testament Christianity in the church of Christ and its related community - Edwin Orr

 

Revival is a community saturated with God - Duncan Campbell

 

A true Holy Spirit revival is a remarkable increase in the spiritual life of a large number of God’s people, accompanied by an awesome awareness of the presence of God, intensity of prayer and praise, a deep conviction of sin with a passionate longing for holiness and unusual effectiveness in evangelism, leading to the salvation of many unbelievers. Revival is remarkable, large, effective and, above all, it is something that God brings about - Brian Edwards.

 

In writing of the movement, I would like first to state what I mean by revival as witnessed in the Hebrides. I do not mean a time of religious entertainment, with crowds gathering to enjoy an evening of bright gospel singing; I do not mean sensational or spectacular advertising — in a God-sent revival you do not need to spend money on advertising. I do not mean high-pressure methods to get men to an inquiry room — in revival every service is an inquiry room; the road and hill side become sacred spots to many when the winds of God blow. Revival is a going of God among his people, and an awareness of God laying hold of the community. Here we see the difference between a successful campaign and revival; in the former we may see many brought to a saving knowledge of the truth, and the church or mission experience a time of quickening, but so far as the town or district is concerned no real change is visible; the world goes on its way and the dance and picture-shows are still crowded: but in revival the fear of God lays hold upon the community, moving men and women, who until then had no concern for spiritual things, to seek after God.

Duncan Campbell, The Lewis Awakening, p. 14-15

 

A revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God.

Charles Finney, Lectuires on Revivals

 

Revival is a new discovery of Jesus.

Professor James Stewart, quoted by Duncan Campbell, The Lewis Awakening, 1949-1953, p36

 

“You cannot revive something that has never had life, so revival, by definition, is first of all an enlivening and quickening and awakening of lethargic, sleeping church members. Suddenly the power of the Spirit comes upon them … they are humbled, they are convicted of sin … then as a result of their quickening and enlivening, they begin to pray. New power comes into the preaching of the ministers, and the result of this is large numbers are converted. So the two main characteristics of revival are, first, this extraordinary enlivening of the members of the church, and, second, the conversion of masses of people who have been outside in indifference and in sin.”

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, unknown source

 

"Revival awakens in our heartrs an incresaed awareness of the presence of God, a new love for God, a new hatred for sin and a hunger for His Word"

Del Fehsefeld Jr.

 

"Revival is not some emotion or worked-up excitement; it is rather an invasion from heaven which brings a man to a consciouis awareness of God."

Steven Olford.

 

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http://www.revival-library.org/quotes/index.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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