ARE YOU DESPERATE?
Are you desperate to be blessed by God?
Has your lifestyle and priorities caused you to be in a desperate situation?
Are you desperate to live, to live free of burden and full of the power of God?
Are you desperate to know God and the fullness of His salvation and assurance of heaven?
ARE YOU DESPERATE FOR A FRESH TOUCH FROM GOD?
Vance Havner reminds us that everyone in the Bible who got a blessing was desperate.
Consider:
Bartimaeus came with his blindness and went away seeing.
The Lepers came with their hated disease and went away healed.
The Woman who touched our Lord in the crowed came away whole.
In desperation, friends tear up a roof to get a sick friend to Jesus and he is healed.
Zacchaeous does a bold thing and desperately climbs a tree to get to Jesus.
Havner says, “Such daring and desperate souls always touched his (Jesus) heart.”
ARE YOU DESPERATE TO GET TO JESUS?
Havner says, “Holy desperation is the door to God’s greatest blessings. Those who proved Him best in the Scriptures were at the end of everything.”
Havner was truly an instrument in God’s hands. He spoke with purpose and power, and the Holy Spirit used him to touch the raw nerves in listeners’ hearts. On many occasions he reminded his audience, “I have come to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”
When we feel far from God and need a fresh touch from Him and want a closer walk with Him and desire to know His love, His will, and know His presence more than anything else and want to obey Him more than anything else, we are becoming desperate. And when we desperately need God and want God more than anything else – we will find Him and be blessed.
In Holy Desperation, you will learn how to find God and be blessed.
May God make us desperate!
WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT VANCE HAVNER:
“Vance Havner used the Word of God like a sword. You pick any one of his books and you could sense the presence and power of the Holy Spirit leaping off those pages.”
Billy Graham
“Vance Havner... is imitated, but he will never be duplicated. I rejoice that we have his ministry available to a new generation that is seeking something more than the average Christian Live.”
Warren W. Wiersbe
“Vance Havner was one of a kind. His bold proclamation, unique word-play and homespun stories combined to encourage and inspire those who heard him.”
Michael Duduit
“Vance Havner had one of the best pens around. His unique way of expressing time-honored truths was always significant and Spirit blessed.”
Lewis A. Drummond
“Reading Havner always provides fresh insight and understanding about the Christian Life. He never pulled punches or wasted words, but insightfully cut right to the point.”
Bob Dasal
“The last century produced no greater revivalist than Vance Havner.”
Tom Elliff
“Havner speaks with grace, without neglecting the salt, and he does it with conviction and style.”
Frank Pollard
“All of us have quoted Vance Havner... his sermons, always pithy, ever relevant and most assuredly convicting.”
Erwin Lutzer
“Havner was a prophet or righteousness and revival.”
Stephen F. Olford
VANCE HAVNER QUOTES:
Christian Living:
“This whole matter of Christian living is simply one issue: believing God”
Vance Havner (1901 - 1986)
For over 70 years, the church was blessed and challenged by the prophetic ministry of Vance Havner. His style and burden was prophetic similar to the ministry of A.W. Tozer calling the Church to revival. His influence extended to a national level, but Dr. Havner's approach was always to minister where God directed, regardless of the size of the church. His appeal and influence transcended denominational lines, and he spoke to many different groups of people.Throughout his ministry, Vance Havner lived and preached that a Christian should should exhibit faithfulness to Jesus in all areas of life. He taught that the Christian should attend to, "the outliving of the inliving Christ." Havner wrote, "To some, Christianity is an argument. To many, it is a performance. To a few, it is an experience."
Vance Havner started preaching at 14, and didn't stop 'til he went to glory! Through a preaching and writing ministry that spanned over 70 years, Vance Havner spoke forth the truth of God's Word in a most effectual manner.
In addition to preaching in many of America's most influential churches, Dr. Havner was a highly sought speaker for conferences at places such as Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He frequently spoke at both state and national meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Havner delivered chapel messages and baccalaureate sermons at colleges such as the Citadel, Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University), Liberty University, Southeastern Baptist Seminary, and Garner-Webb College.
Though Dr. Havner died in 1986, his influence for Christ continues. His ministry is a testimony to the way in which God can use one surrendered life to touch countless other lives. A preacher once said that: "Old Vance was half Charles Spurgeon and half Billy Sunday with the voice of Will Rogers.
Vance Havner started preaching at 14, and didn't stop 'til he went to glory!
That alone is a great legacy. He was the most homespun of country preachers, possessing a southern charm that always belied his great intellect and persuasive power.
A preacher once said that: "Old Vance was half Charles Spurgeon and half Billy Sunday with the voice of Will Rogers."
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