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K.P. Yohannan

Principles in Maintaining a Godly Organization

K.P. Yohannan“Where there is no vision, the people perish . . .” Proverbs 29:18, KJV When we look back at the history of church movements and Christian organizations, we often find they began with great dreams and ambitions. The leadership was strong and on fire for God—and then somehow, something went wrong. Th... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

A Voice Which May Be Missed

T. Austin-Sparks"For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him" (Acts 13:27). The above statement as a whole carries a significance which embraces a very great deal of history, but its dire... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Importance of Vision

T. Austin-SparksReading: Luke 2:25-38. We were noting in our earlier meditation that Simeon embodies all that relates to an end-time, and that in an end-time a peculiar set of conditions arises. On the one side, there is a sense of disintegration with regard to what has been, and on the other hand a sense of someth... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Need - God-given Vision

T. Austin-SparksProverbs 29:18; 1 Sam. 3:1; Zech. 4:1-2; Acts 26:16-19; Rom. 1:1-3. Were I asked what I considered to be a need which embraces the greatest number of vital issues amongst the Lord's people, I should sum it up in one word, "vision," vision God-given. If you reflect for a few moments you will see that... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Saving Power of Divine Vision (Proverbs 29:18)

T. Austin-Sparks(A Message as Spoken) "Where there is no vision, the people perish" ("the people cast off restraint" - R.V.). (Proverbs 29:18). That verse might be translated, "Where there is no vision, the people disintegrate" or "fall apart" or "go to pieces". Whether that be the right translation or not, it is q... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

"A Sign"

T. Austin-SparksHaving laid the foundation upon which to build, we proceed with the superstructure. We have noted that the Holy Spirit is committed to make real, in history, in an elect people, and in individual Christians, the meaning of the Man in the Throne (Ezek. 1:26; Eph. 1:9-23). Israel's history - in blessi... Read More
Thomas Brooks

Sin shall not have dominion over you

Thomas Brooks"Sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace." Romans 6:14 What does the dominion of sin import, and wherein does it consist? Sin is in dominion, when it has the universal and sovereign command of the soul, when it has an absolute power, when it has such an a... Read More
John Follette

The Spiritual Purpose and It's Attainment

John FolletteI like to know what I am doing and why. I must have design or purpose in what I do. This I have in the simplest matters of daily living. Some I know are not constructed so, and life to such is generally a series of accidents or unrelated circumstances; there seems to be no purpose aside from the phy... Read More
Revival Fellowship Devotionals

Revival Gives Us A New Vision For The Lost

Revival Gives Us A New Vision For The Lost by Francois Carr Bible Reading: Proverbs 29:18 "Where there is no vision, the people perish." Special Reading: Why is there no prayer or longing for Revival? Firstly, there is no vision of lost humanity, a holy God or the possibility of spiritual revival. S... Read More
Walter Beuttler

Call for True Laborers

Walter BeuttlerThis is my last visit with you before going overseas. Two weeks from Tuesday, I am scheduled to leave for ministry in France for a national convention. Then I go to West Africa at the Bible school, with students and national pastors. In Ivory Coast in Abidjan, they will rent the Convention Hall for ... Read More

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