This powerful volume brings together 7 of the best Classic writings on REVIVAL. Penned by men and women of God who were eye-witnesses to revival, these books will stir your heart and challenge you to pray and believe for a move of God today!
The following seven classics are included in this volume in their entirety:
• 1. NARRATIVE OF THE SURPRISING WORK OF GOD – by Jonathan Edwards. Edwards (1703 –1758) was one of America’s greatest theologians and one of the leaders in the First Great Awakening which saw thousands swept into the Kingdom of God. This account gives a first-hand report of the revival as it swept through Northampton and New England.
• 2. LECTURES ON REVIVALS OF RELIGION – by Charles Finney. Penned in 1868 after decades of seeing God move in revival power in the Second Great Awakening, this is a must read for anyone truly seeking to see lives and communities transformed for God!
• 3. HANDBOOK ON REVIVALS - by Henry Fish. An in-depth compendium on revival – what it is and how to prepare for one. Fish looks at past revivals and provides answers to various objections, giving practical and sound advice. He also looks at the importance of prayer, preaching, singing, evangelism and follow-up.
• 4. AWAKENING IN WALES AND THE HIDDEN SPRINGS – by Jessie Penn-Lewis. A first-hand account of the roots of the Welsh Revival from someone who knew Evan Roberts personally.
• 5. THE WELSH REVIVAL – by W.T.Stead and G Campbell Morgan. Stead and Morgan were eyewitnesses of the mighty Welsh revival, seeing its power and the transformation it brought. Written in 1905 it documents how the revival began, its impact and includes personal interviews with Evan Roberts, the ‘leader’ of the revival.
• 6. AZUSA STREET (How Pentecost Came to Los Angeles) – by Frank Bartleman. Written in 1925 almost two decades after the initial outpouring of the Spirit at Azusa Street, Bartleman gives a first-hand look into the early days of the revival and the part he played in helping to prepare the way for this move of God.
• 7. THE REVIVAL WE NEED – by Oswald J Smith. A powerful book written in 1925 by the founder of the People’s Church in Toronto, Canada, this is a passionate and earnest account of what it will take to see God move in reviving power in our day!
**BONUS: THE WAY TO PENTECOST – by Samuel Chadwick. Penned in 1932 just before his death, this is a deep look at what it will take to see true revival happen in our day. The Way To Pentecost was a favorite of Leonard Ravenhill.
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Charles Finney (1792 - 1875)
Known as one of the leaders in the Second Great Awakening revival in America. He was a revivalist who called for deep introspection of sin and preaching of the law to bring about sin. He was known to preach 30+ nights on sin and than the last night on Christ to have people flee to Him for mercy. Used greatly in the book: "Revivals of Religion" which is a classic on the subject of revival.He preached on the true Baptism of the Holy Spirit and its necessity. In his revivalistic campaigns he was used of the Lord to bring some estimate over 50,000 souls to the Lord which many were sound converts. There has been questions raised surrounding his theology in the later years of his ministry but this does not discredit that God used him powerfully in revival and for God's kingdom.
Charles Finney was born in Connecticut to an ordinary family and life that gave little hint of the great things God had in store for him. He was a schoolteacher and then a lawyer before his conversion at age 29. Finney was filled with the Holy Spirit on the same day he was saved and immediately began witnessing to friends and family members. More than twenty people were saved in the 24 hours following Finney's conversion. Finney's personal evangelism soon became public evangelism as he began to travel and preach in extended revival meetings. He considered revival to be a natural result of following the instructions God had laid out in His Word.
During Finney's fifty years of preaching, more than 500,000 were saved. He wrote many books, the most enduring of which are The Autobiography of Charles Finney and Lectures on Revival of Religion. After ill health forced him to stop traveling in meetings, he accepted the pastorate of a church in New York City. From 1852 until 1866 he served as president of Oberlin College in Ohio. Although some of his theology was lacking, he was a powerful, Spirit-filled soul winner who brought revival to cities and towns across the eastern United States.
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