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Ten Things You Should Know about the First Great Awakening – Second Phase (1740-42)

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  • Sam Storms

What was the first Great Awakening all about? This article looks at the revival that God brought about in 1740, and explains ten things you should know about the second phase of the first Great Awakening while also drawing lessons for the church today.

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Ten Things You Should Know about the First Great Awakening – First Phase (1734-36)

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  • Sam Storms

What was the first Great Awakening all about? This article looks at the revival that God brought about in 1736, and explains ten things you should know about the first Great Awakening while also drawing lessons for the church today.

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Awake Indeed Revival renews not only the church but the world

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  • Stuart Piggin

The Lord brings about revival in order to renew the church, yet also for the renewal of the world. This article shares the view of Jonathan Edwards on revival.

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A Joint Venture Prayer, revival and missions go together – or not at all

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  • J Herbert Kane

Prayer, missions, and revival go together. This article demonstrates this by looking at the history of missions and revival.

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Time for the Acts of the Australians

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  • Douglas Milne

Two things constitute revival: a new enjoyment of God and many new converts join the church. This twofold pattern appears repeatedly in the book of Acts. This article comments on how revival can come the church today.

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Remembering the 1859 Revival in Scotland

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  • Maurice Roberts

Giving a historical overview of the revival in Scotland in the year 1859, this article shows that this revival resulted in church growth and change in social life.

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Wilt Thou Not Revive Us?

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  • William MacLeod

What is revival? Why do we need it? Who is responsible to bring it? What role can the church play? These are four questions that this article will answer from Psalm 85.

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True Revival Is a Work of the Spirit

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  • William MacLeod

Only the Holy Spirit can bring true revival. Only he can stir hearts to prayer, empower preaching, bring conviction of sin, and gather the church. These are essential for revival, as the article explains.

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Seven Marks of True Revival

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  • Alasdair J. MacLeod

This article shows that revival is the work of God and arises through faithful preaching, resulting in true conviction of sin which leads to pursuing God’s glory through the spiritual graces. This article shows that revival can sometimes lead to excess in emotions, as well as divisions.

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We Need Revival!

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  • William MacLeod

Looking at Ezekiel 37, this article reminds the church that God is able to give life to dead bones, so from him we can expect revival.

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The Authority of the Holy Spirit

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  • D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The author begins by lamenting the lack of understanding the authority of the Holy Spirit in the church today. He mentions such things as formalism, dignified worship, respectability, and education as hindrances. Further, he surveys how the authority of the Spirit is seen to be part of the ministry of the Lord Jesus and involved in the life of a believer.

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Revival and Reformation

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  • Roland Lamb

The author describes the word "revival" according to its scriptural use. The article goes further to study instances or moments in the biblical record where revival and reformation are discussed. Further, these concepts are studied within the context of church history. Then the discussion concludes by expressing the great need for revival in today's church.

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What Is True Revival?

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  • Charles Woodruff

This article rebukes how many churchmen misuse the word "revival," and it attempts to redefine what a real revival should look like. In doing this, the author refers to the book of Habakkuk and other Scriptures, and reflects on aspects such as truth, the involvement of God, and his initiative and timing.

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Is Revival Conditional?

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  • Donald C. Macaskill

From James 4 this article looks at the relationship between the promise of God and the believer’s obligation. It shows how this relates to revival.

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Psalm 126:4 – A Prayer for Revival

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  • Ben Ramsbottom

This article is a sermon that focuses on Psalm 126:4, a prayer for revival.

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"Revive Us Again"

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  • Arthur Miskin

This article on Psalm 85:6 is about revival and forgiveness by the Lord.

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What Is a True Revival

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  • Charles Woodruff

Revival is God's work in his timing, based on the truth of his Word. This is what the article explains.

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Revival and Reformation

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  • Roland Lamb

This article looks at the relationship between revival and reformation. It argues that the two are interwoven and are dependent on God. It argues this point by looking at revival and reformation within the Bible and church history.

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What Does Revival Look Like?

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  • Winfield Bevins

Revival is not something we do, but what God does in and through us. This article looks at some historical revivals to affirm this truth.

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The Glory of God and the Reviving of Religion

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  • J. I. Packer

What makes a revival? Jonathan Edwards gave a biblical reflection of this. However, to understand the answer of Edwards, we must understand the man himself, his understanding of God and how God works to reveal his glory. It is the view of God that shaped Edwards's understanding of revival. The article discusses this while pointing to crucial elements that constitute a revival.

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Ballymena: When Revival Shut the Shops

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  • Gareth N. Burke

What leads to church expansion? From the lessons learned from the Ballymena revival this article shows that it is godly ministries that are immersed in prayer and God’s Word, and led by the Spirit.

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Special Seasons of Mercy: Jonathan Edwards and the Great Awakening

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  • David B. Calhoun

This article draws some lessons from Jonathan Edwards’ thoughts on revival. It shows that revival is a work of God, and emphasizes the need for true preaching and prayer.

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Charles Grandison Finney: Revivalist (4)

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  • Herman C. Hanko

This article examines Charles Finney's revivalism efforts, discussing whether revival is biblical. The author discusses this by looking at the doctrine of the covenant and preaching.

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Revival Snapshots

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  • Unknown

This article gives a snapshot of a revival God caused through John Livingstone.

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What is True Revival?

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  • Liam Cleary

Currently in the church there are some claims of revival, and there are many calls for revival. This article shows that a distinction must be made between true and false revival. The revival under Josiah is an example of true revival, since it was rooted in the word of God and the desire for truth, was Christ-centrered, and displayed the evidence of repentance.

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Is Revival a Non-Starter? (Part 1)

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  • Des Frost

Do we hunger for revival in the church? This the first of two articles on the topic of revival. The lack of genuine conversion today is cause to call for revival. However, if the church is not willing to live in obedience to God, it will not pray for revival or hunger for the conversion of sinners and will preach a shallow gospel.

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Is Revival a Non-Starter? (Part 2)

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  • Des Frost

Do we hunger for revival in the church? This the second of two articles on the topic of revival. One hindrance to revival today is the emphasis on human instrumentality rather than on God's work. This concept makes faith out to be a mechanical process and the work of the Holy Spirit to be of secondary importance. Revival can come when we understand the Holy Spirit's work to be priority.

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What is Revival?

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  • Roger Fay

Biblical revival is rooted in biblical preaching, which the Holy Spirit uses to bring a conviction of sin, regeneration, repentance, faith and love.

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The Price of Revival

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Looking at Thomas Russell and the persecution he endured for the sake of the gospel, this article shows that revival comes at a cost. Are you willing to pay the cost?

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Praying for Revival

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  • Stan K. Evers

This article discusses three reasons why the church today may not be experiencing revival. The author also states that the church can show her desire for revival through prayer, being a living sacrifice, and fighting sin.

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Is it Genuine Revival?

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  • Jack Sin

Many people claim to have experienced a Holy Spirit revival. This article identifies 13 crucial questions to ask in order to determine whether revival is genuine or not.

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Remembering the 1859 Revival in Scotland

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  • Maurice Roberts

The author describes the revival in Scotland in 1859 and some of the prominent people in this revival. 

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Prayer and Revival

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  • Murray Capill

This article is about revival and place prayer has in revival. The author looks at examples from Acts and church history.

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Returning to the Lord

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  • Arie DenHartog

This article is about backsliding and returning to God, and the faithfulness of God in our spiritual decline. The author also discusses the confessing of sin in our returning to God, the chastising of God, the antithesis of church and world, and the place of the Word of God in revival.

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Evangelicals and the Real World (In the World, but Not of It)

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  • P. Glover

This article is about church and world, and the Christian in society. Reformation and revival is also discussed, as well as the fact that Christianity covers all aspects of life.

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John 16:8-15 - The Teaching of the New Testament on Revival

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  • Hywel R. Jones

This article is about John 16:8-15 and revival.

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Why Do We Stand Still?

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  • Maurice Roberts

How must we seek revival? What can we do to have the work of God advance again?

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The "Slowness" of God's Ways

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  • Maurice Roberts

This article is about the so-called slowness of God, where we tend to view God as executing his plans in a very slow fashion. The author draws out the relevance of this for matters such as revival, worship, and even evangelism.

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The Place of Prayer

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  • Iain H. Murray

Will revival always come as long as enough people pray for it? This article also looks at the will of God and our dependence on God in prayer.

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'Larger Measures of the Spirit of God'

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  • Iain H. Murray

What is the distinction between the normal and the extraordinary work of the Holy Spirit? In this article, the author discusses what true revival is. 

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Revive Us Again

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  • J. H. MacLean

This article is about revival and prayer in the church.

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