Revival Quotes

• When is a revival needed? When carelessness and unconcern keep the people asleep.

  Billy Sunday

  Sports, People, Needed

  Billy Sunday, William Thomas Ellis (1917). “Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ”

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• In revival, God is not concerned about filling empty churches, He is concerned about filling empty hearts.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Heart, Religion, Church

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• Every revival in history seems to be the result of a few people becoming so hungry for God that they wanted Him more than oxygen. Those who have such hunger will not be denied. It's time to seek a revival that becomes the most famous address in the world. It's time to seek a move of God that won't quit moving.

  Rick Joyner

  Moving, Oxygen, People

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• A revival is the church falling in love with Jesus Christ all over again.

  Vance Havner

  Christian, Falling In Love, Jesus

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• The depth of our repentance will determine the depth of our revival.

  Frank Bartleman

  Christian, Depth, Missionary

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• If we want revivals, we must revive our reverence for the Word of God.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Want, Reverence, Word Of God

  Charles Spurgeon (2015). “The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 38”, p.145, Delmarva Publications, Inc.

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• No man is greater than his prayer life. The pastor who is not praying is playing; the people who are not praying are straying. We have many organizers, but few agonizers; many players and payers, few pray-ers; many singers, few clingers; lots of pastors, few wrestlers; many fears, few tears; much fashion, little passion; many interferers, few intercessors; many writers, but few fighters. Failing here, we fail everywhere.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Fashion, Prayer, Passion

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• Study the history of revival. God has always sent revival in the darkest days. Oh, for a mighty, sweeping revival today!

  Adrian Rogers

  Today, Study, Sweeping

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• Prayer is the burden of revival; repentance is the breakthrough of revival; evangelism is the blessing of revival; holiness is the bounty of revival.

  Steve Camp

  Prayer, Blessing, Holiness

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• Maybe you are the key to revival in your church.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Keys, Church

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• Surely revival delays because prayer decays.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Prayer, Decay, Delay

  Leonard Ravenhill (2004). “Why Revival Tarries”, p.85, Bethany House

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• If God's people hunger deeply enough, God will hear and send revival. God requires more than casual prayers for revival. He wants His people to hunger and thirst for His mighty working. To seek God's face is far more than occasionally mentioning revival in our prayer. It involves repeated and prolonged prayer. It requires holy determination in prayer, examining ourselves to see if anything in our lives is hindering God.

  Wesley L Duewel

  Determination, Prayer, People

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• I don't want revival...I WANT CHRIST! And if we have Christ, there will be a revival.

  Paul Washer

  Want, Christ, Ifs

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

  Charles Grandison Finney

  New Beginnings, Obedience, Obedience To God

  Charles Grandison Finney (1835). “Lectures on Revivals of Religion”, p.14

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• Prayer turns ordinary mortals into men of power. It brings power. It brings fire. It brings rain. It brings life. It brings God.

  Samuel Chadwick

  Prayer, Rain, Men

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• The chief danger of the Church today is that it is trying to get on the same side as the world, instead of turning the world upside down. Our Master expects us to accomplish results, even if they bring opposition and conflict. Anything is better than compromise, apathy, and paralysis.  God give to us an intense cry for the old-time power of the Gospel and the Holy Ghost!

  A. B. Simpson

  God, Faith, Christian

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• We will never meet God in revival until we have first met Him in brokenness.

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss

  Firsts, Mets, Brokenness

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• We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but few conversions; much machinery but few results.

  R. A. Torrey

  Christian, Prayer, Littles

  R. A. Torrey (2000). “How to Obtain Fullness of Power”, p.58, Sword of the Lord Publishers

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• A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Prayer, Men, Intimate

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• Have you noticed how much praying for revival has been going on of late - and how little revival has resulted? I believe the problem is that we have been trying to substitute praying for obeying, and it simply will not work.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Believe, Religion, Trying

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• Revival is when God's people return to God and God returns to them, and everyone sees the difference.

  Henry Blackaby

  Differences, People, Return

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• We cannot organize revival, but we can set our sails to catch the wind from Heaven when God chooses to blow upon His people once again

  G. Campbell Morgan

  Blow, Wind, People

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• Revival is not just an emotional touch; it's a complete takeover!

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss

  Emotional, Takeovers

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Tim Grissom (2009). “Seeking Him: Experiencing the Joy of Personal Revival”, p.18, Moody Publishers

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• You never have to advertise a fire. Everyone comes running when there's a fire. Likewise, if your church is on fire, you will not have to advertise it. The community will already know it.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Running, Fire, Christian Inspirational

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• Revival is when God gets so sick and tired of being misrepresented that He shows Himself.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Tired, Sick, Religion

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