History of Revival
Victory!
Are you slow to anger? Are you quick to respond in defiance? Is there any Godly discretion in your life? Are you looking for recognition? Are you looking for approval or are you satisfied to walk in service to your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and be approved by Him? During this season, let the following be a challenge to personal renewal. The following was printed and handed out during Boston’s Awakening of 1909 under guidance of Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman: original–source unknown. Given to me … [Read more...]
Revival! A People Saturated with God
Edwin Orr, one of our greatest authorities on the subject of revival, reported having seen two churches in a town in America both advertising revival meetings. One displayed a board saying, “Revival here every Monday night,” while the other promised: “Revival here every night except Monday!” If nothing else, that reminds us how loosely the word has been used. In America it has often been used in place of the word mission or campaign. It is something a church arranges, men organize, … [Read more...]
A Decade of Revival—1900-1910
Author: J. Edwin Orr Summary: Kerry L. Skinner The Timing of the Movement Why did it occur when it occured? Within ten years, the awful slaughter of World War I had started, and a gentler way of life passed into the twilight of history. Arnold Toynbee, reminiscing, recalled the trauma of the time, when half his classmates died in battle. Chapman’s biographer stated in review: “God in gracious providence was reaping a spiritual harvest before He … [Read more...]
J. Edwin Orr, Notes on the Beginnings of the Mid-Twentieth Century Awakening
(London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1952), pp. 160-211 Reviewed by: Kerry L. Skinner The Movement Among Ministers Two hundred years ago, the labors of the Irish evangelists William and Gilbert Tennent gave rise to a great revival in American Presbyterianism, out of which issued Princeton. Gesswein brought in Dr. J. Edwin Orr as the principal speaker, though Dr. Harold Ockenga of Boston played an important part in the ministry too. … [Read more...]
Campus Aflame: A History of Evangelical Awakenings in Collegiate Communities
Author: J. Edwin Orr Reviewed by: Kerry L. Skinner The Evangelical Heritage This book deals with evangelical Christianity, not Roman Catholic or others such groups. Some today consider the Christian college, with students numbered in the thousands, an unwelcome remnant of the past. It is wise to recall that in the United States, as in other countries, there was a time when all higher education, not to mention elementary education, consisted of such Christian colleges. The Christian … [Read more...]
Eight Keys to Biblical Revival
Author: Lewis Drummond Reviewed by: Kerry L. Skinner Introduction and Prologue: As 1860 was ushered in, the Fortune, Garrick, and Sadler Wells theaters of London opened their door for Sunday evangelistic services. During the revival one million new members entered the ranks of the British churches. But the question still surfaces: What actually takes place, in principle and in final results, during revival times? Perhaps … [Read more...]
Victory
When you are forgotten, or neglected, or purposely set at naught, and you smile inwardly, glorying in the insult or the oversight–That is Victory! (John 13:26-30; 2 Tim. 4:16-18) When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed, your taste offended, your advice disregarded, your opinions ridiculed, and you take it all in patient and loving silence–That is Victory! (John 8:48-50; 2 Tim. 4:16-18; 2 Peter 2:20-21) When you can bear with any discord, any irregularity and … [Read more...]
Sermons of the Rev. Samuel Davies
Vol. 1; Soli Deo Gloria publisher, 1993 Report by Devin Bell Reason for publication: First printed in 1770 the sermons of Samuel Davies were received well, and rightfully deserved a widespread reading. As Thomas Gibbons the original publisher wrote; “I most sincerely wish that young ministers more especially would peruse these volumes with the deepest attention and seriousness, ... in which if I mistake not, are the following excellences, most worthy of imitation.” … [Read more...]
Hero for Humanity: A Biography of William Wilberforce
Belmonte, Kevin (Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 2002) A Synopsis by Harris Campbell Chapter 1. Foundations William was born on August 24, 1759, in the English port city of Hull. He was named after his paternal grandfather, Alderman (William) Wilberforce, who had built great wealth in the Baltic trade and had inherited considerable properties from his mother. William was the only son of four children to Robert and Elizabeth Wilberforce. He and one sister, Sarah, survived to adulthood. … [Read more...]
