Sermons & Devotionals by Classic Christian Writings

1. Revival is in God’s heart. “Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones” (Isaiah 57:15). “... Read More

Our God is the God of revival. Revival is an essential part of His plan of redemption. From the time God created Adam and Eve and they fell into sin, Satan has tried to alienate humanity from God. He has tried to get us to disobey God and sever our relationship with Him. Revival Is God Visiting In L... Read More

Many of God’s children are longing for Jesus to come in Person, visibly to lead on His hosts to victory. But ever since that wonderful morning forty-five years ago when He baptized me with the Holy Ghost and fire, purifying my heart and revealing Himself within me, I have felt that He meant to win H... Read More

Revival is God’s work! He alone can give it. It must come from above. We are in danger of looking to what God has done, and is doing, and count on that as the pledge that He will do more. And all the time it may be true that He is blessing us up to the measure of our faith and self-sacrifice, and ca... Read More

Heaven and earth, all the emperors, kings and princes of the world, could not raise a fit dwelling-place for God; yet, in a weak human soul that keeps His Word, He willingly resides. Isaiah calls heaven the Lord’s seat, and earth His footstool. He does not call them His dwelling place. When we seek ... Read More

"Rise up, O church of God! Be done with lesser things; Give heart and soul and mind and strength To serve the King of kings!" William P. Merrill What a privilege to be a member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ! We speak now in the broader sense of the word, not limiting it to a local church to... Read More

Spiritual truths can be received only as we come to experiences for which they are adapted. There are many of the divine promises which we can never claim, and whose blessedness we cannot realize until we come to the points in life for which they are specially given. For example: “In the time of tro... Read More

God has chosen to accomplish many of His sovereign purposes with our help. Paul repeatedly reminds us that God has appointed us to a sacred partnership for the purpose of gospel advance. Paul emphasizes our sacred responsibility to work with God. Every form of obedience to God is urgent, but there a... Read More

All true believers see the great need of revival. As I see it, revival comes when the Holy Spirit moves with mighty power upon believers whose hearts have been made ready through repentance, prayer and expectant waiting upon God. The Holy Spirit first touches the believer with His refining holy fire... Read More

“Now shall the prince of this world be cast out And I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto Me” (John 12:31,32). “Now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God, and the power (authority) of His Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down. And they overcame him by the bl... Read More

"The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force" (Matthew 11:12). "I will not let thee go, except thou bless me" (Genesis 32:26). Why are these strong statements put in the Bible, in both the Old and the New Testaments? Why this need of desperation? Why this emphasis on re... Read More

All great revival is the result of earnest, consistent, believing, intercessory prayer. It is utterly impossible to have true revival without prayer, for revival is the work of the Holy Spirit and He is limited to the prayer and intercession of the saints. God bids us to come unto His throne with bo... Read More

I have been in the old church in New England where Jonathan Edwards preached his great sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."...He had not eaten a mouthful of food. For three nights he had not closed his eyes in sleep. Over and over he had been saying to the Lord, "Give me New England! Give... Read More

Do you not sometimes moan over your want of power? You stand face to face with devil-tormented people, but you cannot cast the devil out. You feel that you aught to confess Christ in the workshop, in the business place, to the fellow passenger, and in the home, but your lips refuse to utter the mess... Read More

The old nature can be kept in the place of defeat, and thus allow the new nature to be continually victorious. What a comfort it is to realize that God has made every provision for all the sons and daughters of Adam’s race! We are not shut up to sin. If we have allowed the old man to assert himself,... Read More

"Resolving at all cost to have God’s presence and power in my ministry, I retired to my room to spend the night in prayer. O, the struggle of that night! Hour after hour I wrestled alone with God. My heart had been full of coldness, and I not aware of it. I repeatedly gave myself to the Saviour, det... Read More

I recently read a little book entitled "The Young Christian." It was a reprint of a work written by Matthew Henry some 300 years ago. It did me good. Its chief theme was "sobermindedness," or to use a more contemporary idiom--self-control. It is a book with a challenge and it led me to look a little... Read More

Look at the corn in the field: it holds its head erect while it is green, but when the ear is filled and matured, it hangs its head in graceful humbleness. Look at your fruit trees: how their blooming branches shoot up toward the sky, but when they begin to be loaded with fruit, since the riper the ... Read More

"Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself?" (Numbers 16:9). The thought of separation, so inseparable from true and growing Christian life, (John 17:16), is sometimes viewed as unnecessarily stern, ... Read More

The world and the Church are in a mighty conflict. The spiritual warfare is intensifying. The powers of darkness are massing for the last awful struggle. The Church has one weapon with which to fight. If she will but take to her knees she will be victorious. The need is for godly intercessors in eve... Read More