"The Apostle Paul, Luther, Wesley, Whitefield, Knox, Spurgeon, Moody, each shared a common denominator; a fire in their belly. They each were so eaten up with the Gospel and thirsty for Christ and filled with the Holy Ghost---they could not stand idly by while others perished. They saw nothing but eternity, worshiped a Holy God, and served a Risen Christ; living not for earth nor it's gains but living only for heaven and it's rewards. When they preached they linked the Devil with sin and the Cross with salvation. They preached hell and it's fire and Christ and Him crucified. Not one of them feared King, Queen, or Pope; and not one of them sought the compliments of men."'
E. A. Johnston from Realities of Revival

"In 1740 when God moved through New England it was called 'The Great Awakening'. Revival has often been referred to as 'an awakening'. At Gethsemane Jesus faced the 'crisis point' of His earthly ministry and His disciples slept right through it. Today the church is in a 'crisis point' and we are sleeping right through it."
E. A. Johnston from Realities of Revival

"If the Church will not defend His holy Name then the Almighty must. God will either pour out His blessings in revival to defend His holy Name, or He will pour out His wrath upon mankind to avenge His holy Name. It will either be a defending or avenging to show forth His glory and remind mankind He alone is the Sovereign ruler of all.
E. A. Johnston from Call To Revival

God's eyes are continually searching the earth for those rare individuals of 'whom the world was not worthy'. Men like Moses and John the Baptist; Luther and Calvin; Whitefield and Wesley; Studd and Moody. Men who live in a different atmosphere than other mortals; men who have annihilated self with the Cross and whose lives are broken alabaster boxes from which fragrances arise to the heavens from the broken pieces of selflessness, self-sacrifice, and self-crucifixion. God is always on the 'look out' for such men."
E. A . Johnston from The Church in Revival

"There can only be one answer to the question, 'Why has the Church lost her power?'. The answer lies in the reality that the Church has forsaken the Third Person of the Trinity, replacing Him with programs, money, and man-centered methodologies. Our reliance is on self rather than reliance upon the Holy Spirit to empower us to pray, preach, and witness with an enduement from on High."
E. A. Johnston from Call To Revival

"There is a golden thread that weaves it's way through revivals and if this purified thread is broken it has been a bar to revival throughout history; to which I refer is the golden thread of a forgiving heart toward others. When one researches the history of revival it is plainly shown that many revivals began accompanied by a sudden manifestation of God's presence when Christians began to confess their sins of an unforgiving heart to one another."
E. A. Johnston from Realities of Revival

"God will always raise up an Elijah whose prayers impact a sleeping nation. The Church in each generation has had individuals who live upon their knees, whose prayers reach heaven with a holy violence. India had her 'praying Hyde'; China her Hudson Taylor; England her Puritans; Scotland her Covenanters; America her fiery E. M. Bounds; voices which gained the attention of the Throne-room, startled angels, and shook the gates of hell making even the demons quake and tremble with their desperate prayers."
E. A. Johnston from The Church in Revivial

"It was said of the Apostolic Christians that they 'turned the world upside down.'. If that was said of us worldly Christians today, we'd be standing on our heads!"
E. A. Johnston from Call To Revival

"Both Wesley and Whitefield preached the 'law' before 'grace'. In fact, George Whitefield would comment that, 'A sinner must first be brought to Mt. Sinai before he could be brought to Mt. Zion.' Today's evangelism says, 'God loves you! Just believe in Him and you will go to heaven!' Is there no wonder that our congregations are mixed herds of sheep and goats who cannot get along and bite each other's tails."
E. A. Johnston from Call To Revival

"In Great Britain and America today the bane of the Church is self-indulgence, self-preservation, and self-centeredness. The Gospel message is all about 'us' served on a man-centered platter at a sumptuous banquet laden with delicacies. Other generations knew the price of discipleship and the cost of following a crucified Savior. John the Baptist had a platter but his head was upon it; Stephen was baptized with stones as he saw Jesus rise from His throne; Paul finished his ministry not with accolades and applause but with a falling axe. The blood of the martyrs cries out against the self-absorbed Church of this generation."
E. A. Johnston from The Church in Revival

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