America Needs Revival
E.A. Johnston passionately calls for the American church to turn back to God as the essential first step toward national revival.
In this prophetic sermon, E.A. Johnston challenges the American church to recognize its pivotal role in national revival. He highlights the spiritual decline evident in the lack of power, authority, and holiness within the church and Christian homes. Johnston calls believers to repentance and a heartfelt return to God, emphasizing that true revival begins within the church before it can impact the nation.
Full Transcript
Listen friends, America needs revival. But before America can return to God, the church in America has to turn back to God. Oh, why is there no power, God, in our meetings? Why no authority in our pulpits? Why no holiness in our members? What good is orthodoxy if it's cold and formal? What good is excitement if it comes from laughter and entertainment? Where is the reality of God in the average Christian home today? Why are our young people today given to godlessness and perverseness? Some point to the White House, say that's the answer.
Some point to the courthouse, say that's the answer. When will we wake up and point to the churchhouse for the only answers? America needs revival. But hear me friends, before America can return to God, the church in America has to turn back to God.
God says return to me and I will return to you.
Sermon Outline
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- America desperately needs revival
- The church must lead the way by turning back to God
- Current spiritual condition lacks power, authority, and holiness
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- Critique of superficial orthodoxy and entertainment
- The absence of God's reality in Christian homes
- The spiritual decline of young people
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- Misplaced hope in political or judicial solutions
- The churchhouse holds the true answer
- Call to repentance and return to God
Key Quotes
“America needs revival. But before America can return to God, the church in America has to turn back to God.” — E.A. Johnston
“What good is orthodoxy if it's cold and formal? What good is excitement if it comes from laughter and entertainment?” — E.A. Johnston
“When will we wake up and point to the churchhouse for the only answers?” — E.A. Johnston
Application Points
- Evaluate your personal and church life for genuine holiness beyond mere orthodoxy.
- Focus on spiritual revival within the church as the foundation for societal transformation.
- Reject reliance on political solutions and instead seek God’s power through prayer and repentance.