My message today, friends, is on the subject
of revival.
I've never seen a time when our nation
needs revival more than now.
Our young people today are godless and our
society spins out of control in moral chaos.
Revival is always needed when the spiritual life
of the church is at a low ebb
and its members are more concerned about sports
and entertainment than souls perishing into a burning
hell.
The psalmist declares the need in psalm 85
6, wilt thou not revive us again that
thy people may rejoice in thee.
We need revival, friends.
We need God to send a heaven-sent
revival to establish his prominence and preeminence in
our sanctuaries once again.
I want a list for us today.
Ten reasons why we need revival.
Number one, we need revival when the church
has lost her voice of authority and influence
upon society.
Number two, we need revival when pastors have
become teachers instead of preachers.
Number three, we need revival when our communities
grow more wicked every day and our churches
are powerless against it.
Number four, we need revival when believers have
become desensitized to sin and tolerate sin in
their daily living.
Number five, we need revival when Christians have
fallen into apathy toward the lost in their
community and indifference towards the spread of the
gospel around the world.
Number six, we need revival when our churches
have grieved away the presence of God through
compromise and conformity.
Number seven, we need revival when the church
maintains a low view of God and a
low view of sin.
Number eight, we need revival when the church
relies more on money and manpower to get
the job done rather than faith and prayer.
Number nine, we need revival when there is
an absence of holiness in our personal lives.
And lastly, number ten, we need revival when
we have fallen into prayerlessness and unbelief.
Great God, grant us revival in our day,
I pray in the strong name of Christ
Jesus.