Satan is not fighting churches; he is joining them. He does more harm by sowing tares than by pulling up wheat. He accomplishes more by imitation than by outright opposition.
– Vance Havner –
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All Revival Begins in the Prayer Meeting – Henry Blackaby
All revival begins, and continues, in the prayer meeting. Some have also called prayer the “great fruit of revival.” In times of revival, thousands may be found on their knees for hours, lifting up their heartfelt cries, with thanksgiving, to heaven.
– Henry Blackaby –
Prayer is Our Work – Oswald Chambers
We think of prayer as a preparation for work, or a calm after having done work, whereas prayer is the essential work. It is the supreme activity of everything that is noblest in our personality.
– Oswald Chambers –
A True Shepherd Leads the Way – Leonard Ravenhill
A true shepherd leads the way. He does not merely point the way.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Repent! – Leonard Ravenhill
The last words of Jesus to the church (in Revelation) were ‘Repent!’
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Holy Spirit Imparts – DL Moody
The Spirit of God first imparts love; he next inspires hope, and then gives liberty; and that is about the last thing we have in many of our churches.
– Dwight L. Moody –
Every Work of God is Tied to Prayer – DL Moody
Every work of God can be traced to some kneeling form.
– DL Moody –
A Life in Prayer – Leonard Ravenhill
The true church lives and moves and has its being in prayer.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
The Difference Between Prayer Meetings – Norman Grubb
Prayer meetings are dead affairs when they are merely asking sessions; there is adventure, hope, and life when they are believing sessions, and the faith is corporately, practically and deliberately affirmed.
– Norman Grubb –