Prayer...intercessory prayer...3hrs daily prayer...agonizing, travailing...after 5 months of interceding , and no more than 5 minutes of actual witnessing, my heathen, foul mouthed, perverted coworker said these words while holding back tears ; "Jesus come into my heart." God heard my earnest desperate prayer as I stood in the gap and I saw this man's soul become broken by the sword of His Spirit, God's Spirit broke him! Pray church!!!
Unfortunately the other comments here are not about the subject. Ravenhill's message is a about the need for more and effective prayer, and he gives a great example in David Brainerd who literally prayed his life out. In my old age I've become a warrior in prayer, but my knees are so worn out that I can't get on the floor to pray. Even so, if, as pastors, we wish to see the Spirit of God at work in our churches, we need to call the sheep to whom we are s sent to prayer. If, as evangelists, we want people to be born again, we must remember to establish discipleship as our primary means of effective evangelism, this is to be bathed in prayer at every moment. This is not done at the moment, but consistently letting the Spirit of God lead us to be faithful, reaching out, sharing the Truth of God's Word, touching the lives of the hearers, and as Jesus is seen through us, He will bring souls to repentance. Then, and only then, are they to become united with a good biblically based congregation. Under any circumstance, we must not be a twenty minute wonder, as Ravenhill described, but faithfully calling men to Christ. Three is so much more. Lord bless the faithful witness of faithful men, the prayerful testimony of prayer warriors, and wake the Church up to it's true mission goals, and methods. "He that hath an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches."
Prolongued times of intercession and supplications and waiting on God to equip us to pray in the Spirit, is what we need. The Lord Jesus Christ prayed early morings before dawn and often right through the night
GOD is angry with the wicked every day. Sinners ALL sinners have their part in the 🔥Lake of 🔥FIRE🔥 JESUS came to save HIS people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 IF you are still a sinner you are NOT saved yet. repent or perish repent change STOP playing in the darkness with demons TURN your eyes on JESUS pick up your cross daily deny yourself follow The HOLY SPIRIT Live in The LIGHT Obey JESUS if you obey HIM not, HE will ask you Why you called HIM LORD & did not do what HE Commanded 1 John 1:9
Finney did indeed teach some form of semi-pelagianism. While reading his autobiography, I am convinced he was indeed born-again, but I wonder if he overreacted to the Calvinism of his contemporaries. It seems many Calvinists mistakenly use their doctrines of grace as an excuse NOT to pray and NOT to evangelize. I actually belong to such a congregation, but i am thinking of leaving because they have not desire to reach the lost, even in our local community.
Finney preached "pray this prayer" and you're good to go. He was the father of emotional manipulative so called altar calls. He was said to have repented on his deathbed saying I don't know if I had even one true born again convert.
@@jetdriver26When I had the gospel preached to me, I called upon the name of the Lord by faith. That was the day I got saved and I’ve been saved ever since.
@J the prodigal son was granted repentance by God. Repentance is granted to Gods elect. Have you ever read the promises of God in the new testament? The Lord Jesus Christ said he that believes on the Son of God Has everlasting life. If you have everlasting life it cannot end
