Cry Out for Revival — E.A. Johnston

Crying Out to God for Revival

In my Bible, in Jeremiah chapter 33 and verse 3, I read, Call upon me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. If that's the case, friends, why aren't we calling upon God in this desperate day?

Restoring God's Preeminence in the Church

God's desire for His church today is to reestablish His prominence and preeminence in His sanctuary. The church today has unfortunately grieved Him away through carelessness, worldliness, and sin. Only a heaven-sent revival can realign the people of God to the heart of an offended holy sovereign.

The question remains, will we follow the pattern for seeking Him found in Scripture, or will we continue to play church and rely on man-made methodologies and man-centered theology to continue the business of church activity, which occupies the congregation, while hardening them to the gospel at the same time?

The Consequences of Self-Focused Christianity

The people's hearts are hardened toward the things of eternity because our eyes are off Him and on ourselves. We can do much in the church today with money, sweat, and personality. Why do we need God when we are on the grow and our assemblies are increasing?

The Church's Failure to Impact a Wicked Community

The answer is, we need God because our communities are growing more wicked every day, our young people today are godless, and the church is not making a difference within the community. As the people of God, we have become self-focused, self-absorbed, and self-obsessed to the point that our Christianity is merely a means to serve us.

Spirit-Begotten Prayer and Authoritative Preaching

I want to read you a quote from Stephen Offert and the need to cry out for revival because it breaks my heart every time I read it. Listen to his words. But on the whole, there is so little spirit-begotten and energized prayer, so little utter dependence upon God, so little authoritative preaching.

Instead, there is so much of high-pressure appeals for money, for decisions, and for uninstructed membership in our church life. These and many other disturbing features on the contemporary scene make me long and cry out for revival.

A Final Appeal for Revival

Oh, friends, we need to cry out for revival. We need to cry to the great God and ask him to show us great and mighty things in our day.