Revival Lectures
by Charles G. Finney
Book Catalog #0071, Electronic Version 1.00
This powerful, dynamic book, Revivial Lectures, is an indispensable tool
for every Christian or minister. It contains 22 lectures (sermons) covering the
'basics' of evangelism and how to hold a revivial. Learn how to properly lead
souls to Jesus.
LECTURE I.
- WHAT A REVIVAL OF RELIGION IS.
What a revival of religion is not - What it is - The agencies employed in
promoting it.
LECTURE II.
- WHEN A REVIVAL IS TO BE EXPECTED.
When a revival is needed - The importance of a revival when it is needed - When
a revival of religion may be expected.
LECTURE III.
- HOW TO PROMOTE A REVIVAL.
What it is to break up the fallow ground - How it is to be performed.
LECTURE IV.
- PREVAILING PRAYER.
What is effectual or prevailing prayer - Some of the most essential attributes
of prevailing prayer - Some reasons why God requires this kind of prayer - That
such prayer will avail much.
LECTURE V.
- THE PRAYER OF FAITH.
Faith an indispensable condition of prevailing prayer - What it is we are to
believe when we pray - When we are bound to exercise this faith - This kind of
faith in prayer always obtains the blessing sought - How we are to come into the
state of mind in which we can exercise such faith - Objections answered.
LECTURE VI.
- THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER.
What Spirit is spoken of in the passage: "The Spirit also helpeth our
infirmities" - What that Spirit does for us - Why He does what the text declares
Him to do - How He accomplishes it - The degrees of His influences - How His
influences are to be distinguished from the influences of evil spirits - Who
have a right to expect His influences.
LECTURE VII.
- ON BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT.
Individuals may have the Spirit of God - It is their duty to be filled with the
Spirit - Why the Spirit is not obtained - The guilt of those who have not the
Spirit of God - The consequences of having the Spirit. - The consequences that
will follow not having the Spirit.
LECTURE VIII.
- MEETINGS FOR PRAYER.
The design of prayer meetings - The manner of conducting them - Several things
that will defeat the design of holding them.
LECTURE IX.
- MEANS TO BE USED WITH SINNERS.
On what particular points Christians are to testify for God - The manner in
which they are to testify.
LECTURE X.
- TO WIN SOULS REQUIRES WISDOM
Are you still there? We still have never received a check from you. Is this a
mistake or is it sin? How Christians should deal with careless sinners - How
they should deal with awakened sinners, and with convicted sinners.
LECTURE XI.
- A WISE MINISTER WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
A right discharge of the duties of a minister requires great wisdom - The amount
of success in the discharge of his duties (other things being equal) decides the
amount of wisdom employed by him.
LECTURE XII.
- HOW TO PREACH THE GOSPEL.
Several passages of Scripture ascribe conversion to man - This is consistent
with other passages which ascribe conversion to God - Several important
particulars in regard to preaching the Gospel.
LECTURE XIII.
- HOW CHURCHES CAN HELP MINISTERS.
The importance of the cooperation of the Church in producing and carrying on a
revival - Several things which Churches must do, if they would promote a revival
and aid their ministers.
LECTURE XIV.
- MEASURES TO PROMOTE REVIVALS.
God has established no particular system of measures to be employed - Our
present forms of public worship have been arrived at by a succession of new
measures.
LECTURE XV.
- HINDRANCES TO REVIVALS.
A revival of religion is a great work - Several things which may put a stop to
it - What must be done for the continuance of a revival.
LECTURE XVI.
- THE NECESSITY AND EFFECT OF UNION.
We are to be agreed in prayer - We are likewise to be agreed in everything that
is essential to the blessing we seek.
LECTURE XVII.
- FALSE COMFORTS FOR SINNERS.
The necessity and design of instructing anxious sinners - Anxious sinners are
always seeking comfort - The false comforts that are often administered.
LECTURE XVIII.
- DIRECTIONS TO SINNERS.
What is a proper direction to be given to sinners when they make inquiry for
salvation - What is a proper answer to such inquiry - Several errors into which
anxious sinners are apt to fall.
LECTURE XIX.
- INSTRUCTIONS TO CONVERTS.
Several things to be considered in regard to the hopes of young converts -
Several things respecting their making a profession of religion - The importance
of having correct instruction given to young converts - What should not be
taught - What things are necessary to be taught.
LECTURE XX.
- INSTRUCTIONS TO CONVERTS (continued).
Other points on which young converts ought to be instructed - How young converts
should be treated by the Church - Some of the evils resulting from defective
instruction in the first stages of Christian experience.
LECTURE XXI.
- THE BACKSLIDER IN HEART.
What backsliding in heart is not - What it is - What are its evidences - What
are its consequences - How to recover from such a state.
LECTURE XXII.
- GROWTH IN GRACE.
What grace is - What the injunction to "grow in grace" does not mean - What it
does mean - Conditions of growth in grace - What is not proof of growth - What
is proof - How to grow in grace.
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