The Holy Spirit, Who is the Spirit of life and the giver of new life, is also the Spirit of truth. And He never comes with His breathing of new life and renewal without also bringing His truth. So times of renewal and revival are also times when biblical truth comes to the fore: old

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What precedes genuine revival and the spiritual renewal of God’s churches? In the last installment (Dec. 24 Messenger), we noted that there was prayer. Generally speaking no genuine movement of God has taken place in the history of the church without it being preceded by prayer. But there is also repentance on the part of

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How does renewal or revival come to a Christian community or congregation? A variety of answers can be given to this important question, but, from the vantage-point of church history, prayer will lead the list. When God’s people are driven to realize their desperate need for spiritual advance and revival, they also realize they must

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