Why do we need Revival

This century has seen a great moral and spiritual decline. Humanism and secularism now hold sway. In national life the teaching of the Bible is ignored. Homosexuality is regarded as acceptable. Divorce is widespread. Abortion is, in all but name, on demand. And capital punishment is no longer practiced. 

1. The church is no longer respected. 

2. Christianity and Christians appear ineffectual and powerless. 

3. Many congregations are formal, worldly and dead. 

4. True conviction of sin is lacking. The first work of the Holy Spirit, according to the Lord Jesus Christ, is to convince ‘the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgement’ (John 16.8). 

5. We do not mourn over our sins (Zech. 12.10). The broken spirit and contrite heart, which God does not despise (Psalm 51.17), are rarely evident today. 

6. Many of us ‘have forsaken our first love’ (Rev. 2.4). We lack

commitment, warmth and zeal. 

7. Zeal for the glory and name of God are missing. We do not grieve over the way God is dishonored in both church and nation. 

8. We are not deeply moved by the sight of multitudes passing into eternity without Christ. The reality of hell and eternal punishment do not affect us. 

9. In many pulpits the Gospel is buried out of sight. Sinners are flattered and encouraged in nominal Christianity. The message is ‘Peace, peace, when there is no peace’ (Jer. 6.14). 

10. Expository preaching is in decline. There is a famine of hearing the Word of God. God’s people do not hunger for the Word  (Amos 8.11).