Sermons on How To Be Revived:

Revival & Brokenness

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 3, 2008

- God uses brokenness in our life to multiply our influence - When our life is broken the very life of God will flow from us

Lk 20:17-18 17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Psalm 118:22KJV 22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. Isaiah 28:16KJV 16 Therefore thus ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Steps To Revival

Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Apr 6, 2008

A sermon preached prior to revival services, the outline was in the margins of my Bible and i’m not sure where i came up with it from so i built upon it.

Steps to Revival 2 Chronicles 14:1-6 (use NIV) Intro: How can you tell when you need revival? One person suggested that it becomes evident when it affects your hymn singing. Here are some examples: • We sing "Sweet Hour of Prayer" and are content with 5-10 minutes. • We sing "Onward Christian ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 14:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Revival Of Authenticity Series

Contributed by Ryan Akers on Nov 10, 2008

Part 2 of our Fracture series looks at law vs. gospel.

Fracture Part 2- The Revival of Authenticity Sermon #141 Pastor Ryan Akers As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away, all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” “Their talk is foul, like the stench ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:10-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Great Revival

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Apr 14, 2024

Next in series on Nehemiah. Looks at the keys to revival

Nehemiah 8 The Great Revival Growing up, my family had a business in Sanford. It was a building material center. Several blocks behind our store were the projects. Over the years we had trouble with some of the people from there. Until we had alarms installed and put guard dogs in the back lumber ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

A Way To Revival

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 25, 2025

Imagine a city so entrenched in its ways that the very notion of change seems radical, if not impossible. Yet, through the obedience of Jonah, a reluctant prophet, and the subsequent repentance of the Ninevites, we witness one of the most powerful revivals in biblical history.

OPENING ILLUSTRATION: God revived me when I went to work in the Middle East. Till then I was just a lukewarm and laidback Christian. I saw the great need for the Gospel of Christ to be proclaimed to the so many lost souls there. They had no idea that they were perishing and there was only one way ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Enemies To Revival

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Sep 16, 2012

Within our lives there are enemies to revival which prevent us from experiencing God’s power working in our lives. These are pride, prayerlessness, priorities and our practices

Enemies to Revival 2 Chronicles 7:14 God wants and expects His church to be spiritually alive. God is in the business of reviving, restoring, renewing, healing and fixing that which has been broken notably our relationship with Him. Ephesians 2 tells us that that His Spirit quickens or revives ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

Revival And Boldness Series

Contributed by Maximiliano Zapata on May 14, 2001

We need boldness and strong hearts in our lives. But they will only come when we give ourselves to God in Worship.

You know, as congregations go, each one has their own way of doing things, not one is exactly like the other. Some congregations have the Lord’s Supper towards the end of their service, while others have it towards the beginning, some right before the sermon. Some congregations have the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 138:1-3, Psalm 122:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Preparing For Revival

Contributed by Jason Cole on May 12, 2008

A sermon I preached the Sunday before our annual revival. There is a need for the church to be revived, but revival ought not to last only a week.

Preparing for Revival Introduction: One week from today we begin our revival. Every year we bring in an evangelist to preach our revival, however I wonder if it ever works. The sermons are usually fantastic as we do our best to bring in powerful communicators of the Word of God. The problem ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 28:1-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prescription For Revival

Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 24, 2007

Exposition of Joel 2:12-18 regarding God’s instructions to Joel’s audience for repentance and revival

Text: Joel 2:12-18, Title: Prescription for Revival, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/28/07, AM Opening illustration: Tell the story of the revival of the Hebrides Islands in 1949-ill file, What is Revival? 1. Revival is not a week worth of meetings. 2. Revival is not started in one day. 3. Revival is not ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:12-18

Denomination: Baptist

Return For Revival

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 13, 2024

The invitation was to live in the ways of God. It was an invitation to come back to the ways that the people knew were right. When Hosea uses the words “let us”, he speaks in clear terms here to communicate that those who needed to return to the LORD were not alone.

OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Play the video “RESTORED.” Israel had wondered far away from its place of origin. As if a child lost in a store, she is drawn away by delights of the eye, sensual insights and an overwhelming urgency to seek her own way. She awakens; finding herself tossed into the gutter of ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 6:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Results Of Revival

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jul 20, 2005

Four results of revival

The Results of Revival Galatians 6:14-17 Revival Sermon July 18, 2005 Introduction On August 5, 1949, a fire ignited in a remote forest in a remote Montana wilderness area named Mann Gulch that permanently changed the way the US Forest Services fights fires. A crew of 15 young firefighters ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:14-17

Denomination: Baptist

Revival And Prayer Series

Contributed by Maximiliano Zapata on May 14, 2001

The very word Revival implies that things aren’t as good as they need to be. It implies spiritual decay and inactivity.

Last week, we talked about revival and the need for humility in seeking it. The very word, Revival implies that things aren’t as good as they need to be. To revive something implies that there is some kind of spiritual decay or inactivity going on and it needs to be revived, to be made alive ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:8, Isaiah 30:19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Recipe For Revival

Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Apr 27, 2008

Three ingredients present in every revival.

Let’s open our Bibles to John chapter 4 this morning. And as you’re turning I want to say this morning that one of the saddest things about the church today, and by church I mean the universal church of which we are a part, one of the saddest things about the church is its total ineffectiveness in ...read more

Scripture: John 4:39-42

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Necessity Of Revival

Contributed by Thomas Lanthrip on Nov 5, 2006

What necessitates revival? Sin, willful disobedience to the will of God; many have become cold, indifferent, compromising, sick and spiritually weak churches as a result of sin. Why the letters to the seven churches and what have they to teach us, that

Quote: If you ever moved to a new community and had to select a new church home, you know how difficult it is to examine and evaluate a church and its ministry. Imposing buildings may house dying or dead congregations, while modest structures might belong to virile assemblies on the march for the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Recipe For Revival Series

Contributed by Keith Walker on May 18, 2004

Perhaps the greatest revival in history is recorded here. When there is a caring God and a changed preacher there can be a converted people.

INTRODUCTION Have you ever had a bad day? There was a fellow standing at a bar, just looking at his drink. For a solid hour he just stares at it. Suddenly, a big trouble-maker type guy steps up next to him, takes the drink and chugs it down. The poor guy starts crying. The big guy says, “Come on ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist