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Leonard ravenhill
(18 June 1907 – 27 November 1994)
June 18, 1907: Leonard Ravenhill was born in Leeds, in Yorkshire, England
Ravenhill was educated at Cliff College in England and sat under the ministry of Samuel Chadwick. He was a student of church history, with a particular interest in Christian revival. His evangelistic meetings during the Second World War drew large crowds. Many converts devoted themselves to Christian ministry and foreign missions. In 1939, he married an Irish nurse, Martha. The Ravenhill's had three sons: Paul, David, and Philip. Paul and David are Christian ministers, and Philip is a teacher. In 1950, Ravenhill and his family moved from Great Britain to the United States.
1959: Why Revival Tarries by Leonard Ravenhill; Bethany Fellowship. Ravenhill wrote many books but Why Revival Tarries is considered his best and has been an international best-seller for over 40 years. Ravenhill's writing is weighty with a gravitas that modern Christian writers lack. He is eminently quotable, each sentence of this book feels as if it were placed on a scale before being written down. His work fulfills the ministry of a prophet challenging God's people to repent of their carnality, backsliding and lukewarmness. He lamented the curses of Modernism and entertainment that were compromising the church in the 1960s and 70s. If he thought the condition of the church was bad then, I wonder what he would say today? God help us.
"When there's something in the Bible that churches don't like, they call it legalism."
-Leonard Ravenhill
-Leonard Ravenhill
Judgment Seat of Christ Leonard Ravenhill
"How can you pull down strongholds of Satan if you don't even have the strength to turn off your TV?"
- Leonard Ravenhill
- Leonard Ravenhill
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In the 1980s, Ravenhill moved to a home near Lindale, Texas, a short distance from Last Days Ministries Ranch. He regularly taught classes at LDM and was a mentor to the late Keith Green. He also spent some time teaching at Bethany College of Missions in Minnesota, and some time in Seguin, Texas.
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"To such men as this, the church owes a debt too heavy to pay. The curious thing is that she seldom tries to pay him while he lives. Rather, the next generation builds his sepulchre and writes his biography – as if instinctively and awkwardly to discharge an obligation the previous generation to a large extent ignored."
--AW Tozer
--AW Tozer
November 27, 1994: Ravenhill died and is interred at Garden Valley Cemetery in Garden Valley, Texas, near the grave of Contemporary Christian music artist Keith Green.
haddon robinson
(March 21, 1931 – July 22, 2017)
May 2, 2023: Christianity Today: Tim Keller, John Piper, and Andy Stanley Among the 12 ‘Most Effective’ Preachers
This week, Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary released its 2018 ranking of the ministers who set the standard for contemporary sermons. It lists a cross-denominational mix of evangelical heavyweights ranging from Reformed leaders such as John Piper and Tim Keller, to classic preachers such as Chuck Swindoll and the late Haddon Robinson, to fresher voices such as Andy Stanley and Ralph Douglas West.
This week, Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary released its 2018 ranking of the ministers who set the standard for contemporary sermons. It lists a cross-denominational mix of evangelical heavyweights ranging from Reformed leaders such as John Piper and Tim Keller, to classic preachers such as Chuck Swindoll and the late Haddon Robinson, to fresher voices such as Andy Stanley and Ralph Douglas West.
rj rushdoony
Because God is God, the absolute lord and law-giver, fear of God is the essence of sanity and common sense. To depart from a fear of God is to lack any real sense of reality.
-RJ Rusdoony "Institutes of Biblical Law"
-RJ Rusdoony "Institutes of Biblical Law"