Introduction Africa, the world’s second-largest continent, is a land of captivating beauty, rich cultural diversity, and complex challenges. Over the years, numerous missions in Africa have been undertaken by governments, international organizations, and non-profits, with aims ranging from humanitarian relief and development to peacekeeping and conservation efforts. In this article, we will delve into the […]
William Carey, Pioneer Missionary To India (Part 5)
Arranged from the book, “William Carey, Missionary Pioneer and Statesman” (1761-1834) by F. Deaville Walker, published by Moody Press, Chicago, Illinois. After several years of untiring efforts as a new missionary in India, resulting in some remarkable achievements, William Carey’s longing to see yet greater things accomplished for God led him to urge the home […]
The Power Of Faith In Christ
By Alexander Maclaren (1826 – 1910) When we are saved by faith, we mean, accurately, through faith. It is God who saves. It is Christ’s life, Christ’s blood, Christ’s sacrifice, Christ’s intercession that saves. Faith is simply the channel through which there flows into my emptiness the divine fullness, or to use the good old […]
The Men God Has Used In Revival
By Horatius Bonar Let us look for a little at the men God has used as instruments in times of spiritual awakenings. Let us note their character and contemplate their success. They were men of like passions as we are, yet how marvelously blest in their labors! Whence, then, came their vast success? What manner […]
Report Of God’s Work In China, Iran And India
[Editor’s Note: One of the highlights of this year’s Heart-Cry for Revival Conference was the following interview that Sammy Tippit, an international revivalist/evangelist, held with ministry leaders from China, Iran and India.] Sammy Tippit: I’m so excited about the panel we have today because God is doing some incredible things around the world and in […]
Repent – The Kingdom Of God Is At Hand
By Henry Blackaby What was the essence of the preaching of Jesus? As the Son of God delivered the message from the heart of His Father, the first word out of His mouth was, “Repent” (Matt. 4:17). This was the essence of Jesus’ preaching. When our Lord came, He had a very specific message for […]
Pastor Blumhardt (1805-1880): His Life And Ministry (Part 2)
A deep stirring of God’s Spirit occurred in the parish of Pastor Blumhardt in the village of Mottlingen in Germany, following the remarkable deliverance of a young woman in the parish who had been afflicted by apparent demon possession. Within two months’ time, there was “scarcely a score of persons in the parish” who had […]
Pastor Blumhardt (1805-1880): His Life And Ministry (Part 1)
John Christolf Blumhardt was born in Germany in 1805. From his father he imbibed in boyhood a keen relish for Scripture study. He received thorough training as a Lutheran pastor. Although the universities were largely discounting evangelical truth and simple faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, he passed through their courses thoroughly trained but untainted […]
Live All-Out For God
By Lois J. Stucky (1928 – 2014) “We are living in the last hours of the last days of this age!” Millions are touched by calamities and sorrows. How frightening it must be to many to be living in this hour! And for us Christians, what a responsibility to be living in this hour! Our […]
J. Hudson Taylor (1832-1905), In China For God (Part 4)
Arranged from the book, “Hudson Taylor And The China Inland Mission. The Growth Of A Work Of God” by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor. In his missionary service in China, J. Hudson Taylor was initiating some new practices and procedures, some of which caused misunderstanding and even opposition. One such was that he and most […]
J. Hudson Taylor (1832-1905), In China For God (Part 3)
Arranged from the book, “Hudson Taylor And The China Inland Mission, The Growth Of A Work Of God” by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor. J. Hudson Taylor and his wife and children departed from Britain in May 1866, bound for China, where Mr. and Mrs. Taylor had served as missionaries for one term. Accompanying them […]
J. Hudson Taylor (1832-1905), In China For God (Part 2)
Arranged from the book, “Hudson Taylor And The China Inland Mission, The Growth Of A Work Of God” by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor. Assured of God’s leading to him to return to China to open up the vast unreached interior to the Gospel, Hudson Taylor began without delay to make preparations. With the assistance […]