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A revival is the church falling in love with Jesus Christ all over again.

Vance Havner

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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
Clergyman
Literary Critic
Literary Historian
Plainfield
New Jersey
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Church
Jesus
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Christ
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Revival

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Real revival does not begin with joyous singing. It begins with conviction and repentance on the part of Christians.
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It is debatable which is causing us more harm - hot-headed ignorance or cold-hearted intellectualism.
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The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself.
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Faith doesn't wait until it understands in that case it wouldn't be faith.
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Popularity has killed more prophets than persecution.
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Our efficiency without God's sufficiency is only a deficiency.
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We need a dedicated minority who, like the apostles of old, are willing to be called the scum of the earth and a spectacle to the world for the scandal of the cross.
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It is only the life that is lost for Him that is found in Him.
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If the devil cannot keep you from being saved, if next he fails to make you backslide, then he undertakes to keep you just an average Christian. Here he succeeds with most believers.
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