Revival Addresses

164 Pages·2012·1.36 MB·English

Revival Addresses
Author(s): Torrey, Reuben Archer (1856-1928)
Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Description: R.A.Torrey is one of the greatest American evangelists. Of-
ten mentioned in concert with Dwight L. Moody (of the Moody
Bible Institute), Torrey spent his life (1856-1928) traveling
the world (Great Britain, China, Japan, Australia, India) and
spreading the gospel of Christ.Revival Addresses is a com-
pilation of 40 sermons he preached at rallies around the
world. If one is daunted by the sheer volume of the mes-
sages, "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written" is a good place
to start. It focuses on 1 John 4:8, "God is love." This simple
sentence inspires some of Torrey's most powerful messages
of hope and love for the unsaved. Primarily a collection of
sermons designed to bring unbelievers to salvation, Revival
Addresses is a masterful resource for pastors, but also for
unbelievers or Christians looking for motivation for evangel-
ism.
Abby Zwart
CCEL Staff Writer
Subjects: Practical theology
Evangelism. Revivals
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Contents
Note 1
Title Page 2
CONTENT PAGE 3
INTRODUCTION 4
REVIVAL ADDRESSES 5
I. GOD 6
I. GOD IS 7
II. GOD IS GREAT 10
III. GOD IS HOLY. 11
IV. WE MUST ALL MEET GOD. 12
II. THE GREATEST SENTENCE THAT WAS EVER WRITTEN 13
III. FOUND WANTING 20
IV. THE JUDGMENT DAY 30
V. EVERY MAN'S NEED OF A REFUGE 37
VI. THE DRAMA OF LIFE IN THREE ACTS 45
ACT I.-WANDERING; OR THE NATURE OF SIN 46
ACT II.-DESOLATION; OR, THE FRUITS OF SIN. 48
Act III.-THE WANDERER'S RETURN; OR, THE REMEDY FOR SIN. 51
VII. QUESTION THAT SHOULD STARTLE EVERY MAN WHO IS NOT A 54
CHRISTIAN
I. THE GREATNESS OF THE SALVATION. 55
II. ONLY SALVATION. 57
III. TO MISS SALVATION ALL THAT IS NECESSARY IS MERELY TO 58
NEGLECT IT.
VIII. A SOLEMN QUESTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE REJECTING CHRIST 62
THAT THEY MAY OBTAIN THE WORLD.
IX. REFUGES OF LIES 67
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I. HOW TO DETECT A REFUGE OF LIES. 68
II. REFUGES OF LIES EXAMINED AND EXPOSED. 70
X. THE WAY OF SALVATION MADE AS PLAIN AS DAY 78
I. WHAT IT MEANS TO BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS. 79
II HOW FAITH MANIFESTS ITSELF. 81
XI. WHAT IT COSTS NOT TO BE A CHRISTIAN 86
XII. THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION THAT ANY MAN EVER ASKED 94
OR ANSWERED
I. SOME THINGS THAT DEPEND ON WHAT WE DO WITH JESUS CHRIST 95
II. WHAT WE MUST DO WITH JESUS CHRIST. 99
III. WHO THIS JESUS IS WITH WHOM WE HAVE TO DO. 101
XIII. ONE OF THE SADDEST UTTERANCES THAT EVER FELL FROM THE 107
LIPS OF THE SON OF GOD
I. WHY ANY MAN IS LOST. 108
II. WHY MEN WILL NOT COME TO CHRIST. 109
XIV. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? 115
XV. EXCUSES 126
XVI. HEROES AND COWARDS 136
XVII. THREE FIRES 145
I. THE BAPTISM WITH FIRE 147
II. THE FIRE OF JUDGMENT THAT WILL TRY THE BELIEVER'S WORKS. 153
III. THE FIRE OF ETERNAL DOOM. 154
Colophon 156
Indexes 157
Index of Scripture References 158
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Title Page
Title Page
REVIVAL
ADDRESSES
BY
R. A. TORREY
AUTHOR OF
“What the Bible Teaches,” “How to Work for Christ,”
“How to Pray,” etc. etc.
CHICAGO NEW YORK TORONTO
FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY
LONDON AND EDINBURGH
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CONTENT PAGE
CONTENT PAGE
CONTENT PAGE
INTRODUCTION. .. i
I. GOD............ 5
II. “GOD IS LOVE”.................................. 17
III. “FOUND WANTING”............................... 30
IV. THE JUDGMENT DAY......................... 49
V. EVERY MAN’S NEED OF A REFUGE.............. 62
VI. THE DRAMA OF LIFE IN THREE ACTS........... 76
VII. A QUESTION THAT SHOULD STARTLE EVERY MAN WHO IS NOT A
CHRISTIAN................... 89
VIII. A SOLEMN QUESTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE REJECTING CHRIST THAT
THEY MAY OBTAIN THE WORLD..................... 102
IX. REFUGES OF LIES............................ 112
X. THE WAY OF SALVATION MADE AS PLAIN AS DAY.................... 130
XI. WHAT IT COSTS NOT TO BE A CHRISTIAN....... 145
XII. THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION THAT ANY MAN EVER ASKED OR
ANSWERED............ 161
XIII. ONE OF THE SADDEST UTTERANCES THAT EVER FELL FROM THE LIPS
OF THE SON OF GOD........ 183
XIV. “WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?”................196
XV. EXCUSES..................................... 218
XVI. HEROES AND COWARDS......................... 236
XVII. THREE FIRES.............................. 253
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
REQUESTS have come from many quarters for the publication of some of the sermons
which God has been pleased to so greatly use in Japan, China, Australia, Tasmania, New
Zealand, India, England, and Scotland. This volume is published in response to this request.
The author hopes that the sermons may be used as greatly in their printed form as they have
been when spoken. The sermons when delivered, as here published, were taken down in
shorthand, but have been carefully revised by the author. Each one of them has many sacred
memories connected with it. When one of these sermons was delivered through an inter-
preter in a Japanese city, eighty-seven Japanese came forward and declared publicly their
acceptance of Christ. After the delivery of another in Shanghai, a large number of Chinese
men and women walked out from their places among their heathen companions and publicly
professed their acceptance of Christ. On some occasions in Australia, Tasmania, and New
Zealand, hundreds of men and women came forward and with their own lips publicly con-
fessed their acceptance of Christ as their Saviour and their Lord. Reports of some of these
sermons have been given in religious and secular papers, but these reports have been neces-
sarily fragmentary and inaccurate, as they have never been revised by the author. I have
abundant proof that even these unsatisfactory reports have done good, but it seems desirable
that a full and accurate report of what I have said be given to the public.
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REVIVAL ADDRESSES
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