Lectures on revivals of religion by Charles Finney Audiobook Part 1

This is one of the greatest books of all time on the subject of revival. It came from a series of lectures that Charles Finney gave at his bible college called Oberlin University. This book isn't just about revival history but rather it gives practical steps that a Christian or a minister can follow that will result in them being used by God to see a revival if they follow them out of love for the savior Jesus Christ and for lost souls. Finney was America's greatest evangelist of all time because history proves that there was half a million souls saved as a result of his ministry and preaching and that the majority of those converts remained in the faith and were genuinely born again unlike the converts that come from today's modern evangelism that are mostly false converts that end up departing from the faith or not bearing good fruit. Finney was also part of the second great awakening which was one of the greatest revivals in American history and is also the Father of revivalism because he was the first person to come up with the idea of having revival meetings or protracted meetings as he called them. He was also not just an evangelist but also a Pastor and a Theologian. Although his theology and methods are despised by Calvinists and those who hold to reformed theology because they emphasis man's free will and personal responsibility in salvation they worked extremely well in getting people saved. Finney also has many other great books such as his systematic theology, the heart of truth, his autobiography called memoirs on revival, and many others.
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00:00 Chapter 1 What a revival of religion is
30:57 Chapter 2 when a revival is to be expected
01:01:45 chapter 3 How to promote a revival
01:32:26 Chapter 4 prevailing prayer
02:23:20 Chapter 5 the prayer of faith
03:05:38 Chapter 6 the spirit of prayer
3:50:43 chapter 7 how to be filled with the Spirit
4:34:57 chapter 8 meetings for prayer
5:13:12 chapter 9 means to be used with sinners
5:51:27 chapter 10 to win souls requires wisdom
6:34:29 chapter 11 a wise minister will be successful

Habakkuk 3:2
O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid:
O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years,
in the midst of the years make known;
in wrath remember mercy.

Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
as the waters cover the sea.

2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.

Matthew 5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Ephesians 3:14-21
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring