A Quickening Prayer
E.A. Johnston passionately prays for God to awaken the church from spiritual lethargy and ignite revival to reach a lost generation with the gospel.
In this heartfelt devotional sermon, E.A. Johnston fervently prays for God to awaken His church from spiritual lethargy and ignite a powerful revival. Johnston challenges believers to embrace their calling as active soul winners and to rekindle their love for Jesus. The sermon highlights the urgent need to reach a lost generation and calls for a return to fervent prayer and genuine transformation within the church and community.
Full Transcript
Great God Almighty, light a fire under me and awaken me out of my lethargy and enable me, by your good grace, to do something great for you so you can do something great through me to reach this lost generation of sin-loving people whose final destination is a smoking and burning hell. Great Jehovah God, in the strong name of your dear son, the Lord Jesus Christ, come in conviction of sin. Come back to your backslidden church that went out and hired a man to do their preaching for them, instead of every member of your body being an on-fire soul winner for you and your gospel.
While there is someone dying and dropping into hell, as I pray right now, your church sleeps in a deep lethargy of spiritual slumber. Awaken us, O God, awaken us to our calling and responsibility as followers of a crucified Christ. Stir our hearts within us and stoke the coals on the altar of our hearts, never to lose in any measure our sweetheart love for Jesus.
Send revival now, O King, and push back the darkness in this community and in this nation, and re-establish your prominence and preeminence in your sanctuary once more, and transform your church from being a house of entertainment back to a house of prayer once again for your great glory and your namesake. And I pray for our teenagers, Lord, that you do work of grace in their hearts and turn them from their sins, turn them from serving the devil, break them, great God, and come through with power and authority and majesty. And save our teenagers, great God, transform their hearts by your spirit from hearts of stone into hearts of flesh, and get a hold of this young generation for your great namesake, I pray in the strong name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Sermon Outline
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- Acknowledge the church's spiritual lethargy
- Recognize the urgency of reaching the lost
- Call for God’s conviction and awakening
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- Pray for revival to push back darkness
- Restore the church’s focus on prayer over entertainment
- Seek God’s transformation of hearts, especially youth
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- Emphasize personal responsibility in soul winning
- Encourage a renewed love for Jesus
- Commit to being vessels for God’s great work
Key Quotes
“Great God Almighty, light a fire under me and awaken me out of my lethargy and enable me, by your good grace, to do something great for you so you can do something great through me to reach this lost generation of sin-loving people whose final destination is a smoking and burning hell.” — E.A. Johnston
“While there is someone dying and dropping into hell, as I pray right now, your church sleeps in a deep lethargy of spiritual slumber.” — E.A. Johnston
“Send revival now, O King, and push back the darkness in this community and in this nation, and re-establish your prominence and preeminence in your sanctuary once more.” — E.A. Johnston
Application Points
- Commit to personal prayer for revival and spiritual awakening in your church and community.
- Take responsibility as an active soul winner rather than relying solely on church leaders.
- Cultivate and maintain a passionate, heartfelt love for Jesus in daily life.