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Why Revival Tarries Kindle Edition

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Leonard Ravenhill's call to revival is as timely now as it was when ¹rst published over forty years ago. The message is fearless and often radical as he expounds on the disparity between the New Testament church and the church today. Why Revival Tarries contains the heart of his message. A.W. Tozer called Ravenhill "a man sent from God" who "appeared at [a] critical moment in history," just as the Old Testament prophets did. Included are questions for group and individual study.
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Leonard Ravenhill was born in 1907 in the city of Leeds, in Yorkshire, England. After his conversion to Christ, he was trained for the ministry at Cliff College. It soon became evident that evangelism was his forte, and he engaged it with both vigor and power. Eventually he became one of England's foremost outdoor evangelists. His meetings in the war years drew traffic jamming crowds in Britain, and great numbers of his converts not only followed the Savior into the Kingdom, but into Christian ministry and the world's mission fields.

In 1939 he married an Irish nurse named Martha. Together they had three sons. Paul and David are ministers, and Philip is a teacher. Leonard went home to be with the Lord in November of 1994.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B8568Q6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bethany House Publishers
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2004
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Leonard Ravenhill was born in 1907 in the city of Leeds, in Yorkshire, England. After his conversion to Christ, he was trained for the ministry at Cliff College. It soon became evident that evangelism was his forte, and he engaged it with both vigor and power. Eventually he became one of England's foremost outdoor evangelists. His meetings in the war years drew traffic jamming crowds in Britain, and great numbers of his converts not only followed the Savior into the Kingdom, but into Christian ministry and the world's mission fields. In 1939 he married an Irish nurse named Martha. Together they had three sons. Paul and David are ministers, and Philip is a teacher. Leonard went home to be with the Lord in November of 1994.

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Customers find this book deeply convicting and life-changing, with one review noting how it encourages readers to pray and seek the Lord. Moreover, the writing style is appreciated for its colloquial approach, making it a must-read for those serious about prayer. Additionally, customers consider it a powerful Christian book that's particularly relevant for today's world.

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Customers find the book to be a compelling and amazing read, with one customer noting it is well balanced.

"This book is excellent! The author does a great job saying why we need revival in our lives. Convicting and challenging!" Read more

"...In spite of the serious subject matter, this book was a joy to read due to the author's writing style. I loved his frequent use of alliteration...." Read more

"I just got this book and it was absolutely amazing. Warning!! I would suggest you start reading early in the day you aren’t busy...." Read more

"...However, Leonard Ravenhill writes with an amazing ability that captures the consuming fire of a servant who is passionately in love with his Savior...." Read more

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Customers find the book deeply convicting and life-changing, with good insights that make them reflect within their own hearts.

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"...I loved his frequent use of alliteration. He also used another literary device that I haven't been able to identify yet...." Read more

"...In the meantime, "Why Revival Tarries" is the definitive book that expresses the ministry of Leonard Ravenhill...." Read more

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"...Leonard hated money, loved God, and lived for the meat that Jesus lived for, to do the Father’s Will...." Read more

"...Leonard Ravenhill was another Holy Ghost fire filled, anointed, extremely passionate man of God, and an expert on prayer--communing with God...." Read more

"...book is a powerful encouragement to leave posturing, and the shores of faith in Christ, behind you, and to seek God for a greater anointing of His..." Read more

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"...serious subject matter, this book was a joy to read due to the author's writing style. I loved his frequent use of alliteration...." Read more

"...It was so good I took many notes and it is a book on Prayer!! I recommend this to everyone!" Read more

"...Both of these books exhibit the power of prayer in one’s life - don’t make revival tarry for you, devote your life to prayer." Read more

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  • Joseph Cristobal
    5.0 out of 5 stars REVIVAL
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2024
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    This book is excellent! The author does a great job saying why we need revival in our lives. Convicting and challenging!
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  • Phil Gould
    5.0 out of 5 stars Serious Subject But a Joy to Read Due to Ravenhill's Writing Style.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020
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    Ravenhill had a passion for prayer and revival as evidenced in this book. In chapter six "Revival Tarries - Because", he gets down to the nitty-gritty listing several "becauses", such as the cheapening of the gospel and the lack of urgency and travail in prayer. Some folks think it's too late for revival but Ravenhill would disagree. If nothing else, most professing Christians are in need of personal revival and who knows where that could lead if enough of us followed the advice in this book. I plan on reading it again and answering the study questions at the end.

    In spite of the serious subject matter, this book was a joy to read due to the author's writing style. I loved his frequent use of alliteration. He also used another literary device that I haven't been able to identify yet. One example is: "The secret of praying is praying in secret. A sinning man will stop praying, and a praying man will stop sinning." [Addendum - Turns out this literary device is an antimetabole.]
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  • Gethsemane’s Cup
    5.0 out of 5 stars Like His Books? Watch/Listen To His Sermons
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019
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    Writing this review in hopes a different cover will come out. It needs to be reprinted with Tozer’s quote on it. Ravi Zac.’s quote NEEDS to be removed. Ravi has gone the apostate path. We need to pray for him but his quote needs to be removed so as to not lead anyone astray. Ravi’s quote on this book might as well be a Joel Osteen quote at this point.

    I stumbled upon Leonard as a newborn Christian looking for a legitimate preacher/teacher when God started revealing the lies of my pastors in the Church of God Org./Pentecostals. Brother Ravenhill’s messages are even more soul piercing than his books. I bawled when I learned he had died three years after I was born and that I wouldn’t get to meet him until Heaven. There are only three men on YouTube God has directly led me to and has directed me to direct others to: Leonard Ravenhill, Keith Daniel, and Zac Poonen. Leonard hated money, loved God, and lived for the meat that Jesus lived for, to do the Father’s Will. This book even though written in 1959 still rings just as true today as it did then. That’s what happens when God truly anoints a man: his message never dies. Anything by Leonard Ravenhill is Spirit-led, tear-stained, and prayer-soaked. He never received a dollar in royalties; it always went to missions or whoever else needed it. If the Holy Ghost so inclines you, buy as many of his books, read them, give them out for free. Just remember, Leonard said it best, “If you don’t glow, don’t go.”
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  • Christopher May
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must read!!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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    I just got this book and it was absolutely amazing. Warning!! I would suggest you start reading early in the day you aren’t busy. I started reading at 11pm and finished at 5am, I couldn’t put it down. It was so good I took many notes and it is a book on Prayer!! I recommend this to everyone!
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  • Brian Fautch
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really touches your soul
    Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2025
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    Leonard truly knows what to say to us, still 'fresh' in 2025. And he didn't keep from saying what everyone needs to hear.
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  • Josiah Durfee
    4.0 out of 5 stars Buy this Book!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2013
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    This book can be reviewed in light of a few different perspectives. One of those ways is the quality of writing. Before I get to the good news I want to start with the bad. Leonard Ravenhill is without a doubt a man called to awaken the sleeping church. That is a fact, but not through his writing. His style of writing is not clear, jumping from one thought to the next and he does not follow any structure of writing that I am familiar with. Metaphorically speaking this book is as confusing as throwing 5 jig-saw puzzle out on the ground and trying to guess what the picture is.

    However, Leonard Ravenhill writes with an amazing ability that captures the consuming fire of a servant who is passionately in love with his Savior. Despite the books failure to deliver a cohesive thesis it really highlights what it means to be a Christian and perhaps that is because of the way he wrote the book. It is as if when Leonard Ravenhill was writing this book that he was so over joyed and excited about Christ that his thoughts just could not contain themselves so they came out in these beautiful constructed one liners and eye openers.

    Everyone should read this book because today we have lost what it really means to be a Christian in the United States. Superman's alter ego was Clark Kent. Batman's alter ego was Bruce Wayne and many people in America's alter ego is being a Christian. To many phonies in the Church use their alter ego to hide themselves from who they really are. People who are not really born again and people with no care in the world for Christ and his sheep. Leonard Ravenhill calls a spade a spade. You are in or you are out. If you call yourself a Christian then be a Christian.
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  • bcandg
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pray for Revival
    Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2024
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    I chose this reading after I read the biography of Keith Green - No Compromise which I will also recommend here. Their lives were intertwined at the highest point of Keith Green’s ministry and Leonard Ravenhill was a dramatic influence and spoke wisdom into Keith’s energetic heart filled presence. In reading Keith’s biography written by his wife Melody, I saw that Leonard was clearly a strong mentoring father figure to Keith and I wanted to know more about him. Both of these books exhibit the power of prayer in one’s life - don’t make revival tarry for you, devote your life to prayer.
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  • O. Babatunde
    5.0 out of 5 stars powerful
    Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2025
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    Men ought always to pray and not to faint. God help us to take prayers seriously . Paul I know
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  • Aubert Alves
    5.0 out of 5 stars Constrangimento e chamado a ação
    Reviewed in Brazil on November 24, 2024
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    Ravenhill chama a atenção para o estado de decaimento da igreja contemporânea, ao tempo que levanta exemplos de homes e mulheres bíblicos ou que viveram o padrão bíblico de busca, arrependimento, batalha espiritual e lágrimas pelos perdidos. Ao responder porque tarda o avivamento, também aponta o caminho para buscá-lo com todo o fervor.
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  • Victor Paul
    5.0 out of 5 stars This Came at the Right Time
    Reviewed in India on March 29, 2021
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    I would recommend this to every Believer, cos after reading this your Spirituality won't be the Same, He truly was a Messenger of God's Heart.
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  • Marie OLINAR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Il faut le lire
    Reviewed in France on September 4, 2024
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    Un très puissant livre. Si ce livre ne mets pas en vous le désir de prier et de gagner des âmes, alors….
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  • Steve Potter
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2023
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    I love this book! I have read it several times. Each time I underline something new. The book is a classic on revival and is recommended reading for all of those that are serious in pursuing God and his kingdom. To see revival Leonard encourages us to get back to fervent prayer. A great read and one that challenges to the core.
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  • Secho H.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Knowledge is power
    Reviewed in Japan on January 22, 2019
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