Saint John Chrysostom (349–407) wrote, “Prayer… is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings… The potency of prayer has subdued the strength of fire, it has bridled […]
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JOSEPH AYODELE BABALOLA (1904-1959) Among the revivalists of the 20th century, no one embodied the Pentecostal movement more than Joseph Babalola. In 1930, he became the central figure of the […]
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FORERUNNERS OF THE PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT IN NIGERIA History must give credit to those men and women through whose passion, daring faith, perseverance, and unswerving commitment to the faith Pentecostalism was […]
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MARKS OF A PENTECOSTAL REVIVAL Many times, church activities, programs or any ecstatic experiences have been wrongly regarded as a Pentecostal revival. For a true understanding of Pentecostal revival, we […]
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PERSPECTIVES ON REVIVAL The late Dr Edwin Orr once said that, by recounting the stories of past revivals we not only educate the present generation about the past but also […]
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WHAT IS REVIVAL? The word “revival” means different things to different people. To some, the word “revival” is a loose word bandied about whenever a spiritual activity is taking place […]
