Author: Nathan Zipfel

What is sanctification, you may ask? According to the Church of the Nazarene Manual, sanctification is “the work of God which transforms believers into the likeness of Christ.” In other…

Let us look in on an “old-fashioned revival.” The sermon is over. The “work at the altar” begins. The entire congregation enthusiastically sings a well-known and heartfelt hymn of invitation,…

There are dangers that lurk in the atmosphere where great revivals take place, and there are possible evils that follow such special seasons. “When the sons of God came to…

There is a revival that is not so much a revival as an “opportunity” and an “awakening,” as when a church, already full of faith and zeal, seeks to win…

There is also a religious revival. Where would the alternations that the revival idea implies be more likely to occur? The life of the spirit opposes the life of the…

This is a world of “revivals.” In the kingdoms of nature, where there is life, there is a law of revival. Though autumn brings death to fields and forests, the…

Come to the living waters, come!Sinners, obey your Maker’s call;Return, ye weary wanderers, home,And find his grace is free for all. Nothing ye in exchange shall give;Leave all you have…

Blest be the tie that bindsOur hearts in Christian love;The fellowship of kindred mindsIs like to that above. Before our Father’s throne,We pour our ardent prayers;Our fears, our hopes, our…

Father of mercies, in thy wordWhat endless glory shines!Forever be thy name adoredFor these celestial lines. — Anne Steele. O may the gracious words divine,Subject of all my converse be;So…

Shepherd of tender youth,Guiding in love and truthThrough devious ways;Christ our triumphant King,We come thy name to sing;Hither our children bringTo shout thy praise. — Translated by H. M. Dexter…