Biography: Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, he was educated at Ravenhill Cliff College, England, a Church history student and an expert in the field of revival. Their meetings during the war years attracted large crowds and, as a result, many converts devoted themselves to Christian ministry and missionary calling.
In 1939 he married an Irish nurse, Martha. Ravenhills had three children: Paulo, David and Philip. Paul and David are ministers of the gospel and Philip is a teacher.
- In 1959.
- Ravenhill and his family moved from Britain to the United States.
- In the 1960s.
- They traveled within the United States promoting revival shops and evangelistic gatherings.
In the 1980s, Ravenhill moved into a house near Lindale, Texas, within walking distance of Rancho Last Days Ministries. He has taught regularly in LDM and has mentored Keith Green. He also spent time teaching at Bethany College of Missions in Minnesota and Seguin, Texas. .
They were influenced by Ravenhill Ravi Zacarias, Tommy Tenney, Steve Hill, Charles Stanley, Bill Gothard, Paul Washer, Dan Brodeur, Sean Cabral Myers, Brett Mullett and David Wilkerson.
He was a close friend of pastor and writer AW Tozer and writer
Through his teachings and books, Ravenhill addressed the disparities between the New Testament Church and the Church of his time and called for adherence to the biblical principles of revival.
Tozer said of Ravenhill:
For men like this, the Church has too much debt to pay, the curious thing is that she rarely tries to pay it during her lifetime, but that the next generation builds her monument and writes her biography, as if she were instinctively and soberly necessary to fulfill the obligation of an earlier generation, largely ignored.
Quotes:
“If we are weak in prayer, we are weak everywhere
“Men give counsel; God gives advice. ?
“The things for which you live are worthy to die, why Christ?”
“Does a sinful man stop praying, a man who prays ceases to sin?
“The only reason we don’t wake up is because we’re willing to live without it!?
“The opportunity for a life must be seized within the time frame of opportunity.
“How can you bring down Satan’s strengths if you don’t even have the strength to turn off the television?”
“Many pastors criticize me for taking the gospel so seriously. But do you really believe that on the day of the final judgment, Christ will punish me by saying,?Leonard, did you take me too seriously?”
“When there’s something in the Bible that churches don’t like, they call it “legalism. “If Jesus had preached the same message that today’s ministers preach, he would never have been crucified. “
“My greatest ambition in life is to be on the list of the most wanted by the devil. “
“There’s a difference between changing your mind and changing lifestyles.
“A popular evangelist gets to his emotions. A true prophet comes to your consciousness.
“A true shepherd opens the way. It doesn’t just show the way
“No man is greater than his life of prayer. The shepherd who does not pray plays, people who do not pray stray. The chair can be a showcase to showcase a person’s talents; the prayer room does not allow any exhibitionism.
“If I ask you if you’re safe tonight, you say, “Yes, I’m saved. “When? Oh, that was how I preached, and I was baptized and ??
You’re saved, what are you saved from hell?Are you safe from bitterness?Are you safe from cheating?Are you safe from rebellion against your parents?Come on, what are you saved from?
“Some women spend between thirty minutes and an hour preparing outside for church (makeup and special clothes, etc. ). What if we all spent the same time getting ready for church?With prayer and meditation?
“Everyone recognizes that Stephen was filled with the Spirit when he did wonders; however, he was also filled with the Spirit when he was stoned to death.
Can your doctrine be as straight as a weapon?
“And there is no place for him in the hostel. He got a little older and there was no place in his family. His family didn’t believe him. He went to the temple. There was no place in the temple. The temple went against him. And when he died, there was no place to bury him. He died out of town. Well, why, in the name of God, do you expect to be accepted everywhere?How can the world not bear the most holy man who has ever lived and who can bear you and me?Aren’t we engaged?Doesn’t our justice system reflect its corruption?
“There are only two types of people: the dead in sin and the dead in sin.
“What’s the point of speaking in languages on Sundays, if during the week you used your language to insult and chat?
“Do we send our daughters to make love if that could benefit our country?But do we send our children to kill when we think it would benefit our country?”
“If a Christian does not know the tribulations of the world, is there something wrong!?
Or is the world crucified for you tonight?
“This outside world is not waiting for a new definition of Christianity, it is waiting for a new demonstration of Christianity. “
“The Church was once a ship that saved those who perish. Now it’s a promising recruiting cruiser.
“You can have all your doctrines correctly, even if you do not yet have god’s presence.
“The question is not whether he has been challenged. The question is: Has it been changed ???
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