The Great Revival

In this sermon, Charles Spurgeon shares his excitement about a powerful religious revival sweeping across America, where entire towns are turning to God, and he urges his congregation in England to pray and work toward the same thing. He explains that true revivals are caused only by the Holy Spirit working in people's hearts, though bold preaching and persistent prayer are the tools God uses to bring them about. He also warns that not everything labeled a "revival" is genuine — wild physical outbursts and emotional hysteria are not signs of the Holy Spirit's work — and he challenges church members to examine their own lives, since cold, inconsistent, or self-righteous Christians can actually block God's blessing from coming.Sermon delivered on March 28th, 1858.