In this third volume of God's Generals, Roberts Liardon follows the lives and faith journeys of some of the most powerful preachers ever to ignite the fires of revival. Liardon goes beyond history, drawing crucial life applications and inspiration from the lives of these mighty warriors so that you can learn how to be led by the Spirit of God; fulfill God’s call on your life; and experience the joy of winning souls.
Learn from the faith journeys and lives of these great revivalists:
- John and Charles Wesley, the brothers who founded Methodism and brought the message of “free grace” to the masses in England and abroad;
- George Whitefield, whose dramatic flair and passionate preaching didn't need modern conveniences like microphones or sound systems to reach crowds of more than 60,000 people;
- Jonathan Edwards, a Puritan whose preaching blended compassion for people’s souls and condemnation of sinful habits to achieve a balance of effective spiritual conversions;
- Francis Asbury, the tireless itinerant preacher who took the Gospel to the extreme frontier of the American colonies;
- Peter Cartwright, a no-nonsense preacher whose firmness and fists brought people to faith;
- Charles Finney, the skeptical lawyer-turned-evangelist whose ministry was marked by deep prayer and divine healing;
- Dwight L Moody, the friend to the fatherless who fed and clothed Chicago’s orphans, planted Sunday schools throughout the city, and saved more than a million souls;
- William and Catherine Booth, who gave food to the hungry, fought to free those trapped in sex trafficking, and founded the Salvation Army, now the largest charitable organization in the world;
- Billy Graham, counselor and confidant of 11 U.S. Presidents, who preached God’s unconditional love and saving grace to millions.
Let these revivalists inspire your life and revitalize your ministry!