Everyone recognizes that Stephen was Spirit-filled when he was performing wonders. Yet, he was just as Spirit-filled when he was being stoned to death.

Our spiritual immutarity never shows up more than in our lack of praying, be it alone or in a church prayer meeting. Let 20% of the chior members fail to turn up for rehearsal and the chior master is offended. Let 20% of the church members turn up for a prayer meeting, and the pastor is elated.

No man - I don't care how colossal his intellect - No man is greater than his prayer life.

Most Christians pray to be blessed. Few pray to be broken.

While we often huddle in groups of like-minded people, those with faith blaze a trail that threatens all of our comfort zones. Faith offends the stationary.

Revival is the Spirit's passion within the believer to know and to obey the total will of God.

I doubt that more than two percent of professing Christians in the United States are truly born again.