Reading books on revival (prayer--->endowment)

I recently finished a book on Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles. It was compiled by Robert Liardon and used the documents of Frank Bartleman who was considered one of the main prayer intercessors before the start of the Azusa Street Revival. Most Pentecostals in one form or another trace their origin and beliefs back to the Azusa Street Revival.



One thing is clear in reading this book is the importance of prayer intercession in paving the way to revival (endowment). I experienced a little glimpse of this hunger for God and prayer for the kingdom (revival, endowment) in an open, "inter-Restorational" (between Restoration groups) prayer meeting at Outreach Restoration church. IMHO, it is important to have more of these.

I cannot help but comment about the amount of prayer that IHOP-KC (International House of Prayer) put in before its "Student Awakening" (revival, endowment). They put in over 10 years of night and day prayer (24/7/365) prior to this "awakening".

I just looked at the latest Herald and see where giving is down. We, IMO, are in need of revival, endowment, and awakening.

Frank Bartleman (and others) were desperate for God and a fresh move of the Spirit so they became desperate in prayer. I am now reading a book on Charles Finney who speaks about the importance of confession (of sins) and a spirit of prayer as precursors to revival. These were important aspects of IHOP-KC's student awakening.

We (in the Community of Christ) need to be hungry for a move of God, desperate for a move of the Spirit, and enter into unending, ceaseless, continual prayer.