Renewal of Faith Quotes

The fundamental story arc of the Bible is God is passionate about rescuing this world, restoring it, renewing it.

Revival is an infusion of new spiritual life imparted by the Holy Spirit to existing parts of Christ's body.

Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life.

All my stories are about the action of grace on a character who is not very willing to support it, but most people think of these stories as hard, hopeless and brutal.

Our most pressing obligation is to do all in our power to obtain a revival that will result in a reformed, revitalized, purified church. Each generation of Christians is the seed of the next, and degenerate seed is sure to produce a degenerate harvest.

If we truly long for revival, we will rejoice even when it starts at the church down the road.

This is the Easter message, that awakening is possible, to the goodness of God, the sacredness of human life, the sisterhood and brotherhood of all.

The celebration of Lent, in the context of the Year of Faith, offers us a valuable opportunity to meditate on the relationship between faith and charity: between believing in God - the God of Jesus Christ - and love, which is the fruit of the Holy Spirit and which guides us on the path of devotion to God and others.

It was in that bubble after Vatican II when it seemed like the best time ever to grow up Catholic. It was a time when the church was so connected to the world.

I was overcome by the Holy Ghost one time, but in a Baptist way. I was six or seven, and I was saved. I just cried and cried. It was joy!

Revival precedes evangelism. The church must first repent. This is the blind spot in our eye today.

Can human hearts be changed? Why, of course! It happens every day in the great missionary work of the Church. It is one of the most widespread of Christ's modern miracles. If it hasn't happened to you - it should.

Christianity has a hunter's instinct for finding out all those who by one means or another may be driven to despair -although only a part of mankind is capable of such despair. Christianity lies in wait for such as those and pursues them

A genuine revival without joy in the Lord is as impossible as spring without flowers, or day-dawn without light.

We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we need to pray earnestly for the power of the Holy Spirit to give us a precious revival in our hearts and among the unconverted.

Holy Week is a good occasion to go to confession and to take up the right path again.

When may a revival be expected? When the wickedness of the wicked grieves and distresses the Christian.

Yes, one can repent of moral transgression. The miracle of forgiveness is real, and true repentance is accepted of the Lord.

During the season of Lent which begins today, we renew our commitment to the path of conversion, making more room for God in our lives.

Faith is a curious thing. It must be renewed; it has its own spring.

No matter who you are or what your life has been like so far, the rest of your life's journey can be different. With God's help you can begin again.

A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women; and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today!

It's very easy for a church just to slide along from week to week, taking it for granted that we do our services like this and that, and we celebrate the sacraments like this and that.

Real revival does not begin with joyous singing. It begins with conviction and repentance on the part of Christians.

Some things can be both real and imaginary at the same time, . . . some lies can be true, . . . broken faith may be restored.