John Alexander Dowie's ministry predated the contemporary revival of Pentecostalism, and many of his followers became influential figures in the Pentecostal revival in the early years of the twentieth century. His teaching on healing laid a great foundation for the new spirit-filled churches to build on.

This particular 24 page pamphlet is a scanned facsimile of the original and sets out the heart of Dowie's life and ministry - prayer!

In 1946-1947 a great movement of fasting and prayer was spawned, first in America and then the rest of the world. Franklin Hall's book 'Atomic Power With God Through Fasting and Prayer' was the spark that ignited the hearts of thousands to go on extended fasts, to seek God for revival and the restoration of spiritual gifts to the church . Many went on 40-day fasts.

In 1947-1952 the great healing revival broke out through the ministries of William Branham, Oral Roberts, T. L. Osborne and a host of others who began to experience gifts of the Holy Spirit. They began to see extraordinary miracles in their ministries and thousands were converted and healed. Most of these itinerant evangelists followed Hall's practice of fasting.

In 1948 the "Latter Rain" outpouring visited North Battleford, Canada, and swept into the United States. The leaders all agreed that it was after reading 'Atomic Power' that they entered a season of the "grace of fasting" which, after three months, resulted in a powerful outpouring of the Spirit restoring spiritual gifts and ministries to the church. It also led them into employing the 'laying on of hands' for healing and for imparting the gift of the Holy Spirit. The truth of fasting with prayer was a major catalyst in this revival.

Robert Young, 1796 - 1865, was a Methodist minister who wrote another book reproduced by the Revival Library entitled 'Showers of Blessing.' Obviously he was a friend of revival, and, as this book reveals, seasons of revival power attended his ministry.

This book, written over 100 years ago, is a powerful plea for Scriptural and Holy Ghost anointed praying. In it's pages, replete with historical and Biblical illustrations, the writer builds his case to prove that the greatest force on earth is the power of intensified prayer.

After a brief and stirring introduction the writer calls our attention to some of the most notable examples of the power of intensified prayer, both in Old and New Testament Scriptures; though not confined to these alone. His conviction that true revival is a direct result of intensified prayer shines through on every page. There is material here to inspire and refresh the soul of any believer and to furnish preachers with suggestive material for a course of sermons that would greatly challenge and inspire their congregations.

Edwards wrote this book in 1746 after seeing two remarkable movements of the Spirit of God, one during 1734-35 and the other in 1740-42. He was convinced that Christian prayers for revival released the power of God's Spirit and resulted in converts and would bring worldwide revival. Furthermore he believed that Christians had a positive duty to pray for this. In this treatise he employs all his powers of reason and Scripture knowledge to support his plea for more dedicated and organised prayer for revival. There had been a 'Memorial' circulated throughout English-speaking Christendom, particularly in Great Britain, written by certain Scottish ministers, calling for special or 'extraordinary' prayer. Edwards endorses their suggestions of such prayer on 'Saturday evenings, Sunday mornings and the first Tuesday of each quarter, for an initial period of seven years.' Although there was not another widespread awakening in the English-speaking world until the 1770's, and another in the 1790's, this book has fired many an intercessor to lay hold of God for a breakthrough of divine power.

Power through Prayer has been called "one of the truly great masterpieces on the theme of prayer." The term classic can appropriately be applied to this outstanding book.

In twenty provocative and inspiring chapters, each prefaced with quotations from spiritual giants, Edward M. Bounds stresses the imperative of vital prayer in the life of a pastor. He says, ". . . every preacher who does not make prayer a mighty factor in his own life and ministry is weak as a factor in God's work and is powerless to project God's cause in this world." -- From the Baker edition.

"The story of prayer is the story of great achievements. Prayer is a wonderful power placed by Almighty God in the hands of His saints, which may be used to accomplish great purposes and to achieve unusual results. Prayer reaches to everything, takes in all things great and small, which are promised by God to the children of men. The only limits to prayer are the promises of God and His ability to fulfil those promises." Discover for yourself the infinite possibilities of prayer. Chapters like "Answered Prayer," "Prayer Miracles," and "Wonders of God Through Prayer" will help you understand what can be accomplished if we will only pray.

A practical, challenging look at prayer and its power."

The Necessity of Prayer and other books by E. M. Bounds are unfailing wells for a lifetime of spiritual water drawing. His wise counsels on prayer are words that originated on the anvil of experience.

His thoughts are inspiring, dynamic, and forthright. Probably no one has ever written more convincingly on the subject of prayer than E. M. Bounds. The Necessity of Prayer will help today's earnest Christians to discover the mystery and the majesty of prayer.