on revival

"the greatest problem confronting us in the Church today is that the vast majority of professing Christians are not convinced of the reality and the desirableness of revivals.... an evangelistic campaign is the Church deciding to do something with respect to those who are outside. a revival is not the church deciding to do something and doing it. it is something that is DONE to the Church...the whole essence of a revival is that it is something that happens to the Church, to the people inside. and they are affected and moved and tremendous things happen.... first and foremost, (they become aware of) the glory and the holiness of God... and that leads inevitably to a deep and a terrible sense of sin, and an 'aweful' feeling of guilt.... then they are given a clear view of the love of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, especially of His death upon the cross.... they begin to get a concern for the members of their own family.... there is a constraint that is driving them. they talk about it to people...and they begin to pray for them.... others who are outside begin to join the meetings and to say, 'what is this?' so they come in, and they go through the same experience."

martyn lloyd-jones, revival