1 00:00:10,118 --> 00:00:11,631 In Light of Eternity 2 00:00:11,631 --> 00:00:13,808 The Life of Leonard Ravenhill 3 00:00:13,808 --> 00:00:16,055 Now why am I recommending this book? 4 00:00:16,055 --> 00:00:18,805 Well, because Leonard Ravenhill 5 00:00:18,805 --> 00:00:21,336 had such a tremendous impact 6 00:00:21,336 --> 00:00:24,176 upon my life as a young man, 7 00:00:24,176 --> 00:00:25,755 a young Christian. 8 00:00:25,755 --> 00:00:27,257 I had the privilege of reading 9 00:00:27,257 --> 00:00:28,328 many of his books, 10 00:00:28,328 --> 00:00:30,111 of listening to many of his sermons. 11 00:00:30,111 --> 00:00:31,687 But I also had the privilege of 12 00:00:31,687 --> 00:00:34,367 listening to him preach live 13 00:00:34,367 --> 00:00:36,161 in the congregation 14 00:00:36,161 --> 00:00:38,286 and also a few conversations with him. 15 00:00:38,286 --> 00:00:41,310 And I can tell you 16 00:00:41,310 --> 00:00:45,567 that this man walked with God. 17 00:00:45,567 --> 00:00:46,997 And I don't say that lightly. 18 00:00:46,997 --> 00:00:48,589 Not at all. 19 00:00:48,589 --> 00:00:50,952 He truly walked with God. 20 00:00:50,952 --> 00:00:54,543 And he was a man of prayer. 21 00:00:54,543 --> 00:00:56,672 In a day where ministers are 22 00:00:56,672 --> 00:00:58,488 sending out questionnaires to discover 23 00:00:58,488 --> 00:01:00,242 what people want to hear, 24 00:01:00,242 --> 00:01:03,284 and what they want out of a church. 25 00:01:03,284 --> 00:01:06,084 Leonard Ravenhill is refreshing. 26 00:01:06,084 --> 00:01:07,749 He only wanted to know what 27 00:01:07,749 --> 00:01:10,925 God wanted the people to know. 28 00:01:10,925 --> 00:01:13,104 And that's what made him so prophetic 29 00:01:13,104 --> 00:01:16,507 and so useful in God's economy. 30 00:01:16,507 --> 00:01:17,767 Now again, the book is 31 00:01:17,767 --> 00:01:22,001 "In Light of Eternity: The Life of Leonard Ravenhill" 32 00:01:22,001 --> 00:01:24,490 I've written here on the back - 33 00:01:24,490 --> 00:01:25,843 they let me say something 34 00:01:25,843 --> 00:01:27,587 it's one of the greatest privileges 35 00:01:27,587 --> 00:01:30,277 of my life to be able to do so. 36 00:01:30,277 --> 00:01:33,088 This is what I have written. 37 00:01:33,088 --> 00:01:35,046 I was introduced to Leonard Ravenhill 38 00:01:35,046 --> 00:01:38,447 at the very beginning of my Christian pilgrimage. 39 00:01:38,447 --> 00:01:40,633 And the impact of his life upon mine 40 00:01:40,633 --> 00:01:43,539 remains unto this day. 41 00:01:43,539 --> 00:01:45,281 He lived as one who dwelt 42 00:01:45,281 --> 00:01:47,116 in the shadow of the Almighty, 43 00:01:47,116 --> 00:01:50,295 and he preached as one sent from God. 44 00:01:50,295 --> 00:01:51,619 He knew God's presence, 45 00:01:51,619 --> 00:01:53,656 wore His mantle, bore His burdens, 46 00:01:53,656 --> 00:01:55,766 and spoke His truth. 47 00:01:55,766 --> 00:01:58,906 He was the rarest of commodities 48 00:01:58,906 --> 00:02:00,544 in his day, 49 00:02:00,544 --> 00:02:01,841 and in ours. 50 00:02:01,841 --> 00:02:04,795 He was a man of God. 51 00:02:04,795 --> 00:02:08,781 And his legacy continues in people like me, 52 00:02:08,781 --> 00:02:10,414 so many of my friends, 53 00:02:10,414 --> 00:02:13,589 so many of the seminary students 54 00:02:13,589 --> 00:02:14,840 that were friends of mine 55 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:16,091 and college students. 56 00:02:16,091 --> 00:02:17,518 We used to gather together 57 00:02:17,518 --> 00:02:19,376 just to go listen to him. 58 00:02:19,376 --> 00:02:21,414 It was always exciting to hear that 59 00:02:21,414 --> 00:02:23,208 Leonard Ravenhill was in town, 60 00:02:23,208 --> 00:02:25,345 because you knew that he was 61 00:02:25,345 --> 00:02:26,931 going to tell you the truth. 62 00:02:26,931 --> 00:02:28,261 And you knew that he was 63 00:02:28,261 --> 00:02:31,395 going to bring you something from God. 64 00:02:31,395 --> 00:02:33,608 I guess one of the greatest impacts 65 00:02:33,608 --> 00:02:35,481 that Leonard Ravenhill had on my life 66 00:02:35,481 --> 00:02:37,804 was with regard to prayer 67 00:02:37,804 --> 00:02:41,681 and the power of God. 68 00:02:41,681 --> 00:02:43,826 Like E.M. Bounds, 69 00:02:43,826 --> 00:02:46,692 like George Mueller, 70 00:02:46,692 --> 00:02:50,116 like Robert Murray McCheyne, 71 00:02:50,116 --> 00:02:52,827 he was a man of prayer. 72 00:02:52,827 --> 00:02:55,141 And he taught us that every battle 73 00:02:55,141 --> 00:02:57,362 had to be won on our knees. 74 00:02:57,362 --> 00:02:58,416 Not in the pulpit, 75 00:02:58,416 --> 00:02:59,448 not in activity, 76 00:02:59,448 --> 00:03:00,806 not in ministry, 77 00:03:00,806 --> 00:03:02,520 but before God. 78 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,451 And he taught us that a man needed 79 00:03:04,451 --> 00:03:08,421 God's seal, God's approval upon his life. 80 00:03:08,421 --> 00:03:10,246 And that although we need to 81 00:03:10,246 --> 00:03:13,030 study the Scriptures and memorize the Scriptures 82 00:03:13,030 --> 00:03:15,509 and concern ourselves with the purist, 83 00:03:15,509 --> 00:03:17,482 most pristine theology, 84 00:03:17,482 --> 00:03:20,059 we must have the power of God 85 00:03:20,059 --> 00:03:22,018 upon our lives. 86 00:03:22,018 --> 00:03:25,196 It's an absolute essential. 87 00:03:25,196 --> 00:03:27,077 An absolute essential. 88 00:03:27,077 --> 00:03:28,909 And that's why I recommend this book. 89 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:33,081 Many of the young men that are around me, 90 00:03:33,081 --> 00:03:35,765 they're all very serious about 91 00:03:35,765 --> 00:03:37,953 church history and systematic theology 92 00:03:37,953 --> 00:03:39,580 and Greek and Hebrew 93 00:03:39,580 --> 00:03:42,674 and all those things that are so very important, 94 00:03:42,674 --> 00:03:45,040 expository preaching; 95 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:46,784 but when it's all said and done, 96 00:03:46,784 --> 00:03:48,326 I ask them, 97 00:03:48,326 --> 00:03:51,615 the things Ravenhill used to ask us. 98 00:03:51,615 --> 00:03:54,715 How many hours on your knees? 99 00:03:54,715 --> 00:03:56,959 How much do you pray? 100 00:03:56,959 --> 00:04:00,697 You know about God. 101 00:04:00,697 --> 00:04:03,548 Do you know God? 102 00:04:03,548 --> 00:04:05,010 Do you know Him? 103 00:04:05,010 --> 00:04:06,837 And so I recommend this book 104 00:04:06,837 --> 00:04:09,839 "In Light of Eternity: The Life of Leonard Ravenhill" 105 00:04:09,839 --> 00:04:12,021 And they tell me that you can get it 106 00:04:12,021 --> 00:04:15,491 at Ravenhillbiography.com 107 00:04:15,491 --> 00:04:19,730 That's Ravenhillbiography.com 108 00:04:19,730 --> 00:04:22,596 And I highly recommend this book. 109 00:04:22,596 --> 00:04:25,261 I'm not giving a recommendation here 110 00:04:25,261 --> 00:04:27,506 because I have something to gain. 111 00:04:27,506 --> 00:04:29,476 And I'm not even giving a recommendation 112 00:04:29,476 --> 00:04:32,142 because Mack Tomlinson is a good friend of mine. 113 00:04:32,142 --> 00:04:34,009 I'm giving this recommendation because 114 00:04:34,009 --> 00:04:38,544 Leonard Ravenhill had a tremendous impact 115 00:04:38,544 --> 00:04:41,224 on my life. 116 00:04:41,224 --> 00:04:42,826 A tremendous impact. 117 00:04:42,826 --> 00:04:44,608 And I believe that he will also 118 00:04:44,608 --> 00:04:46,008 have an impact on yours. 119 00:04:46,008 --> 00:04:49,083 God bless you.