By James Plank General Secretary James Plank was invited, on behalf of IHC, to speak in special services marking the 70th Anniversary of G.T. Bustin’s first missionary journey into Papua New Guinea, resulting in what is Papua New Guinea Bible Church today. The Bustin family was used mightily of God to establish a strong holiness church in the country. Many others joined in the establishment of mission...

By Wesley Duewel Every Christian believes in prayer, but few have power in prayer.  God wants every Christian to be a powerful prayer warrior. But not many really want such power. It costs too much. What is the price of prayer power? 1. A Spirit-filled Life. That requires two things. The born-again child of God must make a total surrender, ask in faith, and receive the initial filling of the Spirit. Then he must be filled again and again by daily thirsting for more of the Spirit and rejoicing...

By G.R. French Some time ago, I asked a friend of mine how his work for the Lord was progressing. He looked rather wise and said, “Not very well. You know it is the Lord’s work, and the devil fights anything that is spiritual.” The implication was clear. (1) The devil opposes the work of God. (2) Whatever the devil opposes will not prosper. (3) Hence, God’s work will not prosper. In short, God is no match for the devil. Many will not admit to such a blunt conclusion; but this subtle philosophy...

By Gilbert Egerton G. Campbell Morgan said, “We cannot organize revival, but we can set our sails to catch the wind from Heaven.”  Among many incentives which may help to stimulate a genuine revival, the following may be considered: THE PROMISES OF GOD “Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” “Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the...

By Rollin Mitchell The cry for Revival is as old as the book of Genesis. In every generation, there has been someone who has cried out to God for Revival, and heaven responded. In our present day, what does Revival mean to us? In bygone days, scheduled meetings would last for two weeks, some longer. Those were the days of farm communities, small towns, when people worked hard, and traveled by horse and buggy to church, and had no modern conveniences, electricity, or running water. Yet in those...

By Curtis Going I recently encountered an article titled “Enough is Enough (or Why Revival Isn’t Necessary).” The author poked fun at churches and preachers who emphasize the subject of revival, suggesting that if Christians would simply be faithful to the Word of God and the sacraments, there would be no need for revival. While it is true that our Christian journey consists of daily, routine, faithful obedience to Christ, Christian experience suggests that in spite of our best intentions, we...

By David Spivey It was Warren Weirsbe who said, “Sooner or later every believer discovers that the Christian life is a battleground, not a playground.” If this is true, and I believe it is, it is imperative that the Church recognize that we are called to train soldiers for this epic war between good and evil. The apostle Paul in writing to his spiritual son, Timothy, challenged him with distinct military language, “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that...

By Larry Grile I once read a comment that “no man is completely worthless; he may at least serve as a bad example.” Perhaps such a person has a measure of “good” influence, even if in a morbid sort of way! Influence is the “power to affect others.” It can be a powerful force. For example, in the world of nature everything is interactive. The great fiery ball in the heavens that shines its light and heat is totally influential on our earth. If its light goes out, all life on earth becomes...

By Rick Jones MESSAGING HOLINESS When I Google, “Do methods change the message of the Gospel?” nearly every site quotes an important Christian leader making the not so profound assertion, “Our Methods change but the Message does not.”  Many of them remind us that in the old days the Gospel was messaged by mass meetings, and then it was by mass media (i.e. radio and then tv), but today we have entered the mass digital age of the internet. In the good old days preachers were circuit riders on...

Historical Highlight By Curtis Going Under a simple square tombstone in the little town of Stanford, Kentucky lie the earthly remains of Mary J. McAfee. At the time of her passing, the esteemed Dr. H.C. Morrison said of Mary “I hadn’t a doubt but directly and indirectly 100,000 souls had been touched for good through the holy life and beautiful testimony of the little maiden woman who kept the toll gate on the Crab Orchard Turnpike in the outskirts of Stanford, Kentucky.” Mary McAfee’s name...