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In Light of Eternity

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The Life of Leonard Ravenhill

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Now why am I recommending this book?

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Well, because Leonard Ravenhill

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had such a tremendous impact

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upon my life as a young man,

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a young Christian.

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I had the privilege of reading

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many of his books,

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of listening to many of his sermons.

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But I also had the privilege of

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listening to him preach live

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in the congregation

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and also a few conversations with him.

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And I can tell you

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that this man walked with God.

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And I don't say that lightly.

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Not at all.

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He truly walked with God.

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And he was a man of prayer.

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In a day where ministers are

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sending out questionnaires to discover

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what people want to hear,

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and what they want out of a church.

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Leonard Ravenhill is refreshing.

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He only wanted to know what

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God wanted the people to know.

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And that's what made him so prophetic

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and so useful in God's economy.

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Now again, the book is

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"In Light of Eternity:
The Life of Leonard Ravenhill"

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I've written here on the back -

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they let me say something

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it's one of the 
greatest privileges

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of my life to be able to do so.

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This is what I have written.

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I was introduced to Leonard Ravenhill

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at the very beginning 
of my Christian pilgrimage.

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And the impact of his life upon mine

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remains unto this day.

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He lived as one who dwelt

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in the shadow of the Almighty,

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and he preached as one sent from God.

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He knew God's presence,

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wore His mantle, bore His burdens,

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and spoke His truth.

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He was the rarest of commodities

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in his day,

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and in ours.

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He was a man of God.

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And his legacy continues 
in people like me,

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so many of my friends,

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so many of the seminary students

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that were friends of mine

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and college students.

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We used to gather together

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just to go listen to him.

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It was always exciting to hear that

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Leonard Ravenhill was in town,

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because you knew that he was

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going to tell you the truth.

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And you knew that he was

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going to bring you something from God.

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I guess one of the greatest impacts

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that Leonard Ravenhill had on my life

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was with regard to prayer

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and the power of God.

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Like E.M. Bounds,

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like George Mueller,

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like Robert Murray McCheyne,

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he was a man of prayer.

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And he taught us that every battle

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had to be won on our knees.

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Not in the pulpit,

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not in activity,

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not in ministry,

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but before God.

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And he taught us that a man needed

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God's seal, God's approval
upon his life.

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And that although we need to

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study the Scriptures
and memorize the Scriptures

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and concern ourselves with the purist,

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most pristine theology,

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we must have the power of God

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upon our lives.

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It's an absolute essential.

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An absolute essential.

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And that's why I recommend this book.

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Many of the young men that 
are around me,

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they're all very serious about

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church history and systematic theology

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and Greek and Hebrew

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and all those things that are
so very important,

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expository preaching;

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but when it's all said and done,

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I ask them,

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the things Ravenhill used to ask us.

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How many hours on your knees?

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How much do you pray?

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You know about God.

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Do you know God?

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Do you know Him?

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And so I recommend this book

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"In Light of Eternity:
The Life of Leonard Ravenhill"

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And they tell me that you can get it

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at Ravenhillbiography.com

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That's Ravenhillbiography.com

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And I highly recommend this book.

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I'm not giving a recommendation here

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because I have something to gain.

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And I'm not even giving a recommendation

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because Mack Tomlinson 
is a good friend of mine.

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I'm giving this recommendation because

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Leonard Ravenhill had a tremendous impact

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on my life.

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A tremendous impact.

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And I believe that he will also

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have an impact on yours.

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God bless you.