Revival Preaching: Twelve Lessons from Jonathan Edwards

As part of his passion to bring glory to God, Ernie Klassen is particularly interested in the revival of God’s people and the awakening of the lost. He believes strongly that God-honoring, Christ-exalting, and Spirit-empowered preaching plays a critical role in revival and awakening. No one models this dynamic better than Jonathan Edwards. He was a pastor who was a protagonist of the First Great Awakening. He thought deeply and critically about religious movements, and his reflections and sermons provide valuable “fodder” for reflection. Revival Preaching extracts the most important lessons of Edwards’s writings and sermons for preaching in today’s world.

Ernest Eugene Klassen is a career missionary with The Alliance Canada (Christian and Missionary Alliance) having served as a pastor and educator in Peru (twenty-two years), Mexico (two years), Canada (ten years) and Spain (six years). Most recently he served at Ambrose University and Seminary (Calgary, Alberta, Canada). He has written two works on Edwards in Spanish. He has been married for forty-five years to the love of his life, Marilyn.