Revived Thoughts

A great interview with Bryan Wolfmueller on Martin Luther's life. Followed up by a great sermon on the celebration of the resurrection by Martin Luther. Special thanks to Bryan Wolfmueller for the interview and for reading this episode's sermon. Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller is pastor of St. Paul and Jesus Deaf Lutheran Churches in Austin, TX. He is the author of A Martyr’s Faith for a Faithles...

R.A. Torrey was called the "Elisha" to DL Moody's "Elijah." He would preach to large crowds in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, England, China, India, at a time when it was hard to travel. Special thanks to Josiah Carrigan for reading this sermon for Revived Thoughts. He lives in Washington state and is married with four kids. He is active in student ministry at his current chur...

E. Y. Mullins, future president of the Southern Baptist Convention, who so desperately wanted to become a missionary to Brazil, preaches a sermon after a riot in Kentucky. His message 130 years ago still has truth for us today. Special thanks to Justin Rea for reading this episode. Justin Rea is the founder of soundinworship.com, a website designed to point Christians to worship music from theolog...

Gregory of Nazianzus is an early church father from the 300s. He is also one of the greatest defenders of the Trinity who has ever lived. Special thanks to Patrick Studabaker for reading this episode. Patrick is one half of the Cave To The Cross podcast with his mentor, Tony. He also runs a multimedia and website development business supporting small churches and Christian creators. He lives in so...

William Landels started from humble beginnings, but would end up preaching at one of the largest churches in London. He became the leader of the London Baptist Alliance. Listen to this sermon that he preached on our special 2 year anniversary episode! Special thanks to Thomas Middlebrook for reading this sermon and for his help in editing parts of it. He finished his PHD at Trinity in 2019. He ser...

G. Campbell Morgan is one of the most famous preachers of the early 1900s. He, in many ways, was the bridge between the great preachers of the 1800s and one famous preacher of the later 1900s. Check out a sermon on the famous moment in Leviticus when Nadab and Abihu are struck down by God. Special thanks to Jeremiah Wheelersburg for helping us with this sermon. Jeremiah Wheelersburg is an Author,...

Jared Longshore from the Founders Ministries joins us to discuss Jonathan Edwards. He answers questions about his background, why his sermons have persisted, and what do we do about him owning slaves? Special thanks to Jared Longshore for coming on. You can check out the article that we mentioned from him here. Also we are grateful to Ed Backell for helping create this episode of Revived Thoughts....

J.C. Ryle was a preacher whose works are still studied today. In this sermon, "Signs of the Times," he calls out the sins he sees as prevalent among Christians in his day. They are the same ones Christians struggle with today. To check out our earlier sermons on J. C. Ryle, you can listen to: Unbelief - A Marvel, The Christian Race Special thanks to Jonathan Clauson for preaching this serm...

John Calvin was one of the most famous preachers of the Reformation. In this episode, we discuss the side of him that is often not discussed as much: Calvin the Statesman. We also listen to the part that followed his sermon, "Passion of the Christ," from just before Easter last year. Special thanks to Chips Ross. Chips currently serves in Fresno, California as pastor of Westwood Baptist Ch...

John Wesley's preaching helped spark the Great Awakening. Yet his family life is not known to be one of the greatest parts of his life. In this episode we explore his marriage and listen to a sermon on raising one's family preached by the 18th century in an open-air style. Special thanks to Ed Backell or helping create this episode of Revived Thoughts. Pastor Ed Backell is a Washington sta...

Charles Hodge is one of the earliest members of Princeton Theological Seminary. He joined the school at the recommendation of Archibald Alexander and stayed a professor there for over 50 years. In this sermon he discusses what a good life following Christ looks like by comparing it to a friend who had recently passed away. Special thanks to John Raynar for reading this sermon. John Raynar has been...

Henry Van Dyke was a pastor, worked at Princeton University, was an ambassador during World War 1 under Woodrow Wilson, and also served in World War 1 as a chaplain. Learn about this man who knew Mark Twain, Robert E. Lee, Hellen Keller, and Lord Tennyson and listen to a sermon he has on the "Rulers we Deserve." Special thanks to Josiah Carrigan for reading this sermon for Revived Thoughts...

Girolomo Savonarola preaches a sermon for the famous bonfire of vanities! Hear this man's heart behind his city's idolatry. Special thanks to Jonathan Thiede for reading this episode of Revived Thoughts. We are now partnered with ServeNow! If you would like to give to their ministry that gives bikes to pastors in rural areas around the world so that they can spread the Gospel, please check...

Jonathan Edwards preaches one of the most iconic sermons of all American history. Special thanks to Tom Sullivan for this sermon. Tom recently retired from the Postal Service where he has worked since 1994. He began narrating sermons in December of 1985 for the Chapel Library when it was in Venice, FL. He teaches American Church History and The Theology of Christian Experience. He has lived in Gra...

Check out our new show! Martyrs and Missionaries In this episode of Revived Thoughts we examine the relationship between William Wilberforce and John Newton. The way the two of them worked together to defeat slavery and the actual process that they worked through. In this sermon, "The Shaking of Heaven and Earth," one listens to a sermon that asks us to think about the God who shakes the H...

Check out our new show! Martyrs and Missionaries D. L. Moody's famous Bible Institute had a commencement address from John Stam two years before he and his wife are martyred on the mission field. His incredible life will serve as a witness and a testimony to God's good work. This biography is part of a two parter with the other half of the story available on the first episode of Martyrs an...

Revived Studios has a new show coming out this week: Martyrs and Missionaries Ever wanted to know more about the Christians who came before us? The ones who answered the call and went to the far reaches of the globe, many paying the ultimate price? Martyrs and Missionaries takes you on a journey, following the lives of our Great Cloud of Witnesses, with a new episode and a new missionary on Wednes...

Samuel P. Jones was once said to be the most famous preacher in all of America outside D L Moody. He was a famed prohibitionist who fought for temperance. He was also former alcoholic who was once known for his terrible drinking binges. In this sermon, "Quit Your Meanness!" listen to a sermon that challenges our addictions to different sins. And forces us to accept that we need to have vic...

Boniface was known as the "Apostle to Germany." A great continuation of the episode we did on "Gregory The Great," who sent missionaries to England. Now England, about a century later, is sending missionaries to continental Europe. And Boniface is a literal axe-wielding no non-sense preacher who was so beloved his church in England followed him into Europe. In this sermon, Boniface...

Troy and Joel got to interview the current curator of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and ask him about Charles Spurgeon's life. Dr. Geoff Chang of the Spurgeon Library did a wonderful job telling us about Spurgeon's life and also narrated this week's episode of Revived Thoughts (he also selected the sermon!). The stories about Spurgeon's time at the...

John Gill is one of the founders of Baptist thought. He preached in the 1700s and grew up under religious persecution. He would end up preaching in a very special church. The sermon he preached is at the commemoration of a great and terrible storm that took on London. He preached about how Christ is the savior of the storm and the story of the disciples in the boat. An extremely special thanks to...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer has been featured on the show in his sermons, "Lazarus and the Rich Man," and "Overcoming Fear." Now listen to him preach a powerful and challenging sermon on Forgiveness during a dark period of time in his nation's history. This sermon is actually delivered as a part of an actual church service. For the first time in 85 years this sermon was preached to peo...

Join Joel and Troy for a special episode of Revived Thoughts where they give you their top sermons of 2020 (5 sermons each). They also give you the sermons that were the top ten most downloaded sermons of the year. Happy New Years from all of us at Revived Studios and we wish you the best in the coming year. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c...

Christmas Evans was born in Wales in the mid-1700s. He went from unable to read and write to a powerful preacher who preaches in a very unique and imaginative style. He would end up being one of the most famous preacher in Welsh history. This sermon was delivered in the mid 1930s and covered the subject "The Fear Of God." Too often we fear men or the opinions of man and do not properly fea...

Watchman Nee is maybe the most famous preacher that has ever come out of China. He suffered persecution for the faith and was responsible for setting up hundreds of churches. But how many of us know much about his actual life story? In the sermon, "Why This Waste?" Watchman Nee challenges listeners to think through what the world might call wasting your life on God. He on the other hand sa...