Charles Finney on Revival

“Since revival can never lay hold upon the world until it has first laid hold on the church, the need is for the fountains of sin to be broken up in the church.  Backslidden Christians must be brought to repentance.  They must have their faith renewed.  Before the world can be moved, we must renew the image of Jesus Christ in ourselves.  It is vain even to call upon the church to love others when the church has ceased loving Christ first.”

Source: Charles Finney