Evangelists
Bob and Claire Goodwin

Calvary Pentecostal Revivals

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 568   Livingston, Texas  77351
   412-735-3539

Evangelizing
Full-Time
with a burden
for
Pentecostal
Revival
in our
churches

This is an astounding, prophecy-related novel that keeps you on the edge of your seat, and thrills you as you consider the fulfillment of some of the very things described. I could hardly put it down, and rejoiced at its ending.

Escape the enemy's deadly trap!  The Bait of Satan exposes one of the most deceptive snares Satan uses to get believers out of the will of God---offense. Have you ever been offended?? Most people who are ensnared by the bait of Satan don't even realize it. Don't be fooled! You will encounter offense, and it's up to you how it will affect your relationship with God. Your response will determine your future. If offense is handled correctly, you will become stronger rather than bitter. In this tenth anniversary edition of his best-selling book, John Bevere shows you how to stay free from offense and escape the victim mentality.

by David Plymire

  One that I read three or four times, just to stir my faith again, is High Adventures In Tibet, by David Plymire. 

He related the missionary experiences of his Pentecostal father Victor Plymire who was a true pioneer adventurer in the frozen icelands of Tibet. It astounded me to read of the supernatural miracles of deliverance and direction that sustained him in his dangerous journey and attempts to bring the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to the people he came to love. 

I have often retold the account of Brother Plymire's dangerously frostbitten foot and how the Lord awakened two believers in North America in the middle of the night to pray for him. Because of his lengthy journey no one had heard from him for two years and these believers thought he was dead. Yet one related how she said, alright, Lord, I'll do it... and she interceded in prayer for what she thought was a dead man's foot. It was the very moment Victor was considering cutting off his foot, but instead had a miraculous healing that restored health to that gangrenous foot.

Another amazing answer came at the moment Brother Plymire was being led out of a Tibetan Chieftan's tent, to be executed. Our God is an "On-Time-God", and in that very moment God intervened, actually reversing the Chief's decision, causing him to send Victor on his way with soldiers, horses, and many supplies. You, too, will feel that awe and wonder when you read how God did it.

An astounding book demonstrating a woman's miraculous faith in the jungles of World War II.  This is the true story of a young American missionary woman courage and triump of faith in the jungles of New Guinea and her four years in a notorious Japanese prison camp. Never to see her husband again, she was forced to sign a confession to a crime she did not commit and face the executioner's sword, only to be miraculously spared.

Look at these critiques:
“An incredible faith-building, awe-inspiring story ... a story we all need to hear.” (Kay Arthur, Author, Teacher, Precept Ministries International )

“Darlene’s testimony is a quick and powerful remedy for anyone who is discouraged or ungrateful.” (Bill Gothard, Institute in Basic Life Principles, Oak Brook, IL )

“My life was changed when I heard Darlene Rose’s story. It challenged my faith as nothing else had. ” (Ruth Bell Graham (daughter of Billy Graham) )

I have just read this book and have been stirred and challenged by the lives of some of these great men and women of God. Francis Asbury who was aflame for God until his death is one who lit a fire in my soul. He exhorted his circuit riders, " We must reach every section of America- especially the new frontiers. We must not be afraid of men, devils, wild animals, or disease. Our motto must always be FORWARD."

The account of Duncan Campbell relates how he finished preaching and closed a service with a benediction. "The organist attempted to play, but her hands were powerless to touch the keyboard. For over a half hour everyone was so gripped by God's presence that no one moved. Then some began to weep and pray...At least four people heard indescribable sounds from heaven." It was an amazing revival that swept through Scotland and surrounding areas.

I read about Jonathan Goforth and his dedication, sacrifices, and determined ministry to China, with a sense of awe. What a heart for God. What impossibilities and sorrows he walked through by the power of God.

The lives of D. L. Moody, Evan Roberts, John Smith and others stirred me. And then I was amazed at the life of Savonarola. I had never seen him in this light, never realized that his thundering denunciation of the sins of the Roman Catholic Church prepared the way for the Protestant Reformation with Martin Luther.

This is one book certainly worth reading. 

  WHY REVIVAL TARRIES , by Leonard Ravenhill  -

What a book! Every page brings heart stirring conviction, and an awareness of the great need for revival in our churches. Just before he died, Bro. Ravenhill wrote my sister that he was considering writing a sequel to this book and calling it, "Why Revival Still Tarries."  His message would probably have been the same as stated in this classic. What a desperate need we have for a real move of God in our churches. I have a copy of that hand written letter, and I treasure it.

Leonard Ravenhill’s call to revival is as timely now as it was when first published over forty years ago. The message is fearless and often radical as he expounds on the disparity between the New Testament church and the church today. Why Revival Tarries contains the heart of his message. A.W. Tozer called Ravenhill "a man sent from God" who "appeared at [a] critical moment in history," just as the Old Testament prophets did. Included are questions for group and individual study. Ravi Zacharias refers to this as "the book that shaped me...more dramatically than any other..."

The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds: Power Through Prayer, Prayer and Praying Men, The Essentials of Prayer, The Necessity of Prayer, The Possibilities ... Purpose in Prayer, The Weapon of Prayer   

This single volume is one of those rare life-changing books. No one else wrote with such power and authority on prayer.  His writing will stir you and convict you, and has been a life-changing book for many a Christian. It includes several of E. M. Bounds powerful, classic books on prayer and is a valuable source for any believer.

For almost a century Edward McKendree Bounds' (1835-1913) books on prayer have been classic works, stimulating and inspiring Christians to develop a fuller prayer life and become prayer warriors. A forceful writer and deep thinker, Bounds spent the last nineteen years of his life reading, writing, and praying. He rose at 4 a.m. daily for many years, and was indefatigable in his study of the Bible.

Chapter 01  When Did God Change? (Holiness and Consistency)
Chapter 02  More or Less? (Holiness and Duty)
Chapter 03  Those Pesky Commandments (Holiness and the Law)
Chapter 04  The Big Lie (Holiness and Justification)
Chapter 05  What Did He Say? (Holiness and Growing)
Chapter 06  Majoring of Minors (Holiness and Outward Appearances)
Chapter 07  But It's Just A Little Thing (Holiness and Modesty)
Chapter 08  Don't Say It (Holiness and the Tongue)
Chapter 09  The Devil's Vision (Holiness and TV)
Chapter 10  Whatever Happened to Love? (Holiness and Love)
Chapter 11  Kids Don't Like Crabs (Holiness and Joy)
Chapter 12  God Robbers (Holiness and Tithing)
Chapter 13  T-bones or Soup Bones (Holiness and Giving)
Chapter 14  "...Above All Things..." (Holiness and Prosperity)
Chapter 15  Blab It and Grab It (Holiness and Positive Confession)
Chapter 16  "I'm the Boss, and You are Nothing" (Holiness at Home)
Chapter 17  They Shall Not Depart (Holiness and Raising Children)

I used this book as an extra resource when I taught Pentecostal Dynamics and found it instructive pertaining to descriptions and use of these promised gifts. It also includes many thrilling illustration of gifts of the Spirit in operation in the church. You will read the astounding account of a deceiver who stood up in a church declaring that she was sent by God to begin a revival in this church and that no one should oppose her. After a cold chill settled on the congregation, a little lady spoke forth quietly but with God's authority, revealing that this "visitor" was actually a prostitute from St. Louis who had told the man she was now staying with that she could come into this church and deceive the people and get a good offering.  The gift of discerning of spirits, and a word of knowledge may have worked together to expose and defeat this deceiver.  Oh, how we need a revival of the gifts of the spirit in our churches today!

This is another classic that was beneficial to me in my studies of the Gifts of the Spirit. A great book.

Outstanding insight on the history and future of revival. Well documented research written in an exciting manner. It is one of those "I can't put it down" books. One of the best books on revival.

"I strongly recommend that Revival Fire be prayerfully read by ministers, lay leaders, and church members. It's God's clarion call to us today." -Dr. G. Raymond Carlson

Some of the Chapters are:

The God Who Blesses, When Fire Really Fell, The Great Awakening Dawns, George Whitefield: Ablaze for God, Wesley the Revivalist, The Revivals of Methodism, Revival Fires Follow Finney, Revival Fire Spreads to Central New York, Cities Ablaze, Revival Prayer Ignites Revival Fire, The Belfast Connection, The 1859 Prayer Revival in Wales, Revival Fires in South Africa, The Vision of Evan Roberts, The Great Chinese Harvest, Mighty Waves of Revival in Northeast India, Goforth and the North China Revival,Revival Fires on Campuses, The Spirit Comes to Asbury, Revival Is Coming. 

Includes a thorough Index.

I love books that stir me to pray. This one hits you with it's very first sentence: "ARE YOU LONGING for power in prayer, the ability to get urgent and needed answers? "   If there are two books that I consider the best on the subject it would be this one and The Complete Works of  E. M. Bounds on Prayer. 

Listen to what others say about this book:

"Duewel is one of the deepest authors I have ever read on the subject of the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, and on prayer, and on spiritual power. Read everything you can find by this man."

"Duewel's book on prayer will make you stop and pray long before you get to the end. As I think of all the great Christians who have written on prayer - i would still say this is the best inspirational and practical book I have found so far."

Brother Goodwin has read this and says it is "a book that targets a great need of this present hour.  It encourages a return to fear and reverence of God in these last irreverent days. 

Understanding why and how to fear god is the beginning of knowing Him as He yearns to be known. Bevere challenges believers to reverence God anew in their worship, prayers, and daily living. This book will inform and encourage believers to intimately know God like never before.

The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

This is a must-have for extensive Bible studies. For a long time it was my practice to sit in my lounge chair, Bible in lap, with Strong's Concordance standing on the floor to the left, and along side it would be my notebook for personal notations, and two more of  my favorite research sources: the Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT), and Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words.

Rich meanings of Bible words put truth on fire for me. I often did studies of a particular word through the Scriptures. How thrilling God's word becomes as we take time to study it in depth.

"Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament"

An extensive, scholarly discussion of every Hebrew word of theological significance in the Old Testament. Keyed to Strong's Concordance. Reprint of former two volume edition, now combined into one volume.

I loved to use this great resource. Simply look up the O.T word in Strongs, get Strong's number, and use that to find it in TWOT.

Look at what one Pastor wrote about  TWOT :  (He had the 2 Vol. set)

This is a great set. I got it about 20 years ago when it first came out, and, as a pastor of over 23 years, I say "Go for it!" Although I do not refer to this work every week, it comes in handy when I need to do a Hebrew word study. Because it is cross-indexed with Strongs, you can find the Hebrew words (and their definitions/expansions) without knowing a stitch of Hebrew.

For practical ministry use, this is the set to get! It provides plenty of information, clear definitions, but does not get tedious (usually). I would recommend it over older studies which are not nearly as accurate (especially those done before the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the 1940's).

I treasured this book, and recommended it to whole classes of Bible School students. What an astounding true account of the headhunting Sawi tribe of Irian Jaya, their treachery and deceitfulness, and the amazing way God used their own culture to bring more than half the tribe to Salvation through Jesus Christ.

ETERNITY IN THEIR HEARTS, BY DON RICHARDSON

How could unreached tribes and cultures through the centuries come to believe in One True God without having the Gospel brought to them? Reading this book makes causes you to see the sovereign hand of Almighty God revealing Himself to them through their own cultures.. preparing the way for the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. An astounding must-read!!

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