Comments about Returning for Personal Revival

Every pastor and layperson should work through this study.

I have known Bro. Larry White for several years. I have always respected him and known him to be a man who has a tremendous heart for God. Returning For Personal Revival has the anointing of the Holy Spirit of God upon it. I have worked through other books and studies, but I've never been touched as deeply as I have been by this one. There is a new passion for God, and a new joy in the ministry. In my preaching, there is a new freedom and power that I've never experienced as consistently as I am now.

God has undoubtedly raised up this man and this study for just such a time as this. Every pastor and layperson should work through this study. If done with an obedient heart to God, there will be a new freedom in life and ministry. Each one will find a new joy and freedom in his or her Christian life as God touches his or her heart through this study. There is no greater joy than living life with the heart fully given to the Lord.

Greg Dills,
Pastor of First Baptist Church,
Lepanto, Arkansas

...revolutionize your life and ministry

Bro. Larry White has written some material on personal revival that will revolutionize your life and ministry. This material gets to the heart of revival which is in the heart. The Holy Spirit is using this study to set God's people free from bondage. It is theologically sound and marvelously practical. Our Lord is using Bro. Larry's preaching and teaching of this material to change lives and to turn local churches back to the heart of God. I can highly recommend Returning For Personal Revival.

Stan Ballard,
Pastor: Kettering, Ohio

What a concept!

If anyone is skeptical of "another" program, devotional, or study for the church to incorporate into its shelves, I am. One night at children's camp I overheard Bro. Larry sharing with a fellow pastor the concepts of this study. Initially, my first inner response was, "oh no... not another one!" However, after having committed myself to study for one week Returning For Personal Revival, I came to the conviction by the end of that week, that the insights, wisdom and discernment contained herein are not of any man's accomplishment. Jesus himself said that the first commandment is to "love the Lord your God from your whole heart, soul, mind, and strength." What a concept! To know that the intention and focus of this study is simply to draw God's people to His heart with the whole of who they are, is indeed refreshing!

Jeff Junyor,
Pastor of First Baptist Church,
Fisher, Arkansas

This study... calls us away from ourselves

In Returning For Personal Revival Bro. Larry issues the Biblical call to love the Lord our God with all or our hearts, souls, minds, and strength. If any generation needs to follow the great commandment our does. Bro. Larry calls us away from ourselves and our own agendas to a wholehearted devotion to Christ. Life is not about us, it is about the King, our Lord Jesus. Its is only about Him. The church's biggest problem today is that our eyes and hearts are on the wrong persons, "ourselves." They should be on Christ. If you are looking for practical help in dying to yourself and really following Christ, this study is for you.

Thomas Allen,
Pastor of First Baptist Church,
Arabi, Louisiana

This book is being used by God to change lives

Here is a book that bears witness with my spirit. As I began to read this book I immediately recognized that God has His hand upon this material and its writer. This book presents a clear call to return to Christ and His Lordship for revival. I wish every believer in America would read and apply the biblical principles written herein. This book is being used by God to change lives. It clearly reveals "how to return to God for revival." It is my opinion that anyone seeking a closer walk with God would benefit greatly by studying Returning For Personal Revival.

Ed McAteer,
President and Founder of the Religious Roundtable,
Memphis, Tennessee

Practical, Personal, and Biblical

I have known Larry White for about eighteen years. In those years I have watched him mature from a distance. I know him to be a man you can depend upon. If you want written materials to speak to you on a deep level, you must read the works of broken men. Returning For Personal Revival is from the heart of such a man. You will find this material to be practical, personal, and biblical. It will richly bless your life.

Glen D. Hurst,
Pastor of Woodsprings Baptist Church,
Jonesboro, AR.

...closer walk with Jesus

Dear Bro. White,

Some weeks ago your study Returning For Personal Revival "fell" into my husband’s hands. Being curious by nature, I looked it over, and immediately knew that the message contained was God Sent to me in direct answer to prayer.

For years I’ve sensed the need in my life for a closer walk with Jesus. As a pastor’s wife, I would be frustrated by where I "appeared" to be in my daily walk with God and where I "knew" I was. When I finally got to the end of myself --sick to death of me-- I asked God to do whatever necessary to bring me to that personal, joyful walk that was promised to me but seemed so elusive. Over the years, since I’ve experienced lots of highs and some very deep lows--but never could seem to understand how "to abide" in Jesus on a day by say basis (much less moment by moment). I knew something was missing, something I felt was "my due" as a Christian but I could never seem to find the "on" switch--very frustrating!

Of course, God heard the longing of my heart and set me on a course of prayer and Bible study—He brought tapes on "abiding" into my life -- but still I could never manage to hold out -- by the end of the day (or sometimes hour) I was back to being "me" and I felt Jesus was no-where in sight. Then --God dropped your little workbook into my lap and nothing has been the same -- Suddenly the Holy Spirit made it all so clear (not always easy but clear) and I knew for the first time in my Christian walk why I was so empty and frustrated--Too much of me and very little of Him. I’ve only begun in your book (week three) but God is powerfully moving in my life. At least, now I have the KEY— I may, heaven forbid, move away from Him at times, but now I know how to move back!! I appreciate the way you share personal experiences — I too am dealing with anger--which when turned inward left depression. How much are the workbooks? I’d like to buy two more.

A pastor’s wife,
Kay

This book is different

Bro. Larry,

Greetings from Hot Springs, Ark. I have been studying your book Returning For Personal Revival. I struggle as I work each day with the thoughts "boy I wish so-and-so could read this, but God is not dealing with Him, He is dealing with me. Two years ago my prayer partner and I came together to pray for what we saw as "our churches lack of Spirituality." Now doesn’t that sound holy? How God must have laughed at us. He did not go to work on them, but He did go to work on me. They were not the problem. He has led us both down a very painful road. I have been through most all of the life courses (Experiencing God, Disciple Prayer Life, Mind of Christ, ect.). But I was not changed. Bro. Larry you did not place this book into my hands, my heavenly Father did. Oh how I thank Him. This book is different, it causes pain, but a good pain, a pain that turns us away from sin and toward Jesus.

Thank you so much
Rhonda.

This has radically changed my whole life...

Mr. Larry White,

I am a bi-vocational pastor of a small country-like church in the city, and at best our harvest field tends to be gospel hardened. Yes, there is much, much work to be done, but so very, very few ever respond to the call of the gospel. I have pastored for over five years, was assistant pastor for four years prior to pastoring and in all have been a church member in this area for now over 18 years. For the last 18 years, we have seen fundamental churches in area decline, move, and even close. Up till two weeks ago... I was past empty, dead... all that I have touched for the last 18 years seems to have died... and at the most I know that the Lord has planted the seed... and I am trusting Him to give the increase... but as far as fruit I have not been able to see little if any fruit. I would like to spend more time in the future giving more detail to the process that led to this point in my life. Let me summarize by saying that I was dead, dead, dead.

Two weeks ago, as usual I was in my office on Sunday morning praying through the sermon, bible study, and reviewing all my notes. At 9:00 am I left the office, and went home to pick up my wife and four children, and when I returned to church I noticed that someone had placed a copy of your book on my desk. At first glance, I decided to speed read through the material with the intent of using it in discipleship training. Brother, I didn't make it through the first week, when the Lord convicted my heart that I needed to pour my heart into this study and into the process of really know Him.

From the first day I started through the material the Lord convicted me to write all of the verses that were not documented and start a list of those verses He desired me to memorize. I am presently on week three of the material... and the LORD has done a wonderful work in my life!!!! I cannot begin to tell you of the peace that has flooded my heart, the hope the Lord has given me in the midst of a dry and difficult harvest field, the joy that is unspeakable full of glory!!!

Brother... this has radically changed my whole life... I too was guilty of making the work of the Lord the center of my life, instead the Lord of the work!!!! Oh, my heart is desperately wicked!!!! I had tricked myself into thinking that I was okay...at best I thought I was just serving in the wrong church or in the wrong capacity. I have asked the Lord to forgive me for allowing this to continue and for teaching others to do the same!!!

For the last three years the Lord has been showing me that one of the reasons our churches are struggling is mainly due to poor equipping, but in the last two weeks the Lord has shown me the root of our poor equipping originates from the heart. Let me ask you, brother: Could it be that verbally we have the right message but our actions convey a completely different message? I mean, could it be that our words are right in that we repeatedly stress "turn your eyes to Jesus. He is the only Way, He is the Way, the Truth, the Life".... but in reality our actions are placing more emphasis on the work of the Lord more so than the Lord of the work?????

Please understand that I am still looking for the Lord to hammer this all out in my heart and life, but I really believe this could be the case. Our members are following my actions more so than my words, and in essence we are turning out people who are following their teachers and.... looking more so to the work of the Lord, then the Lord of the work!!! I believe this has been the case in my life and ministry!!! The Lord... our Master... is using the work He has so wonderfully worked through you... to direct my heart back to His Throne of Grace.... for this I am eternally grateful to Jesus and to you His servant for sharing this with me. Jesus is Wonderful!!!

Vernon