Cyprian gave this powerful sermon during a time of persecution, a famine, and also a plague.

Big thanks John Raynar for reading this sermon for us.

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Richard Baxter was a Puritan who lived in England and we go through some of his marital advice. It may be more spicy than you'd expect!

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Thomas A Kempis lived in the Netherlands and preached in the 14th century. He also wrote history's most widely read Christian Devotional.

Big thank you to Mark for reading this week's sermon!

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Joel and Troy discuss marriages throughout church history and their effects on the ministers. Do bad marriages take away from a good minister? Who had good marriages?

Basil lived in the fourth century and was an outspoken critic against Arians. He will end up in feuds with multiple Roman emperors because of this.

Special thanks to Keith Foskey from the Conversations with a Calvinist Podcast. Keith Foskey has been the pastor of Sovereign Grace Family Church in Jacksonville, FL since January 2006. He is a graduate of Ashford University and Jacksonville Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the host of Conversations with a Calvinist, a weekly look at Scripture, Culture and Media from a Reformed Perspective. He and his wife Jennifer have six children. He is also internet famous for his great church-sketch shorts.

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J. C. Ryle is one of the most famous and influential preachers of the 19th century. Listen to his story of overcoming hard times and his sermon, "Without Clouds."

Special thanks to Todd Nicklas for reading this sermon.

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Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury both played massive roles in history. One in missions and one as a circuit rider in America. This episode looks at their lives and the ordination sermon that Thomas Coke ordained Francis Asbury enacted.

Special thanks to Avery Harrington for reading this sermon.

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Troy and Joel discuss the idea of seminaries and whether or not they are necessary from a church history perspective.

Troy and Joel take a look at G. Campbell Morgan and his incredible life of preaching. Originally rejected as one with no future, he would preach all over the world leading revivals.

Special thanks to David K Martin for this episode. David K. Martin is an audiobook narrator who lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children. Audio samples and contact info are available from his website DavidKMartin.NET.

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Troy and Joel look at the incredible life of Ambrose who went to battle with multiple Roman Emperors. This sermon was given during the middle of a several day siege.

Special thanks to Ed Backell or helping create this episode of Revived Thoughts. Pastor Ed Backell is a Washington state native, and has taught for 30+ years in churches in Oregon, Washington and Nebraska, currently in Warden, WA. He has been serving Warden Community Church since May, 2010

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Troy and Joel do a top 10 round-up of the best sermons of 2022. We compare it to the most downloaded and also give a sneak peak of 2023.

Troy and Joel discuss the history of St. Nicholas including legends and facts and how we got to the modern Santa Claus story.

Chrysostom was nicknamed the "Golden-Mouthed" for his incredible speaking skills. Despite being world famous, he made many enemies and was persecuted for his stances against the rich's life of leisure and sin.

Thank you Jake Corn for helping us with this episode! He is married to Gennifer and has two kids. He is the former executive pastor at Switzerland Community Church in Jacksonville Florida and has an M Div from Gordon-Conwell theological seminary. He also features on the "Conversations with a Calvinist" podcast.

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Andrew Murray, one of South Africa's most famous pastors, crossed paths with other important figures in church history.

Big thank you to Adam Parker for reading this sermon for us. He hosts the Bold Apologia podcast which you can listen to here.

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John Wesley is one of the founding members of Methodism and one of the most influential preachers of the 18th century. Listen to his sermon "The Almost Christian," and hear about the problems between John and Charles Wesley.

Earlier John Wesley episodes to go listen to:

Funeral of George Whitefield

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Thank you to Jason Stanley helping us by sending us this sermon. He is a former United Methodist pastor, who earned a bachelor’s in Christian Ministries from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a Master of Theological Studies from Duke Divinity School. He learned about Wesley from Dr Randy Maddox, one of the leading John Wesley scholars, and Dr. Patrick Ebby, a leading Charles Wesley scholar. 

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Lars Levi Laestadius was a Lutheran minister for years in Sweden before he had an experience that changed his walk with God. His work reached the Sami people for Christ and changed the direction of Europe.

Nathan Pabarcus is a Youth Minister from Cabool Christian Church in Southern Missouri. He graduated with his Masters in Church History from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Nathan enjoys spending his time with his wife and three kids, playing disc golf, & talking Church History. Most importantly, he loves Jesus!

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Dr. Os Guinness is a Christian apologist, author, and speaker who talks about his family's history and his great-grandfather, Henry Grattan Guinness.

Special thanks to Josiah Carrigan for reading this sermon by Henry Grattan Guinness on Christian Charity.

Philip Melanchthon was considered the right hand man of Martin Luther. His work in theology and education helped ensure that the Reformation would continue past the first generation.

Special thanks to Clay Kraby. Check out his podcast Reasonable Theology: Sound Doctrine in Plain Language

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Bernard of Clairvaux is an influential voice from the 12th century. He helped lead to the organization of the Knights' Templar, the 2nd Crusade, and helped end a split between popes. In his personal life, people loved his hunger for righteousness and his constant encouragement to live lives of Holiness.

Special thanks to Steven Lockwood. Steven lives in the United States with his wife and kids and is the creator of Market K12 which provides free marketing for christ-centered K-12 schools. Check it out at marketk12.com. 

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John Clarke is regarded by some as the most "important Baptist of his century." Learn his story in Colonial America and the persecution he experienced.

Special thanks to Patrick Studabaker. Make sure you check out his fantastic podcast, Cave to the Cross Podcast. You will not regret it!

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Troy and Joel review the power of the Catholic church when Luther stood up to them. Then we listen to his sermon on healing the paralyzed man.

If you enjoyed this episode, check out our several other episodes on 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 Faithless World (CPH 2019), and other works. He is the co-host of Table Talk Radio podcast and has a number of other theological projects that all end up on his blog, www.wolfmueller.co. He and his wife Keri live with their four children in Round Rock, TX.

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C. H. Mackintosh was a famous writer and preacher who came to ministry quite reluctantly. Listen to his story and hear his sermon, God in everything.

This episode was narrated by Todd Nicklas. Todd is a husband and father to three young children, and serves in local preaching ministry as well as remote work in establishing Bible teaching virtual events and digitizing old sermon messages from cassettes. He works in early phase research in the pharmaceutical industry and he and his family reside in the Philadelphia, PA area. He loves reading, watching soccer, spending time with family and listening to the Revived Studios podcasts. 

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Joel and Troy tell the story of a man who had to be a minister to some of the worst monsters of human history. He lived out the answer to the question: Is the Gospel for everyone?

F. B. Meyer was a powerful evangelist who knew famous men like DL Moody. In this episode we see his brief interactions with Winston Churchill and Ghandi. And we look at his reasoning behind a famous boxing match controversy.

This episode was read by David K Martin. Martin is an audiobook narrator who lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children. Audio samples and contact info are available from his website DavidKMartin

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It's here! Every year Joel, Troy, and Elise come together and give our top 5 episodes of the year.

We also play some Church History Trivia and discuss a huge milestone of the studio!

Joel and Troy discuss spiritual advisors and their affect on history in this episode of Revived Conversations.

Gerhard Tersteegen was a traveling preacher in Germany during a season of theological dryness. Him and other traveling preachers visited villages and shared the good news of the Gospel to small groups who would listen.

This episode was read by John Raynar. He has read multiple wonderful episodes of Revived Thoughts that you can find. He also is the host of the "Pre-game Proverb" podcast. Look him up for any voice-over talent you may need!

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Troy gets the opportunity to interview Joel Berry, the managing editor at the Babylon Bee, on the topic of Eugenics. We walk through some of the history of this terrible movement and the Christians that stood up to this.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer is one of the most famous preachers of the 20th century. He lived and died in Nazi controlled Germany and in this episode we take a look at his life in prison. And from there, he wrote this sermon on marriage.

Josh Doorenbos is a husband and father of five sons who works as a pastor of youth and music in a small church in southeastern Iowa, and is a dedicated listener to Revived Thoughts and Martyrs and Missionaries, and is honored to be able to voice this Charles Spurgeon sermon, after whom one of his sons is partially named.

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Joel and Troy continue walking through their Deep Dive on Ethiopia. Listen to how the Aksum Empire fell at the hands of a prostitute, how the King named after bees was born to build a new Jerusalem, and how a man with all the qualities of Alexander the Great became "The Conqueror" that re-united Ethiopia.

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Charles Spurgeon, Prince of Preachers, is the topic of this episode and his wife, Susannah.

Josh Doorenbos is a husband and father of five sons who works as a pastor of youth and music in a small church in southeastern Iowa, and is a dedicated listener to Revived Thoughts and Martyrs and Missionaries, and is honored to be able to voice this Charles Spurgeon sermon, after whom one of his sons is partially named.

Also, Ethiopia Deep Dive Part 2 is on our Patreon!

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Thomas Manton was one of the most famous and powerful preachers in the 17th Century. Listen to the story of how he gave it all up for Christ.

This sermon was narrated by Daniel Harris. Big thank you to him for his work!

Also, Ethiopia Deep Dive Part 2 is on our Patreon!

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John Broadus was one of the early founders of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and was involved greatly with the Southern Baptist Convention in its early days. Spurgeon said he was the "greatest living preacher" of his time.

This sermon was narrated by Justin Scott Rea. Justin Rea is the person who leads "Sound in Worship" which can be found on Facebook and a website to help others choose sound worship music.

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Jonathan Edwards is world famous for his thoughts on Hell and his role in the Great Awakening. This episode listen to his less known thoughts on Heaven and hear about his role in the Great Awakening.

This sermon was narrated by Ed Backell. Pastor Ed Backell has read several sermons for Revived Thoughts, including episodes by: John Calvin, Christmas Evans, and many more to check out!

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Troy and Joel discuss tips from church history on how to grow closer to God and live out your faith.

As it is Christmas Joel and Troy do not have a new sermon to put out. However, if you have not listened to this amazing sermon by Henry Whipple that came out over the summer then now is a wonderful opportunity to give it a listen!

Troy and Joel feature an hour of their upcoming Deep Dive Series on Ethiopia. Listen as Troy and Joel walk through the incredible and mostly unknown story of Ethiopia:

1. Did the Reformation steal their ideas from Ethiopia?

2. Why was the Ethiopian Eunuch not considered a Gentile?

3. What is the Solomonic Dynasty?

4. Why did the coptic churches divide?

5. What happened in Ethiopia for 2000 years?

We answer these and many more questions! To listen to the future episodes sign up on our Patreon and also listen to previous Deep Dives: Salem Witch Trials, First Crusade, and Joan of Arc. You will also get amazing bookmarks/stickers and help support our studio!

St. Augustine is one of the most famous figures in church history. Listen to this episode as Troy and Joel discuss the back-story of this important preacher and his sermon "On Love."

This sermon was narrated by Keith Foskey. He is the host of "Conversations with a Calvinist," podcast and a pastor living in Jacksonville, Fl. Check him out!

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In light of the recent Roe V. Wade overturn, Joel and Troy discuss the impact of the church throughout history.

Asahel Nettleton had a huge influence on the United States of America, although most people do not know his name today. Listen to his incredible story and his sermon, "The Final Warning."

This sermon was narrated by Josiah Carrigan. He lives in Washington state and is married with four kids. He is active in student ministry at his current church and worked as a missionary overseas in Africa before that. He is also a teacher.

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Samuel Rutherford started his Christian walk out terribly and shortly thereafter lost his entire family. But listen to this amazingly courageous and encouraging story that is perfect for our times.

This sermon was narrated by Christopher Bell. His Pastor, Tim Stephens, was recently placed in jail for 17 days for defying Canada's Covid Lockdowns.

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Stephen Charnock lived through the stormy 1600s as a Puritan in England. His sermon on suffering is a great reminder of how God uses struggle in our lives.

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Calvin's sermon on the passion of the Christ is a part of a series Revived Thoughts has done in the past. Listen to this episode as Troy and Joel discuss life in Calvin's geneva.

This episode was narrated by Ed Backell.

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Troy and Joel celebrate 3 years of Revived Thoughts! We also give an important announcement. Please listen in and enjoy!

Christmas Evans, named because of the day he was born, has an incredible story and is the most famous preacher in Welsh history.

We want to thank Guthrie for reading this sermon for us. We appreciate it!

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Samuel Davies is one of the most intelligent and under-studied theologians from America. He had a direct impact on the American Revolution and on those who came to Christ during the Great Awakening. Listen to his powerful and direct sermon!

This episode was narrated by Tom M. Sullivan. He has been narrating sermons for years on Sermon Audio! Go check him out or listen to his earlier episodes, including "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

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Troy and Joel host a Revived Conversation where they discuss different excuses and how they measure up against Church History.

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T. Dewitt Talmage lived and preached in the late 1800s. He was a sensational preacher that pushed people to re-examine their walk with God. By some he was called a "pulpit clown," but thousands flocked to the places he preached.

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