Week 1: Preface — The Hunger That Heralds Revival

1.Tozer opens by describing "increasing numbers of persons whose religious lives are marked by a growing hunger after God Himself." He calls this hunger "the only real harbinger of revival" he can detect. What does it say about the state of the church that genuine hunger for God — not programs or activity — is singled out as the most hopeful sign of life?

2.Tozer uses the image of the altar on Mount Carmel: the stones are laid, the sacrifice is divided, but there is no fire. What does "fire" represent in this metaphor, and where do you see the "no fire" problem showing up in churches or Christian communities you know?

3.He quotes John Wesley: "Orthodoxy, or right opinion, is, at best, a very slender part of religion. There may be a right opinion of God without either love or one right temper toward Him. Satan is a proof of this." How does this quote challenge common assumptions about what it means to be a "good Christian"?