the church.” At a recent crusade at the Church of the Open Door in Los Angeles scores of souls found Christ and countless Christians made deci sions for consecration and dedication. In one Sunday service at the close of the week of revival 80 new members were received into the church. Rosell does not work alone. First of all, and most important, he relies on the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Then, there are five men who form the bas ic unit of the. crusade staff. Accord ing to Rosell, “ God has definitely placed us together as an answer to the prayer of our hearts. Consequent ly there is a unanimity of spirit and an utter confidence of heart that this is God’s plan for all of us.” To Merv, revivals are not “ tem porary emotional splurges,” but ac tually they are “ the heart throbs of nations,” who need the power of God in an hour of urgency. He often points out that for one hundred years the British Empire was preserved in world leadership as a result of the Wesleyan Revival which was bom in the place of prayer. He believes that the home is the center of Christian life, and he lives what he preaches. He has found five fortresses of faith against failure in the American home. He feels that no home can fail that gives God (1) the first hour of each day; (2) the first day of each week; (3) the first portion of income; (4) first consid eration of every decision; and (5) first place in each heart. He feels that God has planned the entire so cial structure and spiritual success of all the nations of the world around the simple family unit — the home.
Rosell's team consists of Hilding Halvarson, Karl Steele, Cy Jackson, Howard Skinner.
The winning Rosell smile has helped spark new courage in many a lonely serviceman.
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With Washington's Gov. Arthur Langlie.
After recent TV show, studio phones were jammed for an hour.
APRIL 1993
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