--- title: "6 Revival Quotes By Billy Sunday" description: "6 Revival quotes by Billy Sunday. Plus more from Billy Sunday and more Revival sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/billy-sunday-4239_revival_they-tell-me-a-revival-is-only-temporary_317050.png" --- > [They tell me a revival is only temporary; so is a bath, but it does you good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/they-tell-me-a-revival-is-only-temporary-so-is-a-bath-but-it-does-you/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/billy-sunday-4239_revival_they-tell-me-a-revival-is-only-temporary_317050.png) > [When may a revival be expected? When the wickedness of the wicked grieves and distresses the Christian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/when-may-a-revival-be-expected-when-the-wickedness-of-the-wicked/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/billy-sunday-4239_christian_when-may-a-revival-be-expected-when-the_378314.png) > [When is a revival needed? When carelessness and unconcern keep the people asleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/when-is-a-revival-needed-when-carelessness-and-unconcern-keep-the/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/billy-sunday-4239_carelessness_when-is-a-revival-needed-when-carelessne_905335.png) > [A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/a-revival-does-two-things-first-it-returns-the-church-from-her/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/billy-sunday-4239_causes_a-revival-does-two-things-first-it-retur_909780.png) > [I believe there is no doctrine more dangerous to the Church today than to convey the impression that a revival is something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/i-believe-there-is-no-doctrine-more-dangerous-to-the-church-today/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/billy-sunday-4239_believe_i-believe-there-is-no-doctrine-more-dang_1789459.jpg) > [Trying to run a church without revivals can be done when you can run a gasoline engine on buttermilk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/trying-to-run-a-church-without-revivals-can-be-done-when-you-can-run/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/billy-sunday-4239_christianity_trying-to-run-a-church-without-revivals_2359192.png) ## Other authors on Revival - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-leonard-ravenhill-59718.jpg) Leonard Ravenhill 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/revival/leonard-ravenhill/) - [Jena Leigh 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/revival/jena-leigh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-aiden-wilson-tozer-9883.jpg) Aiden Wilson Tozer 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/revival/aiden-wilson-tozer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anthony-wayne-14180.jpg) Charles Grandison Finney 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/revival/charles-grandison-finney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vance-havner-93139.jpg) Vance Havner 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/revival/vance-havner/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-spurgeon-22605.jpg) Charles Spurgeon 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/revival/charles-spurgeon/) - [R. A. Torrey 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/revival/r-a-torrey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-blackaby-41421.jpg) Henry Blackaby 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/revival/henry-blackaby/) ## More by Billy Sunday > [The Bible says forgive your debtors; the world says "sue them for their dough."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/the-bible-says-forgive-your-debtors-the-world-says-sue-them-for-their/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [It is not necessary to be in a big place to do big things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/it-is-not-necessary-to-be-in-a-big-place-to-do-big-things/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [The Democratic party of Florida has put a temperance plank in its platform and the Republican party of every state would nail that plank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/the-democratic-party-of-florida-has-put-a-temperance-plank-in-its/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [There is no law, divine or human, that the saloon respects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/there-is-no-law-divine-or-human-that-the-saloon-respects/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [Give your face to God, and He will put his shine on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/give-your-face-to-god-and-he-will-put-his-shine-on-it/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/the-fellow-that-has-no-money-is-poor-the-fellow-that-has-nothing-but/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [God Almighty never intended that the devil should triumph over the Church. He never intended that the saloons should walk rough-shod over Christianity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/god-almighty-never-intended-that-the-devil-should-triumph-over-the/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [If you lack joy, your Christianity must be leaking somewhere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/if-you-lack-joy-your-christianity-must-be-leaking-somewhere/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [Jesus gave his life on the cross for any who will believe. We're not redeemed by silver or gold. Jesus paid for it with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/jesus-gave-his-life-on-the-cross-for-any-who-will-believe-we-re-not/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [Nine! The Navy Diver is not a fighting man, he is a salvage expert. Ten! If it is lost underwater, he finds it. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/nine-the-navy-diver-is-not-a-fighting-man-he-is-a-salvage-expert-ten/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [If good preaching could save the world, it would have been done long ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/if-good-preaching-could-save-the-world-it-would-have-been-done-long/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [They tell me a revival is only temporary; so is a bath, but it does you good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/they-tell-me-a-revival-is-only-temporary-so-is-a-bath-but-it-does-you/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [Wealth is not the standard of worth. Some people put cash before character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/wealth-is-not-the-standard-of-worth-some-people-put-cash-before/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole. Yielding is opening the door and inviting him in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/temptation-is-the-devil-looking-through-the-keyhole-yielding-is/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) > [I am a temperance Republican down to my toes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/i-am-a-temperance-republican-down-to-my-toes/) [Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/revival/billy-sunday/#itemlist", "name": "6 Revival Quotes By Billy Sunday", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "They tell me a revival is only temporary; so is a bath, but it does you good.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Sunday" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/they-tell-me-a-revival-is-only-temporary-so-is-a-bath-but-it-does-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/billy-sunday-4239_revival_they-tell-me-a-revival-is-only-temporary_317050.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/billy-sunday-4239_revival_they-tell-me-a-revival-is-only-temporary_317050.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/billy-sunday-4239_revival_they-tell-me-a-revival-is-only-temporary_317050.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“They tell me a revival is only temporary; so is a bath, but it does you good.” — Billy Sunday", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When may a revival be expected? 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