The Great Azusa Street Revival: The Life and Sermons of William Seymour

by William Seymour, Roberts Liardon (Compiler)

Overview

Serving as the “catalyst” of the Pentecostal movement in the twentieth century, William J. Seymour turned a tiny former horse stable in Los Angeles into an international center of revival. Baptism of the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of speaking in tongues, was a major part of the meetings held there, and Seymour led the first organized movement that promoted this experience. At Azusa, blacks, whites, Hispanics, and Europeans all met and worshiped together, crossing formerly impossible cultural lines.
“There is no Jew or Gentile, bond or free, in the Azusa Mission,” Seymour said. “No instrument that God can use is rejected on account of color or dress or lack of education. This is why God has built up the work.”
Compiled by Roberts Liardon, author of the bestselling God’s Generals series, The Great Azusa Street Revival features historic accounts, eyewitness testimonies to the power of God, and photos capturing the multicultural, worldwide appeal of Seymour and his ministry. Included are many of Seymour’s stirring sermons and writings, which are still relevant to believers today.
Although the revival was short-lived, it produced and exploded the Pentecostal movement around the world. Today, many denominations attribute their founding to the participants of the Azusa Street church, and countless others are linked to this revival.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641235228
Publisher:	Whitaker House
Publication date:	12/15/2020
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	679,454
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

William Seymour (1870–1922) was an African American, holiness preacher who initiated the Azusa Street Revival, an influential event in the rise of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements. He was the second of eight children born to emancipated slaves and was raised in extreme poverty in Louisiana. Seymour was a student of early Pentecostal minister Charles Parham, and he adopted Parham's belief that speaking in tongues was the sign of receiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit. In 1906, Seymour moved to Los Angeles, California, where he preached the Pentecostal message and sparked a revival that drew large crowds of believers as well as increased media scrutiny about the controversial religious practices as well as the racially integrated worship services. Seymour's leadership of the revival and publication of The Apostolic Faith newspaper launched him into prominence within the young Pentecostal movement. As the revival's influence extended beyond Los Angeles through evangelism and missionary work, Seymour was in the process of developing the revival into a larger organization called the Apostolic Faith Movement. This process was ultimately defeated by power struggles with other ministers and ultimately damaged the unity of the early Pentecostal movement and led to a decrease in Seymour's influence. By 1914, the revival was past its peak, but Seymour continued to pastor the Apostolic Faith Mission he founded until his death. The revival acted as a catalyst for the spread of Pentecostal practices, such as speaking in tongues and integrated worship, throughout the world. It also played an important role in the history of most major Pentecostal denominations.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Catalyst of Change

A Biography William J. Seymour 11

Part 2 Sermons and Writings of William J. Seymour

Introduction 65

1 The Precious Atonement 69

2 The Way into the Holiest 73

3 River of Living Water 75

4 In Money Matters 81

5 Counterfeits 85

6 Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh 89

7 Receive Ye the Holy Spirit 95

8 Gifts of the Holy Spirit 99

9 Rebekah: A Type of the Bride of Christ 103

10 The Baptism with the Holy Spirit 111

11 The Holy Spirit, Bishop of the Church 115

12 Letter to One Seeking the Holy Ghost 123

13 Testimony and Praise to God 129

14 The Ordinances Taught by Our Lord 131

15 The Marriage Tie 143

16 Christ's Messages to the Church 151

17 To the Married 163

18 Sanctified on the Cross 171

19 The Baptism with the Holy Ghost 175

20 The Holy Ghost and the Bride 183

About Roberts Liardon 187