The Fire That Could Not Die by Rick Joyner

Author:Rick Joyner
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Christian
Published: 2011-09-29T06:18:33+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

MAKING DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS

A remarkable characteristic of the Azusa Street Revival from the beginning was the diversity of the people who were drawn to it.

Some likened it to the Day of Pentecost when men and women from every nation had gathered in Jerusalem. Even a prominent Jewish rabbi in Los Angeles announced his full support of the revival. Soon, remarkable healings and dramatic conversions were taking place almost daily. The church at the time was so dry that each testimony went forth like sparks into dry wood. Newspaper articles fanned the sparks into flames.

Testimonies from the Welsh Revival had stirred thousands to seek the Lord for revival in America, and the deplorable spiritual state of the country made her ready for it. Because of these conditions, the fire spread faster than possibly any previous or subsequent revival in American history.

Seymour started a little paper to teach about the renewal and answer questions. He printed 5,000 copies which were passed around until they fell apart. Although he soon was printing 50,000, Seymour was unable to keep up with the demand.

Within weeks, a steady stream of missionaries was coming from every continent on earth. Those who were on the front lines of the battle against the forces of darkness were the most acutely aware that they needed more power. Just as the Lord told His disciples that they would receive power to be His witnesses when the Holy Spirit came upon them, this same baptism had become the only hope for effective ministry.

They came as desperate seekers and left filled with the power they had sought.

Within months, gospel fires were burning all over the world. In just two years, the movement had taken root in more than 50 nations and was thought to have penetrated every U.S. town with a population of more than 3,000.

Because missionaries were some of the first to come to Azusa Street, missions remain a fundamental part of the spiritual genetic code of the Pentecostal Movement and one of its greatest strengths. Throughout Scripture, God has demonstrated His greatest power where there was the greatest darkness. The first ones to carry the Pentecostal movement abroad were seasoned missionaries who used the power they had been given. Multitudes of men, women and children were delivered from bondage with the help of these newly empowered missionaries. Those who were delivered went forth to deliver others. Soon missionary reports sent back to home churches read like a modern-day book of Acts, adding even more fuel to the fire of the movement.

CHILDREN BECOME FATHERS

The Apostle Paul lamented that there were many teachers but not many fathers (I Corinthians 4:15). A spiritual father does more than just teach: he reproduces in others what he has received. There was an essence to the Pentecostal Revival from the beginning that compelled everyone not to merely learn about the Lord, but to know Him through personal experience. When it was learned that the greatest demonstrations of the Spirit's power usually came in the darkest, neediest places, many were compelled to go on mission trips just to witness the power of God.

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