"If you want to achieve something, give yourself permission to believe it is possible-no matter what experts might say." – John C. Maxwell
"Never tell a young person that something cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for somebody ignorant enough of the impossible to do that thing." – John Andrew Holmes
Azusa Street 1906:
The experts said it was nothing of importance. The experts said it wasn’t even worth mentioning.
"We made no mention of the matter in the Messenger, not deeming it of sufficient importance to demand attention from outsiders…Locally it is of small account, being insignificant both in numbers and influence. Instead of being the greatest movement of the times…it is of small moment. It has had, and has now, upon the religious life of the city, about as much influence as a pebble thrown into the sea." – Nazarene Messenger, December 13, 1906
They made it out to be like a beast in the night.
"Night is made hideous in the neighborhood by the howlings of the worshippers who spend hours swaying forth and back in a nerve-racking attitude of prayer and supplication." – Los Angeles Times, April 18, 1906
The "ignorant" ones believed.
"The meetings in Los Angeles started in a cottage meeting, and the Pentecost fell there three nights. The People had nothing to do but wait on the Lord and praise Him… Many churches have been praying for Pentecost…" - Azusa Street Mission Newspaper, September 1906
And The Expert said well done!
"The great Shekina glory is still resting upon us as a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day, where hundreds and thousands of souls have come and been blest through the mighty power of our blessed Lord. Hungry and thirsty souls are coming from hundreds and thousands of miles to get their personal Pentecost, and receiving and taking the glad tidings back home to hungry and thirsty souls that are waiting their arrival." – Azusa Street Mission Newspaper, December 1906
"Waves of Pentecostal salvation are still rolling in at Azusa Street Mission. From morning till late at night the meetings continue with about three alter services a day…The fire is spreading." – Azusa Street Mission Newspaper, October, 1906
And the fire still falls!
2006
"Azusa Street was the seminal revival of modern Pentecostalism." – www.firestillfalls.com
"Prominent theologians consider Azusa Street ‘the birthplace of the modern Pentecostal movement,’ " –www.christianpost.com
"Pentecostalism has earlier roots, but the Azusa Street Revival launched it as a worldwide movement." – www.wikipedia.org
Who will you believe?
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I have thoroughly enjoyed these couple of posts on Azusa and Pentecostalism.
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