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REVIVAL FIRES ARCHIVES
A look at Christian Revival around the world
Articles categorised by Nation
UK | Europe | North America | South America | Middle East | Africa
East Asia | South Asia | Pacific
UK
England
'MIRACLE' OIL BRINGS HEALING
Jesus Fellowship London
AIDAN AND ALOPEN, APOSTLES (Part 1)
In AD635, both monks were entirely independently commissioned and sent to start churches: one at the North-West frontier of civilisation, the other in the far East.
GOD'S TROUBLE MAKER (Part 1), THE VALIANT SIXTY (Part 2)
Quakerism was born in the fires of revival. In the first of two parts we look at George Fox, the movement's founder
POOR MAN'S PREACHER
John Wesley, the great revival preacher is seen as the man who turned a nation back to God
'A FEW SUCH AS HIM WOULD MAKE A NATION TREMBLE'
William Grimshaw's fervent and determined preaching and pastoring inspired remarkable revival scenes in the Yorkshire village of Haworth
HUGH 'STOKED' UP THE OLD FIRE
Hugh Bourne, a shy carpenter from Stoke, was the unlikely leader of a movement that brought a new spiritual awakening to the nation
'THE PARSON'S CONVERTED!'
The unlikely beginnings of the powerful Cornish revival of the 1850's was a quiet parish church and an 'unsaved' vicar
'STRANGE, BEAUTIFUL, THINGS'
Signs and wonders were a feature of the work of the early Salvation Army, as recorded by William Booth's son, Bramwell
PREACHER BURNS HIS SERMONS - THEN CATCHES FIRE HIMSELF!
Samuel Chadwick was zealous for Jesus, but God had more in store for him: the power of the Holy Spirit's fire!
WHEN THE FIRE OF THE LORD FELL
The Pentecostal movement in the UK had small beginnings in an Anglican Church
THE LAST LAUGH IN THE UK
Astonishing stories of laughter and weeping disrupting church services continue to come in from all over the UK
'TORONTO BLESSING' BREAKS OUT IN UK PRISON
Chaplains say hundreds of criminals are converting
PRISONERS GIVEN KEYS TO HEAVEN
Convicts embrace Christianity and decide to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
PRISONER PRAYS: ANGEL APPEARS
A remarkable account of revival power in a British jail
Scotland
THOUSANDS WEPT IN SORROW AND JOY
The awakening work of the Holy Spirit in the 18th century was not confined to America, England and Wales. Scotland also had its powerful revival...
SCOTTISH CHAPEL CATCHES WELSH FIRE
Joseph Kemp was at one time the pastor of Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh. During the 1900s the church underwent a local revival. His biographer records
FISHERS OF MEN
The year 1921 was a timeof economic disaster for the fishing communities of north-east Scotland. But the despair of the fisher folk led them to turn to God
ISLAND WAS GRIPPED BY THE AWESOME PRESENCE OF GOD
A small village in the Hebrides was the unlikely starting place for a remarkable outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Wales
GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH!
Music, song and worship were at the heart of the 1904 Welsh Revival
'FACES AGLOW WITH A DIVINE RADIANCE..'
Eye-witness account of a meeting led by Evan Roberts, Trecynon, Wales in the Welsh revival of 1904
'IT IS THE SPIRIT ALONE WHICH IS LEADING US'
In the first of a two-part series, we consider the origins of the Welsh Revival, and profile the key leader, Evan Roberts (1878-1951)
'THE DYNAMITE IS WORKING!'
In this second part of an account of the Welsh Revival, Jesus Life looks at the dramatic spiritual and social impact of the Revival throughout Wales – and beyond!
Northern Ireland
DISTILLERY, BARS CLOSED IN ULSTER REVIVAL
Trembling, shaking and falling were some of the characteristics of the 1859 Ulster Revival - but the most dramatic effect was of social change
A COMMON PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT UNITES ALL CLASSES IN ULSTER
An extraordinary incident sparked off a spiritual awakening in Dundrod during the famous 1859 Ulster revival. This extract comes from an eyewitness, Rev William Magill
BELFAST REVIVAL MEETING LED BY 13-YEAR-OLD BOY
Ulster, 1859-60. A clergyman came to see if it was really true that the Holy Spirit was working through children
Europe
Finland
A NORTHERN LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Lars Levi Laestadius (1800-1861) was a clergyman, naturalist, philosopher and founder of a little known revivalist movement in northern Scandinavia
France
'TORONTO' IN THE CEVENNES
An outpouring of the Holy Spirit in France in the late 17th century shows how God's power must be handled with care
Germany
A HUNDRED YEARS OF PRAYER!
The recent 24-7 Prayer Initiative is nothing new! Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians did it over 250 years ago after a special anointing of Holy Spirit power
"AN OCEAN OF DIVINE LOVE"
Almost 300 years ago, the Holy Spirit moved in amazing power in eastern Germany
Norway
THE GOSPEL THAT CHANGED A NATION
The work and influence of Hans Nielsen Hauge is largely unknown outside his native Norway, but its social, economic and political impact was far-ranging
North America
Canada
FIRE AND ICE
A remarkable move of God has taken place among the Inuit of the Arctic Circle
USA
MULTITUDES THRONGED TO HEAR 'FROM HEAVEN'
Nathan Cole, an eyewitness, recounts the rush to hear George Whitefield in the 18th Century Great Awakening in America
THE SADDLEBAG PREACHERS
Mounted and with Bibles in hand, the Methodist Circuit Riders carried the Gospel to the American frontiers
SHOUTING METHODISTS!
Some early Methodists were known for their noise. But was it all just emotional excess or a genuine release of the Holy Spirit?
REVIVAL NOT SURVIVAL
Charles Finney believed and showed that it was essential for a church to keep revival fires blazing to succeed in her mission to the lost
DANIEL NASH
The importance in revival of the often hidden intercessors is seen in the ministry of Daniel Nash. He prayer-shadowed the great evangelist, Charles Finney, for seven years
HAWAII'S GREAT AWAKENING
The little known evangelist, Titus Coan, was a key to the 19th century revival that swept Hawaii and produced the largest church in the world
IT ALL STARTED WITH A NOON PRAYER MEETING!
The greatest spiritual awakening known in the USA was triggered by the most unlikely of people!
THE 'DEAD' SPRANG UP SHOUTING!
Maria Woodworth-Etter's 8,000 -seat gospel tent was often too small to contain the masses that flocked to hear her preach
WHERE THE TALL HAD TO BEND LOW
The following is part of an eye-witness account by Frank Bartleman, a leader in the Azusa Street revival of 1906-9. Brother Seymour was one of the other leaders involved in this powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit which streaked across America like Wildfire
IS IT HAPPENING AGAIN?
The current worldwide move of the Holy Spirit is touching the lives of many thousands. But is it similar to the 'Jesus Movement' revival that swept through parts of the USA in the 70s?
'I HAVE NEVER WITNESSED SUCH OUTPOURINGS OF GOD..'
Asbury College USA 1970
THE STUDIO FLOOR WAS WALL-TO-WALL BODIES!
In the wake of the 'Toronto blessing' there were some startling and unexpected manifestations of Holy Spirit power at an evangelical radio station in Florida
JOY AND HOLINESS
A quiet American Gulf Coast city, Pensacola, has seen a remarkable move of God's Holy Spirit over the past eighteen months, with over 50,000 decisions for Christ and people queuing for hours for the services
South America
PENTECOST COMES TO SOUTH AMERICA
Dr Hoover was an American missionary with a vision for God's reviving work in South America. But not even he could have foreseen the extent of God's blessing...
Argentina
MIRACLES BRING PENTECOST
Fire spread through much of South America as a result of this 1950s revival
Bogota
CELL CHURCH EXPLOSION IN BOGOTA
A simple Bible-based strategy has transformed a church in Colombia and triggered massive growth
Mexico
MEXICAN WAVE OF REVIVAL
A remarkable move of the Holy Spirit has been spreading through remote areas Mexico. David Hogan gives a personal account of some of the awesome visitations by God
Surinam
THE NICKERIE MIRACLE
The power of unity among believers can have remarkable results on unbelievers
Middle East
Syria
'I AM THE TRUTH YOU ARE SEEKING'
A very unusual revival in Damascus in the 1860's started without a single Christian being directly involved!
Africa
Congo
FIRE IN THE CONGO
Extraordinary power was poured out in the Congo jungle
REVIVAL IN THE CONGO! (Part 1), FIXED AND FIRED! (Part 2)
Jack had just returned from the south where he had seen revival. He opened his Bible and began to speak. Suddenly the building began to shake...
Egypt
FIRE IN THE DESERT (Part 1), FIRE IN THE DESERT(Part 2)
In the 4th Century, an astonishing movement of revolutionary Christianity was started - in the desert
South Africa
'BE SILENT!' SHOUTED ANDREW MURRAY
It took a humbling experience for Andrew Murray to see how easily man can try to stop God's work of revival
'WHITE RELIGION?'
A building seating 10,000, crammed to capacity each week. 1,000 seekers daily. Healings. Deliverance. Radiant joy. A story from a revival of old? No. It is happening today in South Africa
East Asia
China
AIDAN AND ALOPEN, APOSTLES (Part 2)
In AD635, both monks were entirely independently commissioned and sent to start churches: one at the North-West frontier of civilisation, the other in the far East.
A CHURCH OF THE PEOPLE
After the missionary activity of the 19th century, it was native Chinese believers who carried on the torch of revival into the 20th century
CHINA: "IT'S TIME TO TAKE THE LAND!"
At the present time an amazing revival is sweeping through China. All the marks of a true revival, considered by any yardstick, are there. Here is an account by a Western Christian of a prayer gathering in Henan province
CHINA: CRIPPLED OLD WOMAN HEALED
70,000 become Christians in only 4 years. Report from Josef Brueschweiler
A LIFE SENTENCE FOR "SISTER QUAN"
The moving story of a courageous Chinese House Church leader. By Dan Wooding
THE BIGGEST REVIVAL IN CHURCH HISTORY
It's happening TODAY - in Communist China
MIRACLES SEEN IN CHINA REVIVAL
A leader from the house church movement in Henan Province reports on the contnued remarkable work of God in China
GOD HAD THE ANSWER TO CHINESE HATRED
The movement of 1908 in Manchuria sent a wave over every province of China. Permanent moral and spiritual transoframtion resulted
Malaysia
A LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS
Korea
BORN TO SACRIFICE
While many Christians in the West pray for revival, their brethren in Korea claim to have been living in continuous revival for almost 100 years!
South Asia
India
FRANCIS XAVIER: WILD SOUL-WINNER
"Sometimes I can hardly use my arms after baptising entire villages, and I lose my voice completely with all the preaching." So wrote Francis Xavier, one of the most remarkable soul-winners in the history of Christianity
WAVES OF PRAYER LIKE ROLLING THUNDER
In the year 1901 Pandita Ramabai's work at Mukti was enjoying much blessing. Twelve hundred converts were baptised in two months, but some of the workers continued to cry to God for greater blessing
SIGNS AND WONDERS REPORTED FROM INDIA
God is on the move in India today and reports of revival are now reaching the West. Whole villages are being converted to Christ often amid fierce persecution
Pacific
Australia
FAITH COMES TO THE PILBARA
A reporter for the Western Australian wrote this account of the revival amongst the Aboriginal People
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