The Dictionary of Theological Terms defines "revival" as "a quickening and kindling of spiritual life in an individual Christian, church, community, or country. In this view it is a work of God’s Spirit, dispelling the darkness and deadness of spiritual declension."
Revival is an activity of Holy Spirit that is evidenced in the changed lives of people. God's power and presence is overwhelmning and is infectious. True revivals leave lasting marks to those who have truly experienced it.
Missionaries Ted and Sou Olbrich
Since the Khmer Rouge genocide of the late 1970's where up to 3 million people were brutally murdered in a season of Cambodian history that mirrored the atrocities of the Nazi's Final Solution, the nation of Cambodia has struggled to regain stability. This tragic time period left the nation in social and economic shambles, compounding hopelessness and poverty in a world without the knowledge of Jesus Christ. The story of the birth and continued ministry of the Foursquare Cambodian Church is one of miraculous proportions. In 1999, the Lord sent missionaries Ted and Sou Olbrich to serve the people of Cambodia with a mission to train and equip Cambodian nationals to reach their own. The Lord continues to bring true revival through the hearts and service of the Cambodian Foursquare Church.
The birth of the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements.
In 1906, William J. Seymour, a one-eyed black pastor from Louisiana, son of a slave, journeyed by train from Houston to Los Angeles, only to be locked out of the church that sent for him. He turned to prayer and God's answer was The Azusa Street Revival. It shook the foundations of the church, spawned numerous denominations and changed the lives of six million people forever. The Azusa Street Project investigates the mystery and controversy behind: Salvation, Sanctification, Baptism with the Holy Spirit and Speaking in Tongues. Includes interviews with: • Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr.
Spiritual Revival in Colonial America
Nearly 100 years after the Pilgrim’s landed at Plymouth Rock, the New England colonists had largely traded the Christian ideals of their fore-bearers for the gods of material success. But then the Great Awakening swept through New England and the other British colonies bringing about a powerful spiritual renewal. Through the use of extensive source material, unique still images, and interviews with history scholars, this documentary traces the origins of the Great Awakening and follows its progression throughout the colonies.
The revivals of 1859 and 1904 in Wales stand as powerful examples, marked by a commitment to prayer, bold preaching for repentance within the church, and a community-wide spiritual awakening.
During this outpouring of the Spirit, churches were packed, streets were filled with believers singing hymns, and crime rates and drunkenness decreased dramatically. Prayer meeting routinely ran late into the night, and attendees were often seen either crying over their brokenness or shouting for joy at God’s grace as nominalism and dead orthodoxy were replaced by passionate love for Jesus. This phenomenon was highly publicized by the press as the spiritual awakening impacted all of Welsh life. This documentary traces the origins of the revival, introduces us to its leaders such as Dafydd Morgan and Thomas Charles Edwards, and follows its lasting impact upon the world and on world missions.
The revivals of 1859 and 1904 in Wales stand as powerful examples, marked by a commitment to prayer, bold preaching for repentance within the church, and a community-wide spiritual awakening.
Over the course of Christian history there have been times of revival when the Holy Spirit is powerfully manifested among the people of God. One of the most far-reaching revivals ever took place in 1904 in Wales. In this program you will see how the revival broke out and how it changed lives and impacted the entire society. Through use of contemporary letters, interviews and photographs, this program examines the 1904 Welsh Revival through the eyes and thoughts of the Revivalist himself, 26-year-old Evan Roberts. From his conversion at 13 to the outbreak of Revival in November, 1904, the story traces the steps in his spiritual development from the coal mine and blacksmith's shop to the grammar school at Newcastle Emlyn and the actual outbreak of Revival at his home church of Moriah Lougher.
