William J. Seymour: A Black Leader Who Influenced a Large Segment of Christianity in Pentecostalism
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In this video, Josh P. S. Samuel (PhD), discussed the influential, inspiration, and often neglected leader of the Azusa Street Revival, which was a crucial moment that has impacted millions of Christians, particularly those belonging to the Pentecostal and Charismatic communities. Josh not only provides some of the story of Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival, but provides 3 particularly inspiring aspects of Seymour's life for people today near the end of the video. Josh also provides more material on Seymour to further study his life and ministry in the video, and in the links below.
Special thanks to the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Centre for providing the many early Pentecostal history pictures and documents that were used in this video. Check out their website for incredible resources: ifphc.org/
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It really amazes me how one man was devoted to praying 5 to 8 hours a day for revival to come to America, I thank God, he was obedient and disciplined to that calling. Brother Henry
I'm definitely inspired by his commitment to prayer!
What I really like about William J. Seymour is his determination. Eventhough he was not allowed to be in the same classroom as the White students, he didn't go home with his tail between his legs! He sat right outside that door and took notes and God used him mightily.
Great point Deandrea! Yah determination in the midst of adversity is huge. Grateful for his example. And thank you for sharing! Blessings. 🙏🏽
This was a great inspiring video… I live in a portland, Oregon.
Drugs and mental illness flood the streets of so many West coast cities… we need a new move of God like never before 🙏🏽
Dear Father God, send your spirit over again ❤️
Thanks for your feedback. And amen, may God's Spirit move to bring transformation. Blessings. 🙏🏼
Greetings. My dissertation is on the leadership of William J. Seymour & the Azusa Street Revival & how his leadership can inform us for racial reconciliation & revival in the 21st century Evangelical Church. Your channel is a gold mine. Blessings.
Wow that's amazing! If you don't mind me asking, how far are you into the writing of it all? And where are you doing it? Would be great to eventually read it when it hopefully gets published. And thank you so much for encouragement on my channel, hoping it's helpful. Blessings.
Seymour's big heart for ALL God's people has impacted me. That's the ultimate proof that he had an encounter with God.
Phyllis, a great point. His big heart for all types of people was awesome and an example for us all today. 🙏🏽
Thank you for bringing up how William Seymour was such an example of the kingdom of God in the division even in the church and how love can overcome! When we get to heaven we'll realize how the nations will finally worship our LORD together!
Amen, that will be an amazing time. 🙏🏽 Good to hear from you Deborah, may God bless you. 🙏🏽
God to bless you too! 💜
There is so much to like about this man! I learned about him many years ago but I still think so fondly of him. He was humble, obedient and available to God. I feel like he also had God's heart of love. I like that he would sit in meetings with the box on his head, praying. I feel led to get me a box!
What stood out to me in what you shared about William Seymour is the amount of time he spent in prayer - 5 hours a day! . . . I'm feeling a little convicted, which is definitely a good thing.
Hi Roxanne, great to hear from you. Yeah I agree 5 hours of prayer inspires me too! Pretty cool how God used someone who just really made himself available to God through prayer.
He actually didn't put a "box in his head", I'm not sure if anyone has ever tried that, it would probably hurt. But I'm glad you brought up the topic of boxes. He did actually sit behind two empty shoe boxes on top of each other that served as a pulpit. He apparently kept his head in the top one at times during prayer meetings, and just really reflected a desire that the revival was not about him. He was quite a humble person.
Luis I appreciate your heart to get to the truth. If you're interested, I would encourage you to read up on Azusa making use of scholarly, academic sources. Try some of the ones I recommend in the video.
Thank you, Brother Josh 🌹⭐🌹⭐🌹
Hey thanks for watching and commenting. Feel free to share it with others if you found it helpful. Blessings.
Blessed by this video!
Great to hear from you Fred! Thanks for the feedback! Appreciate it.
Thank you brother... I heard about this azusa revival through sis.benita Francis..... who is a prophetess..in India... basically born and brought up in Germany.. I m very eager to know about this..... ur video helped me to learn and understand in better way ...May God bless u... thanks for suggesting books to refer ... May God bless
Thank you so much. I'm very glad that it was helpful. May God bless you as you in all that you do. Best wishes. 🙏🏽
His work for the Lord is not in vain!
Amen
What an AWESOME MOVE OF GOD!!!! I desire this MOVE!!!!
Amen. 🙏🏼 Praying God moves in your life in a special way Tony.
@@JoshPSSamuel Bless You!!!! I RECEIVE THAT!!!! Likewise, may you have a MOVE OF GOD in your Life like never before!!!!
Thanks Tony! Appreciate that!
Im so blessed with the video. Thank you...
Ok great thank you so much for the feedback, appreciate it! 👍🏽🙏🏽
I learned about William Seymour during bible college curriculum in the book, "God's Generals". Any additional information on his leadership and other aspects is much appreciated.
That's awesome that you learned about him at Bible College. Yah definitely check out the links in the description below for other resources to learn more about William Seymour. Best wishes. 🙏🏽
Great book.
Good information about Azusa street revival. I’d like to read more from the links provided .
Thanks
Yah definitely check out the links. So much more can be said about Seymour. 👍🏽🙏🏽
Awesome Video! Thank you
Thank you so much Claudia! Hoping it's helpful.
I love this ❤
Thanks for your feedback Rachel! Super grateful for William Seymour's life and ministry. God bless. 🙏🏽
God bless you
Thank you Aiman Abdallah, may God bless you too.
Feel free to share aspects of Seymour's life and ministry that really stood out to you here in the comments. Would love to hear your thoughts.
great thanks
You're welcome! Hoping it's helpful.
@@JoshPSSamuel brilliant
Great video!
Thanks so much Shirley!
Dr Josh Samuel I added you in linkedin . I attend a reformed church but I was raised in a pentecostal church. I'm a pentecostal/charismatic in practice I have a question for you privately hope i can ask.
Sure sounds good! What's your name?
But the folks claim they got the holy ghost by speaking in tongues back then. But they judged men by the the color of there skin? Yes it happened. But they claimed to have the full truth? Why did the separate themselves in the church building?
While William Seymour has been eulogised by charismatics as a spiritual giant, in reality his teaching needs to be treated with serious caution; no matter how humble or sincere someone may be, Christians should judge them by their Biblical fidelity.
Seymour believed in “entire sanctification”, which teaches that two “works of grace” are required to save and cleanse the believer; first a believer must be born again through faith in Jesus Christ but then also needs to be sanctified and made perfect through baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Being sanctified is a Biblical doctrine but NOT in the way Seymour believed. The Bible teaches that sanctification is progressive throughout the life of the believer, whereas Seymour taught it was fully achieved and completed in the believer through being baptised in the Holy Spirit (Smith Wigglesworth would teach something similar to Seymour when he arrived on the Pentecostal scene sometime later).
The Greek word translated “sanctification” (hagiasmos) means “holiness”. To sanctify therefore simply means “to make holy” or “to set apart”. Sanctification is to be set apart for God; Jesus said a lot about being sanctified in John 17. Sanctification is a progressive work as a result of the believer being obedient to God’s Word throughout their lifetime. It’s precisely what Peter is referring to in 2 Peter 3:18:
… but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Sanctification is a word that describes the Christian growing in their spiritual maturity; God began the work of making us “holy” (set apart) and being Christ-like at the point of salvation but He progressively continues to sanctify the believer:
… he who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6).
Sanctification is to be pursued by the believer earnestly (1 Peter 1:15; Hebrews 12:14) and is effected by the application of the Word of God in their lives (John 17:17). It will only be complete when their life on earth is finished and their salvation is complete and they are finally glorified.
Seymour (and those Pentecostals who followed him like Smith Wigglesworth) failed to distinguish between what we can expect God to fulfil in this life and what He will fulfil in the resurrection life which is to come. It’s what’s called having an over-realised eschatology; claiming in this life what will only be attained in the next life.
That is the first time by history account that the Holy Ghost failed down in United States on Azusa Street at no other time not the holy goes down anywhere else in the country of America that thousands of people out of United States and thousands and tens of thousands between the year 1906 to 1909 people from all around the world from all countries of Asia, Europe Central and South America Africa, the Middle East came to Azusa Street and they got saved and God filled the Holy Ghost like the Bible says according to ask the second chapter and baptized and the name of Jesus, and he went back to the countries and spread the gospel
This study is absolutely wrong because he is stranger
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