Lesson Four
Azusa Street, Los Angeles

W. J. Seymour
•	December 1905
•	Parham rents a house, opens Bible School
•	Classes began after the New Year of 1906
•	W.J. Seymour was among the students
•	Did not have the Holy Ghost but believed it was scriptural
•	Invited to hold a meeting in a L.A. Nazarene church
•	In first sermon, preached Acts 2:4
•	The church didn’t take it well, decided it was heresy

Bonnie Brae Street
•	Seymour was invited to conduct prayer meetings in a Baptist couple’s home
•	Each night, a group of souls met for prayer
•	On April 9, 1906, 7 rec’d the Holy Ghost
•	For 3 days, 3 nights the service cont’d w/ people coming from everywhere
•	All races
•	Entire city was stirred 
•	Sinners were converted, sick bodies healed

Azusa Street
•	Moved to Azusa St. because of the crowds
•	Old discarded building
•	Had been vacant for years
•	Two-story frame building
•	Upper level was a tenement house, 
•	Lower floor was a large unplastered room
•	The Facts
•	Revival lasted for 3 years 
•	Services lasted from 10 am – 12 midnight
•	No advertising
•	No sponsoring organization
•	No instruments, no choir 
•	No offerings
•	Everyone was equal 
•	Regardless of race, education, economic status
•	W. J. Seymour 
•	Sat behind two empty shoeboxes
•	No subject/sermons announced in advance
•	Everything was spontaneous led by the Spirit
•	Who all came to Azusa Street?
•	People came by the thousands from all over the globe
•	All religious faiths and denominations
•	Every class, race, culture 
•	People returned home preaching the Pentecostal Truth and spread the Truth around the globe

Why was Azusa so important?
•	Location
•	Publicity
•	Foundation of Truth
•	Persecution

Result of Azusa Revival
•	Churches split over this experience
•	Who took a stand against the revival?
•	Church of the Nazarene
•	Missionary Alliance
•	Who stood in support of the revival?
•	Pentecostal Holiness Church
•	Church of God
•	Some of the Godliest men of denominations were attracted to the revival
•	Pentecostal Revival rec’d certain char. from the Holiness Churches
•	Open Altar
•	Tarrying services
•	Camp Meetings
•	Name of the Revival
•	Apostolic Faith – most common
•	Pentecostal

Lesson Four
Self Help Test
SELF HELP TEST 
A.	State FOUR factors which made the Azusa Street revival so important. 
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________

B.	Describe the building used at 312 Azusa Street. 

C.	Describe the services which took place there. 

D.	What happened at 214 Bonnie Brae Street? 

E.	        When did W. J. Seymour receive the Holy Ghost?