Vince’s Blog
Explore Scripture, Revivals, the Reformation, and Church history through Bible studies and illustrated profiles of ministers who shaped the Church, including the Pentecostal movement.
Church history
Explore the history of the Church from Jesus and the apostles through the Reformations, Pentecostal and healing revivals, and the global Church today.
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus describes His anointing in Luke 4 in terms of what He was sent to do.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on the Anointing — How the Holy Spirit Equips You to Serve
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus describes His anointing in Luke 4 in terms of what He was sent to do.
Read: 23 Vince Baker Quotes on the Anointing — How to Carry a Calling With Humility
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical boldness is the courage to act or speak faithfully when the outcome feels uncertain.
Read: 20 Vince Baker Quotes on Boldness and Courage
Vince Baker quote studies
A Biblical charge entrusts someone with a responsibility and calls them to carry it faithfully.
Read: 8 Vince Baker Quotes on the Charge of the Lord
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus commissions His followers to make disciples, baptize, and teach what He commanded.
Read: 8 Vince Baker Quotes on the Church and Its Mission
Vince Baker quote studies
Commitment to Christ takes shape in the way a believer spends time, keeps promises, and responds when obedience carries a cost.
Read: 5 Vince Baker Quotes on Commitment to Christ
Vince Baker quote studies
Scripture shows both honest cries of distress and a pattern of grumbling that can erode trust.
Read: 7 Vince Baker Quotes on Complaining and Thankfulness
Vince Baker quote studies
A clear conscience involves honest dealings with God and others, with room for confession, forgiveness, and repair.
Read: 10 Vince Baker Quotes on a Clear Conscience
Vince Baker quote studies
A Biblical covenant establishes a committed relationship through God’s promises.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on God’s Covenant — Trusting the God Who Keeps His Promises
Vince Baker quote studies
A Biblical covenant establishes a committed relationship through God’s promises.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on God’s Covenant — How a Good Conscience Shapes Covenant Life
Vince Baker quote studies
A Biblical covenant establishes a committed relationship through God’s promises.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on God’s Covenant — What Jesus Accomplished as Mediator
Vince Baker quote studies
A Biblical covenant establishes a committed relationship through God’s promises.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on God’s Covenant — From Abraham’s Promise to the Cross
Vince Baker quote studies
A Biblical covenant establishes a committed relationship through God’s promises.
Read: 4 Vince Baker Quotes on God’s Covenant — How to Respond to the New Covenant
Vince Baker quote studies
The New Testament connects Jesus’ death with forgiveness, reconciliation to God, and victory over opposing powers.
Read: 15 Vince Baker Quotes on the Cross of Christ
Vince Baker quote studies
Discernment begins with the life and good works God has placed before you.
Read: 3 Vince Baker Quotes on Calling and Destiny
Vince Baker quote studies
James calls believers to submit to God and resist the devil.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Resisting the Enemy — Recognizing Temptation and Choosing a Response
Vince Baker quote studies
James calls believers to submit to God and resist the devil.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Resisting the Enemy — Putting on the Armor of God Under Pressure
Vince Baker quote studies
James calls believers to submit to God and resist the devil.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Resisting the Enemy — Guarding Your Attention and Weighing Influence
Vince Baker quote studies
James calls believers to submit to God and resist the devil.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Resisting the Enemy — Holding to Your Convictions Without Escalating Conflict
Vince Baker quote studies
James calls believers to submit to God and resist the devil.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Resisting the Enemy — Standing Firm When the Pressure Persists
Vince Baker quote studies
James calls believers to submit to God and resist the devil.
Read: 11 Vince Baker Quotes on Resisting the Enemy — Moving From Fear Toward Prayer and Support
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical faith rests on God’s character and takes shape in how people respond to His Word.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Faith in God — Trusting God When Circumstances Say Otherwise
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical faith rests on God’s character and takes shape in how people respond to His Word.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Faith in God — What It Means to Act on Faith
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical faith rests on God’s character and takes shape in how people respond to His Word.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Faith in God — How Hearing Scripture Strengthens Trust
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical faith rests on God’s character and takes shape in how people respond to His Word.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Faith in God — Staying Steady in the Face of Fear
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical faith rests on God’s character and takes shape in how people respond to His Word.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Faith in God — How Faith Responds When It Is Tested
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical faith rests on God’s character and takes shape in how people respond to His Word.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Faith in God — Prayer and Trust in the Middle of Bad News
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical faith rests on God’s character and takes shape in how people respond to His Word.
Read: 21 Vince Baker Quotes on Faith in God — Believing Before You See the Outcome
Vince Baker quote studies
Psalm 56 names fear and trust together.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Fear and Trusting God — Choosing Courage When Fear Feels Powerful
Vince Baker quote studies
Psalm 56 names fear and trust together.
Read: 7 Vince Baker Quotes on Fear and Trusting God — How to Respond When Bad News Triggers Fear
Vince Baker quote studies
Forgiveness and restored trust involve related decisions.
Read: 6 Vince Baker Quotes on Forgiveness and Trust
Vince Baker quote studies
Scripture connects the Spirit’s presence with witness, worship, love, and transformed conduct.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on the Holy Spirit — The Spirit’s Power and the Life of Jesus
Vince Baker quote studies
Scripture connects the Spirit’s presence with witness, worship, love, and transformed conduct.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on the Holy Spirit — Cultivating Fellowship With the Holy Spirit
Vince Baker quote studies
Scripture connects the Spirit’s presence with witness, worship, love, and transformed conduct.
Read: 17 Vince Baker Quotes on the Holy Spirit — How to Discern the Holy Spirit’s Leading
Vince Baker quote studies
Scripture equips believers through teaching, correction, and training.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on the Word of God — How Scripture Shapes What You Believe
Vince Baker quote studies
Scripture equips believers through teaching, correction, and training.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on the Word of God — From Reading the Bible to Doing It
Vince Baker quote studies
Scripture equips believers through teaching, correction, and training.
Read: 4 Vince Baker Quotes on the Word of God — Meditating on Scripture and Testing Experience
Vince Baker quote studies
Genesis describes people as made in God’s image.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Identity and the Image of God — How Your Identity in Christ Shapes Your Choices
Vince Baker quote studies
Genesis describes people as made in God’s image.
Read: 11 Vince Baker Quotes on Identity and the Image of God — Growing Beyond Old Labels in Christ
Vince Baker quote studies
Imagination can help people picture how to practice what Scripture teaches and can also amplify worries or assumptions.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Imagination and Spiritual Focus — Using Your Attention to Prepare for Faithful Action
Vince Baker quote studies
Imagination can help people picture how to practice what Scripture teaches and can also amplify worries or assumptions.
Read: 1 Vince Baker Quote on Imagination and Spiritual Focus — How Your Inner Picture Affects Your Choices
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects eternal life with knowing the Father and the One He sent.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Knowing God Personally — Growing Through Prayer and Scripture Over Time
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects eternal life with knowing the Father and the One He sent.
Read: 2 Vince Baker Quotes on Knowing God Personally — Knowing God Beyond What You Can Explain
Vince Baker quote studies
Christian martyrs bear witness to Christ at the cost of their lives.
Read: 8 Vince Baker Quotes on Faithful Christian Witness
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical meditation gives sustained attention to Scripture, with room for prayer, remembrance, and obedience.
Read: 5 Vince Baker Quotes on Meditating on Scripture
Vince Baker quote studies
Renewing the mind is a change in how you think and discern that takes place in response to God’s mercy.
Read: 4 Vince Baker Quotes on Renewing Your Mind
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus places serving at the center of leadership.
Read: 12 Vince Baker Quotes on Christian Ministry and Serving God
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical miracles show God’s power and compassion and point readers toward Him.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Miracles and God’s Power — How Signs Point People Toward Jesus
Vince Baker quote studies
Biblical miracles show God’s power and compassion and point readers toward Him.
Read: 1 Vince Baker Quote on Miracles and God’s Power — Receiving Before You Serve Others
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects love for Him with keeping His words.
Read: 11 Vince Baker Quotes on Obedience to God
Vince Baker quote studies
The New Testament connects God’s power with the cross, the Spirit’s strengthening, and grace in weakness.
Read: 8 Vince Baker Quotes on the Power of God
Vince Baker quote studies
Praying in faith means bringing requests to God with trust in His character and attention to His will.
Read: 12 Vince Baker Quotes on Prayer and Believing God
Vince Baker quote studies
Paul tells believers to weigh what is spoken and to hold fast to what is good.
Read: 6 Vince Baker Quotes on Prophets and Prophetic Discernment
Vince Baker quote studies
A short Christian quote can give you a thought to carry through the day and a question to take back to Scripture.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Christian Life and Encouragement — Finding Strength and Wisdom in a Short Saying
Vince Baker quote studies
A short Christian quote can give you a thought to carry through the day and a question to take back to Scripture.
Read: 21 Vince Baker Quotes on Christian Life and Encouragement — Turning Encouragement Into a Daily Habit
Vince Baker quote studies
Paul distinguishes what is visible and temporary from what is unseen and eternal.
Read: 5 Vince Baker Quotes on Faith and Spiritual Reality
Vince Baker quote studies
The New Testament describes God opening people’s understanding and calls believers to test what they hear.
Read: 7 Vince Baker Quotes on Spiritual Revelation and Discernment
Vince Baker quote studies
Repentance brings sin into the light and turns toward God.
Read: 16 Vince Baker Quotes on Sin, Repentance, and Freedom in Christ
Vince Baker quote studies
John connects becoming God’s children with receiving Christ.
Read: 19 Vince Baker Quotes on Being a Child of God
Vince Baker quote studies
Acts describes people speaking as the Spirit gives utterance, and Paul discusses tongues in personal prayer and gathered worship.
Read: 4 Vince Baker Quotes on Speaking in Tongues
Vince Baker quote studies
Ephesians calls believers to draw strength from the Lord and describes ways to stand with truth, faith, and prayer.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Being Strong in the Lord — Finding Strength When Adversity Exposes Weakness
Vince Baker quote studies
Ephesians calls believers to draw strength from the Lord and describes ways to stand with truth, faith, and prayer.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Being Strong in the Lord — How to Get Back Up After a Failure
Vince Baker quote studies
Ephesians calls believers to draw strength from the Lord and describes ways to stand with truth, faith, and prayer.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Being Strong in the Lord — Building Strength Through Prayer and the Word
Vince Baker quote studies
Ephesians calls believers to draw strength from the Lord and describes ways to stand with truth, faith, and prayer.
Read: 18 Vince Baker Quotes on Being Strong in the Lord — Making Strength Visible in a Difficult Decision
Vince Baker quote studies
James connects the testing of faith with perseverance and prayer for wisdom.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Trials and the Testing of Faith — What Trials Can Teach About Patience
Vince Baker quote studies
James connects the testing of faith with perseverance and prayer for wisdom.
Read: 5 Vince Baker Quotes on Trials and the Testing of Faith — Supporting Someone Whose Faith Is Being Tested
Vince Baker quote studies
Paul’s phrase about taking thoughts captive appears in a discussion of arguments and obedience to Christ.
Read: 13 Vince Baker Quotes on Taking Your Thoughts Captive
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — Trusting God With the Future
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — Making Wise Choices When Timing Is Unclear
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — What Daily Surrender Looks Like
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — Seeking God in Vulnerable Moments
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — Reading Hard Passages About God’s Character
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — Letting Scripture Shape Belief When Experience Is Hard
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — How God’s Kingdom Shapes Ambition and Stewardship
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — Discerning Direction and Responding With Courage
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — Choosing Faithfulness When Answers Are Slow
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — Repentance, the Cross, and What You Steward
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — Identity, Life, and Belonging to Christ
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus connects continuing in His words with knowing truth, and Paul calls believers to speak truthfully as members of one body.
Read: 19 Vince Baker Quotes on Biblical Truth and Christian Living — Guarding the Heart Against Idolatry
Vince Baker quote studies
Vince Baker uses the phrase upper hand for the steadiness that comes with faithfulness, a clear conscience, and reliance on God.
Read: 9 Vince Baker Quotes on Spiritual Resolve Under Pressure
Vince Baker quote studies
Ephesians describes spiritual warfare as a struggle that requires strength from the Lord, truth, faith, and prayer.
Read: 12 Vince Baker Quotes on Spiritual Warfare
Vince Baker quote studies
Scripture gives clear direction about worship, gratitude, and conduct and calls believers to discern wisely in decisions with several possible paths.
Read: 6 Vince Baker Quotes on Knowing the Will of God
Vince Baker quote studies
James invites people to ask God for wisdom and describes wisdom from above through its peaceful, gentle, and merciful fruit.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on God’s Wisdom — What Makes Christ’s Wisdom Different From Cleverness
Vince Baker quote studies
James invites people to ask God for wisdom and describes wisdom from above through its peaceful, gentle, and merciful fruit.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on God’s Wisdom — The Role of Humility in Becoming Wise
Vince Baker quote studies
James invites people to ask God for wisdom and describes wisdom from above through its peaceful, gentle, and merciful fruit.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on God’s Wisdom — Learning Wisdom Through Practice and Attention
Vince Baker quote studies
James invites people to ask God for wisdom and describes wisdom from above through its peaceful, gentle, and merciful fruit.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on God’s Wisdom — Asking for Wisdom in a Dark Season
Vince Baker quote studies
Scripture describes speech as capable of harm or encouragement and holds people responsible for the way they speak.
Read: 10 Vince Baker Quotes on the Power of Words
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus points people toward the Father’s care, and Paul encourages prayer, thanksgiving, and attention to what is true.
Read: 25 Vince Baker Quotes on Worry and Trusting God — How to Pray When Worry Keeps Repeating
Vince Baker quote studies
Jesus points people toward the Father’s care, and Paul encourages prayer, thanksgiving, and attention to what is true.
Read: 3 Vince Baker Quotes on Worry and Trusting God — Letting Today’s Responsibilities Set the Pace
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
Smith Wigglesworth taught that faith begins with God’s character and grows as believers hear His Word.
Read: 24 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Faith and Trusting God
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
For Smith Wigglesworth, faith becomes visible in a response to what God says.
Read: 25 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Faith in Action
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These 13 Smith Wigglesworth quotes ask what faith looks like when a trial lasts longer than expected.
Read: 13 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Faith Under Pressure
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
Wigglesworth preached that the Holy Spirit empowers believers to bear witness to Christ and serve others.
Read: 25 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Being Filled With the Holy Spirit
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These 10 sayings describe Wigglesworth’s emphasis on prayer, spiritual attentiveness, and reliance on the Holy Spirit while reading Scripture and serving others.
Read: 10 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Being Led by the Holy Spirit
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These 25 Smith Wigglesworth devotion quotes explore habits that sustain a life with God.
Read: 25 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Daily Devotion to God
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These three sayings distill Wigglesworth’s call to surrender self-will to God.
Read: 3 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Consecration and Surrender
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
Smith Wigglesworth repeatedly urged believers to receive Scripture and act on it.
Read: 21 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on the Word of God
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These 19 sayings gather the collection’s broader reflections on Christian life.
Read: 19 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Christian Life and Wisdom
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These 16 Smith Wigglesworth quotes on ministry bring together sayings about preaching, serving one another, and honoring Jesus.
Read: 16 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Ministry and Serving God
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These seven Smith Wigglesworth prayer quotes explore confidence in God, frequent prayer, and expressing faith during a trial.
Read: 7 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Prayer and Believing God
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These four sayings connect laughter with faith and peace when circumstances look difficult.
Read: 4 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Laughter and Joy in Faith
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These four Smith Wigglesworth quotes reflect his Pentecostal teaching about speaking in tongues and prayer in the Spirit.
Read: 4 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Speaking in Tongues
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These four sayings on spiritual warfare use vivid language about resistance, temptation, and the focus of the mind.
Read: 4 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Spiritual Warfare and Temptation
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These three Smith Wigglesworth quotes connect purity of heart with holiness, humility, and readiness to serve.
Read: 3 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Purity of Heart
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These two Smith Wigglesworth sayings about Divine healing emphasize prayer for sick people and the patience that should accompany ministry.
Read: 2 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on Divine Healing and Compassion
Smith Wigglesworth quote studies
These two sayings describe how Wigglesworth understood the power of God and the baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Read: 2 Smith Wigglesworth Quotes on the Power of God
Faith
Caleb remembered the specific promise God had made at Kadeshbarnea and recognized that God had kept him alive through forty-five years of waiting. When Israel divided the land, he asked Joshua for Hebron and was ready to act in dependence on the Lord.
Read: How Did Caleb Remember God’s Promise After Forty-Five Years?
Revival history
Polycarp, a second-century bishop of Smyrna, was executed after refusing to renounce Christ.
Read: The Fire of Polycarp: Martyrdom and the Growth of the Early Church
Revival history
The Council of Nicaea in AD 325 adopted a creed affirming that the Son shares the Father’s Divine being.
Read: The Council of Nicaea: Fact vs. Fiction on How the Creed Was Formed
Revival history
The East African Revival spread from Rwanda and Uganda in the 1930s.
Read: The East African Revival: The Power of Public Confession and Walking in the Light
Faith
To rekindle your first love for Jesus, remember how He first loved you, turn back where you have drifted, and resume the practices that kept you close to Him.
Read: 10 Scriptures for Rekindling Your First Love for Jesus
Church history
Christianity began with Jesus of Nazareth in first-century Galilee and Judea.
Read: How Did Christianity Begin? Jesus, Pentecost, and the Apostolic Church
Church history
From the second through fifth centuries, Christians endured periods of persecution, developed churches across several regions, and debated how to confess the identity of Jesus.
Read: Who Shaped the Early Church? Martyrs, Teachers, and the First Councils
Church history
Medieval Christianity stretched across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Read: What Happened in Medieval Church History? Monasteries, Missions, and the Great Schism
Church history
Late medieval reformers questioned church practices.
Read: What Changed in the Reformations? Bible Translation, Worship, and Church Authority
Church history
The Great Awakenings were waves of evangelical renewal, with public preaching and a strong emphasis on conversion.
Read: What Were the Great Awakenings? Preaching, Conversion, and Holiness
Church history
Christianity spread through migration, trade, translation, mission, and local leadership.
Read: How Did Christianity Spread Worldwide? Mission, Translation, and Local Revivals
Church history
Modern Pentecostalism took shape through several renewal networks.
Read: How Did the Pentecostal Movement Begin? Topeka, Azusa Street, and Global Growth
Church history
The postwar healing revivals brought large crowds to prayer meetings led by evangelists such as Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, A.
Read: What Were the Divine Healing Revivals? Tents, Testimonies, and Television
Church history
In the mid- and late twentieth century, charismatic renewal brought a renewed emphasis on spiritual gifts into established Protestant and Catholic churches.
Read: What Was the Charismatic Renewal? Spiritual Gifts Across Christian Traditions
Church history
The Church today spans Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Pentecostal, and independent traditions across the world.
Read: What Does the Global Church Look Like Today? Christianity in the Twenty-First Century
Warfare
Christians stand in Christ’s victory by relying on the Lord’s strength, testing what they believe against Scripture, and putting truth and prayer into practice.
Read: How to Enforce the Victory of Christ Over Spiritual Warfare and Mind Strongholds
Healing
Pray for healing with the person’s consent, ask what support they need, and follow up with practical care.
Read: Biblical Protocols for Ministering Divine Healing: A Quick Guide to Be Healed Now
Holy Spirit
Elisha’s request for a double portion in 2 Kings 2 points to prophetic inheritance and the responsibility to serve.
Read: How to Activate the Mantle of Elijah and Unleash the Power of the Double Portion Anointing
Faith
Take part in the Great Commission by serving, making disciples, and giving freely within your means.
Read: Activating Supernatural Prosperity: How to Partake in the Great Commission Harvest
Faith
Build a life of private prayer by setting aside time to speak honestly with the Father, seek Him in faith, and respond to Scripture with reverence.
Read: How to Dwell in the Secret Place and Build Faith that Pleases God
Faith
A doer of the Word hears God’s teaching and puts it into practice.
Read: How Do I Become a Doer of the Word?
Discipleship
Faithfulness in a spiritual calling grows through attention to Christ’s teaching, responsible service, and perseverance.
Read: How Can I Be Faithful With My Spiritual Calling?
Discipleship
Christian generosity is a willing response to God’s grace and the needs of others.
Read: How Can I Give Cheerfully and Wisely?
Discipleship
The New Testament describes believers as God’s children and heirs through Christ.
Read: What Is Our Inheritance in Christ?
Prayer
Praise turns our attention toward God while we bring real needs to Him.
Read: How Can Praise Shape Prayer When Life Is Difficult?
Warfare
In Second Corinthians 10, Paul describes confronting arguments and proud claims that oppose the knowledge of God and bringing thought into obedience to Christ.
Read: What Does It Mean to Take Thoughts Captive?
Warfare
Authority in Jesus’ name rests in who Jesus is and in acting under His lordship.
Read: What Is a Believer’s Authority in the Name of Jesus?
Holy Spirit
Christians should weigh prophetic claims under Scripture, consider what they teach about Jesus, and invite accountable believers to evaluate them.
Read: How Should Christians Test a Prophetic Word?
Holy Spirit
The fruit of the Spirit describes the character expressed in a life led by the Spirit.
Read: What Is the Difference Between the Fruit and Gifts of the Spirit?
Holy Spirit
The Bible connects anointing with God setting people apart and empowering them for His purposes.
Read: What Does the Bible Teach About the Anointing of the Holy Spirit?
Discipleship
Christian forgiveness begins with the mercy God has shown us in Christ.
Read: How Can I Forgive When I Have Been Hurt?
Prayer
Praying according to God’s will means bringing requests to Him in trust and allowing His revealed Word to shape them.
Read: How Can I Pray According to God’s Will?
Prayer
To abide in Christ is to remain in fellowship with Him, receiving His words and responding to His love.
Read: What Does It Mean to Abide in Christ?
Faith
Faith receives God’s grace and responds to what He says.
Read: How Do Faith and Obedience Work Together?
Faith
Jesus describes being born again as a new birth brought about by the Spirit.
Read: How Can I Know I Am Born Again?
Revival history
The First Great Awakening was a wave of eighteenth-century Christian revivals that spread through Britain's American colonies. Preachers such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield emphasized conversion and the new birth. Acts 2 gives Christians a biblical starting point for weighing what spiritual awakening produces.
Read: What Was the First Great Awakening? A Bible Study on Revival
Discipleship
Psalm 51 records David asking God for mercy, cleansing, and a renewed heart.
Read: What Does King David’s Prayer in Psalm 51 Teach About Repentance?
Discipleship
Solomon asked for an understanding heart so he could judge God’s people and discern good from evil.
Read: Why Did King Solomon Ask God for an Understanding Heart?
Holy Spirit
Elisha prayed for his servant’s eyes to be opened because the servant could see the enemy around Dothan and was afraid.
Read: Why Did Elisha Pray “Open His Eyes” in 2 Kings 6?
Faith
Samson’s last prayer in Judges 16 shows him asking God for the strength he could no longer summon on his own.
Read: What Did Samson’s Last Prayer Reveal About His Strength?
Ministry
Vince Baker is a Christian Bible teacher, minister, author, and recording artist who founded Vince Baker Ministries.
Read: Who Is Vince Baker? His Story, Bible Teaching, Books, and Music
Revival history
Revival describes renewed spiritual life, often expressed in repentance, prayer, and a fresh response to the Gospel.
Read: What Is the Difference Between Revival and Reformation?
Faith
The Bible follows God’s promise to bless the nations through Abraham’s family, His dealings with Israel, and the fulfillment of the Gospel in Jesus Christ.
Read: What Is the Story of the Bible From Abraham to the Early Church?
Revival history
Jonathan Edwards was a New England pastor and theologian who recorded the Northampton awakening of 1734–35. His writings on religious affections asked how Christians could weigh claims of spiritual awakening over time.
Read: Who Was Jonathan Edwards? What He Looked For in a Revival
Revival history
George Whitefield was an Anglican evangelist whose traveling and open-air preaching helped spread the First Great Awakening. His colonial tour of 1739–41 brought his emphasis on conversion and the new birth to audiences across British America.
Read: Who Was George Whitefield? Open-Air Preaching and the First Great Awakening
Revival history
Charles Grandison Finney was a nineteenth-century American revivalist and later president of Oberlin College. His evangelistic work, including meetings in Rochester, New York, belongs to the Second Great Awakening.
Read: Who Was Charles Grandison Finney? Revival Preaching and the Second Great Awakening
Revival history
Heinrich Bullinger succeeded Huldrych Zwingli as leader of the Zurich church in 1531. Through preaching, correspondence, and the Second Helvetic Confession, he helped give the Swiss Reformation continuity and influence beyond Zurich.
Read: Who Was Heinrich Bullinger? The Reformer Who Succeeded Zwingli
Revival history
John Knox was a Scottish preacher and a leading figure in Scotland’s Protestant Reformation. His years in exile included ministry in Geneva. He returned to Scotland and helped shape the movement associated with the Scots Confession of 1560.
Read: Who Was John Knox? From Geneva to the Scottish Reformation
Revival history
John Calvin was a French Reformation theologian and pastor whose Institutes of the Christian Religion helped define the Reformed tradition. His ministry in Geneva connected writing and preaching with the practical task of organizing a church.
Read: Who Was John Calvin? Geneva, the Institutes, and the Reformed Tradition
Revival history
William Tyndale translated the New Testament from Greek into English and saw it printed in 1526. He also translated portions of the Old Testament from Hebrew. His language helped shape later English Bibles, including the King James Version.
Read: How Did William Tyndale Shape the English Bible?
Revival history
Martin Luther wrote the Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 to dispute the preaching and sale of indulgences. The document circulated in print and helped set the Protestant Reformation in motion. Its original form was an invitation to debate.
Read: Why Did Martin Luther Write the Ninety-Five Theses?
Revival history
Jan Hus was a Czech preacher and theologian who called for church reform in early fifteenth-century Bohemia. He preached at Bethlehem Chapel in Prague, drew on some of John Wycliffe’s ideas, and was executed after condemnation at the Council of Constance in 1415.
Read: Who Was Jan Hus? The Prague Preacher Before the Reformation
Revival history
John Wycliffe was a medieval Oxford theologian whose followers produced a complete Middle English Bible from the Latin Vulgate. His work belongs to the fourteenth century, generations before the Protestant Reformation and the first printed English New Testament.
Read: Who Was John Wycliffe? The English Bible Before the Printing Press
Faith
In Mark 9:24, a father asks Jesus to help him trust while he is struggling to believe.
Read: What Does “Help Thou Mine Unbelief” Mean in Mark 9:24?
Discipleship
The Great Commission is Jesus’ instruction to make disciples of all nations, baptize them, and teach them to observe his commands.
Read: What Is the Great Commission in Matthew 28?
Discipleship
In Galatians 3, the blessing of Abraham reaches the nations through Jesus Christ.
Read: What Is the Blessing of Abraham in Galatians 3?
Discipleship
Renewing your mind means letting God’s truth reshape how you think, judge, and act.
Read: How Do You Renew Your Mind According to Romans 12?
Discipleship
The fear of the Lord is reverent awe that takes God’s holiness and instruction seriously.
Read: What Is the Fear of the Lord in the Bible?
Holy Spirit
Being filled with the Holy Spirit means living under the Spirit’s active influence.
Read: What Does It Mean to Be Filled With the Holy Spirit?
Holy Spirit
At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit filled the gathered disciples, they spoke in other tongues, and visitors heard God’s works in their own languages.
Read: What Happened on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2?
Holy Spirit
Spiritual gifts are abilities and expressions of grace the Holy Spirit gives for the good of others.
Read: What Are the Gifts of the Holy Spirit?
Holy Spirit
Elisha asks for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit in 2 Kings 2:9.
Read: What Did Elisha Mean by a Double Portion?
Holy Spirit
Elijah’s mantle was a cloak that becomes a visible sign of Elisha’s call and succession.
Read: What Is the Mantle of Elijah in the Bible?
Faith
David and Goliath shows courage grounded in the Lord’s past faithfulness.
Read: What Does David and Goliath Teach About Faith?
Warfare
The shoes in Ephesians 6:15 picture readiness supplied by the Gospel of peace.
Read: What Are the Shoes of the Gospel of Peace?
Warfare
Ephesians 6 names the belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, readiness from the Gospel of peace, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and sword of the Spirit, which is God’s Word.
Read: What Are the Six Pieces of the Armor of God?
Warfare
Biblical spiritual warfare means standing in God’s strength against spiritual evil through truth, faith, righteousness, Scripture, and prayer.
Read: What Is Spiritual Warfare According to the Bible?
Healing
In Mark 5, Jesus stops after a woman who had suffered for twelve years touches his garment.
Read: Why Did Jesus Stop for the Woman in Mark 5?
Healing
Isaiah 53 connects healing with the suffering of God’s servant.
Read: What Does “By His Stripes We Are Healed” Mean?
Healing
Four starting passages for healing prayer are Psalm 103:1–5, Matthew 8:14–17, Mark 5:25–34, and James 5:13–16.
Read: Bible Verses for Healing and Prayer
Prayer
Christians discern God’s leading through Scripture, prayer, and wise counsel.
Read: How Can I Discern God’s Leading Biblically?
Prayer
The secret place refers to drawing near to God in trusting, personal fellowship.
Read: What Is the Secret Place With God?
Prayer
Jesus tells the story of the persistent widow in Luke 18 to teach his disciples to keep praying and avoid losing heart.
Read: What Does the Persistent Widow Teach About Prayer?
Prayer
The prayer of faith in James 5 is prayer offered in trust in the Lord.
Read: What Is the Prayer of Faith in James 5?
Faith
In Mark 11:22–25, Jesus uses the image of speaking to a mountain to teach bold faith in God and believing prayer.
Read: What Does It Mean to Speak to the Mountain in Mark 11?
Faith
Jesus uses the mustard seed to show that seemingly small faith can accomplish what appears impossible when it depends on God.
Read: What Does Faith Like a Mustard Seed Mean?
Faith
James 1 teaches that tested faith produces endurance, and 1 Peter 1 compares proven faith to gold refined by fire.
Read: Why Is Faith Tested in the Bible?
Faith
Romans 10:17 connects faith with hearing the message of Christ.
Read: How Does Faith Come by Hearing? Romans 10:17
Faith
Biblical faith is trusting God and acting on what He says before you can see the outcome.
Read: What Is Biblical Faith? Hebrews 11 Explained
Revival history
Kenneth E. Hagin’s Word of Faith teaching often returned to Mark 11:23–24. He emphasized the relationship between trusting God, speaking in faith, and believing in prayer. Reading Jesus’ full conversation with the disciples gives that emphasis its Biblical context.
Read: How Did Kenneth E. Hagin Read Mark 11:23–24? Faith, Prayer, and Confession
Revival history
The Message is a name used by followers for the teachings associated with William Branham. Sermon recordings helped preserve his voice and circulate his teaching after his death in 1965. His legacy includes both his earlier healing campaigns and a later body of teaching that readers should examine in context.
Read: What Is William Branham’s Message? How to Read His Sermons With Discernment
Revival history
Oral Roberts founded Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1963. The school received its first class in 1965 and developed an educational mission that gives attention to intellectual, physical, and spiritual growth.
Read: Why Did Oral Roberts Found Oral Roberts University? Whole-Person Education Explained
Revival history
John Alexander Dowie promoted prayer for healing through the Divine Healing Association and the religious movement that later centered on Zion, Illinois. His teaching and organizing are documented in early records, including a federal census account and surviving issues of Leaves of Healing.
Read: What Did John Alexander Dowie Teach About Divine Healing?
Revival history
Kathryn Kuhlman’s public ministry put attention on the Holy Spirit through worship, preaching, and healing testimony. Her meetings drew people from different church traditions, making her ministry a useful case study in the wider charismatic renewal.
Read: What Did Kathryn Kuhlman Emphasize About the Holy Spirit?
Revival history
Aimee Semple McPherson used KFSG, the radio station associated with Angelus Temple, to carry preaching beyond the temple’s Los Angeles congregation. Foursquare’s history dates this phase of her work to February 1924.
Read: How Did Aimee Semple McPherson Use KFSG Radio to Preach?
Revival history
Accounts of Maria Woodworth-Etter’s revival meetings sometimes describe participants becoming still or unresponsive in experiences contemporaries called trances. Such reports helped make her services a subject of public interest and debate.
Read: Why Did Maria Woodworth-Etter’s Meetings Become Known for Trances?
Revival history
A. A. Allen’s surviving films and recordings show how a midcentury revival ministry presented preaching, prayer, and testimony to audiences outside the meeting. Asbury Theological Seminary’s digital collection includes documentaries and raw footage that can be compared as different kinds of source.
Read: What Do A. A. Allen’s Revival Recordings Show About Healing Evangelism?
Revival history
The Herald of Healing was a magazine Jack Coe began in 1950 to document his healing evangelism. Digitized issues show how a traveling ministry used print to reach readers beyond the cities where it held meetings.
Read: What Was Jack Coe’s Herald of Healing? How a Revival Magazine Reached Readers
Revival history
Smith Wigglesworth taught that Christians should trust God’s Word and respond to it in prayer and obedience. His 1924 collection Ever Increasing Faith is a useful starting point for studying that teaching in its original sermon form.
Read: What Did Smith Wigglesworth Teach About Faith and Prayer?
Revival history
Kenneth E. Hagin (1917–2003), born Kenneth Erwin Hagin, was an American Bible teacher and a central figure in the Word of Faith movement. Rhema Bible Training College extended his ministry through a formal program for students.
Read: Who Was Kenneth E. Hagin? Rhema Bible Training College and Word of Faith
Revival history
William Branham (1909–1965) was an American preacher whose campaigns helped draw attention to the postwar Pentecostal healing revival. Gordon Lindsay’s work with Branham and The Voice of Healing helped circulate news of the campaigns among readers beyond the meeting venues.
Read: Who Was William Branham? The Postwar Healing Revival and The Voice of Healing
Revival history
Oral Roberts (1918–2009) was an American Pentecostal evangelist who took healing ministry from traveling meetings to radio and television. In 1947 he left a pastorate in Enid, Oklahoma, to begin an independent healing ministry.
Read: Who Was Oral Roberts? Healing Tent Meetings, Radio, and Television
Revival history
John Alexander Dowie (1847–1907) was a Scottish-born minister who preached Divine healing, built a following in Chicago, and founded Zion City in Illinois in 1901. His project brought a religious movement into the everyday life of a planned community.
Read: Who Was John Alexander Dowie? Divine Healing and the Founding of Zion, Illinois
Revival history
Kathryn Kuhlman (1907–1976) was an American healing evangelist known for services in Pittsburgh and a syndicated broadcast ministry. Her meetings often included prayer, worship, and testimony from people who said they had experienced healing.
Read: Who Was Kathryn Kuhlman? Pittsburgh Miracle Services and Her Healing Ministry
Revival history
Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944) was a Canadian-born evangelist who founded the Foursquare Church and opened Angelus Temple in Los Angeles in 1923. Her ministry brought together public preaching, congregational life, broadcasting, and practical service.
Read: Who Was Aimee Semple McPherson? Angelus Temple and the Foursquare Church
Revival history
Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844–1924) was an American evangelist whose public meetings began before the Azusa Street Revival. She preached in tents and halls, and later Pentecostal readers recognized parallels between her ministry and their own experiences of the Holy Spirit.
Read: Who Was Maria Woodworth-Etter? A Woman Evangelist Before Azusa Street
Revival history
A. A. Allen (1911–1970), whose full name was Asa Alonso Allen, was an American healing evangelist. Miracle Valley, Arizona, became a base for his ministry and appears throughout the films and printed material his organization produced.
Read: Who Was A. A. Allen? Miracle Valley and His Arizona Revival Ministry
Revival history
Jack Coe (1918–1956) was an American Pentecostal healing evangelist associated with large revival meetings and the Dallas-based Herald of Healing. His work was part of a wider postwar movement that combined itinerant preaching with print and radio.
Read: Who Was Jack Coe? The Dallas Tent Evangelist and the Postwar Healing Revival
Revival history
Smith Wigglesworth (1859–1947) was an English plumber who became a Pentecostal evangelist known for preaching faith in Christ and praying for the sick. His early ministry alongside his wife, Polly, in Bradford gives his later international work a local starting point.
Read: Who Was Smith Wigglesworth? From Bradford Plumber to Pentecostal EvangelistChoose the question you want to explore. Each guide opens with an answer, points you to Scripture, and includes a way to apply what you read.
Live online every Saturday
In this interactive online Bible Study, Vince explores the words, miracles, and prophecies of Christ, what He accomplished on the cross, and how it all applies to your life. Come ready to grow in faith and have the eyes of your understanding opened.
Next Online Bible Study Starts In
Your local start time
We’ll email you Friday at 5 PM and Saturday at 7:45 AM Pacific. Confirm your email to subscribe.
Unsubscribe anytime.
From Vince’s bookshelf
Vince Baker presents his Biblical case for a worldwide revival before Christ’s return and explores historical revivals and the Holy Spirit’s work in the Church.
“Last Days Revival by Vince Baker presents a passionate and hope-filled vision of what many believers understand to be the culmination of God’s work on earth before the return…” — Ken 'Dr. Smiley' Rochon Jr., PhD, reader review
“The faith of Jesus alone could get the job done, but He still required others to have faith.”
Vince Baker Read this quote →
Questions & answers
Start with What Is Biblical Faith? for Hebrews 11, or use the topic filter to find a study for your question.
The series includes reformers, revivalists, and ministers such as Smith Wigglesworth, Aimee Semple McPherson, and Kathryn Kuhlman. Choose Revival history in the topic filter.
Vince Baker Ministries teaches live every Saturday at 8:00 AM Pacific, 10:00 AM Central, and 11:00 AM Eastern. In this interactive online Bible Study, Vince explores the words, miracles, and prophecies of Christ, what He accomplished on the cross, and how it all applies to your life. Come ready to grow in faith and have the eyes of your understanding opened. See the Bible study details and join live.
