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Church History, Revival, and the Movements That Changed the World

Explore the rise, decline, reform, and renewal of the Church from Acts to the global revival movements of today.

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2,000+ years
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6 study tracks

Vision

Vision Statement

To awaken a generation to the inheritance of revival, to search out the hidden treasures of God, and to see the Kingdom of Jesus extended on earth through surrendered lives burning with the power of the Holy Spirit.

Nader Nasser

Why My Heart Is a Bonfire for Revival & Church History

My heart burns for revival and church history because I believe God has opened wells for every generation, and we must not be deceived, distracted, or disconnected from what the Lord has prepared for us. The Bible says, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever” - this means that what God reveals is not only for us, but also for the generations after us. Deuteronomy 29:29.

Church history is one of those wells. It shows us how the Gospel started with power, how Jesus was revealed through signs, wonders, transformed lives, and the work of the Holy Spirit - not only through logic, reason, or human understanding. It reminds us that the same God who moved before still desires to move again.

The Bible also says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.” Proverbs 25:2. That is why we search. That is why we study. That is why we look back into revival history - not to worship the past, but to discover what God revealed, what the Church lost, and what He is restoring again.

My heart is that we would inherit what God has made available. Scripture says, “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children.” Proverbs 13:22. I believe revival history is part of our spiritual inheritance. The testimonies of men and women who carried fire, paid the price, surrendered deeply, and hosted the presence of God are not meant to be forgotten. They are meant to provoke us to hunger again.

If God used faulty men and women to carry great revivals, He can use us too. The issue is not human perfection; the issue is surrender. Jesus showed us what a man fully yielded to the Father and completely dependent on the Holy Spirit can do. He said, “Whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these.” John 14:12.

This is why my heart burns: because the Lord wants His Kingdom extended on the earth through us. We are not called only to study revival; we are called to become living sacrifices, burning hearts, and surrendered vessels. As one revivalist expressed, if God is not in a place, offer Him a surrendered heart - and He will come with fire.

Our desire is to see the Kingdom of God come on earth as it is in heaven, until “the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ.” Matthew 6:10; Revelation 11:15.

We long for the day when “the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14. We believe the Father still desires to pour out His Spirit, as He promised: “I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.” Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17.

So we learn, we search, we surrender, and we burn - until every nation hears, every heart sees Jesus, and the Church is restored to walk in the fullness of what Christ purchased by His blood.

Timeline and map

Revival Timeline and World Map

Start with the chronological timeline, then use the category map and world map to study each revival account.

Revival pictures

Visual Revival Library

Revival-oriented visual lessons that show repentance, holiness, prayer, worship, healing, mission, and Spirit-filled witness.

Teaching lens

Rise, Decline, Reform, Renewal

Church history rise and renewal diagram A teaching diagram showing selected eras with spiritual vitality and institutional pressure.

Biographical study

Revivalists and God’s Generals Track

Classroom builder

Teaching

Start with the study paths, then continue into sermons, books, video links, presentations, and teaching resources.

Study path

Study Paths

Teaching uploads and classroom study paths for the course.

Sermon teaching

Introductory Teaching Before the Studies

These Arabic audio sermons are the starting point for the course: listen first, then use the map, biographies, books, and study paths for deeper research.

Vision

To awaken a generation to the inheritance of revival, to search out the hidden treasures of God, and to see the Kingdom of Jesus extended on earth through surrendered lives burning with the power of the Holy Spirit.

Books

Revival Books Library

Video links

Video Links for Teaching

Mantles and succession

Spiritual Mantles Study Library

Teaching guides organized into lineage, authority, succession, warnings, and discernment.

Member learning

Courses and Progress

Study church history in ordered tracks. Sign in to save your progress.

Research standards

Teaching Notes

Miracle accounts

Biblical events, eyewitness reports, church tradition, and later biographies are identified as different kinds of evidence.

God’s Generals

Roberts Liardon’s books are treated as a biography and discernment track: calling, fruit, failures, doctrine, accountability, and legacy.

Rise and decline

The chart is a teaching lens, not a final judgment on every believer or tradition in an era.