Preacher, mother and founder of the Foresquare Church in Los Angeles, Aimee Semple McPherson is one of the world's most revered evangelists ever to have lived. A pioneer of the modern-day Pentecostal movement, she preached a gospel of love for Jesus and an openess to the Holy Spirit; the manifestations of which were clearly visible in her ministry. Everywhere she went the sick were healed, sinners saved and backsliders came running down the aisles re-commiting their lives to God. Such was the attention that she picked up from this, both within the Christian community and through the media - something she cleverly used to her advantage - that in every meeting there would be standing room only. At one point when crowds reached 30,000 people, the National Guard were called in to retain order. This is that is Aimee Semple McPherson's own book; her words carrying on her ministry even to this day. It tells of her personal conversion, her baptism in the Holy Spirit and her calling to the ministry. Aimee then provides her teaching on all things spiritual, particularly those relating to the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues. Finally the book closes with testimonies from those touched by her and a few prophetic words. Originally published in 1919, this edition has been edited and re-formatted.
Aimee Semple McPherson (1890 1944) was a woman ahead of her time.
She crossed the United States with two young children in an era when women
were not permitted to vote. She established an evangelistic ministry and built
a large evangelistic center at a time when women were expected to marry, have
children, and leave religion and other "important" pursuits to men. But God
had a plan for her life that did not take into account human ways of doing
things. As an evangelist who preached the gospel not only across the United
States but also around the world, "Sister Aimee" incorporated the cuttingedge
communications media of her day, becoming a pioneer in broadcasting
the gospel on the radio. Upon opening the doors of Angelus Temple in Los
Angeles in 1923, Sister Aimee developed an extensive social ministry, feeding
more than 1.5 million people during the Great Depression. She summarized
her message into four major points, which she called "the Foursquare Gospel":
Jesus is the Savior; Jesus is the Healer; Jesus is the Baptizer, with the Holy
Spirit; and Jesus is the soon-coming King. She founded the International
Church of the Foursquare Gospel, also known as The Foursquare Church,
which continues to spread the Foursquare Gospel throughout the world to this
day. Recently, Time magazine named her as one of the most influential people
of the twentieth century.
