During Worship Testimonies
73 stories of God's work from believers across 64 locations.
In a worship setting — church, conference, private
Doxa is where Christians record what God has said and done, and return to remember it.
All 73 Testimonies
Johann Sebastian Bach - Every Note for God's Glory
1685-1750•🇩🇪Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated his entire musical genius to God's glory, writing 'Soli Deo Gloria' on his compositions and serving as a church musician...
Brent Higginson — LSD, Eastern Mysticism, and the Night Everything Changed
1970s•🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, USA
Born into a home that told him he was good for nothing, Brent Higginson chased meaning through LSD and eastern mysticism. At Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa he met the Holy Spirit, and changed completely.
An Epidemic of Anxiety Is Meeting a Movement of Churches That Refuse to Look Away
Ongoing•🇦🇺Global (USA, UK, South Korea, Australia)
As anxiety disorders reach epidemic levels worldwide, a growing movement of churches is refusing to look away — launching real programmes, training prayer teams, and providing the embodied community and spiritual care that apps and waiting lists cannot offer.
The Southeastern University Outpouring: When the Holy Spirit Fell on a Florida Campus in 2024
2024•🇺🇸Lakeland, Florida, USA
In 2024, a routine chapel service at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, turned into a nine-day outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Students reported healings, deliverances, and radical encounters with God — drawing comparisons to the Asbury Revival.
Boonk Gang — From Filming Robberies to Preaching in Prisons
2024•🇺🇸Los Angeles County Jail, California, USA
John Robert Hill Jr. — known as Boonk Gang — had over five million followers watching him film robberies and vandalism. After felony charges landed him in LA County Jail, a cellmate named Joshua shared the Bible with him. Alone on his bunk singing "Jesus loves you," John felt the physical touch of the Holy Spirit and was completely transformed.
John Wesley's Heart Strangely Warmed
24 May 1738•🏴London, England
John Wesley experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 1738 London when his heart was 'strangely warmed' while hearing Scripture, giving him...
Bethany Hamilton Worshipped Her Way Back After Losing Her Arm
2003-2004•🇺🇸Kauai, Hawaii, USA
Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack at age thirteen, credits her resilience and recovery to a lifetime of worship.
The Lee University Chapel That Would Not End: When the Holy Spirit Fell on a Tennessee Campus in 2024
2024•🇺🇸Cleveland, Tennessee, USA
A routine Wednesday chapel at Lee University in 2024 turned into an extended outpouring — the Holy Spirit brought healings, deliverances, and reconciliation across campus.
A New Sound Is Coming Out of Iran: How Farsi Worship Music Is Fuelling a Spiritual Revolution
Ongoing since 2010s•🇮🇷Iran / Iranian Diaspora (Los Angeles, London, Istanbul, Toronto)
Iranian Christians are creating a new wave of Farsi worship music that blends Persian musical tradition with Christian theology, fuelling the underground church and uniting scattered Iranian believers worldwide.
The Neuroscience of Worship: Why Singing to God Does What Medication Sometimes Cannot
Ongoing•Global
Neuroscience research confirms that corporate worship activates the exact brain pathways disrupted by depression, anxiety, and trauma — reducing cortisol, increasing oxytocin, quieting the fear centre, and redirecting rumination. The church has been offering collective therapy for two thousand years.
Bach: The Composer Who Signed To God Alone the Glory
1685-1750•🇩🇪Leipzig, Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach signed every composition 'SDG' - To God alone the glory - creating over 1,000 works as acts of worship.
Heidi Baker Was Undone by Worship in Toronto and Everything Changed
1996•🇨🇦Toronto, Canada
Heidi Baker, burned out from missionary work in Mozambique, experienced a life-changing encounter during a worship service in Toronto in 1996.
Tabitha Acang: Set Free from Self-Harm and Suicidal Thoughts During Worship at Youth Camp
2024•🇺🇸Memphis, Tennessee / Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Tabitha Acang battled alopecia, self-harm and suicidal thoughts from childhood. At Tennessee Youth Camp, the Holy Spirit set her free during worship and called her to lead others into that same freedom.
She Watched a Worship Livestream at 2am and the Holy Spirit Lifted Depression That Medication Could Not Touch
2024•🇬🇧United Kingdom
After years of clinical depression and multiple medications, a woman clicked on a worship livestream at 2am during her darkest night. The Holy Spirit met her through a screen and lifted the depression — completely and permanently.
A Nurse Diagnosed with Lupus for Twelve Years Felt the Holy Spirit Heal Her Body During Worship in 2025
2024•🇺🇸Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
A Charlotte nurse diagnosed with lupus for twelve years felt the Holy Spirit heal her body during worship in January 2025 — her labs confirmed the inflammation markers returned to normal.
Sean O'Farrell: A Google Search After a Breakup Led Him to Jesus
August 2022•🇬🇧Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
After a breakup in 2022, Sean O'Farrell googled 'Buddhist festivals', then 'Christian festivals'. Creation Fest in Cornwall was happening the next weekend. Overwhelmed during worship, gripped by John 14:6 and a vision of his desk replaced by a Bible, he was baptised at the festival that August. He now serves as a missionary in Dublin.
A Faith Revival Swept Through Ohio State Football — Then They Won It All
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States
A Bible study led by Ohio State tight end Gee Scott Jr. grew from 5 to 60+ players, leading to teammate baptisms, a campus-wide faith revival covered by NPR, and a national championship season documented in the "Redemption" docuseries seen by 44 million viewers.
Paul Williams: The Worship Leader Who Was Declared
2024•🇬🇧Wales / London, UK
Paul Williams was a church leader and worship musician based in Wales and London. Diagnosed with terminal cancer and given limited time, he leaned into his.
Singing Through Darkness
2004-2006•🇪🇷Asmara, Eritrea
Eritrean gospel singer Helen Berhane maintained unshakeable faith during two years of torture in military prison, finding strength through worship and...
Sarah Teibo: The Gospel Singer Whose Healing Became
2024•🏴London, England
Sarah Teibo, a London-based gospel singer and songwriter, was diagnosed with breast cancer. She went through treatment alongside persistent prayer.
A Scholar's Heart Transformed
22 Oct 1944•🏴Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Oxford scholar J.I. Packer found faith during a 1944 evangelistic service, transforming from academic defender of Christianity to devoted believer who...
Sean Feucht and Let Us Worship: When the Holy Spirit Showed Up in City Streets
2024•🇺🇸United States
When churches closed during lockdowns, Sean Feucht launched Let Us Worship — outdoor gatherings across America. In city after city, the Holy Spirit showed up: addictions broken, depression lifted, and people encountering God in parks and parking lots.
Billy Sunday: From Bases to Pulpits
1880s-1930s•🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Professional baseball player Billy Sunday found faith in Christ through gospel hymns at Chicago's Pacific Garden Mission in the 1880s, transforming his life and leading him to become one of America's most influential evangelists.
Fanny Crosby's Vision for God's Glory
1850s•🇺🇸Brewster, New York, USA
Fanny Crosby, blind from infancy, experienced a powerful conversion in 1850 that led her to write thousands of beloved hymns.
Evan Roberts and the Welsh Revival - When Heaven Came Down
1904-1905•🇬🇧Wales, United Kingdom
In 1904 Wales, coal miner Evan Roberts' 13 years of prayer sparked a massive revival that converted exactly 100,000 souls, closed bars, emptied...
Michael Harper's Transformative Faith Journey
1995•🏴London, England
Michael Harper's journey from Anglican minister to Orthodox priest shows God's transformative power through charismatic renewal and spiritual gifts in...
Mikkeli Revival: Over 20 Finnish Youth Accept Christ at Circuit Riders Event
2024•🇫🇮Finland
Over 20 Finnish youth with no Christian background accepted Christ at a Circuit Riders event in Mikkeli.
Misty Burdette: The Doctor Said "I Believe Jesus
2024•🇺🇸Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Misty Burdette was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that had spread to her lungs, bones, liver and lymph nodes.
Lacey Sturm Walked Into a Worship Service Planning to End Her Life
Late 1990s•🇺🇸Arlington, Texas, USA
Lacey Sturm, future lead vocalist of Flyleaf, entered a church worship service at age 16 planning to end her life.
Awakening at Asbury
Feb 2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Kentucky, USA
Students at Asbury University experienced miraculous healing, answered prayers, and spiritual awakening during a 16-day revival in February 2023 that...
Brian Barcelona: Ex-Atheist Teen Now Leading Thousands of Gen Z to Jesus
2024•🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, USA
Brian Barcelona was a teenage atheist until age 16 when he had a radical encounter with God.
Cane Ridge - When 25,000 Met God in the Kentucky Wilderness
1801•🇺🇸Bourbon County, United States
In 1801, 25,000 people gathered at Cane Ridge church in Kentucky wilderness where God moved powerfully for a week, sparking America's Second Great Awakening.
Darlene Zschech: The Woman Who Wrote "Shout to the Lord"
2024•🇦🇺Australia / USA
Darlene Zschech, the worship leader who wrote "Shout to the Lord," was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.
Brian Barcelona: Ex-Atheist Teen Who Launched a High School Revival Movement
2024•🇺🇸Dallas, USA
Former teenage atheist saved at 16, returned to his high school to preach. Founded Jesus Clubs (now worldwide) and co-founded Gen Z for Jesus which...
Hans Nielsen Hauge
1796•🇳🇴Rolvsøy, Østfold, Norway
Norwegian farmer Hans Nielsen Hauge encountered God while working in fields in 1796, sparking Norway's first major religious revival.
J.C. Penney - The Golden Rule Merchant
1929-1971•🇺🇸Kemmerer, Wyoming / New York, USA
J.C. Penney named his 1902 store 'The Golden Rule.' After losing everything in the Depression, he heard hymns in a hospital chapel and felt 'transported...
Julia Boehme: From Witchcraft to Orthodox Christianity
2024•🇸🇪Sweden
Swedish Gen Z woman who practiced witchcraft for years found faith during a trip to Stonehenge, England.
Revival at Brownsville: A Divine Encounter
June 1995•🇺🇸Pensacola, Florida, USA
The famous Brownsville Revival began on Father's Day 1995 when God's powerful presence transformed a Florida church service into a 5-year spiritual...
Revival in East Africa
1930s•🇺🇬Gahini, Eastern Province, Rwanda and Kabale, Western Region, Uganda
The East Africa Revival of the 1930s transformed spiritual life across Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanganyika through powerful prayer, confession, and...
From Gang Warfare to God's Love
1958•🇺🇸Brooklyn, USA
Former gang leader Nicky Cruz found Christ in 1950s Brooklyn through preacher David Wilkerson's unconditional love, transforming from violent criminal...
Thomas Aquinas: When All Became Straw
1273•🇮🇹Naples, Italy
Thomas Aquinas received a divine revelation during Mass in 1273 that made his greatest theological works seem 'like straw' compared to encountering God...
The Chapel Service That Would Not End
February 2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Kentucky, USA
In February 2023, a routine chapel service at Asbury University in Kentucky turned into a sixteen-day continuous revival.
Transformation in Pyongyang: 1907 Revival
Jan 1907•🇰🇷Pyongyang, Korea
In 1907 Pyongyang, Korea, a powerful spiritual awakening transformed individuals and communities during Japanese occupation.
Revival in Manchuria: A Testament of Faith
Feb 1908•🇨🇳Mukden (Shenyang), Manchuria, China
Missionary Jonathan Goforth experienced God's miraculous protection and power during the 1908 Manchurian Revival, surviving persecution and leading...
The Hebrides Awakening
Nov 1949•🏴Barvas, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Two elderly sisters' fervent prayers sparked the 1949 Hebrides Revival in Scotland, transforming empty churches into vibrant communities.
The Flames of Azusa Street
1906-1909•🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
William Seymour's faith journey from poverty and rejection led to the historic Azusa Street Revival in 1906 Los Angeles, where God broke racial barriers...
Zeke Atha: Revival Is Happening at Asbury
February 2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Kentucky, USA
On February 8, 2023, Asbury student Zeke Atha left chapel thinking it was over—but an hour later, worship was still going.
Anne Lamott's Journey to Faith
1980s•🇺🇸Marin City, California, USA
Author Anne Lamott found faith after hitting rock bottom with addiction and depression, surrendering to Jesus at a California church in the 1980s and...
Sarah Edwards - Two Weeks of Heavenly Rapture
1742-01-20•🇺🇸Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Edwards experienced two weeks of intense spiritual encounters during the Great Awakening in 1742 Massachusetts, with overwhelming divine presence...
Simone Weil: Waiting for God
1937•🇫🇷France
Brilliant French philosopher Simone Weil experienced profound encounters with Christ in 1937, describing how 'Christ himself came down and took...
Gen Z Awakening at Asbury
2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Jessamine County, United States
Students at Asbury University experienced an unexpected 16-day revival in 2023 that spread to campuses nationwide, marked by continuous worship and...
Matt Redman - A Father to the Fatherless
1984•🏴London, England
After losing his father to suicide at age seven, worship leader Matt Redman found healing and purpose through faith, becoming the Grammy-winning...
Revival at Asbury College
1970•🇺🇸Wilmore, Kentucky, USA
A powerful spiritual revival broke out at Asbury College in 1970, starting from a simple chapel service and spreading to over 130 schools nationwide as...
From Gang Leader to Gospel Messenger
1958•🇺🇸New York City, New York, USA
Former gang leader Nicky Cruz was transformed from violent street criminal to gospel preacher when he encountered Jesus through David Wilkerson's...
Floribeth Mora's Miraculous Healing
2011•🇨🇷Cartago, Costa Rica
Floribeth Mora from Costa Rica was miraculously healed of an inoperable brain aneurysm after hearing a voice during Pope John Paul II's beatification,...
A Brazilian Pastor's Transformation
2023•🇧🇷Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazilian pastor Silas Malafaia found transformative peace and purpose through Jesus at a Rio church service, leading him from a hopeless lifestyle to...
The Transformation at Asbury
2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Jessamine County, United States
During the 2023 Asbury University revival, students experienced profound healing from anxiety and depression through 16 days of continuous worship and...
Gen Z Revival Ignites in Kenya
2025•🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
In 2025, God sparked a massive spiritual awakening among Kenya's Gen Z, transforming skeptical youth into passionate believers through street worship...
Run Baby Run
1958•🇺🇸Brooklyn, New York, United States
Former gang leader Nicky Cruz found salvation through Jesus Christ after a preacher's persistent love broke through years of violence and abuse in 1950s...
The Toronto Blessing's Transformative Power
1994•🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John and Carol Arnott experienced a powerful spiritual revival at their Toronto church in 1994, transforming their ministry and drawing international...
From Gang War to God's Peace
1958•🇺🇸Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gang leader Nicky Cruz terrorized 1950s Brooklyn until pastor David Wilkerson shared Jesus' love with him. Cruz surrendered at a rally and was transformed.
From Churchgoer to True Believer
1960s•🇮🇩Soe, Timor, Indonesia
Indonesian church attender Mel Tari discovered the difference between religion and relationship when God spoke audibly to him during the 1965 Timor...
The Day God Visited Herrnhut
1727•🇩🇪Berthelsdorf, Saxony, Germany
In 1727, God visited the divided Moravian community at Herrnhut, Germany, bringing supernatural unity and sparking a 100-year prayer movement that...
Revival Sparks in 1909 Chile
1909•🇨🇱Valparaíso, Chile
In 1909 Valparaíso, Chile, missionary Willis Hoover experienced a powerful spiritual revival that transformed his Methodist congregation through...
Life-Changing Encounter at Spring Harvest
2023•🏴Skegness, Lincolnshire, England
Joanne Gilchrist found love and purpose at Spring Harvest festival in Skegness, where God transformed her loneliness into contentment and led her to...
Barni: Finding Faith Through Social Media and the Opwekking Festival
2024•🇳🇱Netherlands
Dutch 16-year-old found faith through Christian social media content and the Opwekking festival.
From Gang Life to God's Grace
2025•🇸🇻San Marcos, San Salvador, El Salvador
Javier, a former MS-13 gang member from San Marcos, El Salvador, shares his journey from a life of violence to finding peace and purpose through Jesus Christ. Encouraged by a supportive community, his transformation reflects the power of faith and redemption.
Transformations at Asbury 2023
2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Jessamine County, United States
Students at Asbury University experienced a powerful spiritual awakening in February 2023 that drew thousands worldwide.
Brian "Head" Welch Left Korn After an Encounter During Worship
2005•🇺🇸Bakersfield, California, USA
Brian "Head" Welch, lead guitarist of Korn, was addicted to methamphetamine when he experienced repeated encounters during worship at a California church.
Misty Edwards Found Her Voice in a 24/7 Worship Room
1999-present•🇺🇸Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Misty Edwards joined IHOP-KC at 19 with no formal training and spent over two decades worshipping in a 24/7 prayer room.
David Brainerd's Enduring Faith
1740s•🇺🇸Haddam, Connecticut, United States
David Brainerd's life transformed through a powerful encounter with God's glory in 1739, leading him to become a missionary to Native Americans despite...
From Cartel Fear to Christ’s Freedom
2025•🇲🇽Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Juan from Ciudad Juárez shares his transformation from a life entangled with the cartel to finding peace and purpose in Jesus Christ. After a near-death experience and an encounter at a local church, he embraced faith and now helps others escape gang life.
A Spiritual Awakening at Asbury
Feb 2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Jessamine County, United States
In February 2023, an ordinary chapel service at Asbury University became a 16-day revival that drew thousands worldwide.
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