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CELEBRATING THE PRECIOUS HOLY SPIRIT IV (WHY SPEAK IN TONGUES?)
It keeps us conscious of the Holy Spirit within. What does the Holy Spirit within do for us? The Spirit within is for regeneration, it is for transformation. That is what transforms you from glory to glory. It is because we are not making the most of this, in other words, we are not allowing the Holy Spirit within to transform our lives, that we want to be like the world. There is the Spirit upon, the Spirit within and the Spirit with. Most people prefer the Spirit upon because the Spirit upon is for exploits; also called the anointing. But the spirit within makes you more and more like…
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CELEBRATING THE PRECIOUS HOLY SPIRIT IV (WHY SPEAK IN TONGUES?)
It is a source of personal edification. 1 Cor. 14:4, “He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.” Jude 20, “But ye beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.” To edify means to build up. How we need edification! Your faith is built up when you pray in tongues; you are building up your faith to discern and to walk in dominion over the forces of repression, suppression, depression, affliction and so on. Above all, you build up your faith in order to walk in dominion over darkness. It is the realm of ultimate spiritual…
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CELEBRATING THE PRECIOUS HOLY SPIRIT IV (WHY SPEAK IN TONGUES?)
. Rom. 8:26 “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” We do not know how to pray, we don’t even have enough prayer points. We don’t even know the things we should actually pray for at every particular point in time. We may be bringing up things that we think are the major areas of need that we have but we must take cognizance of the fact that we have the Holy Spirit who is omniscient; he knows everything and is not limited in…
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CELEBRATING THE PRECIOUS HOLY SPIRIT IV (WHY SPEAK IN TONGUES?)
W What is the purpose or benefit of speaking in tongues which one does not understand? It is my wish that after going through this message, the desire will be stirred up inside of you that for the rest of your life, no day will pass without you speaking in tongues. Acts 2:1-4, “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon…