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Whats the big deal about Tongues?

Tongues and its interpretation are uniqe to the church of Jesus.

All other gifts were manifested in the OT: There were healings, miracles, widsom, knowledge, prophesy, discernment - but not once do we see the gift of tongues and interpretation of tongues.

When the Holy Spirit was poured out at pentecost what form did it take?

Hands - healing?

Brain - widsom?

Dove - peace?

A scroll Wisdom?

A burning Bush - miracles?

Lets see:

Whats the big deal?

Speaking Tongues perfectly illustrates the most basic principle of the church walk -Trusting the Word of God by faith.

What word?

2 Scriptures:

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Beyond the obvious step of God pleasing Faith, Tongues also allows us to commine perfectly with our Heavenly Father.

Its a way to worship perfectly

its a way to perfecly praise God

its a way to perfecly give thanks

its a way to perfectly speak of gods works

its a way to perfecly magnify God

Its the perfect way to edify ourselves

and its a perfect way to build up your faith

This perfect form of communication is God’s special blessing bestwoed upon his bride because it undoes the curse of Babel where God confused the laungages.

To speak in tongues is to fluently speak a language of either men or angels, a language that does not come from your mind, but by way of God’s spirit within you.

It is primarily designed for one’s internal use, but it is also to be utilized in a gathering of Christians by following it with its companion manifestation, interpretation of tongues, so that the Church is edified by one’s praise to God

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“Tongues” is a language that God gives you, just as He first did on Pentecost when the Church was born.

It is no wonder Paul said:

Tongues is a Faith Issue

Speaking in Tongues is not possible without Faith.

And its not passive faith that no one can see, its active faith that is public.

You cant “hide” it.

To Speak in Tongues you must be trusting in God.

Look:

Goes always goes first John 316 .

God sends His son.

Jesus dies on the cross.

The Spirit raises him from the dead.

Now its our turn: Will you believe and Trust in Jesus?

Then its God’s turn: He washes us and gives us his holy Spirit.

Then its our turn: Speak in Tongues.

You wqant to speak in a launguage ive never herard before?

Yes.

Seriously?

yes.

How? Like at Pentecost, They spoke and I gave the Utterance.

You want me to open my mouth, and employ the use of my lungs, voicebox, tongue and lips to make sounds and those sound will be a real laungage?

Yes.

Does that require Faith and trust in the Word and Promises and work of the Holy Spirit?

You bet it does!!!

But isent that what being a christian is all abiout?

In the end it comes down to wheather or not you believe in the Word of God.

But its ridiculous!

You beleieve that a fish swollowed a man, you believe that at the sound of an angels trumpet you are goibng to sore through the air like superman, Yes its rediculous, but God has chosen the ridiculous things to confound the wise

here’s a Question I get asked a lot: Pastor, why dont you speak in tongues more regulary?

Simple:

First, I speak and pray in tongues far more than i speak and pray with my understanding.

probably 80% of my prayer life is in tongues.

But at church here, well the answer is found in the Bible:

Let me give you another biblical illistration of the faith required to speak in Tongues:

Mat 14

Put yourself in Peters shoes: Did Peter have a promise?

Yes.

What was it?

That he can walk on water.

Is that a totally ridiculous thing to believe that one can?

Completly preopstrious.

But Jesus would not ask us to do anything we couldnt do by his grace.

What does Jesus say? “Come”.

Translation: I want you to step out of that boat and put your feet on water that you know you cannot walk on.

Peter hand to rest all his weight ojn that put and it was only at his feet touched the water that Jesus turn it solid benieth his feet.

Speaking in tongues is a walking on water experience.

You have the promise.

You have the call.

but you have to talk that physical step of faith, breath the air into your lungs, and actually speak.

As sson as you starts, the Holy Sprit gives utterance to those words and you speak in tongues.

You have the motivation.

You have the promise.

You have the incentive.

You have the call - Now its your turn to Step out.