Sermon Tone Analysis

You are here today because you are following a biblical mandate.

Covet and Desire - Normally, when talking about worldly things coveting and deep desire are bad.

Thou shall not covet and Do not love the world.

But as said, that when regarding worldly things.

But when it comes to spiritual things, like the gifts of the holy Spirit and his power, we are told, no command to covet them, to desire them.

But its not Just God giving you, its your response of faith to what his Word says.

Today some of you will come face to face with a biblical battle that all christians must fight.

You will have to make a choice between who you listen too.

There will be 2 voices.

The Spirit and the Flesh.

The Spirit, through God’s word will say one thing, and the flesh, through pride will say the opposite.

What do I mean?

Well you will ask God to baptise you with the holy Spirit.

And since we have God’s total guarantee that He will give us His Spirit, you will receive it by Faith.

Then because the bible makes it very clear that every-time a person is baptised in the holy Spirit they speak in tongues, the Spirit will give you utterance.

But while this is happening in the Spirit, the flesh will also be busy.

You flesh will tell you that this is stupid, that you are crazy, that you are embarrassing yourself and making a fool of yourself.

The Spirit will say Speak, the flesh will say Dont.

What one needs is Faith.

So lets read Scripture:

3 Things are spoken about:

1: Tongues - Speaker speaks directly to God.

Edifies oneself.

God;s desire is for all to speak in tongues.

2: Prophecy - Greater than tongues, except when coupled with Interpretation.

Speak to church to edify them, exhort them and comfort them.

1: tongues is not mumbling or random sounds, it is a language with distinction ie words, but if you dont know the language it will sound like mumbojumbo.

Video of lauanges - 7000 human laungegeus.

2: When you speak in tongues you should also seek God for the gift of interpretation.

Because you will be edified by praying in tongues and you will build up your faith which is great, for you in your personal spiritual life but if would be amazing if you could also encourage the which church in our corporate meetings.

1: Tongues are also a sign for unbelievers, whereas prophecy, or tongues with interpretation is a sign for the church.

God is a God of order not chaos.

And the excise of gifts must not make corporate meetings into circuses.

If folk feel led to pray in tongues it should never exceed 3 people - and it should only ever be done if the gift of interpretation is also present.

And if Folks speak in tongues, interpret or prophecy, each one must be done in orderly succession, not in shouting over each other.

Finally, we must not forbid people to speak in tongues.

we must encourage it.

But if people choose to remain ignorant of this blessing, let them remain ignorant.

Its not something to fight over.

Practical How to:

1: Ask the Lord to fill you and baptise you with the Holy Spirit.

- the answer will be yes.

2: Then, like Peter, step out of the boat.

Take a breath, open your mouth and use the mechanisms of speech until you speak.

The sounds that will come out of your mouth will either be the tongues of angels or any one of the 7000 tongues of man - but given the context here today, i would wager it will be that of angels.

The only way to fail - is not to speak.

Now let me remind you of the conflict you will experience.

Your flesh is gonna put up some fight.

but i will tell you, not to stop - as you speak, you will be building up your faith, right, and your faith will begin to increase straight away, and after a few moments the flesh will set softer, after a minute it is get even softer and after 2 minutes it will be a distant echo and after 5 minutes you will have victory.