By FAITH We Believe, His BEST We Receive

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By FAITH We Believe, His BEST We Receive
HE CALLS US TO VICTORIOUS LIVING!
The Power Of Speaking In Tongues
Acts 24
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Acts 24.
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in other tongues as the
Spirit enabled them. (NIV)
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INTRODUCTION
Why Speak In Tongues?
Why is it so POWERFUL to Speak In Tongues in
our lives daily?
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MAIN POINTS
Jesus Said His Followers Would Speak In Tongues
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Mark 1617,18.
(v.17) And these signs will accompany those
who believe In my name they will drive out
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demons they will speak in new tongues (v.18)
they will pick up snakes with their hands and
when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt
them at all they will place their hands on
sick people, and they will get well. (NIV)
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The Greek term for
"TONGUES"
is glossa which means Languages.
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Praying In Tongues Is A Direct Prayer To God
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1 Corinthians 142.
For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not
speak to men but to God. Indeed, no one
understands him he utters mysteries with his
spirit. (NIV).
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"TONGUES"
can either be in foreign languages or angelic
languages (1 Corinthians 131a)
Only God understands!
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Praying In Tongues Magnifies God
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Acts 1046.
For they heard them speaking in tongues and
praising God. (NIV)
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Speaking In Tongues Edifies Our Spirits
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1 Corinthians 144.
He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but
he who prophesies edifies the church. (NIV)
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It is an exercise of our spirits with the Holy
Spirit, God-ward.
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Speaking In Tongues Brings Us Spiritual Rest
Spiritual Refreshing
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Isaiah 2811,12.
(v.11) Very well then, with foreign lips and
strange tongues God will speak to this people,
(v.12) to whom he said, This is the resting
place, let the weary rest and,
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. This is the place of repose but they
would not listen. (NIV)
1 Corinthians 1421
Speaking In Tongues Brings 2 benefits.
REST
REFRESHMENT
to our spirit life.
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Praying In Tongues Empowers Us In Personal
Intercession
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Romans 826.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our
weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray
for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us
with groans that words cannot express.
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Speak (Pray) In Tongues . the Holy
Spirit takes the burden on Himself and in our
place, to share the load and make our part
easier.
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Speaking In Tongues Builds Up Our Faith
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Jude 20.
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in
your most holy faith and pray in the Holy
Spirit.
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Speaking (Praying) In Tongues is FAITH FOOD.
It
EDIFIES BUILDS UP
our faith to a high level before God.
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CONCLUSION
Are you baptized in the Holy Spirit with the
evidence of Speaking In Tongues?
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There is TREMENDOUS POWER in the Holy Spirit
given utterance of Speaking In Tongues.
We need the baptism of the Holy Spirit to
empower us to be an OVERCOMER in Christ Jesus.
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Acts 18.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes on you and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to
the ends of the earth. (NIV)
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Acts 21-4.
(v.1) When the day of Pentecost came, they
were all together in one place. (v.2) Suddenly
a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came
from heaven and filled the whole house where
they were sitting.
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(v.3) They saw what seemed to be tongues of
fire that separated and came to rest on each of
them. (v.4) All of them were filled with the
Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues
as the Spirit enabled them.
Let's pray!