Responding to God’s Call to Prayer.

Responding to God’s Call to Prayer.

The Lord told me that there is a depth of prayer and intercession in the Spirit that will be lost if we, who have experience in prayer, do not somehow pass these truths on to the current generation of believers. Over the years, I have known a few individuals who were great intercessors and became […]

Plead your case with the Father.

Plead your case with the Father.

Keeping in mind this understanding of our authority, let’s examine a crucial passage from Scripture in the context of our discussion on praying in the Spirit. Learning to put into practice the following verses from the book of Isaiah should be an integral part of our prayer life, as we pray both with the spirit […]

Praying in tongues protects you from the contamination of the world.

Praying in tongues protects you from the contamination of the world.

Here is another reason why every Christian should speak in tongues: It is a means of preserving ourselves from the contamination of the world, the ungodly, the profane, and all the vulgar talk that surrounds us, whether at work or in various public places. How can praying in tongues spiritually preserve us from the contamination […]

The Best Way to Give Thanks.

The Best Way to Give Thanks.

Paul gives us another reason to pray in tongues. Language is the best way to give thanks. “For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise […]

Spiritual Refreshment.

Spiritual Refreshment.

Here is another value that we derive from speaking in tongues: the experience of spiritual refreshment. We find the scriptural basis for the role of tongues in achieving this in Isaiah 28. “For with stammering lips and another tongue, He will speak to this people, to whom He said, ‘This is the rest with which […]

The Holy Spirit is our Helper.

The Holy Spirit is our Helper.

Jesus promised that He would send the Holy Spirit to assist you. An “assistant” is someone who helps you get the job done! “And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.” John 14:16 The word “Helper” is the Greek word “paracletos.” The Amplified […]

The Holy Spirit does not pray in our place.

The Holy Spirit does not pray in our place.

“The Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.” Romans 8:26-27 At the beginning of my ministry, P.C. Nelson (we, young ministers, called him “Dad Nelson”) was considered […]

Prayer beyond our understanding.

Prayer beyond our understanding.

I would like you to take note of verse 14 regarding supernatural communication with God. “For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.” 1 Corinthians 14:14 Once again, the Amplified Bible translation says, “My spirit (by the Holy Spirit within me prays…“. Keep in mind that it is […]

Talk to God, not man.

Talk to God, not man.

My father-in-law, Mr. Rooker, was a man of faith, a farmer in the black lands of central-north Texas, near the small town of Tom Bean. I arrived in 1938 to be the pastor of a small Full Gospel church in town and that’s when I started courting his daughter! I remember Mr. Rooker telling me […]

Maintaining the “Greatest Measure” of the Holy Spirit.

Maintaining the “Greatest Measure” of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit guides Christians to the extent they know Him through the new birth. However, for those filled with the Holy Spirit and praying in tongues, the guidance of the Holy Spirit is available to a much greater extent. Yet, I have discovered that this additional measure of the Holy Spirit operates in my […]

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