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 […]

God is limited by our prayer life.

God is limited by our prayer life.

Often, when people hear a narrative like the one I have just recounted, they ask: “But why does it have to be this way? Why couldn’t God save that Sunday school superintendent without someone praying? And what if Sister Goodwin had not prayed?” If no one had prayed in that situation, the man’s life would […]

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 […]

Praying in the Spirit controls your tongue.

Praying in the Spirit controls your tongue.

As we discuss the many reasons why we should speak in tongues, let me include an important one here: Speaking in tongues helps to submit the tongue. And I believe we all agree that our tongues need to be submitted! “But the tongue, no man can tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly […]

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 […]

Receiving Power in the Inner Man.

Receiving Power in the Inner Man.

We need the spiritual edification that we receive through praying in tongues. The Apostle Paul also gave a prayer of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 3 so that these believers could receive powerful strength in their inner man to move forward in life. “For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father, from whom […]

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