Peter - How it all began? Can you explain what happened that day? I suppose I still remember the details of this incredible evening, when the Church of Jesus Christ, and also launched.
Let me tell you exactly what we experienced.
One hundred and twenty of us were gathered in the temple seven weeks after Jesus was resurrected from the dead was. He told us to wait in Jerusalem. We were not sure what, and we certainly do not know how long. ThousandsWere present that morning. It 'was the Harvest Festival - Shavuot - with visitors from many nations.
There was a sound like the blowing of a violent wind, and when we are at what I can only describe as tongues of fire resting on the head of each disciple of Jesus, seeing it seemed. Yes, it was the sound of the wind, and the sight of the flames, and so was Jesus' anointing of all of us with the power of the Holy Spirit. Wind, Fire and Holy Spirit - whoTomorrow!
We were all filled with the Holy Spirit - so full that we started to run his mouth and began to praise God in languages they had never learned. When I look back at what has happened is very rational and logical. If you're really bad, where overflow? If you're in love when it overflows? If you are full of God Almighty, where overflow? At the same place - from the mouth and that is what most of this morning.
This was nothingwhatsoever to do with some psychological trick, as cynics have suggested. This was his promise, and God fulfills his word to keep.
None of us moved, and the people around us, as a closer look at what was going on has arrived. They were stunned, confused and a little 'uncomfortable, because different countries recognized the languages of our mouth as we praise God
The public began to ask: "What does the" God had drawn very close and perhaps unpleasanttrue - something unexpected reactions.
Some laughed at him and laughed and made fun of us and throws us a drink!
Yes, I think there are always those who will explain and try to laugh, try.
That was when I got up and started to explain to the observers, what God has done. The other leaders were with me and beside me, and I was very grateful.
After praising God and pray in this new language, I took back my natural language,my voice so that everyone could clearly hear the people around me, and assured that no one was drunk, but that's what Jesus Christ said that he would have fulfilled the prophetic writings.
And 'we've been waiting for. Well, you know, things like that then served in Samaria and Caesarea, and where our beloved brother Paul also happens. When abused a bit 'of confusion in Corinth, and was as sick, dear Paul wrote to the faithful that their correction, but said that heprayed in tongues more than all of those students happen to abuse this manifestation of the Holy Spirit. But they do it - if it were not for the abuse and misuse, we would never have had wonderful teaching and learning of Paul! Good can of what was created pretty bad!
Yes, we were the first. Someone had to be the first and the wonderful thing is that it took.
Now I wonder if this is necessary. Jesus said it was essential.
Sandy Shaw
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