TONGUES of Fire!!

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TONGUES of Fire!!

1. Various Kinds of Tongues
2. What the Gift of Tongues is NOT
3. Who can have the Gift of Tongues ??
4. Where does this Gift operate ??
5. Tongues Edify
6. Why Speak in Tongues ??
7. The Interpretation of Tongues
8. Prayer for the Infilling of the Holy Spirit

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TONGUES of Fire!!

• Various Kinds of Tongues
• 1Cor 1422 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not
  to them that believe, but to them that believe
  not but prophesying serveth not for them that
  believe not, but for them which believe.
• Different Kinds of Tongues
• Prayer Language (Intercession, Groanings) Rom
  826
• Tongues of Angels 1 Cor 131
• Tongues to do Spiritual Warfare with Speaking
  with Power/Authority
• Speaking a Language of another Nationality Acts
  2
• Singing in Tongues Worshipping God 1 Cor
  1415, Acts 1046
• This is called the GIFT of Tongues - used for
  Public Ministry and/or to Edify yourself
  meaning to strengthen your own Faith !!
• Called a SIGN Gift, a distinguishing gift that
  does something very particular.
• Tongues is a SIGN for the UNBELIEVER to STIR
  them to Faith when they hear it..
• Speaking with Tongues as the Holy Spirit gives
  utterance is a unique ministry that has not been
  used in other dispensations.
• It is identified only with the church age, which
  is the age we are living in today. It began the
  day of Pentecost - the day the New Testament
  church was born in Jerusalem (Acts 2)
• This sign gift of various kinds of tongues is a
  supernatural utterance that comes from God
  through the person of the Holy Spirit.
• Is directed by the Holy Spirit through mans
  spirit and manifests as a spirit language, a
  divine and spiritual communication that is
  different from your native tongue.
• Tongues is the most misunderstood of all the
  spiritual gifts.
• Speaking in tongues is dynamic. It will change a
  persons life, so Satan fights it with every
  force he can muster.
• We need to understand it better, so we can use it
  more !!!

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• What Tongues is Not ??
• Act 24 And they were all filled with the Holy
  Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as
  the Spirit gave them utterance.
• The gift of tongues is not the learning of
  earthly languages.
• Tongues has no relationship to the thinking
  abilities of man. When a person speaks in
  tongues, he has no understanding of what he is
  saying.
• 1Cor 1414 For if I pray in an unknown tongue,
  my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is
  unfruitful.
• 1Cor 142 For he that speaketh in an unknown
  tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God for
  no man understandeth him howbeit in the spirit
  he speaketh mysteries.
• Cause it is your spirit that is speaking to God
  !!!
• Tongues is speech to God - a vocal miracle. What
  a joy it is to speak personally and directly to
  the Most High God!
• This means there is an element of faith and an
  element of courage related to this gift.
• You must be able to say in faith, Lord, I
  believe this is You.
• You must be able to say with courage, I dont
  care what men think Im going to let the
  blessing of God flow through me.

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• Who can have the Gift of Tongues ??
• Only Spirit-filled, or Spirit-baptized, believers
  are candidates for this gift.
• The infilling of the Holy Spirit is the door to
  the operation of the spiritual gifts in your
  life. You must pass through that door to reach
  all the goodies on the inside. Many people want
  these mighty gifts of the Spirit to function in
  their lives, but are unwilling to step through
  that door.
• Before a person can operate in this church gift,
  he must first experience Acts 24 he must speak
  with tongues.
• In 1 Cor 145 Paul said, I would that ye all
  spake with tongues
• Tongues is a part of the Great Commission to the
  church - the Lord Jesus Christs last words on
  earth before He was taken up into heaven
• Mar 1615-17 And he said unto them, Go ye into
  all the world, and preach the gospel to every
  creature. He that believeth and is baptized
  shall be saved but he that believeth not shall
  be damned. And these signs shall follow them
  that believe In my name shall they cast out
  devils they shall speak with new tongues
• This gift was prophesied even by such a great
  Prophet as the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.
• There is thus no doubt or ambiguity about what
  Jesus said. He said exactly what He meant and
  meant exactly what He said!
• It is available to each of us today...!!!!

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• Where does this GIFT Operate ??
• Tongues is a GIFT for the body (Church).
• 1Cor 1423 If therefore the whole church be come
  together into one place, and all speak with
  tongues, and there come in those that are
  unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that
  ye are mad?
• Refers to tongues operating when the whole church
  has come together into one place.
• 1Cor 1426 How is it then, brethren? when ye
  come together, every one of you hath a psalm,
  hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a
  revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all
  things be done unto edifying.
• When ye come together. The gift of tongues and
  Interpretation of Tongues are a come-together
  gift. It operates when we assemble together as
  the Corporate Body of Christ The Church
• However, when you use your own private prayer
  language, there is no need for anyone else to
  Interpret
• When I am speaking in my prayer language, I am
  alone most of the time. I get more inspiration
  walking around myself or driving alone in my car,
  talking to the Lord. It is a beautiful experience
  for the spiritual man or woman.
• Meaning I am Edifying Myself !!

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• Tongues Edify !!
• The Bible specifically says the vocal gifts of
  inspiration are designated to edify or build up
  the church (or the Body) of the Lord Jesus
  Christ.
• When we understand this, then every time we meet
  together, we can say without reservation, Let
  the gifts function.
• 1Cor 144 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue
  edifieth himself but he that prophesieth
  edifieth the church.
• It causes a building up and a strengthening
  within the one speaking.
• This gift can function in two ways
• By Speaking and
• By Singing.
• Col 316 Let the word of Christ dwell in you
  richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing
  one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual
  songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the
  Lord.
• We are to teach and admonish one another in
  psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Have you ever
  thought of songs as being for teaching and
  admonishing?
• Eph 519 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and
  hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making
  melody in your heart to the Lord
• An evidence of how this gift of tongues can
  function to the edifying and building up of the
  body

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• Tongues is for Everyone !!
• Church leaders must not forbid the use of this
  gift.
• 1Cor 1439 Wherefore, brethren, covet to
  prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues
• If the Word says, Forbid not I think we should
  be careful about what we forbid.
• If the Word of God says all of us should have
  this gift, then without exception all of us
  should have it.
• The gift of tongues should not be neglected, but
  it can be. It can lie dormant within us.
• Note Tongues will not ever go away. It was for
  the Bible Times, but it is also for us today, and
  it will be for everyone still coming after us
• 1Cor 138-11 In the Amplified
• Tongues will thus only cease for a particular
  person, when he/she have reached full Maturity in
  Christ

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• Why Speak in Tongues ??
• Tongues is the evidence of the infilling of the
  Holy Spirit.
• Tongues is your prayer language (1 Cor 142)
• With tongues, you magnify God
• Act 1046 For they heard them speak with
  tongues, and magnify God.
• Tongues edifies
• Tongues brings gladness in singing (1 Cor 1415)
• Tongues is a source of intercessory prayer
• Rom 826 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our
  infirmities for we know not what we should pray
  for as we ought but the Spirit itself maketh
  intercession for us with groanings which cannot
  be uttered.
• Tongues is a source of spiritual refreshing
• Isa 2811-12 For with stammering lips and
  another tongue will he speak to this people. To
  whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may
  cause the weary to rest and this is the
  refreshing yet they would not hear.
• Tongues provides a spiritual stamina that comes
  only from God.
• 1Cor 127 (MSG) Each person is given something
  to do that shows who God is Everyone gets in on
  it, everyone benefits. All kinds of things are
  handed out by the Spirit, and to all kinds of
  people!

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• Interpretation of Tongues
• The 3rd gift of inspiration is the interpretation
  of tongues
• It is a supernatural verbalization of the meaning
  of a message just delivered to the church by a
  member of the body of Christ in a language he
  does not understand.
• The purpose of this gift is to interpret and
  render a message intelligible that was given
  forth in an unintelligible tongue
• One person gives a message in a language he does
  not know, and another person interprets it.
• This reveals the presence of God in that place.
• The person who operates in the gift of tongues
  should seek the gift of interpretation
• 1Cor 1413 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an
  unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
• The ministry of this gift is to edify and build
  up the church
• 1Cor 144 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue
  edifieth himself but he that prophesieth
  edifieth the church.
• When the gift of interpretation functions with
  its sister gift, the gift of tongues, it equals
  prophecy In order to edify the Church
• If one person gives forth a message in tongues
  and two different people have the interpretation,
  each interpretation will be different, but the
  message should be the same.

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• NOTE To Interpret a message that was spoken in
  tongues, is not a word-for-word translation
• The interpretation of tongues is not an operation
  of the human mind
• It is the functioning of the Holy Spirit through
  the mind. The interpreter does not understand the
  language or the tongue that he is interpreting
• The interpretation of tongues can come in two
  ways
• The interpreter speaks the words inspirationally,
  or
• He/She sees what he is speaking about in the form
  of a vision.
• The interpretation of tongues requires a measure
  of faith.
• Rules of operation To be obeyed or the Gifts
  will Cease
• Believe
• And make use of it
• Do not Forbid it
• 1Cor 1433 For God is not the author of
  confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of
  the saints.
• When anyone says, Im uncontrollable, he is not
  under the power of the Holy Spirit, but under the
  devils power.
• God will not force a person to go to heaven
  neither will He force a person to live right.
• You have to want to live right, and you have to
  want the gifts of the Spirit (Desire them). God
  will not force them on you
• When you do receive them, have respect for them.
  Learn what God has said about them then you will
  have great wisdom in the operation of these
  gifts, and they will remain with you. There is no
  reason for the gifts to ever leave your life.
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