Truth in unusual places

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On Thu, 09 Oct 1997 07:58:23 -0400 Kirk Van Ooteghem <vanoo@ecicnet.org>
writes:
>Robert J. Brown wrote:
>> 
>> >>>>> "Kirk" == Kirk Van Ooteghem <vanoo@ecicnet.org> writes:
>> 
>>     Kirk> If one has spoken in tongues and still hasn't found what
>>     Kirk> they are looking for they will never find it.  After all,
>>     Kirk> speaking in tongues is the initial evidence that one has
>>     Kirk> been filled with the Holy Ghost.  I am assuming of course
>>     Kirk> that "tongues of angels" refers to Paul's description of
>>     Kirk> speaking in tongues (1 Cor 13 ?).
>> 
>> This is an area where we fail frequently!  We come to conclusions
>> based on falacious reasoning.
>
>Ouch!
>
>> Just because tongues is the evidence of being filled with the Holy
>> Ghost does not mean that it is conclusive evidence.  
>
>With all due respect, I never said it was the "conclusive
>evidence"...but it is the initial evidence.  

<snip>

This adds nothing to the debate, but brings something in to praise the
Lord about.

My nephew, who is a young minister in Arkansas made friends with a
Baptist preacher through the nephew's ministry at a nursing home.  He was
invited to preach at the Baptist church last Sunday night.  James
(nephew) preached a somewhat generic message about turning to the Lord
with all of heart and gave an invitation.  A young woman came forward and
asked for prayer.  The pastor of the Baptist church asked the entire
congregation to come forward to gather around the girl and pray for her. 
She was weeping deeply.  About the time the congregation got around her
where they could all see, my neice, the preachers wife,  reached over and
laid her hand on her head and she began speaking in tongues and rejoicing
in the Lord.  The Baptist pastor asked my neice and the young woman to
meet with him after the service.

The pastor and his wife, nephew James and Tammy, his wife plus the young
woman who had received the Holy Ghost met after the service.  My neice
said she was a little concerned they were going to get a "chewing out". 
Instead, the pastor asked James and Tammy and the other young woman to
lay hands on his wife and himself to receive the Holy Ghost.  Nothing
happened, but they are to meet this weekend for further ministry.  

Praise the Lord Jesus, Sender of the Comforter!


Travis Lillard--- obie@juno.com
Isa 25:1 O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee,  I will praise thy
name;