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RUSSELL SANDERS
5-1-2020
THE UPPER ROOM EXPERIENCE
Prior to Jesus’ ascension to heaven, he instructed his followers to
“wait for the promise of the Father…ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost…”
(Acts 1:4-5).
And “ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.”
(Acts 1:8).
Following the ascension, 120 of them gathered to wait for that promise of Holy Ghost baptism and power. (Joel 2:28).) On the feast day of Pentecost, it happened. The Holy Ghost was poured out upon these believers. Two things occurred. What looked like little “tongues of fire” appeared on their heads. Fire represented the energy or power associated with the Holy Spirit. This was a one-time occurrence. The other was that all 120 began speaking with “other tongues,” in languages of which they had no understanding. This was to be an enduring sign of the Holy Spirit baptism. It was a sign that continued from that day to this day.
Why did Holy Spirit need control of the tongue? James 3:6, 8 says
“…the tongue is a fire…the tongue can no man tame…unruly…”
If the Spirit from Father is to fill you, then you must be totally submitted to Him. The one thing we stubbornly hold on to is our tongue. We have an inherent compulsion to choose how to use it, how to speak, and what to say. It is the last thing we would willingly give up control of. If we are to be totally immersed in God’s power, we must give everything, our complete will, over to Him. When He can take our tongues and speak “we know not what,” that is the ultimate sign that His power has been endued (placed) into you. Many people never get to that point of submission or desire.
Each of the 120 was speaking a different language. As a sign to unbelievers, this was an instance in which they were speaking languages known in various lands and regions of that day, just not known to the speakers. Foreigners gathered in the area heard them speaking in the native languages of their homeland. Why were these foreigners there? They were proselytes from other countries who had converted to traditional Judaism. Pentecost was one of the biblical feasts that men were commanded to attend in Jerusalem. They had made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to attend this feast day. They each heard an “uneducated Galilean” speaking in their language – Parthians, Medes, Elamites, Mesopotamians, Judeans, Cappadocians, Asians, Phrygians, Pamphylians, Egyptians, Libyans, Cyreneans, Romans, etc.
The ”miracle sign” was the speaking of those various languages. I have heard false teaching that it was a “hearing” miracle, that all 120 were speaking their own language (not “other” tongues or languages) and Holy Spirit enabled the crowd to simply “hear it” in their native understanding. That is not what scripture says. It is a lying deception devised by those who oppose speaking in tongues. I have even heard such preachers declare from the pulpit that “speaking in tongues is of the devil.” Danger: never call the work of the Holy Spirit to be the work of Satan.
Tomorrow we will look at what occurred in the aftermath of this outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Afterward, we shall see why this same experience is both valid and valuable to us today. It will all be proven by scripture. Stay tuned
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HELEN SANDERS
5-1-2020
HATE THE SIN BUT LOVE THE SINNER
It was Easter Sunday (Resurrection Day) about 20 years ago. My husband and I stopped to visit a friend. Now this man and his wife were religious. He had been a long-distance truck driver and had his own tractor. On the front of it was in lights Jesus Christ. It made an awesome display for God as he drove down the road. There was only one problem, he did not have a personal relationship through salvation with Jesus Christ. The Church he was part of growing up taught that salvation came as an infant when he was baptized.
It happened to be the spring after 911 had hit New York and our nation. As we sat around in his living room, he started to talk about the hatred that was evident in the 911 incident. He could not understand how people could hate that much. It certainly was a time of hatred, destroying the twin towers, and taking so many lives. As we discussed this, the Holy Spirit prompted me to remind him of an incident that had happened the previous summer. We had gone out to dinner with this man, his wife and two kids. I ordered fish and so did my husband. I asked my friend, whose name was Sal, why didn’t he order fish, because I had eaten some a few times there. His response was not what I expected. He said he hated fish and never ate it. His two young children said, "we hate fish too."
I reminded Sal of that dinner we had had. I said, “Do you remember telling me that you hated fish?” He said, “yes.” I then in turn told him that since he hated fish that he had taught his children to hate fish too. They wouldn’t eat fish because Dad wouldn’t eat fish. Then I proceeded to tell him that is the way of hatred. We are not born with hatred, it is developed. Whether it is fish, or any other food, or even people, hatred is taught. I then told him that is how hatred is developed. It starts in childhood and continues into adulthood. The look on his face changed. He realized that he had taught his children to hate, just like the parents of those in 911 had taught the terrorists to hate. He understood hatred then.
I went on to witness to him, and shared the love that God wants each of us to have through Jesus Christ, and he and his wife both accepted Jesus as their Savior. It was a glorious moment. I haven’t seen Sal in years, but I know that I will see him again someday in heaven.
Do you have a hate life? The only thing you should hate is sin, and not the sinner. We must remember the scripture that says in Romans 5:8
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Only God could love someone enough in their sin to save them. There should be no room for hatred in a Christian’s life, other than hating sin. We must love the sinner to Christ. If we don’t, who will?
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But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 KJV
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What book and chapter of the Bible is called the Hall of Faith?
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YESTERDAY'S BIBLE QUIZ RESULTS
Bible Question
: What was the name of the Priest that was supposed to train Samuel as a chid??
The correct answer is:
Eli
75%
answered
correctly
. Good job!
25%
said
Abner
. Sorry, wrong answer. Maybe next time!
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YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA QUIZ RESULTS:
Trivia Question:
What country is nicknamed the land of a thousand smiles?
The correct answer is:
Thailand
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50%
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Norway.
Nope!
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