Praying In Holy Spirit

but I want to talk to you about praying in the  Holy Spirit so Father thank you for your word   and I pray today that this word would go forth  like a seed and take root in the hearts of your   people caused them to be transformed not  just in this moment but over a lifetime   as this word begins to bear fruit in the  name of Jesus we pray and everyone said   the Bible says in first Corinthians chapter 6  verse 17 he that is joined to the lord is one   spirit with him in first Thessalonians chapter 5  verse 23 the scripture alludes to the fact that   man exists with three different aspects to his  nature his body soul spirit many of you have heard   me teach on this before and the reason I teach on  this so often is because this is a foundational   truth that once you grasp it it actually opens up  your understanding to how God operates not just in   prayer but also in deliverance and also in healing  and also in ministry and also with the anointing   once you understand that you have three aspects  to your nature so I want everyone to say with me   I am a spirit who has a soul that lives  in the body one more time I am a spirit   who has a soul that lives in a body you are your  spirit you are not your soul you are not your body   your body is not the source of your identity  neither is your body intrinsically evil or   evil unto itself the physical body is the temple  of the Holy Spirit and Holy Spirit dwells there   your physical body is your earth suit so to  speak how you interact with the world around you   how you interact with everyone in this room  and everyone you've ever interacted with before   it's through speech it's through sight it's  through hearing it's through touch that human   interaction comes in the earthly realm through  that earthly being the physical body now the   physical body is how you get around it's where the  decisions of your heart are manifested the soul   is the realm of decision it's the neutral ground  the mind the will the emotions the personality the   mind what you think the will what you desire  the emotions what you feel the personality   how you behave all of those contribute to what  you're going to express in the physical body   and then there is a deeper part of you  that the scripture refers to as your spirit   so the body and the soul are outer shells of who  you are they do not make you up in your entirety   now here's the issue when we pray and worship  because what did Jesus say john chapter 7 verse 38   out of your belly the king James version says out  of your belly shall flow rivers of living water   but what does some translation say the  nasb words it out of your inner most being not the body not the soul but the  spirit out of the innermost being   will flow rivers of living water the baptism with  the Holy Spirit and the evidence of speaking in   tongues is not rain from heaven it's a river from  within it's not something that I have to receive   it's something I must release several  years ago a story came out about a man   who survived in deep in the Atlantic ocean for  almost three days his ship had sank and everyone   on board was killed but him when the divers  went in they thought they were going in to   recover bodies but they found the man still alive  after three days stuck under water in the boat   that's what I said when I read the headline  I thought it was click bait as they say so I   I go and I read the story it turns out that  when the boat sank there was an air pocket   that was preserved right where he was he he had  found a place where he could breathe and he was   surviving on Coca-Cola and that little bit of air  that he had and he was running low on oxygen when   they found him his oxygen level was low he was  disoriented he was not completely himself they   brought him auction brought him up and they had  to bring him up slowly because of obviously they   didn't want his lungs to become crushed to  ascend too quickly and what fascinated me   about this was the fact that that man was able to  survive because though the boat was in the water   the water was not completely in the boat and  your flesh finds air pockets to survive in you   we say fill me Holy Spirit yet we insist on  being full of ourselves and our own ambitions   and instead of yielding those  areas of our hearts to him   we preserve them out of protection for ourselves  or what we imagine to be protection for ourselves   we preserve them because of bitterness we preserve  them because of a sense of entitlement we preserve   them because of how we were raised and we say this  is how I am this is how I was raised this is how I   was brought up this is how I was trained to think  and what begins to happen is we begin to stifle   the move of the Holy Spirit not because we  don't have him but because he doesn't have us the Holy Spirit dwells in me out of  your spirit out of your innermost being   will flow these rivers of living water the  problem is that many believers try to worship   and pray and evangelize and live holy out  of the flesh rather than out of the spirit   I’ll never forget one time I was in a church  service and there was a woman leading worship   you ever see an angry worship leader they're just  furious that nobody's responding to their gift and I I know the cliches that they use you know  they they I remember we're standing there and   I’ll just be honest with you it was it was not the  greatest music in the world I mean the worship was   wonderful the music not so much and I remember  I’m trying to worship but I couldn't worship   because this worship leader was just yelling  at everyone angry come on lift your hands   don't just stare at me do something she's like  like a militant like I was like oh my gosh she's   gonna like make us all run laps right now and and  so she begins to do to berate the congregation for   not responding in the way that she had imagined  that they should and then I’ll never forget she   says this is what it's going to be like in heaven  I turned to my neighbor I said I sure hope not if this is what it's like in heaven I don't  I don't know maybe we should just cease to   exist because eternity with that that  might be actually more my idea of hell   so I remember she's just angry and and I and  I thought about this for a moment I said okay   so she's mad that she's trying to push them  and she's trying to get them to perform the   problem is even if they were to start jumping  and clapping and singing and dancing in response   to what she was forcing them to do they would  be singing but they would not be worshipping john chapter 4 verse 24 says that  those who worship him will worship him   in spirit and in truth that's the word and the  spirit the Holy Spirit john 14 26 takes the word   and creates with it the Holy Spirit takes the  word and brings forth revelation all true worship   is a response to revelation if it's not a response  to revelation it's a performance not worship and people pray from that outer shell they  worship and they try to work up in the flesh what   they're trying to accomplish in the spirit not  realizing that they're just exhausting themselves   now this is by no means a noise complaint  I believe in shouting dancing clapping   singing do it by all means it's a  wonderful celebration of who God is   that's not what I’m addressing tonight  so do not hear what I am not saying   what I am saying however is that sometimes  Christians become tired and overworked and   then they become discouraged they don't want to  worship they don't want to pray they don't want to   understand the word they don't want to evangelize  they grow tired in their fight for holiness all   because they don't recognize that they're fighting  from the flesh rather than resting in the spirit they're pushing from the outer shell  now I know most of you probably   would rather communicate through  text pastor Vlad loves facetime   that's like his favorite way to call only with  me I guess and a few others and sometimes it's   not the best time like oh my goodness  I’ll put a hat on okay hey pastor Vlad my my barber tells me my hair is the  most difficult he's ever worked with so   this doesn't happen on its own right this is a  lot of work and suffering right to get this so   sometimes it's just crazy and I’ll get a facetime  call I just gotta throw a hat on I’ll say hello   but pastor Vlad will facetime me or will texts  but very few people use phone calls anymore   but if you'll remember for those of you  who used to use phone calls and maybe   maybe I think a better example would be zoom  because sometimes you get on these zoom meetings   and the Holy Spirit starts moving and then  everything starts breaking up and and you can't   really understand them but what you'll which  you'll notice invariably is that when people   begin to see that the connection starts to drop  instead of I just hang up at that point I don't   even bother with it I hate sometimes I just tell  oh the call dropped but I don't want to deal with   I don't want to deal with the bad connection  I just hang up and then try it again   but what will begin to happen is the connection  will start to drop and they'll go from like this   to yelling and they go from like this to like this  and it's goes from being gibberish to being loud   gibberish and I have to explain them I said listen  the issue is not the volume it's the connection   and just like people will try to make up what  lacks in connection with volume while they're   on a failing call so many believers try to  make up with emotion what they lack in the spirit they imagine that God is really looking out  over heaven now I believe in persistent prayer the   persistent widow Matthew 7 7 asks seek knock  we understand that the scripture talks about   persistence and that is a very real dynamic  of prayer I talk about it often but I think   the problem is that we have the wrong mindset  and we misunderstand what persistent prayer is   you realize that persistent prayer is not you  persuading God I mean who could do that if you   show me something in scripture they say you know  well Moses got God to change his mind let me tell   you this God's will was that he would show mercy  in the first place he was just looking for someone   to repeat that back so even in those instances  where it appears like a man might be able to   persuade God they were only praying according to  his will in the first place it's not as if God   is looking over the balconies of heaven saying  oh if only you had shouted just a little louder   if only you had jumped a little higher  I mean it does sound comical but imagine   how this mindset can apply when you're  talking about a parent who has a sick child   as if God is withholding that healing  saying well you didn't want it bad enough no one is so persuasive as to be able to  convince God to do anything and if God   missed something if there was an  angle that God could not consider   what mind what human mind  could point it out to him persistent prayer doesn't change God's will  persistent prayer puts you in God's will   persistent prayer doesn't change God  it gets you ready and causes you to be   processed and able to receive God's will  in the earth now why am I talking about   this I’m talking about this because I think  we misunderstand what praying in tongues is if I were to ask you what is praying in  tongues you would give me a definition   that likely includes the sounds and maybe that  the Holy Spirit overtakes you but what exactly   is happening when we pray in tongues what is its  purpose what does the scripture reveal about it   and why is it so powerful I mean you contrast  this idea that the Holy Spirit can pray   through you with this idea that many believers  pray from the flesh they pray from the emotions   and out of praying out of the emotions they find  that emotion fails many times people try to guilt   God into response God are you listening God if  you're there please I told the lord one time lord   if you don't respond I have to quit the ministry  he said then quit and I’ll raise someone else   God is not moved by our emotions he's moved by  faith by faith by faith now now here's here's   the thing we pray from these outer shells if  you're praying from the physical body then   you're praying from your cravings your flesh  what you desire what you see you're praying   for materialism you're praying from ego you pray  from the soul you're praying from emotions it is   only when you're praying from your  spirit that you are truly praying atheists when they get in enough trouble pray  Buddhists pray Muslims pray secular people pray anyone can pray it's praying in  the spirit that is our privilege   so getting back to this thought first Corinthians  6 17 he that is joined to the lord as one spirit   with him we often think that prayer is our means  of connecting with God that if we can go to pray   then I will establish this connection the  problem with that kind of thinking is it's   performance based and you become so hungry  for an encounter or an experience that that   desire to have an encounter or an experience  itself becomes a distraction to truly praying get all worked up you get all intense wrapped  up in our emotions wrapped up in our desires   wondering why don't I feel God why  why don't I have this experience   and the problem is you're focusing on the  experience and that experience that you want   which is perfectly fine you've seen our services  people receive experiences people receive healing   but the problem is that you're looking for a  physical sensation or an emotional uplift or   or a mental clarification when instead you should  be going by faith because even experiences fade we become worried God that I do something to  upset you you're not responding like I thought   you should or I don't feel that connection anymore  Catherine Coleman had a dream and in her dream she   saw three men kneeling Jesus walks into the room  the first one he reaches down and gives him a hug   the second one he touches his shoulder the  third he just looked at and walked right by Catherine said to the lord  surely you love the first   one more than the other says  no I love them all equally   what the dream represented was different levels  of maturity the first one needed that hug but the   other one was so built on faith they didn't need  the experience to know they were loved by the lord I pray from that place that's  what becomes discouraging it becomes discouraging thinking that  you have to work for something in prayer now there is an element of  discipline to prayer no doubt   all spirituality is a combination between  discipline and obedience toward God and his power   all spirituality but when you approach  God with the mindset that okay I have   to work for this connection now that becomes  discouraging no wonder you don't want to pray no wonder you don't want to come to the  worship service you think you're working   for God's attention the beautiful thing about  praying in the Holy Spirit is recognizing   that I am not praying to connect with God  I’m praying from connection with God I don't   worship to connect with God I worship out of  that connection he that is joined to the lord   is one spirit with them that means I’m already one  look at let's go to first Corinthians chapter two   I’m going to show you something first Corinthians  chapter two this is one of the only churches   where I don't hear pages turning but you  all have because you all have your phones   I just realized I usually hear pages now at  that point first Corinthians chapter 2 verses 10   through 12. this is what the Bible says but it was  to us that God revealed these things by his spirit   for his spirit searches out everything  and shows us God's deep secrets   no one can know a person's thoughts except  that person's own spirit and no one can know   God's thoughts except God's own spirit and we have  received God's spirit not the world spirit so we   can know the wonderful things God has freely given  to us what is this describing this is describing   a fellowship with God that is occurring 24 7 on a  daily basis in my spirit I know him in my spirit   I’m one with him in my spirit I’m already holy in  my spirit I know all things that's what first john   chapter 2 verse 27 is talking about I received  an anointing and I don't need anyone to teach me   that I’m saved not I don't need anyone to teach  me the word otherwise God wouldn't have given   us teachers Ephesians 4 11 but God gave us the  Holy Spirit to stir that inner knowing within our   hearts and it is by the Holy Spirit that I come  to understand the word it is by the Holy Spirit   that I receive my true inspiration  to worship it is by the Holy Spirit   that I pray from confident faith it is by the  Holy Spirit that I overcome sin it is by the   Holy Spirit that I evangelize with boldness it is  by the Holy Spirit that I live this Christian life he does all those things that's the work of the  spirit in me the work of the spirit energizing   my spiritual life the work of the spirit out  of that oneness do you realize that revelation   is not you learning anything new everything I’m  teaching you you already know it in your spirit revelation is not the receiving  of new knowledge revelation   is when that which I already know in my  spirit is manifested in my understanding that truth is already in you that's why as  I’m talking something's clicking that's why   as I’m talking something's stirring this  is spirit to spirit my spirit talking with   God's spirit that connection never being  undone that connection never being hindered   it's what is it then I must surrender to what  I already have in my spirit and let it manifest   in the soul and the body now watch this I’m going  to show you a verse that's most often as far as   the subject of speaking in tongues goes this is  most often misunderstood romans 8 26 let me come   out write and say it this is not talking about  speaking in tongues what we're about to read but   they are tied together watch this  now romans 8 26 and the Holy Spirit   helps us in our weakness for example we don't know  what God wants us to pray for you ever been there   I don't know what to say I don't know what to  pray watch this but the Holy Spirit prays for us   with groanings that cannot be expressed in words  okay so so this is this is a powerful powerful   revelation first Corinthians 6 17 tells me that he  that is joined to the lord is one spirit with him   so the spirit and I are one romans 8 26 tells  me that the Holy Spirit prays prayers over me   when I don't know what to pray first Corinthians  chapter 14 verse 2 tells me that when I speak in   an unknown tongue nobody understands me because  I’m speaking to God first Corinthians chapter 14   4 tells me that when I’m praying in tongues I’m  praying in the spirit now watch this watch this   many people travel the world and there's  nothing wrong with this because I still do it   if I know there's a man or woman of God in  town I’m gonna make my way over there or even   sometimes I’ll fly I want them to lay hands  on me there's impartation we saw this today   I think that's another thing I’m gonna steal  I’m gonna start pouring oil on people's heads   but that's a powerful symbol that's  how they did it in the scripture but we saw that there was  impartation that took place   do you realize that the Holy Spirit prays for  you with groanings that cannot be uttered think   about what the scripture is saying he prays  for me with groanings that cannot be uttered no one knows God like God's spirit knows  him no one knows me like my spirit knows me   so the one who knows me better than anyone else  knows me prays for me like no one else can pray   for me the Holy Spirit prays for me with more love  with more passion than would a grandmother pray   for a grandchild he prays for me with more love  and concern than would a parent pray for a child   groanings groanings groanings it tells  me of this intensity to his prayer life   the Holy Spirit has a prayer life he groans it's  a deep yearning an urge deep within that is so   profound that it will transform who you are if  you could see the Holy Spirit praying if you   could witness him in physical form praying you  would see him with tears streaming down his face   he would speak with a voice so  booming it would shake the room   I dare even say you would see him pounding his  fist to the floor when the Holy Spirit prays   for you he prays with groanings deep passion  love knowing all your flaws knowing all your   hang-ups knowing all of those things about you  that you don't want anyone else to know about you   and the Bible says he doesn't just pray with  groanings Romans 8 26 says he prays with groanings   according to the will of God meaning his prayers  bend us toward the will of God his prayers incline   our hearts I’m talking about this impartation I’ll  travel the world I’ll have anybody lay hands on   me I love it I’ve had many mighty women of God  and men of God lay hands on me but think about   this fact the Holy Spirit wants to lay hands on  you himself if only you would give him a mouth the Holy Spirit wants to lay hands on you  himself if only you'd give him a body to do it first Corinthians 6 17 he  that is joined to the lord is   one spirit so we're we're not  we're not two spirits in you   it's one it's not your spirit and the Holy  Spirit you're one that's who you really are now if the Holy Spirit prays for me and my spirit  agrees with the Holy Spirit praise we're praying   the same thing so therefore when I pray in the  spirit I’m praying what the Holy Spirit is praying first Corinthians 14 4 that when I pray in  tongues I’m not praying my spirit is praying when I pray in tongues I’m praying with the  language of heaven I’m praying with the language   of surrender there's a story about a  pastor who is trying to teach his daughter   to pray she was a little girl and he pulled her  aside and said look before bed each night I wanna   I want you to start praying and I’m gonna  listen in and we're gonna talk to God together   so the first night he prays and she repeats  after him second night she starts to pray her own   prayers making requests she would pray for her mom  and her dad and her friends and her grandparents   and so the next night comes and he decides  I’m going to let her learn on her own now   I’m just going to let her pray let her  do her own thing he comes by the door   cups his ear to the door leans in and he  hears her little voice praying a b c d e f g I’m not going to sing the rest she starts singing the alphabet he he chuckled  it was funny he went on his way the next night   he comes back cups his ear leans against the door  again a b c d e f g now he's growing concerned   did I teach her to pray properly how do  I talk to her about this because I don't   want to stifle that passion she has for prayer now   he says I’ll let it go one more night tomorrow  night if she does it again I’ll talk to her   third night he interrupts the alphabet he walks in  sweetie listen we talked about this when you pray   you're talking to God you're speaking your  request to him you're letting him know   what you need and how much you love him you're  just singing the alphabet you're not praying   she says daddy I am praying I just give him the  letters and let him arrange him however he wants   that's what it means to pray  in tongues you see when I pray   with my own language right now I’m speaking  words that are communicating ideas that I   want communicated when I pray in tongues  my words become void of my own meaning my words that I speak become void of my intention  and therefore my pollution when I pray with my   understanding I can mix in some of my desires in  there when I pray with my understanding I I pray   just from the outer shells of who I am the flesh  and the soul and emotions and cravings and desires   of this world but when I pray in tongues the  groanings that come from the spirit deep within   the groanings that bend me toward the will of God  begin to pour out of my mouth I said it at the   top of the message we want to be filled with the  Holy Spirit the problem is we're so often filled   with ourselves but when I pray in tongues my words  become empty of me and those words are surrendered   syllables and sounds I could feel the anointing  right now surrendered syllables and sounds   so that when I’m praying in tongues the Holy  Spirit is praying for me through me when I pray   in tongues I’m praying pure simple God-centered  prayers leave it to God to hide such immense power   such earth shattering power  behind such a childlike act surrendered syllables and sounds when I’m praying  in tongues that river from deep within is flowing   out moving through the soul touching  the body and coming out on my voice   can you be saved and not pray in tongues sure  you can can you be filled with the Holy Spirit   and not pray in tongues I don't know what pastor  Vlad teaches so I’m not going to say either way you'll have to fill me in on that one later never  never ever speak against the doctrine of the house either way doesn't matter because   that gift of speaking in tongues comes  when I begin to surrender my voice to him I begin to surrender those things about  me that I don't even know I’m surrendering he begins you know sometimes I pray in tongues   I won't know what I’m praying about and then  I’ll just notice a small change in my character and I had no idea I was I was rebuking myself you know when when I pray in tongues  out loud when putting together messages   the Holy Spirit will speak to  my spirit through my own voice   and what I hear though it's the language of the  spirit it becomes revelation and I write it down now this beautiful prayer language that God has  given to us and I don't have time to go into all   of these because I want to pray for some of you  there are three expressions of this gift number   one is the proof tongue it's found in acts chapter  two that's when they spoke a language aloud and   everybody in that region heard the group speaking  in their own language now the interesting thing   about this particular expression of the gift  of tongues is that we don't know whether the   miracle was manifested on the speaker's end  or the hearer's end read it very carefully   because many of the people who watched  the church praying thought they were drunk often skeptics will point to this portion of  scripture and they'll say this is proof that it's   an earthly language well compare that with first  first Corinthians chapter 14 to which clearly   says it's not an earthly language and then look at  what it says that each one heard the entire group   speaking in his own language the entire group  couldn't all have been at the same time speaking   multiple different languages I think the listener  heard the group as the Holy Spirit interpreted it   it's acts chapter 2 that's the proof tongue then  there's the prophetic tongue this is to be used   in the collection of believers of the  body this is where one stands up prays   in tongues somebody else interprets it that's  the gift of tongues and tongues interpretation   this is what Paul the apostle was  referring to in first Corinthians   14 and this is what he was referring to  in first Corinthians 12 where it says   do all pray in tongues what he was saying is  do all pray in tongues and interpret in other   words the public expression of the gift this is  not what the scripture was was referring to as   the third one the personal tongue that's first  Corinthians chapter 14 verses one through four   the personal tongue benefits the individual  first Corinthians 14 4 the prophetic tongue   benefits the church first Corinthians 12 7 and  14 26. the proof tongue benefits the unbeliever   first Corinthians 14 22 by the way for those  who say that we shouldn't pray in tongues in   front of unbelievers how is it supposed to be  assigned to the unbelievers if they never hear it not to mention that every time the Holy  Spirit would fall in the early church   they would all begin praying in tongues publicly  Paul the apostle or peter didn't stand up and   say hey everybody knock it off go home and  pray privately why would the Holy Spirit   manifest his gift in a public setting  if that's not what it was meant for   the personal tongue requires no interpreter or  interpretation to be beneficial to the individual   the prophetic tongue requires an interpreter  to benefit the church the proof tongue requires   no interpreter for the interpretation to be  understood by the unbeliever the personal tongue   is understood by no one but God the prophetic  tongue is understood by the church with the   aid of an interpreter the proof tongue is  supernaturally understood by the unbeliever   so communications of the spirit now I don't  have time to go on all the misconceptions   so I want to tell you just one thing that's  going to block you from receiving your gift   in acts chapter 2 peter stands up he says what  you see in here is for all generations and for   all who believe what were they seeing what they  were hearing they were seeing the power of the   Holy Spirit they were hearing them praying in  tongues that was the promise of the Father for   all believers Paul said I desire that you all  pray in tongues now why would Paul the apostle   desire something that was contrary to the will  of God and why would he put it in the scripture   and why would the Holy Spirit allow that to  be in the word if that wasn't God's will so   we can go on all day about why the gifts of  tongues are for every believer but the main   thing the main reason here and you're not going  to like what I have to say I’m not a contrarian   I don't like to be controversial just for the sake  of being controversial when there's controversial   situations that require that I be bold I do  it like in California with our demon possessed   governor who wants to shut down churches that's a  time to be bold and say we need to come up against   that okay so so there are times to be bold but  whenever there is a time to be bold my goal   is not to be controversial I didn't say that  to be controversial the man is demon possessed   it's a reality I’m not trying to stir up strife  or ruffle feathers it's a reality it needs to   be said now in regards to what's happening in the  church today and the gift of speaking in tongues   I’m going to tell you a truth that many of you at  first your reaction is going to be wait a minute   you're going to be a little offended  at that but then I want you to listen   to the explanation so that you can receive  your gifts I know why you can't pray in tongues it's a fact there's there's after studying the  scripture on this subject again and again and   again there's only one reason why you can't it's  not because the gift isn't for all believers   the gift is the reason you cannot pray  in tongues comes down to one word ego now ego is not pride pride  is a manifestation of the ego pride is not confidence pride is self-sufficiency worry am I going to look  silly if I pray in tongues yes yes you will people are going  to make fun of me yes they will I I am one of those crazy tongue talkers  if that's what you want to label me   I am I believe in praying in  tongues because there's power in it   you're gonna look silly  you're gonna look ridiculous it's a fact to the world we look ridiculous   but you see I’m not really concerned with what  the world thinks of me I want everything that   God has why would I want to receive any less  than all for which Christ died to give me so so here's what it comes down  to someone lays hands on you to   receive the gift here's what happens in your  head let me show you you feel this unction   you open your mouth most people go praise God  hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah   what are they doing they're filling their  mouth with words of their understanding   why because they're uncomfortable and  they're leaving no room for the Holy Spirit   and then as they're they feel the  unction to start praying in tongues   what do they start saying to themselves this  is just me this is just me this is just me   well this could be demonic this could be well how  could it be like I don't understand how people   take it so far like even if the critics are right  and the gifts have ceased that I make some some   verbal expressions with no meaning and adoration  and worship toward God that that's somehow demonic   if the gift of tongues have ceased then me  it would be like me humming a tune there's no   understanding or words in there be like crying  tears that's just an emotional expression of   worship at the very worst it's just  an emotional expression of worship   but it is a gift of tongues it is a gift  of the Holy Spirit and you're not going to   receive a demon Jesus said if you ask for the Holy  Spirit I’m not going to send you something else   he said well how do I know I trust not  in my ability I trust not in my ability   to receive I trust in his ability to give  so so I trust him so that's the first one   this is just me it's just me it's just me  it's just me I’m gonna get a demon I’m gonna   get a demon I’m gonna get or or you think God's  gonna get mad at you because people think it's   the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit if they pray in  tongues but what if it wasn't God and I tried it   that's fear that's doubt it's hesitancy  that self-consciousness that's all ego one of the biggest lie concerning the  gift of speaking in tongues that keeps   people from praying in tongues the biggest  lie the most effective lie I should say   is this idea that the Holy Spirit is  going to come and grab your tongue start moving it up and down now some people report their stories they say well  when I receive the gift you know it's kind of a   point of contention there when I received the gift  nobody taught me and I just received it and I just   I couldn't control it yes you could yeah you could  you know how I know because the Bible tells me   first Corinthians 4 you may have felt like you  couldn't control it but you can control it and   it was you participating with the Holy Spirit so  so sometimes people's experiences can discourage   us from having our own because they well they they  they couldn't even control it it just came out no   no they felt like it and that's what they think  so they're communicating it to you and you're   believing that lie so when the Holy Spirit comes  upon you it's like starting an engine to the car   I always I mean I I used to be pastor  Vlad I used to be and I’m confessing   here in front of everybody I used to speed  when I would drive I I was uh yeah I know   that and I used to take you know from the wall  the water cup I would take soda I know I know I   always wanted those testimonies like ex-gang  member x this I don't have that my testimony   is God kept me from all that but but you know the  the the truth of the matter is I used to do that   and I don't understand I don't understand I never  did I mean I drove fast because I thought it was   fun or I was in a hurry but I never understood  this idea that people when they drive their cars   really fast they feel cool like we all know it's  not you going that fast it's the car like why are   we why should we why should that impress us I feel  like such an old man Steve’s a witness every time   we're on the road in the car zooms by I’m like  oh just so foolish what is he what is he trying   to prove I go yes we're all very impressed that  you had the skill to put your foot on the pedal it doesn't make any sense to me and I I think  about it people people kind of think yeah that   was me I went 80 miles and like no you didn't  that was your car your ridiculously loud car but that's how it is when you pray in tongues   you see it's not really you doing it but it is  it's it's the same thing in the same sense we   fulfill the law through Christ how do we fulfill  the law well you put your foot on the tab the the   pedal and the engine takes over put your faith in  Christ he fulfills the law for you when I pray in   tongues I’m not no I’m not the one doing it it's  my spirit the scripture tells us it's my spirit   praying so when I’m praying in tongues me putting  my foot on the pedal is releasing the sounds you have to release the sounds and then you're gonna sense the  takeover I’m praying in tongues   is this just me yeah partially do I look  silly absolutely but that's okay and it   starts to come out you begin to pray in  tongues and the Holy Spirit adds his power   the Holy Spirit adds his intention the Holy  Spirit adds his own meaning and purposes but it's going to always come full circle you you  can tell me I have people tell me I’ve been to all   the altar calls I’ve tried so many different  times I’ve tried so many different ways even   in my service they say you said I would pray in  tongues and I didn't I said well why didn't you I watched them they stand they're frozen and  this is by no means criticism of you but I’m   trying to help you break this mindset how am I on  time and I don't see a clock anywhere okay good   this guy's pointing at the clock but there's  nothing on there it tells me what time it is   I don't know how much time I have left anyway I’ll  just take that from pastor Vlad he says just go but you're waiting for that moment that  the Holy Spirit but I’m telling you it like   anything that you do that's spiritual  it's a partnership you don't say well   the Holy Spirit’s the one evangelizing  through me so I’m just gonna stand here hopefully that person gets saved no you're not the  one saving souls you're not the one presenting the   power of the gospel but you're opening your mouth  you're not the one worshiping you're worshiping in   spirit and as you worship in spirit the Holy  Spirit takes over same thing with the gift   of speaking in tongues it is a partnership with  God that requires your total trust and surrender   I just gotta trust that when I start doing it he's  not just gonna leave me alone to just be doing it he'll catch you and then this is something you can exercise  I’m telling you it will transform your life I’ll tell you a story and then we're going to get  right into praying for you several years ago I had   and I’m not saying this to sound spiritual you  know I don't know if it was a dream or a vision   I really don't and I’m not trying to sound  like Paul the apostle okay I’m not trying   to be spiritual I honestly don't know whether or  not I fell asleep while I was praying so it could   have been a vision it could have been a dream I  will call it for the sake of conversation a dream and in my dream I’m standing before  this large cave-like structure   very dark I couldn't see that far into  it and right to my right is this bright   glowing presence I didn't look to see who it was  but I knew it was the Lord just because of what   I sensed emanating from that light and I’ll  never forget the Lord asked me can we enter   so we entered into the cave and when  we did light filled that structure   revealing all of the walls revealing all of  the details revealing all of the rocky curves so we went in and when we did I saw that  there were still more tunnels to enter   now here's the thing about the Lord that was  amazing is each time we'd come to the entryway   of a new portion of the cave he would only  ask me once and then he wouldn't pressure me   he would say can we enter here may I  have this may I have that and every time   I said yes Lord you could enter we would  enter and the room would fill with light there were some rooms I hesitated a  little I don't know why I just did   and I would just send some there patiently  humbly standing by just looking at me   you see the Lord will speak and then not speak  again until you've obeyed what he's already spoken the Lord will speak and then not speak  again until you've obeyed what he's already spoken so we go room by room each room  filling with light until we came to one   point and to this day I still don't know what this  represented in my dream probably just some deep   wickedness in my heart or something I don't know  we come to this room though I can't explain it any   other way except that the darkness was darker and  deeper and the Lord said may I have this room too   I remember feeling I I could I was I felt so  vulnerable I could feel him looking into me   seeing my motives and my secrets  and my heart and everything about me   and I stood there hesitating within myself  should I give him the room I don't want to   should I give him the room what will he see  should I give him the room how will he judge me and after battling back and forth I simply  said yes Lord you can have this room too   and then I woke up the room  filled with light and I woke up the Lord revealed to me that  cave represented me my heart   who I am there are things in you  that you've carried for years and you may think that your breakthrough  comes through some dramatic transformation   and outward circumstance when in  fact your breakthrough comes from   some small internal shift a simple moment  of surrender let him fill you with light there are areas of bitterness and unforgiveness  there are areas of secret sin there are areas   of hurt there are areas of pride there are areas  of impure motives there are areas of greed that   whatever it is there are things hidden in  us that have to be surrendered at salvation   you surrender your will to him but you'll spend  the rest of your life surrendering everything else it's time what is the baptism with the Holy Spirit  simply when I surrender to him and he fills me   from the inside out and I become immersed in who  he is what does it mean to pray in the Holy Spirit   it means to pray in agreement with according to  the will of and in the power of the Holy Spirit and that manifests that gift you're not  just rambling words it's not just some   ritual it's not just something that we do  because it's a part of charismatic culture but it's what God gave us to pray in agreement  with the Holy Spirit those pure and simple prayers I want everything he has for me what I want to do in this moment  before we pray for those of you   who want to receive this gift and  you will tonight you will tonight but what I want to do is take a moment  to surrender to him everything again   I I often say if you if you have to crown  him Lord every morning do it every morning   every morning he'll take you back he won't  reject you so hands lifted eyes closed   I just want you to begin to pray  in the Holy Spirit if you do Jesus out loud all over the room be   with every voice lifted we sing I surrender all o from the depths of your spirit  cry out I surrender all right take everything Jesus you watching all over the world surrender to him just give it to him just give it to him oh one more time let it be your  prayer all across this room my so we give it to you Lord whatever it is  we entered this room with we give it to you   we lay down our insecurities we  lay down our sins we lay down our   fears our doubts our responsibilities  we surrender them to you fill us afresh renew us and forgive us Jesus name you're  believing for the gift of tongues and   you've never prayed in tongues before  come down here quickly now you want it   you've never prayed in tongues before but you  want it you're ready for it and it's more than   just the gift of tongues it's the baptism with  the spirit it's the baptism with the spirit I can feel like a burning in my heart right  now like a sensation of heat all over me   everyone stretching your  hands toward these up here   in the name of Jesus receive now the gift of  tongues receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit

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Length: 55min 31sec (3331 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 23 2020