Now that was pretty cool...
>From: Mark W Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [RR] *Holy Ghost question..
>Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 07:27:24 -0600
>
>From this once Jehovah's Witness that didn't even believe in the Holy
>Ghost as a person of the God Head. I can thankfully tell you that I nor
>anyone can put God in a box and say he always does it this way. I too
>along with Paul of the New Testement have seen people getting caught up
>in a frenzy that was questionable to him and I.
>
>To make my point brother. The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit can have
>free reign in my life and use me in any manor they see fit. I trust God
>because he knows the first to the last. To agree with your point. I do
>agree with you. God doesn't make everyone one of us fantastic Preachers
>neither does he make everyone of us fantastic toungue talkers. Not to
>take away from this gift as when I speak in the Holy Ghost I know he
>knows my heart no matter how elegant or loud even silent he knows what my
>spirit is conveying to him. In some instances that is the only language
>I can pray in when I am totaly not understanding how to pray about
>something.
>
>I have heard God's voice only 2 times that I can remember both times were
>during critical times in my life. Yet he spoke to me. The words were.
>"Trust me, just trust me" another time was "Do the first things" both
>have significant meaning to me. Especially today because today is my
>wife and mine second time around the ole marriage vow aniversary. The
>first time we where married for 6 years this time now for 9 with a total
>of 15 years today. God is good and I love the Holy Ghost. He, Jesus and
>the Father can act any way they see fit as I know they only give good
>gifts to this son.
>
>Please brother don't get hung up on what others are have or don't have.
>God works differently in all of our lives. That is what makes him
>personal and the best for each of us. What you and I might think is
>normal or abnormal may very well be what another needs.
>
>When I got saved at the Ozark AOG in Ozark, MO about 11 years ago. God
>changed my life at that altar. He or one or more of his representatives
>was at that altar and when I finally broke and dropped my pride and
>invited him in as the Lord of my life I got my fingers kissed by a
>invisible being of some sort. All I can say is I heard, felt and
>experienced the love that a parent has for their child but a 1000 times
>more.
>
>I could go on but I have rambled long enough. Trust God for what he has
>for you. Your shoe may not fit the person next to you.
>
>Mark Jones
>
>
>
>On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 22:21:42 -0800 "Light Of His Glory"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> >
> > This why Im not in Rangers or Assemblie of God anymore. Unfortunate
> > to me,
> > Royal Rangers does not exist outside AG or pentecostal.
> >
> > I believe in the Holy Ghost and baptism. But I dont believe in
> > Speaking on
> > tongues as the eveidence of the baptism. Speaking on tongues is a
> > gift to be
> > used for the edification of the church with a requirement to
> > translate those
> > tongues is speakin to the body. I bleive with spirit baptism comes
> > the power
> > to witness to others.
> >
> > Am I wrong? If so please tell me. I jsut dont like it when people
> > jump
> > around at church and act all crazy. Saying it was the holy ghost.
> >
> > Soprry for casuing problems. Just the way I believe. I go to the non
> >
> > denominational church now.
> >
> > BILL
> >
> > >From: Duane Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: Re: [RR] *Holy Ghost question..
> > >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:13:51 -0800
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Soaring Golden Eagle wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > > >(*The best testimony seemed allways to be the distance and
> > > > >vileness of one's past behavior and the depth that one sank
> > > > >before being washed in the blood and clensed!)
> > > >
> > > > That is good, but a testimony about growing up in a Christian
> > family
> > >with
> > > > loving parents is better. We ALL still need God.
> > >
> > >
> > >*That's a novel thought<G>
> > >
> > >I might write something about the curious nature of my Dad..
> > >
> > >*Truck Driver/Minister-Missionary and Early Ranger Leader<G>
> > >
> > >I'm afraid however that I have writen too much on some
> > >aspects, and that the time period combined with the region
> > >might make the "story" sound like an episode out of the movie
> > >"Forest Gump<G>"
> > >
> > >Here's a "taste"...
> > >
> > >One night at a Revival.. the Evangelist in good TEXAS STYLE
> > >form, was rocking back and forth.. Suit coat off and tie loosed!
> > >
> > >It was a HOT summer night.. the decon would cross the pulpet
> > >from behind with a big jug of water for the swamp cooler..
> > >
> > >The preacher rocked back and knocked the jug out of Bro.Farmers
> > >hand and spilled all over the carpet by the pulpet...
> > >
> > >Our church had a BIG 'ole elvis 50's style chrome michrophone
> > >hooked up to a old WW2 ampliphier... The Evangelist didn't miss
> > >a beat..
> > >
> > >"*How many of you precious saints know-ahh, that there is no harder
> > >phisical work-ahhh than to preach the annointed gospel under the
> > >influence of the Holy Ghost-ahhh!"
> > >
> > >"GLORY!" said the church!
> > >
> > >*At that point the preacher steped forward into a puddle, just
> > >as he grasped that un-grounded michrophone stand... *POW!
> > >
> > >He did a full flip over the pulpet.. knocked over the flowers
> > >and landed flat at the alter!!!! ..and he did'nt move!
> > >
> > >"*GLORY! GGGGLORY!!! yelled the church...
> > >
> > >In a moment.... with respect<G> a Decon went over and
> > >knelt by him... slowly the preacher "came too" raised
> > >and without touching the michrophone wispered:
> > >
> > >"In conclusion...."
> > >
> > ><G>
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >...
> > > > >*You see.. I sometimes thought we were "special" or set apart
> > > > >*chosen by the Holy Ghost for only a pure vessel could hold
> > > > >his infilling... I knew it was real and not to be "messed
> > with"
> > > > >and that seemed to seperate me socialy from my schoolmates.
> > > >
> > > > Sure, the Holy Spirit only comes in a pure vessel, but it wasn't
> > YOUR
> > >doing
> > > > to cleanse it. It was the blood of Jesus Christ, and He'll do
> > that for
> > > > ANYONE who will let him. No, Spirit-filled, Full-Gospel
> > Christians
> > >aren't
> > > > any holier than the "denominational" folks- just more obedient
> > to the
> > >full
> > > > Gospel and more effective for the Kingdom of God because of the
> > POWER
> > >the
> > > > Holy Spirit brings us. We really have nothing to brag about but
> > the
> > >GRACE
> > > > OF GOD.
> > > >
> > > > >*This make any sence?
> > > >
> > > > Yes.
> > > >
> > > > ___
> > > >
> > > > Michael Paul Johnson AKA Soaring Golden Eagle
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Outpost 362, Mountain Creek Community Church, Dallas Texas
> > > > http://eBible.org/mpj/ Jesus Christ is Lord!
> > > >
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