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Sermon #B715 - Let It Rain
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If you will, take your Bibles
and join me and go to the book
of Acts, Acts 2. Remember, last
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Sabbath, we spoke on Acts 1. We
are now in part two of a special
series on Church growth. Last
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Sabbath, Acts 1, we dealt with
the upper room. This Sabbath
part two, we deal with Let It
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Rain, and I want to invite you.
Let me invite you now to take
your Bible and go to the book of
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Acts, Acts . We're going to
verse number one. We're just
going to read verses 1, 2, 3,
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and 4. Acts 2:1-4, the word of
God says - you're hearing from
the King James version of the
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Bible, "And when the day of
Pentecost was fully come, they
were all with one accord in one
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place." Verse 2, "And suddenly"
- If you were in the
congregation, I'd say repeat
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that. "And suddenly there came a
sound from heaven as of a
rushing mighty wind, and it
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filled all the house where they
were sitting." Verse number
three, " And there appeared unto
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them cloven tongues like as of
fire, and it sat upon each of
them." Verse number four, "And
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they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and began to speak
with other tongues, as the
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Spirit gave them utterance."
Today, we want to challenge you
on the subject Let It Rain. Let
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it rain. let it rain. Let us
pray. God, we thank you right
now. We have sung. We have
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listened to the offering appeal.
We've been blessed by children's
ministries, by Oaktown. The
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Aeolians have warmed our hearts.
Praise team, they have also sung
and blessed us. We've had the
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Sabbath School Study. Now, Lord
it's time to hear a word from
you. I pray that You would
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speak. Speak over the internet
airwaves, the television monitor
waves, smartphones and iPads.
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Lord, speak. When your servants
through this Word today, may
they say they will follow Your
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Word, and they will follow You.
God, make us fall in love with
You all over again through this
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message, we pray. Forgive us for
our sins. Hide us behind Your
cross. When the appeal time
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comes, I'm asking, Oh, God, that
men, women, boys, and girls will
respond to Your voice. Thank
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You, Lord, for hearing this
prayer. Thank You for answering
this prayer. Thank You in
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advance for what You're going to
do today. It's in Jesus name we
pray, Amen. Amen. Let me start
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this way. Let me start this way.
Let me start this way. When I
was growing up as a kid, I hated
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watching the news. When I was a
kid, I hated watching the news,
but my parents, they liked
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watching the news. Because I was
living in their house, I had to
watch the news. Do I have a
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witness in somebody today? Now,
understand. I hated watching the
news, but they like to watch the
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news. The only part of the news
I liked was the sports.
Therefore, if I wanted to see
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the sports, I had to first watch
the news headlines. After I
watched the news headlines, I
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then had to watch the weather
report, and somebody know what
I'm talking about. I had to wait
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till the news headlines were
over, and then I had to wait
until the weather report was
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over. Then, I could watch the
sports. They made it clear as
long as I was in their house,
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they were in charge. Now that
I'm a little older, I pay even
more attention to the weather.
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Will it be sunny today? Will it
be cloudy today? Will it be
rainy today. Is snow in the
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forecast? I now - and I believe
I got two witnesses watching. I
now religiously go to the
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weather app on my phone to see
the ten-day forecast. I even
like to see what's going to
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happen every hour on the hour.
Somebody knows what I'm talking
about. Now, in Alabama, we don't
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get much snow. If we do, they
set it down around here. Are you
hearing what I'm saying? But in
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Alabama, we get a lots of rain.
Now, most people don't like to
go out in the rain. There are
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car accidents in the rain your
hair gets wet in the rain. Your
feet get wet in the rain. Your
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car gets dirty from the rain.
Even some people can get sick
from the rain. Most people don't
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like being out in the rain. But
having rain is not that bad
because rain is water and we
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need water to survive. Are you
hearing what I'm saying? We need
water to drink. Praise God. We
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need water so cook. Thank You,
Jesus. We need water to wash.
Amen. Somebody, we need water to
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clean. Water is essential for
life, and we get water from
rain. If we didn't get rain, our
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land wouldn't cultivate. Our
seeds wouldn't sprout. Our
plants wouldn't grow. Our plates
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would be empty because there
will be no food to grow. So
praise God for the rain. Now,
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rain is not only important in
our day, but rain was also
important in Bible days. The
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Bible is full of rain stories,
but the Bible specifically
speaks of three kinds of rain.
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Number one, the raining of
water. Noah preached a hundred
and twenty years and told the
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people it's going to rain.
Number two, the raining of fire.
Elijah called on God to rain
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down fire on the altar at Mount
Carmel. Jezebel and her gods
were there. It happened. His
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gods were there, but somebody
knows Jehovah God, Elijah's God,
Your God, my God, our God rains
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down fire. Then, number three,
there's the raining of the Holy
Spirit. This raining of the Holy
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Spirit has two manifestations:
the former rain and the latter
rain. Now, our text, Acts 2,
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talks about the former rain.
Acts 2:1 begins by saying, "And
when the day of Pentecost was
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fully come." Stop right there.
"When the day of Pentecost was
fully come." Now Pentecost means
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fifty. It was a reference to the
fifty days between the beginning
of the feast of Unleavened Bread
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and the feast of the first
fruits. It was fifty days after
Jesus' resurrection. Forty in
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which Jesus had repeated contact
with His disciples just before
His Ascension, and then another
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ten days - ten plus forty is
fifty - where the disciples,
after Jesus' Ascension, were in
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earnest prayer and about to
witness something like never
before. Pentecost is not a
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denomination. Pentecost is not a
doctrine. Pentecost is not
something that causes division.
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It was on the day of Pentecost
that one of the most phenomenal
important events in all of
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history took place. It was on
the day of Pentecost that the
coming of the Holy Ghost took
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place. Now, I need to say this.
A lot of times, I feel that the
Holy Spirit gets the least
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respect out of the trinity. But
don't you ever forget, friends
of mine, that it's the Holy
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Spirit's work that's at the
forefront of our Christian walk
today. Are you hearing what I'm
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saying? The day of Pentecost
began the coming of the Holy
Ghost. Acts 2:1 says again, "And
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when the day of Pentecost was
fully come, they" - the
disciples - "were all with one
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accord in one place." Now, that
means they have the right
environment. That means there
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was a spirit of agreements. That
they were all together. They
were all unified. I want to say
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right now, I've started it last
week, but I'll finish it up this
week. The reason why we don't
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see many manifestations in the
house of God anymore is because
there's too much discord. But
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the Bible lets me know that the
power of the Holy Ghost is
present when the people of God
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get in one accord. Personal
agendas have to get out of the
way. Ego has to get out of the
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way. Self has to get out of the
way. How can two walk together,
unless they agree? But somebody
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knows there's power when we come
into agreement. Somebody knows
that whenever two or three are
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gathered in His name, great
things happen. Somebody knows
that when we touch and agree,
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mighty manifestations take place
in the body of Christ.
Regardless of your intellectual
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training, regardless of your
analytical mind, there comes a
time when you have to move
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beyond skepticism into a realm
of corporate collective faith
that says I believe that God is
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about to do something. I don't
know what God is about to do,
but I believe God is about to do
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something. You see, I serve a
God who can move things I can't
move, who can do things I can't
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do, and who can say things I
can't say. I believe that God is
about to do something. When the
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people of God come together like
this, we believe that people who
come in sick can leave healed.
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People who come in blind can
leave seeing. People who come in
lame can leave walking. Whenever
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you create the right atmosphere,
power will be released over
God's Church. How can people be
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in the church so long, on the
same pew so long, singing the
same song so long, and their
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lives are in the same place
because there's no environment.
You, all, ought to hear what I'm
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saying. No atmosphere for
miracles to take place. But when
the atmosphere is right, when
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the environment is right, when
the people of God are in one
accord, the presence of the Holy
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Ghost will be evident. The world
will be turned upside down. The
gospel will be preached. Souls
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will be baptized. The church
will grow, and souls will be
saved. Let me tell you something
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I was reading this week.
According to the Adventist
commentary, "Whatever interferes
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with such unity must be removed
or it will obstruct the Holy
Ghost." That's why when I go in
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the hospital and I visit certain
people, I tell people in the
hospital room with the sick, "If
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you don't believe that God has
the power to raise this person
above rare infliction, get out
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of this room." We don't need
conflicting spirits in this room
because when the people of God
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come together, they're in one
accord, in the right
environment, and the right
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atmosphere is set, mighty
miracles will take place in the
name of Jesus. The text
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continues, verse number two,
come on. Look at it. "And
suddenly," I told them to
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underline that because I want
you to get that. "And suddenly
there came a sound from heaven
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as of a rushing mighty wind, and
it filled all the house where
they were sitting." I need you
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to understand what the Bible is
trying to say. The Bible says,
"suddenly." If you were here, I
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would say to you say "suddenly."
The Bible says, "suddenly."
Without warning. Suddenly which
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means unexpectedly. Suddenly
which means immediately. The
disciples had no idea the way
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the Holy Spirit will come, but
the Holy Ghost just came. I can
hear the Holy Ghost saying today
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that when you come to a place of
agreement, there are some
manifestations that are going to
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take place in the body of
Christ. Not next week, not next
month, not next year, but
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suddenly. God's going to bring
about healing suddenly. God's
going to bring about deliverance
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suddenly. God's going to bring
about rescue suddenly. God's
going to bring about salvation
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suddenly. God says, "Look, I'm
tired of something taking so
long in your life. There are
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some things I'm trying to do
suddenly." I wish I had a
witness in this place. Verse
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three, come on. Let's get to our
verse three. The Bible says,
"And there appeared unto them
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cloven tongues like as of fire,
and it sat upon each of them."
"There appeared unto them cloven
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tongues like as of fire and it's
set upon each of them." They not
only heard the sound of a
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rushing mighty wind, but they
also saw a tongue shape flame of
fire resting upon each of the
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persons in the group. You, all,
don't hear what I'm saying. Now,
don't get it twisted. The people
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are not physically blown in the
room. The people's hair is not
literally burned, but these are
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just powerful symbols of a
powerful spiritual experience.
Don't miss the similes in the
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text. You know, what similes
are. The words like or as which
are words used to compare
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something. The Bible says a
sound from heaven as of a
rushing mighty wind. The Bible
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says cloven tongues like as of
fire. What the Bible is trying
to tell us is that like
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wildfire, the Holy Ghost spreads
through their ranks. Verse
number four, "And they were all
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filled with the Holy Ghost, and
began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them
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utterance." Now, this was not a
mere moving of the spirit. This
was not a mere prodding of the
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spirits. This was not a merely
the breath of the spirit. This
was the complete possession of
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the disciples by the Holy
Spirit. There's a difference
between the indwelling of the
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Holy Spirit and the filling of
the holy spirit. Let me say that
again. There's a difference
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between the indwelling of the
Holy Spirit and the filling of
the Holy Spirit. You see,
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understand? All believers in
Jesus can have God's Spirit
dwelling in them, but not all
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believers live lives filled or
controlled by the Holy Spirit's
power. You, all, don't hear what
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I'm saying? Some believers have
all of the Holy Spirit, but the
Holy Spirit may not have all of
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them. You, all, don't hear and
I'm saying. We are indwelt by
the Holy Spirit at the time of
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our salvation, but we are filled
with the Holy Spirit when we
submit to him. Verse four, look
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at it again. And they were all
filled with the Holy Spirit, and
began to speak with other
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tongues. Tongue is underlined.
Let me hit that right now
because we need to know and be
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reminded what the Word of God
says. Again, not what somebody
has told us, but study the word
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of God for yourself. Not what
you have heard, but you need to
know biblically what the word of
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God says regarding the speaking
of tongues because if it ain't
in the Word, it doesn't deserve
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to be heard. Are you hearing
what I'm saying? We need to
know. You hear me say it all the
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time. We need to know what we
believe, why we believe what we
believe, and where it's found in
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the Word of God. Quickly, the
Greek word for tongues is
glóssa. That's where the word
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glossary comes from, glóssa. In
this text is the fact that the
disciples - listen to me - began
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to speak in languages that were
known by other people. Unknown
to them, but known to other
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people. The ability to speak
foreign languages was a gift
given to the disciples for the
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special purpose of carrying the
gospel message to the entire
world. Because at Pentecost,
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everybody came from everywhere
they came from the north. They
came from the south. They came
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from the East. They came from
the West. People were in
Jerusalem for the feast of
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Pentecost. For the disciples,
sake and for those who will
receive the message through
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them, the Holy Ghost enable the
disciples to proclaim the gospel
in the native languages or
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native tongues of the different
people. When you read 1
Corinthians 12, you discover
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that tongues are a gift, but the
gift of tongues is not exclusive
evidence of the Holy Ghost. What
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am I saying? Don't let anybody
tell you that you don't have the
Holy Ghost because you don't
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speak in tongues. Because I
don't have to speak in tongues
to have the Holy Ghost. I wish I
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had a witness in this place .
Tongues are a gift that is
given. When you get to 1
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Corinthians 14 in the Word, the
Bible declares how they are
ought to be used. Because if
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there are tongues in an
assembly, if there are tongues
in a gathering, if there are
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tongues in a congregation, there
must be an interpreter. Because
all gifts are given for the
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edification of the body of
Christ. You, all, don't hear
what I'm saying. If a spiritual
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gift is not manifested to edify
the body, then it's not
inauthentic gift from God. I
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wish I had a church in his
place. 1 Corinthians 14:4 says,
"He that speaketh in an unknown
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tongue edifieth himself." If
somebody spoke in tongues in
church without interpretation
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those others present wouldn't
know what he or she was talking
about. How could they take part
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in worship? How would they be
edified? You don't have to speak
in tongues to prove you've had
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the Holy Ghost. I don't know
about you, but I want an
authentic experience from God.
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I'm not looking to learn how to
speak in tongues. So don't take
me up into a room and make me
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stay in that room all night long
until I learn how to speak in
tongues. You, all, not ready
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today. But not only that, you
don't have to wait all night
long for the power of the Holy
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Ghost. The Holy Ghost is already
here. The Holy Ghost already
came in Acts 2. That's the
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former rain, but now the Holy
Ghost wants to reign in our
lives, that's the latter rain.
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Joel 2:28 is clear. "And it
shall come to pass afterward,
that I will pour out my spirit
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upon all flesh; and your sons
and your daughters shall
prophesy, your old men shall
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dream dreams, and your young men
shall see visions. " Church, God
is about to pour out His Spirit
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on all flesh. That's men and
women. That's all flesh. God is
about to rain, hallelujah, on
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His people. When you study Joel
2, the primary application of
the former rain and the latter
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rain is the restoration of
adequate rainfall. The former
rain fell in the fall and it
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promoted germination. The latter
rain fell - read Joel 2 - in the
spring and help to bring the
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crops to maturity. When we apply
this to God's Church, the former
rain and the latter rain both
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represent the work of the Holy
Ghost. The former rain
represents the outpouring of the
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Holy Ghost on the day of
Pentecost. In Acts 2, the latter
rain represents the outpouring
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of the Holy Ghost which produces
the ripening of the harvest in
the last days just before Jesus
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comes. Let me tell you
something. This latter rain is
not a sprinkling. It's not a
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little shower, but it's a
downpour. Ellen White makes it
very clear to us. In Great
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Controversy page six hundred
eleven, she says, "The great
work of the Gospel cannot close
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with less power than marked its
opening." Which means that the
second rain, the latter rain,
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will be greater than the former
rain. I get excited when I think
about that. Because you know
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what that means? if three
thousand people were baptized in
one day in the former rain,
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imagine how many are going to be
baptized in one day in the
latter rain. The events at
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Pentecost were just a partial
fulfillment of Joel's
prediction, but the prophecy
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will reach its full
accomplishment in the last days
in us. In other words, child,
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you ain't seen nothing yet. God
wants to rain his Holy Ghost in
us not next week, not next
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month, not next year, but now.
God wants us to take the gospel
now. God wants us to let it
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rain. Now, I'm not a weatherman.
I'm not a meteorologist, but I
can tell you something about
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rain. Number one, if the
atmosphere is cold, water
molecules will bond with cold
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particles in the air and you get
snow. If the atmosphere is cool,
these same water molecules will
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bond with cool particles in the
air and you will get sleet. But
if he atmosphere is warm and
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water particles bond with warm
particles in the air, you get
rain. If you have a cold
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atmosphere, snow. If you have a
cool atmosphere, sleet. If you
have a warm atmosphere, rain.
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I'm going somewhere with this.
Oh, but when your heart is warm,
when your heart is warm, your
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heart is right to receive the
Holy Ghost and the Holy Ghost
will reign in your life. Let me
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tell you something. I seen it
rain so hard that entire houses
have been washed out. Entire
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communities have been washed
out. Entire cities have been
washed out ]. That's what the
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Holy Ghost will do when you let
Him in your life. He will clean
you up. He will clean you out.
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You will be a new man. You will
be a new woman. If any man be in
Christ, he's a new creature. Old
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things are passed away. All
things become new. When it
rains, God changes you. God
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washes the old man. God washes
the old woman. God washes them
away and cleans you up and clean
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you out. Let me tell you. When
the Holy Ghost rains, saints are
made out of sinners, deacons out
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of drunkards, pathfinders out of
pimps, choir members out of blue
singers. believers out of
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doubters, strong men out of weak
men, brave women out of scared
women, humble men out of
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high-minded me, conquerors out
of cowards, Christian witnesses
out of cursing tongues. Let it
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rain Let me tell you something.
God is getting ready to bring
somebody out. God is getting
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ready to bring somebody out of
their dry season. Somebody's in
a drought right now. Somebody's
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in a dry place right now. A dry
place with no job. A dry place,
you're lonely. A dry place with
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no money. A dry place, you can't
pass the test. A dry place, your
marriage is on the rocks. Some
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people, some places, and some
things are dead and dry, but God
is about to rain in somebody's
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life. God is about to bring a
downpour in somebody's life. I'm
not a weatherman. I'm not a
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meteorologist, but I know
something about the rain. Number
two, I've learned that you hear
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rain before you see rain.
Somebody missed that. Let me say
that one more time. I said you
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hear rain before you see rain.
You hear thunder and lightning
before you see it. You got to
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hear God say it's going to rain
before you see it's going to
rain. God told Noah, "Noah, it's
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going to rain," before no even
saw rain. you, all, don't hear
what I'm saying. You got to hear
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God say you're going to be
healed before you see your
healing. You got to hear God say
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that you're going to get a new
job before you see it. You've
got to hear God say you're going
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to be married before you even
see that man, or see that woman.
You got to hear God say that
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your son, your daughter, your
grandson, your granddaughter is
coming back to the Lord before
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you see them coming back to the
Lord. I once was young, but now
I'm old. I've never seen the
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righteous forsaken nor his seed
begging bread. You hear rain
before you see rain. You better
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tell somebody after you leave
church today on the internet, "I
don't see it, but I can hear
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it." I said, "I don't see it,
but I can hear it." I almost
gave up but I heard something. I
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almost threw in the towel, but I
heard something. I almost walked
away, but I heard something. I
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almost left the ministry, but I
heard something. I almost
dropped out of school, but I
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heard something. I almost left
my marriage, but I heard
something. I almost left the
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church, but I heard something.
In the name of Jesus, you hear
rain before you see rain. I'm
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not a weatherman. I'm not a
meteorologist, but I know
something about rain. Number
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three, when you hear something,
you got to tell somebody. I
said, "When you hear something,
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you've got to tell somebody."
When you hear that rain is
coming, you tell somebody. You
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see, when you hear that a
hurricane is coming, you tell
somebody. When you hear that a
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thunderstorm is coming, you tell
somebody. When you hear that a
tornado is coming, you tell
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somebody. I want somebody to
know, somebody who's watching
right now. I hear rain, and I've
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