Im blogging this 2 days after i actually wanted to... fooled myself once shame on me or something like that......maybe not. Anyway I was listening to a very inspiring message on sunday via Pastor Dave, and he told a story that prompted a great memory and an interesting topic. He was talking about a series of messages he gave, i think 6 or so, and the last one had an alter call and the Holy Spirit was moving strongly. he tripped up by the pulpit and he said people thought he was falling because of the spirit but really he just tripped. anyway i instantly thought of my wonderful friend jake roost. We were sitting in a service together where the pastor in the middle of his message stuttered.... i think we both just wrote it off as just what it was but the man stopped did the same exact thing and then continued to laugh for close to an hour literally walking thru the isles stopping looking people in the eyes and laughing at them until they laughed back, and i think he might of blown on a couple of people as well. anyway i dont think that jake was born with a volume control in quite settings like that (if for some reason you ever read this jake thats mostly i joke and i love you) but as the man was walking towards our row jake starts to say at a somewhat loud volume.... dude is he serious.... whats going on.... for real he better not laugh at me.... i seriously think i might punch him.... they should put this in the brochuer or something... tony im seriously leaving omg omg omg omg. I couldnt stop laughing and maybe they thought i was catching what was happening but ya it was very interesting and i love jake for the honesty and hilarity. All this being said im not saying that the dude was faking or that these types of things don't happen but im also not saying that its never fabricated. God can do what he wants and sometimes im willing to bet its radical.
thoughts?
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I can not help but crack up every time I hear this story. That is one of the many things I love about the Rooster...he calls it as he sees it. I have been in a number of services where situations like this have happened and I am never really sure how to react. You never want to put God in a box and say that he would not do such a thing because I have legitimately seen people I respect spiritually react in that same manner but... I have also seen some that don't. God moves in different people different ways, and I would tend to lean towards that that kind of spirit filled reaction would be more of a intercession among believers or in your own time with the Lord just as paul tells those with the gift of tongues. The church should be bringing in new people every day to share the love of Christ with. When things start to happen such as speaking in tongues and continuous laughter, how much of a benefit is it to the Nonbeliever? Paul says in Corinthians, "But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language." (v19). So I guess my opinion would consist of the fact that God (for obvious reasons) can allow these things to happen, but not as often or in a public setting as some people would lead you to believe....make sense?
ReplyDeletevery much agree. you have a way with making sense
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