To say the least I feel as if I am a member of this church. Pastor Mike is a person I couldn’t forget. 1. Being himself 2. Great Teacher 3. Sincere heart 4. Walks with the spirit of the Lord 5. Understands the mind of humanity 6. Unapologetic in love with Christ, and it shows. 7. Great communicator. Blessings of further advancement is my prayer for Pastor Mike. Thanks Texas pacifically “DFW” needs a Pastor Mike.

Yes! I prayed for the gift of tongues for 3 days. The third day early morning prayer and it came flowing out. I haven't stopped since.

I've heard stories of preaching in tongues and turned out it was German, or praying on tongues and when he opened his eyes a Nigerian man was in his face, amazed... As he was speaking perfect Nigerian! Proclaiming the glorious works of God. I've had people praying in tongues over me and felt like a pulsing cord between our two souls. And I received deliverance with that!

One of the best explanation I’ve heard to explain the GIFT of tongues…. Thank you🙏and may God continue to Bless you as you continue to preach The Word Of God… continue to teach The Truth, The Good News✝️

46:12 I had tried to speak in tongues. Never could get it Than I started praying for the Gift.I went to a Revival the Holy Spirit fell upon the service and I got slain in the Spirit Baptist with the Fire of the Holy Ghost & Drunk in the Spirit all in One Service! Hallelujah Thank you Jesus🙌 🕊🔥I've never been the same. Submit unto the Holy Spirit and you shall receive!

Thank you so much for this video!! There are so many in the church that don't believe in these gifts! I'm just sitting here thinking how filled I am because of the Holy Spirit gifting these to us! It's such a unique experience to be able to pray in tongues!!! Bless you all!

❤BEST message I’ve ever heard on tongues. Thank you for sharing the Word of truth with us.

Great and powerful message!!! I received the gift of tongues a few months ago. Thank you for the teaching Pastor Mike! Learned so much

I was just speaking in tongues when I found this vid

Forgive me Lord, for cursing my family and not being the leader that they need me to be

This is a great resource for the body of Christ

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Grew up Pentecostal. Have had the gift since I was 15. We had tongues and interpretation every service

We are nothing with out him truly he is our source to our very existences with out him we are literally nothing but dust but chooses to make us more because how much he loves us ♥️🥹

Great teaching on the gift of tongues! God bless you🙏🏾

Beautiful service and outpouring of Holy Spirit! Yes, Lord!

Thank you I was so confused before this

This is absolutely beautifully done. Thank you very much for being obedient in producing and releasing such a wonderful example and tool for others to bring clarity in the understanding of Scripture and biblical examples!! Amen!! Anytime you guys post these services and teachings, I watch them with my family in the living room. Thank you for inviting us in to your family V1.

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Great word pastor Michael 😂!!

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Question: Why would a leader call on corporate praying in tongues?…Why?

If anyone sees my message please pray Holy Spirit helps me with this. Thanks ❤

1Cor. 14:2 is perhaps *the* quintessential verse used by many to “evidence” modern tongues-speech in the Bible. The whole passage is talking about real, rational language. Let me use an analogy - If I attend a worship service in “East Haystack”, some remote town in the US out in the middle of nowhere, two things are going to be evident: one; there’s only going to be so many people at that service (i.e. there will be a finite given amount of people there) and two; the chances that anyone speaks anything *but* English is pretty slim to nil. If I start praying aloud in say Lithuanian, there’s no one at that service that’s going to understand a single word I’m saying. Even though I’m speaking a real language, no one _there_ will understand my “tongue”. That does not mean or imply that no one else understands Lithuanian; just no one at _that particular service._ In this sense, therefore, I am speaking _only to God,_ since he understands all languages. To everyone at the service, even though I’m praying in the Spirit (as defined further below), to the people listening to me, I’m still speaking “mysteries” - i.e. even though I’m praying as I ought, no one understands me. An idiomatic expression to say that no one has a clue what I’m saying as no one speaks my language. When one looks at the original Greek, the verb which is usually translated as “understandeth/understands” is actually the verb “to hear” in the sense of understanding what you’re hearing someone say. The verb is *not* “to understand”. That part of the verse is more properly “no one hears [him] with understanding”, i.e. no one listening to him understands what he’s saying. There is _nothing_ in this passage that suggests modern tongues-speech nor is there anything that even _remotely_ suggests that the speaker does not understand what he himself is saying. The Greek bears this out; it is the _listeners_ who do not understand, *not* the speaker - no matter how hard modern tongues-speakers want the speaker to also not understand…….unless the author of the text is a bad grammarian, it just isn’t there.

Mike you really don’t comprehend the difference between Acts 2 and 1Cor.14

What was the suggested order Paul offered. The situation that occurred in the Corinthian Church wasn’t a matter of corporate tongues but an issue of too many people getting up one by one and giving forth a message that no one understood. That is why Paul said at the most only allow three!!! That is the order!!!

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How do you ask someone to engage in the tongues of proclamation or the tongues that needs interpretation? How do you do that?

Mike that which Paul wrote to the Corinthians would apply to any other church if any other church engaged in the same immaturity that the Corinthians did!!!

Mike Ward Ph.D in New Testament Interpretation makes a case for KJV translators’ view that the English Bible Translations should be readable. 1 Cor 14 states 9 times that edification requires intelligibility.

I heard a preacher say that it is only biblical to speak in tongues if you have an interpreter. Is this true? Hmmm, nm.. questions answered. Thank you pastor

Mike could you ever knowingly enter into speaking in tongues on my behalf(1Cor.14:2)…:)

Please what is tongues of intercession?

It is no coincidence that Babylon sounds like Babel on.

Pual said he speak tongues even more than you but WHAT IS THE POINT IF ON ONE UNDERSTAND IT. You might as well say a fews words of the gospel to benefit others.

Im one of those Pentecostals who believes that the evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit (the New Birth) is speaking in tongues. If the 1st & 2nd century church believed this, what changed??? John 3:8, The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

There is a difference between being baptized in Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues and receiving the ministry gift of tongues. Acts 2:4 is not synonymous with 1Cor. 12. Are they both gifts; absolutely BUT one is evidence of baptism/filling and the other is a ministry gift!!!

Mike don’t say it in English but say it in tongues; SAY WHAT!!!

I grew up steeped in tongues teaching exactly like this. This is not accurate.

You don't need to ask for the gift of tongues because tongues is not a gift but rather a manifestation of the spirit (the gift) you received when you believed(Romans 10:9-10). As a matter of fact speaking in tongues is proof in the senses realm that you have been saved which is why Paul said "I want you all to speak in tongues". God doesn't want his people ignorant of the reality of their salvation.

Mike I will not label you as a false teacher but you taught on tongues falsely!!! I pray for you everyday…God bless

At Pentecost, the apostles weren’t speaking any language they didn’t already know. The spiritual gift given at Pentecost was not that of languages (though a language miracle did occur), but rather prophesy. This would take a few pages to explain properly; so, for the sake of brevity, I’m considerably simplifying and ‘bottom lining’ the below. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit did not give the _language_ (i.e., the means/content) of the apostles’ speech, it gave the _manner_ in which it was spoken. The Holy Spirit gave the 12 apostles what in the Greek text is “apophtheggesthai”. This word is from “apophtheggomai” which is best translated as “to give bold, authoritative, inspired speech to”. Don’t go to Strong’s and look it up though - “Strong’s” is a _concordance_ , not a lexicon; there’s a _huge_ difference. Without going into what could be considerable detail, when looking at the “language wherein the attendees were born” there are only two: Aramaic and Greek. The Jews present at Pentecost came from three areas: Judea, the Western Diaspora and the Eastern Diaspora. “All nations under heaven” is an idiomatic expression - Acts II: 9-11 tells us where those visiting were from. The “list of nations”, as it’s called, of Acts 2: 9-11 is simply that - a list of countries, lands and nations that tell us where these people were from; *not* what language(s) they spoke, as most people assume. Further, the idea that the “tongues” of Acts II was xenoglossy also stems from this false assumption. In the entire narrative not *one* language is ever referenced by name - ever wonder why? The miracle of language at Pentecost was making the God of the Jews accessible to all people and moreover, not having to do so in one prescribed language: namely, Hebrew, the sacerdotal language of Judaism. The crowd was expecting to hear Hebrew first followed by translations into Aramaic and Greek as was the tradition and practice of the day; what they got were Aramaic and Greek without Hebrew first. Doing this broke a slew of cultural and religious taboos and was virtually tantamount to heresy which accounts for the crowd’s reaction. The actual gift being emphasized is the fact that the Holy Spirit has empowered the disciples to _prophesy_ and to boldly proclaim the Word of the Lord, and this is exactly what we find in verse 14. Peter “lifted up his voice and _addressed_ them”, but perhaps a better translation would be that he lifted up his voice and _prophesied._ We tend to think of prophecy as a kind of foretelling of future events, but in the Hebrew use, it was more often associated with _speaking forth_ the Word of the Lord. I would argue that, if looking for a gift of the Holy Spirit to assign to Pentecost, it would be more the gift of Prophesy than of Languages. No xenoglossy, no modern tongues-speech, just real, rational language(s). There *was* a language miracle at Pentecost provided by the Holy Spirit, no argument there; just not the one most people assume.

As clear as mud unfortunately and pretty much all wrong. Firstly why did the 120 in Acts 1 speak in tongues vs 5 Jesus says you shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. And what happened “they spoke in tongues” It is the outward manifestation of knowing you have the Holy Spirit. Yes some people heard their own language but others thought they were drunk. Peter got up and explained what was going on, why would he have to get up and explain what was going on if the general public knew already by the disciples speaking in tongues. What happened in Acts 10 when the Holy Spirit fell on Cornelius and his household? 46 For they heard them speak in tongues and magnify God. What happened in Acts 19 Paul said Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed? And they said unto him we have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 6 And when Paul prayed with them the Holy Ghost came on them and they spake with tongues and prophesied. How do you know you have the Holy Spirit? you will speak in tongues as written in Acts 2 10 and 19. One tongue not four. If you read 1 Corinthians 14 fully tongues interpretation and prophecy are to be used in “the church” decently and in order 2 or at the most 3 to uplift and edify the church. And to pray in private to our Father who makes intercession for us through his Spirit. Not to preach not to teach. Speaking in tongues is the proof of receiving the Holy Spirit the Comforter promised in John 14. Mark 16 Jesus says Believers will speak in other tongues. It is not an added extra it is essential for salvation. John 3 Jesus told Nicodemus “Except a man be born of water and of the spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God. Jesus Christ the same yesterday today and forever. God is not a God of confusion.

False False False; who cares if the devil understands! He can’t stop what God wants to give! All he can do is hinder as he did to Daniel.

There is no scripture that supports corporate tongues speaking, praying, singing in fellowships for Christians that have already been baptized in Holy Spirit. That would produce nothing but confusion.

The baptism of the Holy Spirit is when you believe in Jesus and His works. The gift of speaking in tongues is not what most Christians and even nonbelievers think it is. Mainstream Christianity teaches it is some gibberish. That's not it at all. It is just speaking the wonderful works of God as seen in Acts 2. A really good book on this is called, "Spirit-Filled Language" by Aaron Florent. It covers the main questions and ideas surrounding this gift.

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Sound doctrine governs behavior. If you are the leader of a fellowship and you are encouraging the people to engage in corporate speaking in tongues you are out of order and should be corrected!!!

That is so false to say the Holy Spirit is praying through you! Paul never taught that! He said, MY spirit prays!!!

I don’t agree that it’s f you reject the gift you reject the gift giver. If you offered me a sandwich with mayo on it I will reject it but that doesn’t mean I reject you!!!

Cessation is a false teaching that leads to a powerless Christian and a powerless Church Period. It is not the full gospel. It is not preaching the Kingdom. I'll say it because it's not my job to play patty cake with false teachers.

Mike encouraging your flock to engage in tongues collectively is out of order. You don’t have one scripture to support already baptized Saints in the spirit to engage in corporate tongues; not one verse!!!

There is absolutely nothing mysterious about Biblical "tongues" - and there is only one type - when referring to something spoken, they are nothing more than real, rational language(s); usually, but not always, unknown to those listening to them, but always known by the speaker(s) - it’s their native language (in some cases, it is a language the speaker has learned). In contrast, the “tongues” Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians are producing today is an entirely self-created phenomenon. It is non-cognitive non-language utterance; random free vocalization based upon a subset of the existing underlying sounds (called phonemes) of the speaker’s native language, and any other language(s) the speaker may be familiar with or have had contact with. It is, in part, typically characterized by repetitive syllables, plays on sound patterns, alliteration, assonance, and over-simplification of syllable structure. The "nail in the coffin", so-to-speak, is that _any and all_ phonological rules (rules governing how sounds are put together in a given language - what is allowed and what is disallowed) governing a speaker's native language, will _also_ govern their tongues-speech. That fact alone negates anything that can be construed as 'divine' in nature and cements that fact that it is a self-created phenomenon. Further, this subset of phonemes mentioned above typically contains only those sounds which are easiest to produce physiologically. Occasionally some speakers will use two or more subsets of phonemes to generate glossolalia, producing what, to them, sounds like two (or more) distinct “tongues languages”, thus claiming to be able to speak in “divers tongues”. There is absolutely _nothing_ that “tongues-speakers” are producing that cannot be explained in relatively simple linguistic terms. Conversely, when it comes to something spoken, there are absolutely _no_ Biblical references to “tongues” that do not refer to, and cannot be explained in light of, real rational language(s), though it may not be the explanation you want to hear, and it may be one which is radically different from what you believe, or were taught. _Nowhere_ in the Bible is modern tongues-speech advocated or evidenced. “Praying in the Spirit” does _not_ refer to the words one is saying. Rather, it refers to how one is praying. In the three places it is used (Corinthians, Ephesians, and Jude), there is absolutely zero reference to 'languages' in connection with this phrase. “Praying in the Spirit” should be understood as praying in the power of the Spirit, by the leading of the Spirit, and according to His will. I'm not doubting or questioning the 'tongues experience'; glossolalia as the spiritual tool that it is, can be very powerful and, for many people, the experience is profound. As one commenter put it, “Speaking in tongues distracts the ego/analytical/conscious mind while leaving the subconscious (the heart) wide open to import the divine." Both the spiritual and physical benefits of using this tool are also well documented. Again though, it is important to note that this same statement can be made for virtually _any_ other culture that practices glossolalia. Religious and cultural differences aside, the glossolalia an Evenki Shaman in Siberia, a vodoun priestess in Togo and a Christian tongues-speaker in Alabama are producing are in no way different from each other. They’re all producing their glossolalia in the exact same way; they just have different explanations and beliefs as to why they’re doing it, and where it comes from. It is only in certain Christian denominations where is it construed as something it never was. “Tongues” is to some Christian believers a very real and spiritually meaningful experience but consisting of emotional release via non-linguistic ‘free vocalizations’ at best; non-cognitive non language utterance - the subconscious playing with sounds to create what is perceived and interpreted as actual, meaningful speech. In _some_ cases, I would argue that it is clearly a self/mass delusion prompted by such a strong desire to “experience God” that one creates that experience via “tongues”. ‘Tongues’ (read, *‘languages’* ) - the divine gift, is the God given ability to effortlessly learn to speak and be understood through real-language barriers. It is not xenoglossy, nor is it modern tongues-speech. As a point of note, I’m a Linguist, and let me also add here that I am neither a so-called ‘cessationist’ nor a ‘continuationist’ - I do not identify with either term; in fact, I had never heard the two terms until just late in 2016. As far as I’m concerned, quite frankly, since the Biblical reference of “tongues” is to real, rational languages, obviously “tongues” haven’t “ceased”. Another aspect of the modern tongues phenomenon is, of course, the concept of ‘interpretation’. “Interpretation of tongues”, which goes hand-in-hand with ‘speaking in tongues’, may also be said to be a self-created phenomenon. Interpretation is a ‘spiritual improv’ of sorts, inspired by one’s deep faith and beliefs. What do I mean by this? Well…. Interpretations are typically characterized by being inordinately longer than the actual glossic utterance, rather generic and non-specific in nature, and perhaps not surprisingly, open to multiple non-related ‘interpretations’. In other words, have ten interpreters listen to a glossic string and you’ll get ten different (typically unrelated) “interpretations”. In ‘tongues’, ‘The big brown dog is slow’, can also be ‘The small white cat is quick’. These latter two characteristics (‘generic-ness’ and multiple interpretations) do not suggest anything that is divinely inspired. It fails even the most basic tests and criteria that define ‘communication’ itself. A common come-back to the multiple interpretation issue is that God/the Holy Spirit gives different interpretations to different people. As one writer put it rather succinctly, “Pentecostal Darwinism does not exist - there’s no mutation or transformation of one message into several for the sake of justifying what is an obvious discrepancy. If this were the case, it would completely eradicate the need for ‘tongues’ in the first place”. ‘Interpretation’ (read *’translation’ of the spoken word* ) - the divine gift, is the God/Holy Spirit given ability to effortlessly render one language into another capturing all the minute nuances of one language into the other. An otherwise phenomenally difficult task when dealing with religious texts and prayers. It is not the self-created ‘spiritual improv’ (inspired by one’s deep faith and beliefs) that people are doing today.

False False False: The evidence of the baptism of Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues and not the fruit of the Spirit. The fruit of the Spirit comes as a result of one picking up their cross, denying self and subjecting their self to The Lordship of Christ!!!

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Tongues as taught in 1Cor. 14 is never, ever an example as you shared with the woman speaking in Russian! 1Cor. 14:2 denounces that example. Russian is a language that is understood by some man so 1Cor.14:2 would counter your example!!!

Likewise cheese for Asian is like durian for westerners.

Imagine a person not bearing the Fruit of The Spirit for a very long time, would they believe that they are not baptized in Holy Spirit? Acts 2,8, 10,11 and 19 all confirm that the baptism of Holy is indicated by speaking in tongues…:)