 Okay, good morning everyone Morning and welcome. We'll continue to study about prayer and intercession today So we can start with a word of prayer with someone from the online batch like to pray anybody online Heavenly Father, we just thank you for this wonderful day That you have given each of us a day to know you to grow in you and to love you Lord And I pray that our act of learning would be an act of worship towards you We thank you for Pastor Nancy and we pray Holy Spirit that you will Impact us through the words that you give her Thank you Father for each student here Thank you for the hunger that is that you have placed within us to know you more and to grow your name more Outside in our worlds. Thank you Jesus in your precious name. We pray. Amen Amen. Amen. Thank you, Nisha Thank you for leading us in prayer So we so far have been learning about praying in the spirit and the many benefits of praying in the spirit and we talked about a couple of key things we said when we Mention praying in the spirit. It is praying in Unknown tongues and we also said that we can pray without boundaries Which simply means that things beyond our limited understanding human understanding Can be prayed through when we pray in tongues And also we can pray according to the will of God. So Romans chapter 8 It tells us that the spirit helps us to pray according to his will so when we pray in tongues Every prayer is a hundred percent perfect prayer In line with the will of God because the Holy Spirit already knows the mind of God And so it's the Holy Spirit who's helping us to make those prayers Those prayers are according to the will of God. So that is something we saw and then we also saw that The spirit helps us in our weaknesses. So for us to grow in the Lord, um, I do not go through the A couple of chapters in the book of Romans if you have the time you can read it Romans chapter 6 Romans chapter 7 Romans chapter 8 where Paul will We'll talk about the struggles of the flesh. Okay, he'll start talking about it and He will ask the question. So Who can help me, you know, how can I overcome the struggles that I have in my flesh? He'll he'll ask that question and then it'll flow into Romans chapter 8 Which speaks about the power of the Holy Spirit So, uh, one of the things that helps us overcome our fleshly weaknesses There can be all kinds of you know fleshly weaknesses that Each one of us are struggling with things like maybe laziness Um, a very weak will where we are not very determined not very focused or it could be other things Like jealousy last pride so many, um works of the flesh, but how do we overcome all these things? When we pray in the spirit and remember I shared with all of us that John the Baptist said he who comes after me will baptize you in Holy Spirit and been Fire and what is the work of the fire? It burns up whatever is light or we say chaff is burnt up when Fire is lit. So the same thing happens when we pray in the spirit It's like the fire of God is burning. So the evil of the flesh gets burnt up So it makes us a new person when we Use this ability that God has given us pray a lot in tongues You want to overcome your fleshly weaknesses want to overcome? those uh, you know those Uncertain parts of who we are pray in the spirit Makes us a very strong person in the spirit man when we pray in tongues and then we also saw That when we pray in the spirit, we can actually edify ourselves because Paul said that You praise in an unknown tongue edifies himself. So if I want to build myself up, we've all built ourselves We want we are here in bible college. Some of us online some of us here in class Reason is you want to build yourself up in the word of God you want to build yourself up in God That's why you're here. Now if you want to build up the spirit If I want to build up my spirit I can pray in tongues and that will build me up wherever I may be, you know, it's going to strengthen me And enable me to stand strong with God We also talked about the fact that When we pray in tongues, it keeps us in the love of God So we want to flow in the love of God for ourselves and for people How to maintain that love how to flow in that love? It's possible when we are strengthened in the spirit man. So we saw from june a scripture or a couple of scriptures That actually talk about it. And then The last point that I stopped that was from the passage of isia 28 versus 11 and 12 But where God had promised Okay, this is way back. God had promised about the Rest and refreshing the rest and refreshing that he would bring to his people How would he bring it to the people in asa 28 and verse 11 it says With stammering lips Stammering lips stammering lips is what? Stammering lips and another tongue. He will speak to these people Stammering lips. We all know, you know people who stammer, right? You're not able to speak quickly fluently. Um, they kind of Uh, uh, it's it's not smooth flowing stammering lips and another tongue another tongue is a different language So way back in the old testament. God had promised that Such a language will be given to the people now. What will be the use of that language the next verse there? It says this is the rest With which you may cause the weary to rest And this is the refreshing Um, yet they would not hear so when a people pray nuts with those stammering lips Okay, and in an unknown tongue what happens? There's a rest and refreshing for whom for the spirit So the spirit can be strengthened, but you see every part of us needs to be taken care of So even your body has got to rest and that has its own way of receiving rest But if you want rest for the spirit and what to do brain tongues We may feel very weary very tired very strained sometimes Even in our spirit man, but if I want to find rest For my spirit Just start to pray in tongues. Just begin to pray in tongues. Maybe we're feeling so stressed. We don't even know What to say just pray in tongues Right. So the peace comes in And the the rest for the spirit man comes in when times of confusion. So, um This is something that I personally practice especially At times when I have to make decisions and I'm feeling so stressed like I don't know what to decide Sometimes I just look at the clock and I'll be like, okay 15 minutes I'm not I have 15 minutes. So I'm just going to sit in one place and I'm going to pray in tongues. That's it Because I don't even know what to think what to decide Regarding this particular matter. So just sit just pray what happens Uh, the the kind of stress that you're sensing in your spirit, right? Eventually, you're just giving it all to god and the holy spirit begins to take over Uh, and even your spirit man feels the rest the peace the joy that That can only come from his presence. So At times when we are Are in a place where we are not able to Function because of maybe a sense of tiredness in your spirit Okay, you can just pray in tongues. So I remember once there was a particular sunday where All the pastors had to preach their own sermon and for whatever reason that time I was not getting a title. I had prayed and prayed and prayed usually, um, you know pastor tells us Much in advance. Maybe one one two month before he'll tell us Hey, this sunday you guys need to preach your own sermon So preach whatever god is putting on your heart. So then we have time to prepare we have time to study and everything but this once Um, even though time was given and I was praying that okay I should what is god speaking to the church? What should I talk about? I never got it. I never got it very A little closer to the to the actual date I just decided okay. This is heights All the time has gone. I have a little bit of time left. I need to prepare but I need to know the Subject then only I can study isn't it? So I just locked myself up in the roof and and I just started praying in tongues praying in tongues right and it's like Uh, all that tiredness somewhere my spirit man was so tired. I was not even able to think But at the end of that prayer session when I came out, I just got two words in my spirit Uh new wine I just got those words and I had not even thought about it new wine What is new wine? Then I started studying that subject. There were a lot of sermons There was a lot of content scriptures from the bible And then I was actually able to write out a message and I remember that Sunday when I went and I preached everyone came up to me and they were like Something god was speaking to me something so fresh That was released today because obviously I didn't come up with it It really came from the presence of god in from my tiredness As I started praying in the spirit Right god not only did he impart strength to my spirit, but I needed At that moment I needed Uh a title or a subject or a focus and god gave me that subject and then I was able to write elaborate on it further Okay, so I I'm just telling you practically. This is how you apply it Uh when when you're stressed when you're tired when you're um, you know, not able to think not able to make a decision for especially your spirit man Just take time out Sit down 10 minutes. Just pray in tongues Right and then you you'll you'll see how um, you you feel strengthened You feel fresh and you're at least able to think something move along the uh line that god is showing you Okay, so uh rest and refreshing sometimes we just need that rest in our spirit man And make sure you you keep a uh a lot of time for yourself and just pray in the spirit Now what else can we do when we pray in the spirit, um, it is also a prayer language through which we can Praise god we can worship and magnify god. Do you remember what happened when uh people were baptized in the holy spirit for the first time What happened at that point? Acts chapter two Okay, they all started speaking in tongues then what happened Okay so What happened the disciples they were speaking in tongues? What about the others? Okay How many people came? To watch them any idea Sorry 120 no 120 is the disciples. I'm saying outside. How many people? Around 3000 um Okay 3000 responded to Peter's sermon Now how many watched these people when they were speaking in tongues? Okay, let's say we don't really know. Okay the exact numbers But uh the bible lists out some um Some categories or communities of people when you count it There's at least 15 different communities and uh Luke writes that all these people heard in their own languages God being praised and magnified these people are uh praising god in the human languages That's how it it was for the listeners Okay, so what's going on the people who are praying in tongues, which is the disciples. What are they doing? They're just praying in tongues. They don't even know what they're saying, isn't it? But those who are listening They are able to hear That god is being magnified. Magnified is what? The greatness of god is being proclaimed or god is being thanked. So, uh Sometimes when we speak in tongues Those that language could actually be The language which we are using to glorify god Okay, and in other places Like act chapter 10 at a time when people were baptized in the holy spirit Luke again, he writes it's given here acts 10 verse 46 It says for they heard then speak with tongues and magnify god All right, so the point that we are um saying here is Sometimes when we speak in tongues We are able to praise god. You know how we um write songs if you go back and look at the the story behind some of the songs that that have been written and uh some of the songs that uh people Enjoy worshiping god with you will know that somebody wanted to express Their revelation About god and that's why they wrote a song or somebody wanted to express their thanksgiving and then they wrote a song But there are times when we want to thank god when we want to glorify god when we don't have a song Or we may not have the words Has that happened to you? I don't know but yeah, it happens. It happens to us where we don't know how to express Our thanksgiving Because maybe in the human language, there is no word Which can explain how we feel about god's goodness In those moments, it's just nice to express your thanksgiving in tongues You can just begin to um pray in tongues. You can just begin to remember paul said I I pray In the spirit. I pray with my understanding. I sing in the spirit. I sing with my understanding Why is he singing in the spirit? Singing in the spirit is also magnifying god the way you sing in a normal language human language to thank god Maybe there are times when we don't have the human words But we want to thank god. We want to praise god. We have a tune Right can just sing in the spirit You don't know what you're singing but It's like a release for your spirit man And you feel satisfied you feel like yes, I am giving god praise Uh the manner in which he deserves it Okay, so sometimes it's just necessary to switch to tongues because our human language Cannot even explain or cannot even describe The gratitude we feel or the praises that we want to bring to god So we can use tongues to thank god to worship and honor god Okay, let's move on. So there are maybe two more points here But I also want to just add here we talked about praising god, right? Um, But there are times that uh, you know, we may also have deep prayers And we don't know how to express In our own language, so I remember this one incident where there was um, uh, like a person I know many people had prayed for Him to be baptized in the holy spirit to flow in the gift of tongues But he did not receive it. His wife received it, but he did not receive it. So this brother Uh, like he used to only pray in his own language But there came a time in his family where one of his um Sisters I think was going through a very tough period in her marriage Okay, and uh, obviously it's stressful for everyone So at that point when he used to sit to pray for his sister um Initially, yes, he was able to pray in his own language But eventually he did not even have the words to express the sadness that he felt or the You know the What can you say the grief that he felt regarding the things that were going on? So one day when he just sat to pray for her, uh, he started praying in English and he didn't even realize He was suddenly praying in tongues He never prayed in tongues before that ever But the point I'm making is you know, sometimes We don't have the human language to express Whether it is thanksgiving whether it is joy or it could even be our grief and sorrow Right, we may feel that intensely in our spirit And our human language is not able to carry it in prayer for us So Somewhere the spirit man just switches switched to tongues because tongues will be able to express The deep thoughts Right of our hearts led by the Holy Spirit, of course So, uh, there's a lot of satisfaction in uh praying in tongues now just because I'm saying this I've already clarified. I'm not saying don't pray in English or don't pray in Hindi Don't pray in your own language. No, we do need to pray in our own languages as well because There is value in that but there are times when tongues is the most appropriate way or the right way to pray So, uh, use it and God has given us, you know, you you need to use it, isn't it? So I was sharing with all of you the time when you know in my mom's situation We had some difficult seasons So particularly the the last phase right when we kind of knew that she won't make it But those were the days when I would sit to pray. I can't pray in English because I'm not able to express So I would just sit for hours praying tongues. I also don't know what I'm praying Right, but whenever I used to get up, I would come back knowing that okay. God has heard my prayer That sense of confidence that you feel That you have expressed yourself in wholeness to God in the will of God because every word that we are speaking What did we say? It isn't the will of God. It is according to the will of God So you don't even have to be afraid. So I remember especially that phase of my life most days I do not have any language Because I don't know what to say right, but It's important to pray in such moments. You can't just not pray because you don't know what to say So I said only pray in tongues For hours I'll just sit pray in tongues express myself Okay, but that kind of brings back the The peace brings back the stability in your spirit man At least you know what to do. At least you know how to um, you know You submitted everything to God and God carries you through So, uh, developing this this habit Of praying in the spirit Is very important in the lives of believers very very important. Okay Both the prayer prayer lives whether you pray in your language. It's very important praying tongues very important. So, uh, we've got to Uh, you know know the times whenever you feel like praying in tongues just do that Okay, just do that it will build you up like nothing else and uh, you'll really see the value of it Okay, now let's move on. So the next thing here it says, uh, it enables our spirits to receive the mysteries of God for our lives You remember we said, um, that the Holy Spirit knows the mind of God Why because it is the spirit of God who knows the mind of God Because it is our spirit who knows our mind. Nobody can read our mind Isn't it? So the Holy Spirit knows the mind of God So in first Corinthians chapter two, there is that passage where we read No, I have seen no year has heard no mind has conceived the things that God has prepared For those who love him. So what does it say? It's saying that there are things Which are so beautiful That we can't even begin to understand those things that God has made ready for us Okay, but uh, it's exciting. Oh god has good things for us. God has beautiful things for us because we are following him We would like to know what those things are But the bible tells us they are so beautiful. They are so mysterious Nobody knows. Nobody has seen these things. But you know what in that same passage as you go below Um, you would find a scripture that says but he has revealed them to us by the Holy Spirit Okay, it's verse 10. There's no numbering here in your notes Uh, so right after God has prepared for those who love him it says but God has Revealed them to us through his spirit God has revealed them to us through his spirit So you remember in the last class, I asked you the question. Is it possible to know? Uh, the will of God in all things And we answered that question. We said that yes, it is possible because even though these things are so beautiful and so great That we can't understand them. God has revealed it says God has revealed means what God has given us the understanding by how Through the Holy Spirit So the Holy Spirit knows all these beautiful things and he can reveal it to us So then how can we apply that in our lives? Remember we said that when we speak to God, what do we speak? He who speaks in an unknown tongue speaks Dash to God. What does he speak? Mysteries that mystery is correct mysteries to God. So mysteries we Um, explained last time that mysteries are for us We can't know what those things are but it's not a mystery for God But you see what did we need now? God has revealed It's a mystery But God has revealed them to us through his spirit so Yes, we cannot understand tongues It's unknown You're speaking mysteries to God. He does not know what he's speaking That's what Paul says But in first Corinthians chapter 2, what is he saying? The Holy Spirit has revealed So even though I don't know what I'm saying After I say it God can deposit in my spirit the answer or the meaning the meaning of what I prayed You got it Did you all get what I'm saying or is it a mystery? I hope you can understand what I'm saying, right? So we speak mysteries to God. We don't we don't get it when we are speaking it But once we have spoken it What does the Holy Spirit do? The meaning of what we have spoken we just saw now first Corinthians chapter 2 verse 10 says but God has revealed God can reveal to us That means Sometimes when we pray in tongues Let's imagine, you know, I take 10 minutes. I'm praying in tongues. I don't know what I said Okay, I absolutely don't know what I said But after the 10 minutes of praying remember, I told you there are times when you don't know what decision to make Right, but after you pray in tongues suddenly you get one idea Suddenly you get a thought Suddenly you get a direction Where is it coming from? So whatever you prayed the Holy Spirit brings revelation into your spirit From what you just now prayed Understood. So the language that I prayed I I cannot I cannot make sense of it, but from my prayer A revelation can hit my spirit You got it. So even something like I just told you about a decision that we want to make and the Holy Spirit gives us an idea a thought That can be times when we are praying Okay, and in tongues and God can tell you things which are going to happen 20 years later Can that happen? Yes or no Only God knows right what will happen 20 years later, but We can get the revelation even now God may tell us right now. I'm going to do this in your life 25 years from now 30 years from now. This is the business you're going to do. These are the books you're going to write Okay, these are the songs you're going to sing Now you can know What is going to happen later? because by his spirit He has revealed Okay, so this is the benefit hidden secrets in the mind of God hidden secrets in the thoughts of God It can get deposited into our spirit when we speak in tongues. Why because when we speak in tongues The revelation of the Holy Spirit Begins to enlighten our understanding and we begin to see things Right about so many matters. I gave you only one or two examples but there are You know all the operation of the gifts of the spirit you learn about the gifts of the spirit in second year So there are many things that God can reveal and it's amazing to walk with God like that. Okay, I remember As far as the gifts of the spirit is concerned I had read a book and in that book there was a person who learned about tongues and he only knew about tongues So he thought okay. I learned about tongues. Let me practice it And he started praying and he felt like God was calling him to full-time ministry. So He left his job Okay, we don't recommend it to all if the Lord is leading you to do it you do it Otherwise there's no need but he left his job and he decided I will sit in my house I will pray in tongues from morning to evening. That's all nothing else So that's what he did He started he he managed one week two weeks three weeks. Okay He didn't do anything else his normal household work Praying in tongues morning to evening shut the door pray pray pray pray then one day There was a Prayer meeting in a church close by and he was not a preacher. He was a nobody But what happened is the preacher who was supposed to come there didn't come And they asked this brother. They said brother. They are not coming. Is it possible for you to? Um share the word today. Okay, you can keep it simple no problem But you share the word and he goes up and he shares the word but when he starts to pray to his surprise He's starting to see pictures He's starting to see a broken bone. He's starting to see, you know, somebody's lungs affected with with some Problem he's starting to see so many things So he uh, he is starting to call call all that out. He has never done this before But what has happened? The mysteries of god Are being revealed. Why he just took so much time praying in tongues. He also didn't know but when he was ministering All these things are happening to him Right by the holy spirit I your understanding, right? So we can receive revelation. We can receive revelation From there his you know ministry began and uh, he continued, right? A lot of he talks about the gifts of the spirit and operating in the gifts of the spirit and things like that But i'm just helping us Understand here that when we start to pray in tongues, okay, there are many levels One is just understanding about, you know, small little things are decisions or let's say big things about Our life choices our life decisions. Where should I live? What career should I have? Whom should I marry? What business should I do? How should I manage my finances? What about my ministry big decisions? God can reveal even right now. He can reveal when we are You know, maybe some of us are young. We are in school college, but Even now we can know so that we can start preparing towards it So god can reveal and the operation of the gifts of the spirit. We all become very um Sensitive sensitive to the revelation of the gifts of the holy spirit. Okay, so These are all the benefits Of praying in tongues. So it's not just, you know, god He just did something unique and told okay, you pray in this language. That's it. No, there is so much more There are deep things behind praying in tongues Okay, so I'll stop with that. I think we have we have tried to assess a lot of important key truths about Praying in tongues, but if you have any other questions, we'll take that now. There is a question here in the chat which Daniel Oliver says ma'am how to pray in tongues For the first time. Okay. How to pray in tongues for the first time So usually um Daniel the activation of the gifts of the spirit one of which is tongues. Okay tongues is a gift of the spirit How does it get activated when we are baptized in the holy spirit? In acts chapter two, when did the people speak in tongues after you remember it says and suddenly there was a You know rushing mighty wind and they were all filled with the spirit and then they began to speak in tongues so the baptism in the holy spirit Is what is necessary for a believer To start operating in the gifts of the holy spirit The first gift That usually starts operating his tongues usually Okay, other gifts can also operate but common gift that we see in the book of acts is tongues So when somebody is baptized in the holy spirit, you will find that they will start speaking in tongues for the first time Okay, now how to make them Speak in tongues for the first time nothing just pray for them in the name of Jesus ask Jesus to baptize them In the holy spirit Ask them to expect it and believe God for it. Okay, and then just continue to pray and you'll see that You know Slowly They'll just start to speak in tongues Now there are many other things that people do they say some people say that You should imitate Right if somebody some tongues language is there then Make people imitate but we don't see all that in the bible So I think we shouldn't get into all such things. Just pray for them in the book of acts. What do we see? believers prayed For other believers to be baptized in the holy spirit and they receive the baptism. They started praying in tongues That's all. Okay. So Daniel. I hope that answers your question If you have any other I mean if you meant to know something else then you can always ask So anything else about praying in tongues praying in the spirit Yes, yeah, see it's it's as I told you when you pray in the spirit So your question is that you have certain challenges. Maybe yeah, you were pointing out anger When you pray in the spirit, you feel free from it. How is it that it happens? See it's like a fire. Remember we said the fire of the spirit burns in us. So Uh, the things of the flesh will start to die. So not just anger. Maybe any other character flaws that we see in ourselves We can actually overcome that by praying in the spirit now also don't look at it like Okay, I'll only pray in the spirit and that is the only solution. No See the way god works, right? There are usually Many different things that have to work together. So, uh, even Let's say our own decision To overcome anger to deal with anger Reflect on why is it that I'm getting angry? What are the root causes that make me react like this? So, uh, the point is that we have to deal with it at both the spiritual level as well as the Psychological practical level as well So just because we feel good after we pray in the spirit, it doesn't mean that everything is sorted Right. We also have to deal with other things Right. So we we need both then we can, uh, properly overcome The weakness in this case you're pointing out anger, but it can be anything else also Does it help? Okay. Sure. Thank you. Yes Yes, ma'am Ha, okay. Can a demon possessed man speak in tongues? Answer is yes But only thing is that's demonic tongues It's not Our tongues which uh, see there are two sources Sources meaning the Origin Where it's coming from. So the tongues we are talking about is by the holy spirit But even demon possessed people can Manufacture a language it can sound like tongues, but it is coming from the demonic world. So it can happen Yeah, so for that you have to operate in a another gift of the spirit. It's called discerning of spirits Okay, so that's what uh, we can become so sensitive in the operation of the gifts of the spirit that you can immediately recognize For example, you think about this situation where, um Paul okay, he goes to A place called filipi. So when he goes to a place called filipi, there is a demon possessed girl Uh with the spirit of python She goes around telling everybody that these are the servants of god. These are the servants of god. It sounds good, right? We won't be angry if somebody goes and tells that oh, these are the servants of god But she does it so much at one point. Paul gets angry And he casts out that spirit from her Why did Paul get angry? How did he know? She was telling good only Servants of god, but discerning of spirits you can recognize. What is a demon spirit? What is god spirit? So that we need Yeah, does it answer the question? Okay. Good. Yes. Any anything else? Uh, please. Yes, nelson The other people in act chapter two, you're saying that the people who listen heard their own language Right. So, okay. See there are At least three kinds of tongues The tongues that I'm teaching about right now It's the first category of tongues known as uh, uh tongues for personal prayer Tongues as personal prayer language There is a second category of tongues Tongues as a sign Tongues as a sign s i g n tongues as a sign. So tongues as a sign is what is applicable in acts chapter two Okay, so when people were praying in tongues others were able to hear human languages So That is also possible if you read, um, first quarantine's chapter 14 even there Paul lists out Tongues as a sign he lists it out there The third kind of tongues is tongues as a message So when I speak in tongues to a congregation The congregation cannot understand for that. I need um either I myself should operate in another gift of the Holy Spirit Which is interpretation of tongues or there has to be another person Who will operate in the interpretation of tongues? You got it. So these are all three different categories. So tongues as a sign is when We may speak in tongues and others can hear a human language Okay, and I've heard a lot of testimonies especially Um at the time when there was a great missionary movement, you know Hudson Taylor That era, uh, it seems what people used to do is they would go to a foreign country And they'll go and then they'll just start talking in tongues But the local people there will understand their local language How we don't know but there are testimonies like this that Like I speak in tongues, but the persons let's say I go to Bombay. Okay, and I'm speaking in tongues I don't know what I'm saying, but the local person there understands Marathi You got it. That's tongues as a sign So there is a tongues like that also, but that's not the prayer language which we are talking about You got it Okay, great. Uh, fine. So now There is a question in the chat where Daniel is asking Does praying in tongues we need to pray Allowed or we can pray Within ourselves. Okay. Good question. So praying in tongues We can pray loudly. Obviously we do that so We can understand But praying within ourselves see depends on which tongues we are speaking You got it. So when we come to church in some churches, everybody speaks loudly in tongues. Okay, uh, but in our church We all we do speak in tongues. We believe in tongues. All that is there But we we don't necessarily speak loudly The reason is there are a lot of unbelievers who come they won't understand what we are doing You got it. But when it comes to our prayer times when it comes to our bible college supernatural are we speak loudly because There are no unbelievers here. So everybody understands what's happening. So it's not going to confuse any unbelievers So we can pray loudly in tongues. No problem. So you have to look at the context If you're in a place where people won't understand You're praying in tongues. You better pray softly quietly under your breath I remember a like, you know, when I was still at my job I would sit there at my computer I'll pray in tongues. I'll do my work. Nobody will even know you can quietly pray in tongues, right? You don't have to pray loudly So that is also possible. So Daniel, I hope you got your answer. You can you can do both It look at the context Then you decide how loudly you want to pray In tongues. Okay, fine. So sister Gertrude How to test the gifts you have how to test? Okay test is a question How to test I think Sister, can you explain? What do you mean by test the gifts sister? I have A gift of vision. I know but I'm not sure whether I have the gift of healing because sometimes I People get healed. Sometimes they don't get healed. So I don't know if I have any other gifts How do I know that I have other gifts? Okay, sure. Okay. Thank you, sister Gertrude See, it's like I'll just give you a silly example. Okay. So I'm not in no way putting it down Um, the gifts of the spirit, but it's like this Like if you have uh, let's say two sweets that look the same Okay, uh, and you don't know like what what those sweets are or you don't know what flavor those sweets are You'll only know if you eat it. Isn't it? Yeah, right? You just have to take a bite of it Then you can tell oh, this is whatever vanilla flavor. This is this flavor. You can tell because you've tasted it Yeah, or similarly when it comes to the operation of the gifts of the spirit The important thing is to flow You have to take a step and you have to start operating in it Then you'll know whether it's working or it's not working So start praying for people if you if you're not sure about gifts of healing Then believe god for it. Believe god for it and start praying Right. So when you see healings taking place, then you can tell oh, yes, you know, it's operating or uh, When you see pictures when you see, uh, you know, certain certain images in your spirit eyes Then you start calling it out. Then you can tell even maybe people will tell oh, correct sister What you're saying is correct. Then you can confirm. Oh, yeah, that is the gift of prophecy I'm flowing in it. So how can we tell you have to start flowing sister? Then only you can tell otherwise you can't tell Okay, sister makes sense. No, does it make sense? Yes. Thank you sister. Yeah, sure. Sure. Thank you. Thank you Yes Correct, okay, so, um No Yeah, so the question is when in act chapter two initially people are praying in tongues Then peter stands up and he uh speaks which language is peter speaking in he is speaking in his uh, His own language to make the people understand. So it's not tongues No, so if peter where to speak in tongues the message people cannot understand unless there is an interpreter Yeah, because that tongues earlier when people spoke in tongues others understood because that tongues was the Uh, uh, the tongues which is a sign It was that category of tongues. That's where they understood Okay, it's clear now. Okay, fine. Uh, there's one question. Let me see if I can quickly take this So, uh, john vesti is saying, um, many times I observed in our little church When we are praying For people suffering with demons. So when we start praying in tongues They cannot control that power and they will say that we will not be Here and we will leave this person My question is praying in tongues is the language between us and god then why are demons getting? um Okay, when we pray in tongues, okay, see yes, of course we are praying to god Okay, but There is there is something that is happening in the spiritual realm, right? Which we can't explain or describe. So even though i'm speaking to god that is, uh Let me just put it as some power That the demons can also see that this is god's power and uh, they are distressed and they want to leave So it could be something like that But obviously they don't understand what you're speaking Right, that is why we'll come to that later when we study one more subject believers authority in that when we command demons We have to command in our language because they can't understand tongues So if you speak in tongues, they'll also get confused We got it. So, uh, when we are speaking to them Demons, we have to speak clearly and give clear instructions like, you know, uh, I'll bind you in the name of jesus. Don't speak or come out in jesus name. We have to talk to them clearly Then only they'll follow instructions Okay, so on that note, we'll stop right. We'll take a break. Let's come back in 10 minutes And continue. We'll we'll also answer other questions here. Thank you