#ElevateDay is a live Twitter event that takes place 6pm every Tuesday @elevationng. It is an open forum for learning, sharing and impacting lives. On this episode, we talk about "The Power of Tongues"
Bola Adisa is an Associate Pastor to drive Maturity habits at the Elevation Church and looks after Zone 6 of The Elevation Church. Bola Adisa is also a professional with over 12 years of experience in ICT as communications field engineer, IT business requirement analyst, business development executive and pre-sales consulting executive at different times in his career.
He is an alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria and Wits Business School, South Africa.He currently works at SAP West Africa as the Regional Industry Solutions Manager for West Africa, managing SAP solutions for Banking, Oil & Gas and Utility Industries. He is married to 'Toyin Adisa and they 2 lovely kids.
#ElevateDay begins
Elevation Church: How can one speak in tongues?
Pastor Bola : Speaking in tongues is a divine function that happens under the unction, or power, of the Holy Spirit. No one can tell you how to speak in tongues. It comes when you are filled with the Holy Spirit. hen a person truly repents of their sins & asks God for salvation & to fill them with His Spirit they will receive the Holy Spirit. It may be immediate with d evidence of speaking in tongues & it may not maybe. The Bible promises in Acts 2 that when we repent and are baptized we will receive the gift of d Holy Spirit. The evidence that we have received the holy Spirit is the speaking with Tongues.
Acts 2:4 says “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues. focus is to seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit by repenting & believing in Jesus as personal Lord & Saviour. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is the lifeline of a maturing Christian. God never did anything without the Holy Spirit. Gen 1:1-2. Jesus never did anything without the Holy Spirit. Acts 10:38.
Elevation Church: What are the benefits of speaking in tongues?
Pastor Bola : Speaking in tongues is a powerful force for promoting spiritual growth. He refreshes us and gives us rest in trying situations.
- Praying in the Spirit by speaking in tongues helps our personal growth in things of God. 1Cor.14:4, Jude 20.
- The Holy Spirit helps us to pray when we are overwhelmed and don’t know how to pray. Rom. 8:26.
- The Holy Spirit helps us to live a holy life. He is referred to as refiners fire, He burns all chaff (sinful nature) in us & purifies us. Matt. 3:11-12.
- He teaches us all the truth about God and His kingdom. John 16:12-13.
- He helps us to know all thing pertaining to our destiny. 1John 2:20.
- To cap all the benefits up, the Holy Spirit is the one that enables us to live the new life in Christ. Without the Holy Spirit, we cannot live a victorious Christian life. When we know all things, we can't be deceived. and we live in continUous victory and success.
Pastor Bola : There is the other aspect of speaking in tongues that is discussed in I Corinthians 14. This explains when speaking with tongues involves messages & communication with others. 1Corinthians 14.6-7. When others are involved, such should be followed with interpretation of that tongue. 1Cor. 14:6-17. We should pray that we may interpret tongues that we speak when it involves others. 1Cor. 14:13. So anyone can interpret tongues, when you pray to God to give you the interpretation. Remember in Acts 2:4, "...and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Elevation Church: Can you share with us how we can tap into the enormous power of tongues?
Pastor Bola : To tap into the enormous power of praying in tongues, as evidence of the indwelling Spirit of God, you need to have Faith, and do everything in faith believing that the Holy Spirit is in you. Be conscious of the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit in you. John 14:16-17. Acknowledge that the Holy Spirit is there in you and with you. Act and live in that reality of his presence. Do not grieve Him. Don't hurt Him nor do things that will hurt Him. Remember He is a person. Eph. 4:30-31. Let all bitterness, anger, evil speaking, be put away from you. Surrender to His leading. Don't depend on your wisdom when you know He is with you. Lastly know that you are not qualified to be a son (or daughter) of God until the Holy Spirit is your leader. Rom. 8:14 #ElevateDay
Elevation Church: Thank you for joining us on Elevate Day
Pastor Bola : Thank You for giving the opportunity too.
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