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 Does your church practice communion, foot washing & interpretation of tongues? |
Dean Steenburgh |
Recently here at FCC we put communion back into the regular agenda for the first Sunday of each month.
Does your church offer communion on a regular basis?
We haven't had a worship service where we observed foot washing in quite a while, does anybody still practice this & if so how do you go about implementing it?
Certain services we will have an awesome move of the Spirit & a message in tongues will come forth. There are only about 2 or 3 who let the Lord use them for interpretation.
How do you handle yours? As in if you have a message in tongues do you allow for a few moments for the interpretation or do you move on with the service or???
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We usually do footwashing and communion together three times a year, at Easter, on New Year's Eve, and around Thanksgiving.
We rarely have messages in tongues. Besides me, there is only one lady in our church who ever gives messages in tongues or interpretations out during a service. I find that having to lead the entire service as I do, from leading the singing to receiving the offering, announcements, preaching, etc., that it seems much less often do I feel the Spirit moving upon me to give a message in tongues or a prophecy. I think I'm just too preoccupied with everything I have to do in the service. When I am just responsible for part of the service or none of the service (like visiting a revival service at another church or something) I find I am far more likely to be used by the Spirit to speak a message in tongues, interpretation, or prophecy. |
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12/10/16 8:43 pm
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Dean Steenburgh |
| Quiet Wyatt wrote: | We usually do footwashing and communion together three times a year, at Easter, on New Year's Eve, and around Thanksgiving.
We rarely have messages in tongues. Besides me, there is only one lady in our church who ever gives messages in tongues or interpretations out during a service. I find that having to lead the entire service as I do, from leading the singing to receiving the offering, announcements, preaching, etc., that it seems much less often do I feel the Spirit moving upon me to give a message in tongues or a prophecy. I think I'm just too preoccupied with everything I have to do in the service. When I am just responsible for part of the service or none of the service (like visiting a revival service at another church or something) I find I am far more likely to be used by the Spirit to speak a message in tongues, interpretation, or prophecy. |
We need to pray that God will send you some great associate helpers!
Let them do the small stuff & give you the pulpit to preach.
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12/10/16 9:26 pm
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| Re: Does your church practice communion, foot washing & interpretation of tongues? |
Dean Steenburgh |
| Tom Sterbens wrote: | | At the same time? |
Man that would be fun to watch!
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| Re: Does your church practice communion, foot washing & interpretation of tongues? |
Old Time Country Preacher |
| Tom Sterbens wrote: | | At the same time? |
Tom, if it was just the three things listed, an they was all practiced at the same time, what would a feller interpret? The number of corns on another fellers toes?
Son, if yall doin at kinda stuff in Pigeon Forge, I don't know if me an momma is comin your way on 12-31. |
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Dean Steenburgh |
| Quote: | Dean, I want to respond to your question about tongues and interpretations privately.
It is my opinion that some misunderstanding here is due to simply ignoring some specific instructions. I can go find the references if you like, but essentially it is this: There is an instruction to the one who gives the message to pray for the interpretation, and THEN if it doesn't come perhaps some other who heard it will be moved upon with the meaning.
What we often see is that the interpretation comes almost immediately, and no matter who gave the message, the pastor gives the interpretation. What we never see is a period of waiting for the one who gave the message, or someone other than him to feel that move.
And one other instruction I have never witnessed being obeyed is supposed to follow... let the others who hear it declare if it be of God or not. In or own minds, I think many of us ask that question, and often have no real faith in its veracity. I must admit I don't know how we could honestly be truthful in such a meeting and opinion session, but the instruction is there regardless.
We also ignore the stated notion that there is a gift of tongues that is not the same as the experience of the initial evidence of tongues. We often hear the spirit filled believers berated for not speaking in tongues often enough or in their private prayers and meditations. All the spirit filled do not have the GIFT of tongues and interpretations.
Finally, we are not trained that an interpretation of tongues is not a translation of some hidden language into English, and certainly not King James English. It really ought to come out as, "Brothers and sisters, I think I have this one, I think the spirit is saying something on the order of thus and so to us. I'd like to know what y'all think, if anyone else heard something else, or especially if anyone else heard what I heard."
Dean, the 2nd time the interpretation came to me was the only time I ever attended Brooklyn Tabernacle. I was scared to death. After a very short time two other men stood and started giving the interpretation saying almost the same thing, and one of them hushed quickly while the other continued, and his message was essentially the exact same I had heard. That was a powerful moment for me.
I can't post this response, because it would almost certainly come to the attention of some who would take personal offense to what my concerns are.
You have my permission to copy and paste or simply retell anything I have said here, I just can't put my name on it. You also have my permission to ignore the whole thing.
I do appreciate your post, and your inquisition. |
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12/11/16 12:18 pm
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| Re: Does your church practice communion, foot washing & interpretation of tongues? |
bonnie knox |
Ole Timer, I just had an unction to interpret. I think the feller was trying to maintain his composure when his feet were being tickled. And the interpretation is essentially, "Man, if you don't quit tickling my feet, I'm going to have to laugh out loud as embarrassing as that would be."
Ole Timer, ya cain't back outta goin ta Pigeon Forge, now. They need you. I'm sensing a little bit of Jonah in this ere post of yourn.
| Old Time Country Preacher wrote: | | Tom Sterbens wrote: | | At the same time? |
Tom, if it was just the three things listed, an they was all practiced at the same time, what would a feller interpret? The number of corns on another fellers toes?
Son, if yall doin at kinda stuff in Pigeon Forge, I don't know if me an momma is comin your way on 12-31. |
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Quiet Wyatt |
| I have been in footwashing/communion services where messages in tongues, interpretation, and prophecies were manifested. Rarely, but I have seen it. |
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12/11/16 10:34 pm
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wayne |
We have communion quarterly and food washing maybe twice a year.
We had a communion and foot-washing service last night. Usually, when we announce foot washing, we don't have many people show up and last night was no different. The good thing we had 2 people accept Christ during this service.
One man came to me and told me he has a very bad addiction to porn. So bad, that it is destroying him and his marriage. He has actually started seeking out people to act out the things he has seen on those web-sites. I know this is really disgusting to some but please pray for him.
Hey, if this is what's going to happen when we have foot washing, I think we will have foot washing more often. |
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12/12/16 8:35 am
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BishopsWife |
| Am I missing something here, or has tongues/interpretation become a rare occurrence in our churches today? Oh my! have we strayed so far from true worship that it has become so rare? Ours is not every service, but it is frequent. |
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12/12/16 8:37 am
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| Re: Tongues/Interpretation |
Dean Steenburgh |
| BishopsWife wrote: | | Am I missing something here, or has tongues/interpretation become a rare occurrence in our churches today? Oh my! have we strayed so far from true worship that it has become so rare? Ours is not every service, but it is frequent. |
Dear BishopsWife,
You hit on the very reason why I asked about these things.
The youth in our churches have very little idea what these things are & they are not being exposed to the moving & marvels of the inner workings of the Holy Ghost.
Before long we will have successfully brought up a generation that know longer claims to be pentecostal. If the Lord tarries our churches will accommodate all types of people regardless of their lifestyle.
We've talked about this for years but we do nothing to counter the departure of the gifts of the Spirit. Even at the GA we got rid of the teen talent & thereby also sent our youth away for the purpose of convenience & cost.
Question: When will we pay the cost to expose our youth to the moving of the Spirit?
Answer: When it's too late!
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12/13/16 5:06 pm
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Ventureforth |
| Dean Steenburgh wrote: | | BishopsWife wrote: | | Am I missing something here, or has tongues/interpretation become a rare occurrence in our churches today? Oh my! have we strayed so far from true worship that it has become so rare? Ours is not every service, but it is frequent. |
Dear BishopsWife,
You hit on the very reason why I asked about these things.
The youth in our churches have very little idea what these things are & they are not being exposed to the moving & marvels of the inner workings of the Holy Ghost.
Before long we will have successfully brought up a generation that know longer claims to be pentecostal. If the Lord tarries our churches will accommodate all types of people regardless of their lifestyle.
We've talked about this for years but we do nothing to counter the departure of the gifts of the Spirit. Even at the GA we got rid of the teen talent & thereby also sent our youth away for the purpose of convenience & cost.
Question: When will we pay the cost to expose our youth to the moving of the Spirit?
Answer: When it's too late!
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I believe the solution will first involve a walk of faith in this area of ministry among pastors. |
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12/14/16 9:35 am
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SouthGeorgiaBoy |
| Dean Steenburgh wrote: | Recently here at FCC we put communion back into the regular agenda for the first Sunday of each month.
Does your church offer communion on a regular basis?
We haven't had a worship service where we observed foot washing in quite a while, does anybody still practice this & if so how do you go about implementing it?
Certain services we will have an awesome move of the Spirit & a message in tongues will come forth. There are only about 2 or 3 who let the Lord use them for interpretation.
How do you handle yours? As in if you have a message in tongues do you allow for a few moments for the interpretation or do you move on with the service or??? |
The answer for me is yes to all three questions. There is a need and place for each one of these.
As it relates to interpretation of tongues, I usually will give a time for the interpretation. If the Lord has not given it to me and no one else speaks, then I move on with a time of worship. |
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12/14/16 3:14 pm
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Old Time Country Preacher |
| How many times do ya practice it before actually doin it? |
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12/14/16 3:56 pm
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| Re: Tongues/Interpretation |
Dean Steenburgh |
| Ventureforth wrote: | | Dean Steenburgh wrote: | | BishopsWife wrote: | | Am I missing something here, or has tongues/interpretation become a rare occurrence in our churches today? Oh my! have we strayed so far from true worship that it has become so rare? Ours is not every service, but it is frequent. |
Dear BishopsWife,
You hit on the very reason why I asked about these things.
The youth in our churches have very little idea what these things are & they are not being exposed to the moving & marvels of the inner workings of the Holy Ghost.
Before long we will have successfully brought up a generation that know longer claims to be pentecostal. If the Lord tarries our churches will accommodate all types of people regardless of their lifestyle.
We've talked about this for years but we do nothing to counter the departure of the gifts of the Spirit. Even at the GA we got rid of the teen talent & thereby also sent our youth away for the purpose of convenience & cost.
Question: When will we pay the cost to expose our youth to the moving of the Spirit?
Answer: When it's too late!
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I believe the solution will first involve a walk of faith in this area of ministry among pastors. |
Can you elaborate on this some more?
Because most pastors I know walk by faith & there is still a spirit of apathy amongst the church - we def need a move of the Spirit! We need an authentic global revival!
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_________________
"Empty nest syndrome is for the birds!"
Email me at: SteenburghDean@gmail.com
Church planters are focused on just one thing ...introducing people to Jesus!
What are you focused on? |
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12/14/16 7:49 pm
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