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KWSS1976 10-05-2009 11:17 AM
Ok I got a question
 
Ok we had a young couple in our church came one Sunday first time to attend a church and some members of the church went over and laided hands on them and prayed for them and when Sunday school started the young man stood up and testified how good of a feeling he got that he wanted to come out of his clothes the feeling felt so good..now here is the kicker they have not been back to the church since. Now my question is if this really felt as good as he said it did why would they not come back...

rgcraig 10-05-2009 11:21 AM
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If he was going to come out of his clothes, maybe it's a good thing they didn't - - lol!

I was in the choir one service - a real heavy move of God - - cleansing kind of service. I looked down to see this guy (about 20 yrs old) had taken his shirt off and was knelling down to pray in the pew. My mother was visiting that weekend and she was sitting RIGHT behind this guy. I about DIED.

He didn't come back either.

KWSS1976 10-05-2009 11:25 AM
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If something that strong really happens why not come back for more I guess thats my question

rgcraig 10-05-2009 11:28 AM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
Has anyone followed up with them?

Maybe you'll find out or maybe they just need someone to call and let them know they care.

Cindy 10-05-2009 11:29 AM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
Sometimes a move of God can scare people.

Timmy 10-05-2009 11:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rgcraig (Post 812075)
Has anyone followed up with them?

. . .
Maybe that was the problem. The follow-up may have included setting him straight on the comment he made! :lol

kristian's_mom 10-05-2009 12:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cindy (Post 812076)
Sometimes a move of God can scare people.
I agree.:thumbsup

Sam 10-05-2009 01:32 PM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
well, drat!!

How come I never got to be in a service where some lady took off her clothes?

:ursofunny:ursofunny

deltaguitar 10-05-2009 02:29 PM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
A lot of people just don't want to tell the Pentecostals the way they really feel. I have had several people tell me years later that they were very uncomfortable in our church but just went along with the group because everyone acted like it was such a big deal and they wanted to make the congregation feel better.

Is it possible that this guy was just saying that because he felt sorry for the people of the church?

Sherri 10-05-2009 02:32 PM
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We had a guy once who got the Holy Ghost and then testified that he felt like he'd just smoked a whole bag of weed.:nutso

Margies3 10-05-2009 02:33 PM
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He may have been caught up in the passion of the moment (hence the comment about removing his clothes!)

But once he went home, he took some time to think it over and then started to question whether what he had felt was really "real" or not.

KWSS1976 10-05-2009 02:33 PM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
No delta this was a newbee I could tell by the skoal can in his back pocket....LOL I just was just trying to think of why they would not come back if he had "such a good feeling"

rgcraig 10-05-2009 02:37 PM
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Maybe he didn't want to give up the Skoal can and knew that would be what he'd have to give up to feel like that again.

Twisp 10-05-2009 03:19 PM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by KWSS1976 (Post 812060)
Ok we had a young couple in our church came one Sunday first time to attend a church and some members of the church went over and laided hands on them and prayed for them and when Sunday school started the young man stood up and testified how good of a feeling he got that he wanted to come out of his clothes the feeling felt so good..now here is the kicker they have not been back to the church since. Now my question is if this really felt as good as he said it did why would they not come back...
Mob mentality? lol.

notofworks 10-05-2009 03:26 PM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by KWSS1976 (Post 812060)
Ok we had a young couple in our church came one Sunday first time to attend a church and some members of the church went over and laided hands on them and prayed for them and when Sunday school started the young man stood up and testified how good of a feeling he got that he wanted to come out of his clothes the feeling felt so good..now here is the kicker they have not been back to the church since. Now my question is if this really felt as good as he said it did why would they not come back...

GREAT post!

For me, the answer is simple.....emotionalism feels good but it does nothing to change a life.

Colossians 2:23 talks about human efforts to be Godly, but then says, "But they have no effect when it comes to conquering a person's evil thoughts and desires."

Of course, the other possibility is, they found out how they were gonna have to dress and all the things they couldn't do anymore that made no sense, and they hit the trail for a church that ALSO had God's power of grace and went there instead.

The Mrs 10-05-2009 07:23 PM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sherri (Post 812148)
We had a guy once who got the Holy Ghost and then testified that he felt like he'd just smoked a whole bag of weed.:nutso
:toofunny :toofunny :toofunny

CC1 10-05-2009 08:21 PM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by KWSS1976 (Post 812060)
Ok we had a young couple in our church came one Sunday first time to attend a church and some members of the church went over and laided hands on them and prayed for them and when Sunday school started the young man stood up and testified how good of a feeling he got that he wanted to come out of his clothes the feeling felt so good..now here is the kicker they have not been back to the church since. Now my question is if this really felt as good as he said it did why would they not come back...
He could have been freaked out later and had second thoughts. I was in a normal church service at World of Pentecost in Austin, Texas in the 90's and a guy in his 20's visiting got so touched / blessed / convicted / freaked out (I don't know which) that he tried to run out of the church and ran right through one of the glass doors in the foyer going outside!!! Not a second hand story. I witnessed it with my own eyes. The ushers chased him down outside to make sure he was ok.

Timmy 10-06-2009 09:38 AM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by CC1 (Post 812483)
He could have been freaked out later and had second thoughts. I was in a normal church service at World of Pentecost in Austin, Texas in the 90's and a guy in his 20's visiting got so touched / blessed / convicted / freaked out (I don't know which) that he tried to run out of the church and ran right through one of the glass doors in the foyer going outside!!! Not a second hand story. I witnessed it with my own eyes. The ushers chased him down outside to make sure he was ok.
Yikes!

Are there warning signs posted, now?

http://www.tcob.co.uk/images/tcwa84a.gif

KWSS1976 10-06-2009 09:45 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukhUr...eature=related

Timmy 10-06-2009 09:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timmy (Post 812665)
Yikes!

Are there warning signs posted, now?

http://www.tcob.co.uk/images/tcwa84a.gif
I tried to find one of those stick figure signs, where the little guy is crashing through the glass, but oh well. I have a collection of pictures of signs like that, somewhere. You know, body twisted in the drive shaft of farm machinery, fingers being severed by spinning blades, stuff like that. That little guy goes through so much pain, for our safety! :lol

KWSS1976 10-06-2009 09:49 AM
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O yea seen those before in a OSHA class before...LOL

Arphaxad 10-06-2009 10:20 AM
Re: Ok I got a question
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by KWSS1976 (Post 812060)
Ok we had a young couple in our church came one Sunday first time to attend a church and some members of the church went over and laided hands on them and prayed for them and when Sunday school started the young man stood up and testified how good of a feeling he got that he wanted to come out of his clothes the feeling felt so good..now here is the kicker they have not been back to the church since. Now my question is if this really felt as good as he said it did why would they not come back...
Why don't you find out where he lives and invite him back?

:doggyrun


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