Speaking in Tongues through the Microphone

[RandyWayne]

Chan wears panties?

Oh common. We can disagree to the cows come home but lets at least keep things civil!

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I think the issue here, to me and most others, is that there isn't an anointing in it. I have heard true tongues and interpretations in the past and rarely do anymore.

And if it's contrary to scripture (as tongues out loud without interpretation are) then it's definitely not anointing because it is not of God.

I have on more than one occasion felt like piping up and shouting "Oh gimme a break!" loudly over some that have been "given" but did not for fear that I was misinterpreting what the Lord was telling me or I was sensing.

Yeah, that can be difficult sometimes.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Oh common. We can disagree to the cows come home but lets at least keep things civil!

I agree ... Eliseus play nice ... or we're going to page your Mommy.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Chewy

Wow, good point! I am concerned when preaching tactics and skill are replaced by theatrics.

Whats a preaching tactice or a skill and how do they differ from theatrics?

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Whats a preaching tactice or a skill and how do they differ from theatrics?

I have heard awesome preachers set up their sermon like a masterful architect designing a building then as a master builder building it. The use of a combination of the annointing, use of scripture, prayer, experiences, proper speaking and communication techniques (as opposed to yelling and screaming), etc.

Some sermons are simply based in dry, unannointed, unstudied, common sense and it shows me the little fella up there either just regurgitated a sermon, or is simply making an attempt to get by on talent. Just because someone can raise their voice over a microphone, use sundry "tongues" phrases, and jump up and down doesn't mean they are preaching or that they are annointed.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Chewy

I have heard awesome preachers set up their sermon like a masterful architect designing a building then as a master builder building it. The use of a combination of the annointing, use of scripture, prayer, experiences, proper speaking and communication techniques (as opposed to yelling and screaming), etc.

Some sermons are simply based in dry, unannointed, unstudied, common sense and it shows me the little fella up there either just regurgitated a sermon, or is simply making an attempt to get by on talent. Just because someone can raise their voice over a microphone, use sundry "tongues" phrases, and jump up and down doesn't mean they are preaching or that they are annointed.

Why isn't proper speaking and communication techniques part of theatrics? BTW yelling or speaking with a loud voice is just as much a speaing technique as anything else. It's called crescendo, and we do the same thing in music.

Now yelling the entire sermon is just plain annoying and does not make proper use of such tecnique

[Arphaxad]

Originally Posted by Chan

Paul set forth the rules for tongues in the local assembly: if there is going to be tongues spoken out loud for all to hear then there MUST be an interpreter!

Preachers who speak in tongues in the manner you described are in sin!

How does one know if there is an interpreter if noone speaks in tongues out loud to begin with?

or say like brother such and such did a tongue interpretation once five years ago, and I know that he did, would it be wrong for me to speak in tongues out loud every svc after that, I know that there is an interpreter there, but he's not interpreting.




ARPH

[Felicity]

I don't mind it myself as long as it isn't happening all the time or being done just for effect. It happens spontaneously on occasion. I mean we are "pentecostal" after all. Pulling the mic back is okay if the preacher wants to do that but it doesn't bother me much if he does or doesn't.

Most pastors don't do it that often anyhow,I don't think.