How many received the Holy Ghost 2011?

Amanah · #1 01-02-2012, 03:43 AM

I have something I want to ask, and I realize that some might find it offensive, but, I'm curious and mean no offense

If you belong to a church that believes in receiving the Holy Ghost evidenced by speaking in tongues, how many people would you say received the Holy Ghost w/tongues in 2011 in your congregation?

If you find the question offensive, please disregard. Only answer if you don't mind answering.

thank you.

scotty · #2 01-02-2012, 05:27 AM

Well the most important to me is my two oldest daughters and my wife were baptized in Jesus name and recieved the Holy Ghost in 2011. As for our congregation I think the number is about 13.

Amanah · #3 01-02-2012, 05:34 AM

Thank God Scotty, that is awesome

Hoovie · #4 01-02-2012, 06:55 AM

Not as many as some years - and I am really just guessing, but I would say around 50.

The church has record of baptisms but I am not sure about receiving the Spirit with speaking in tongues.

Sherri · #5 01-02-2012, 07:50 AM

Over 100 - not an exact count, because some people never tell us. We baptized 170 in Jesus' name.

Hoovie · #6 01-02-2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Sherri

Over 100 - not an exact count, because some people never tell us. We baptized 170 in Jesus' name.

That's great! In your local church only?

freeatlast · #7 01-02-2012, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Sherri

Over 100 - not an exact count, because some people never tell us. We baptized 170 in Jesus' name.

That's great, specially in light of the fact you are what most consider a one stepper church.

You'd think you'd see numbers like that in churches that tell folks they are gonna burn in hell if that don't speak in tongues.

I prayed in altars for years in the 3 stepper churches and only once in my life did I ever hear someone speak in tongues when they first came to the altar.

Now I did hear people get "thick tongued" after screaming Jesus, Jesus, Jesus and then hear someone shouting in their ear...that's it that's it...now you got it.

Oh.....and the only seeker I ever heard clearly speak in tongues.... was drunk in a bar the next day and did not come back to church.

Bella1 · #8 01-02-2012, 09:54 AM

I think the number of Baptism's is around 250 and just a little above 200 for Holy Ghost. I could be wrong, but maybe my pastor will see this posting and correct me if I am wrong.

Titus2woman · #9 01-02-2012, 12:17 PM

Well...being from a typical UPC church I would have to say it's hard to count... A very few adults who understood repentance, were baptized in Jesus name and then when hands were laid on them and they were prayed with received the HG with evidence of tongues... just like the Bible says!

Then there were the seekers and backsliders, who have previous experience with Pentecost and know just what is expected, who come to the alter and receive and re-receive the HG with plenty-o'-really loud tongues... Some times they get baptized again too depending on who is doing the preaching or evangelizing and how they want their numbers to look.

The kids from VBS who 'got the HG' during that week and get baptized in a group, very few really having much of an idea of what was supposed to have happened to them. I am sure a few will go on to live for God but with the homes some of these kids live in they sure are going to have an uphill battle.

So, it's hard to put a number on... Forty maybe? I can promise you one thing though... we did not have forty souls 'added to the church' in any meaningful way.

Oh and medium/large sized church.

Sherri · #10 01-02-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoovie

That's great! In your local church only?

Yes, that's in the Jackson church. I don't know the numbers from the other campuses.