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The Gift of Tongue
The Emmaus Young Adult Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group Saturday 7.30pm-9.30pm, Room 2
Vision: ‡ A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives. Mission: ‡ to be disciples of Christ according to His heart, through ongoing conversion, sanctification, and mission. ‡ to journey with the young people and to encounter Christ in each other. ‡ to help the young people put the Eucharist as the source and summit of their Christian lives. ‡ to help the young people build their lives upon the rock which is Jesus, the Word of God, and to live in the power of the Holy Spirit. ‡ to build community of believers who is charismatic and missionary in nature.
Gift of Tongue
‡ Praying in Tongue ‡ Speaking in Tongue
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Wrong Perceptions on Gift of Tongue
‡ It does not belong to the Catholic Church ‡ It existed only during the time of the apostles ‡ It is everything, the surest and necessary sign of the presence of the HS
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Praying in Tongue: What?
‡ Glossalia ‡ Gift of Prayer and Praise ‡ How?
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Praying in Tongue: Why?
‡ Gift of personal prayer, help us to pray unceasingly ‡ A powerful weapon against Satan and temptations ‡ An effective means of Intercessory prayer (Romans 8:26)
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Speaking in Tongue: What?
‡ Prophetic Gift ‡ Given to build the Church
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Speaking in Tongue: How?
‡ Requires interpretation ‡ Non permanent gifts ‡ Must be conducted in order (1 Cor 14)
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Speaking in Tongue: Why?
‡ God wants to use the community as one body to speak his Word
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Test the Gift
³Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophesying, but test everything; hold fast what is good´ (1Th 5:19-21). ‡ the person must be in control of himself, speaking/praying in tongue should not make a person be hysterical or emotional ‡ The fruits of the Holy Spirit ‡ grow in love with Christ
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Gift of Tongue and Evangelization
‡ This was the case during the first Pentecost (Acts 2)
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
To receive the Gift
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ clarify doubt, believe in God's love ask people to help you pray when you receive it, use it to pray and to praise God and to build the community
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Testimony
ABC's of Testimony A: Audible B: Brief C: Christ's Centered
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Prayer for Evangelization (1)
Loving God, You called us each by name and gave Your only Son to redeem us. In Your faithfulness, You sent the Holy Spirit to complete the mission of Jesus among us.
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Prayer for Evangelization (2)
Open our hearts to Jesus. Give us the courage to speak His name to those who are close to us and the generosity to share His love with those who are far away.
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Prayer for Evangelization (3)
We pray that every person throughout the world be invited to know and love Jesus, as Saviour and Redeemer. May they come to know His unsurpassing love. May that love transform every element of our society.
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Prayer for Evangelization (4)
We make this prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever, Amen. Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us.
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Announcement
‡ Next Session Date: 12h September 2009 Please come by 7.45pm Matthew 6:19-24
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Announcement
‡ Love jar and prayer box
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.