Posted on 05/22/2015 10:44:14 AM PDT by OK Sun
As Christians mark Pentecost Sunday on May 24, various Assemblies of God district leaders responded to questions posed by PE News Editor John W. Kennedy. Those participating in the discussion are Tom Jacobs, superintendent of the Iowa Ministry Network; Stephen Tourville, superintendent of the PennDel Ministry Network; and James Braddy, superintendent of the Northern California and Nevada Assemblies of God.
PE NEWS: How old and where were you when you received the baptism in the Holy Spirit?
TOM JACOBS: I received the baptism in the Holy Spirit on my 14th birthday during a small Sunday evening youth service. Our lay youth leader made the offer to pray for us to be filled with the Holy Spirit. I asked, "What is that?" He responded, "If you want more of Jesus, this is what you need." I stepped forward and with no further instruction, he prayed for me and I began to speak in other tongues. I had no idea what was happening, but my life was changed. At the time I was baptized in the Holy Spirit I had known the Lord for a month. I was excited about my newfound faith. When I received the baptism in the Holy Spirit, my spiritual life was turbo-charged. I had a new love for God's Word, and couldn't stop reading it. I shared my faith with my friends at every opportunity, and my prayer life took on a whole new dimension.
JAMES BRADDY: I was baptized in the Holy Spirit at the age of 12 at youth camp. Having grown up in a Pentecostal church, this was an encounter that led then to my early call to ministry. . . .
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