Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-chapter by chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

the gift of tongues as we pick up in 1st Corinthians chapter 14 verse 1.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. So Paul exhorts, follow after love

and desire spirituals. But rather that you may prophes, now we were told to covet earnestly the best gifts.

Now again he is saying the same thing,

desire spiritual gifts,

but rather that ye may prophesy for he that speaketh in an unknown tongue, speaks not unto men, but unto God.

For no man understands him, howbeit in the spirit he is speaking mysteries or divine secrets.

So an interesting verse here.

If you're speaking in an unknown tongue, you are speaking to God.

In other words, it is a gift whereby a man might be assisted in his worship of God or in his

communicating with God.

For by communicating in tongues, because you do not understand it, you are bypassing the narrow channel of your intellect.

Have you ever come to a place where your feelings are greater than your capacity to express them?

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