Pastor Bill Bates Articles / Pastors Letters Date: May 28, 2002 - 04:10 PM | ||
Last Sunday night was one of the highlights of my life and one of the greatest moments I have ever experienced in my ministry. There are pastors who spend their whole ministry and not experience the things I did; everything that a pastor would dream of happening happened in one night.
Centralia First Assembly of God Centralia, WA Dear Jerry, Last Sunday night was one of the highlights of my life and one of the greatest moments I have ever experienced in my ministry. There are pastors who spend their whole ministry and not experience the things I did; everything that a pastor would dream of happening happened in one night. First-of-all, we saw a full house for a Sunday night service, a miracle in itself. Then, during the service, in addition to the glorious worship, a lady was set free from serious demonic oppression, many people were slain in the Spirit, and several teenagers were touched with the "joy of the Lord," laughing hysterically. The numbers on the evening were five people saved, 40 people baptized, and three people filled with the Holy Spirit (during the baptismal service). To top it all off, the pizza - you bought pizza for us - provided the body with a wonderful time of fellowship. The whole night was Spirit led, Christ exalting, and God ordained. Probably the highlight of the highlights was the baptismal service. I had watched the baptismals in Pensacola but never imagined it could happen here. To have people fall out under the power while still in the tank, to have people come up out of the water speaking in tongues, and to have people falling out under the power while either waiting to be baptized or after they were baptized was definitely a first. Hallelujah! I thank the Lord for your obedience to Him and your sensitivity to His Holy Spirit. Your ministry is Word centered and Christ honoring along with the demonstration of the Holy Spirit's power. Thank you for being God's obedient servant and thank you for your part in a most wonderful and glorious evening . In His service, Bill G. Bates Pastor | ||
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