“I have found on Alpha that those from an essentially enlightened background feel at home with the parts of the course which appeal to the mind, but often have difficulty in experiencing the Holy Spirit. Others coming from the New Age movement find that rational and historical explanations leave them cold, but at the weekend away they are on more familiar territory in experiencing the Holy Spirit” FeelsMindHomeAgeSpiritCoursesFoundMovementColdHolyDifficultyHistoricalBackgroundsFamiliarRationalAppealsExplanationHoly SpiritEnlightenedTerritoryWeekendNew AgeAlphas Book:How to Run the Alpha Course Telling Others Source: How to Run the Alpha Course Telling Others
“Physical heat sometimes accompanies the filling of the Spirit and people experience it in their hands or some other part of their bodies. One person described a feeling of 'glowing all over'. Another said she experienced 'liquid heat'. Still another described 'burning in my arms when I was not hot'.” PeoplePersonsSaidStillsSometimesFeelingsBodyHandsSpiritArmsHotBurningHeatFillingLiquidGlowingAccompany Book:Alpha - Questions of Life Source: Alpha - Questions of Life
“Probably one of the strongest movements of the Holy Spirit is in the Roman Catholic Church, so there's not a huge theological difference between the official teaching of the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church.” SpiritDifferencesChurchTeachingMovementHugeHolyCatholicHoly SpiritOfficialsStrongestCatholic ChurchTheologicalRoman CatholicRoman Catholic Church Author:Nicky Gumbel
“It doesn't really matter so much what the words are I don't think - maybe if you're a real expert in prayer you could do it through silence. But I think sometimes it helps to express it and to know you're expressing it to God. Paul talked about praying with your spirit and that's basically what it is, it's expressing what you feel deep down in a language which God gives you.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingFeelsRealSometimesMatterHelpingSpiritLanguagePrayerSilencePrayingExpertsDeep Down Author:Nicky Gumbel
“I think that the gifts of the spirit are always subject to the control of the person who's exercising them. You're not forced in to doing it. Love never forces. And therefore 'the spirit of the prophet is subject to the prophet' is another way it is put. You don't suddenly find yourself taken over by a spirit and find yourself speaking tongues. You're in control, but it's a gift. You can stop and start as you please, but it's a way of communicating with God.” ThinkingWayPersonsSpiritForceTakenSubjectsExercisePleaseCommunicateTongueProphetFinding YourselfAnother WayGifts Of The Spirit Author:Nicky Gumbel
