This book is part of the Foundation Series by Pastor Ron Phillips. The series will contain books describing the basic foundational truths for the Spirit-filled believer. An Essential Guide to Speaking in Tongues will describe the author's own experience with speaking in tongues. The author brings great balance to this topic and helps readers to understand that speaking in tongues is a blessing of God that gives us the ability to boldly approach God's throne with the Holy Spirit's power and language.

What does the gift giver say about the gift He gave? This book will help you overcome the arguments, fears, and anxieties related to this gift. FEATURES AND BENEFITS Shares the author's personal testimony and spiritual journey with speaking in tongues Examines the history of this gift in the church for the past two thousand years Interacts with those who have denied that this gift is valid for today's church Speaks to the relationship between Spirit baptism, Spirit filling, and the gift of tongues Few other issues have separated the church more than the issue of tongues. Sam Storms focuses on this controversial subject with his signature insights to theology and the gifts of the spirit. What does the gift giver say about the gift He gave? Storms seeks to bring balance to this subject in The Language of Heaven as he wrestles with this sensitive issue experientially as well as theologically. He ultimately provides a platform to allow God to speak for Himself as he addresses every text of Scripture on the subject and engages with every theological issue that speaking in tongues provokes. As a pastor, Storms knows the questions that the typical churchgoer is asking and provides clear and accessible answers to them all, including: Is the gift of tongues for every Christian or only some? How does the gift of tongues operate in the life of the believer individually in private practice? How does the gift of tongues operate in the corporate assembly of God's church? How is the Christian edified and strengthened by praying in tongues? How do I pray for the gift and prepare my heart to receive it? You can overcome the arguments, fears, and anxieties related to this spiritual gift. Remember, God gives only good gifts, and it is His intention that His church utilize all that He has provided so that we might experience all that He is.

Communication expert and popular speaker Quentin Schultze offers a practical, accessible, and inspiring guide to public speaking, showing readers how to serve their audiences with faith, skill, and virtue. This thoroughly rewritten and expanded four-color edition has been tested and revised with input from Christian undergraduates and contains new chapters on timely topics, such as speaking for video, conducting group presentations, and engaging society civilly. A complete public speaking textbook for Christian universities, it includes helpful sidebars, tips, and appendixes. Additional resources for students and professors are available through Textbook eSources.

Speaking in Tongues explores the phenomenon from a multidisciplinary approach. Uncover how speaking in tongues can be logically defended from various fields of study and be proven to be an essential spiritual practice for Christians today. Through this unique, Spirit-inspired act, practitioners are offered a powerful mode of communication with God that is transformational. Discover the answer to questions like these: •Does a Lukan theology of speaking in tongues support an initial physical evidence position? •What are the Pauline frameworks for how speaking in tongues should operate in the church? •How does speaking in tongues practically benefit the practitioner? •Can speaking in tongues stand up against psychological, sociological, and linguistic scrutiny? •Did speaking in tongues cease from church history? Take a deep dive into the phenomenon of speaking in tongues to learn how a multidisciplinary perspective can empower the practitioner to understand and defend this distinctive practice in fresh ways.

Many people have questions about how the Holy Spirit works in our lives. In An Essential Guide to the Gift of Healing, Ron Phillips explains the gift of healing and provides clear and comprehensive biblical background and support for the practice.

Reader's Reviews "This book has lifted my head and put fire back in my belly. I highly recommend this book for all Christians whether new or old in the faith. Long years in Christian ministry is no protection from feeling weak. David's book has awakened me. Thank you so much. You have encouraged me to press in to God again." By T&J in Oxon "Excellent, well written, yet simple easy to understand and also very stirring makes you want to put everything into practice straight away." By V. Clarke "Packed With Great Revelation. I truly was inspired. It is a very worthwhile read about this gift, and I do recommend it. Answers many questions." By Pooh Bear (Tokyo, Japan) "Typical David Lee Martin - Biblical & Practical. David obviously has a great prayer life. You just 'know it' from the way he writes on prayer. His approach is always Biblical and practical. He seems to get across the principles of what he is teaching and yet leaves room for each individuals own expression. His quotes from great men and women of God are much more than just a nice bonus with each one presenting its own challenge." By Bob Collard Speaking God's Language - A Guide To Speaking In Tongues is a spiritually charged practical guide to praying in tongues. Taking the Scriptures you will learn what the Bible teaches about the supernatural gift of speaking in tongues, and how you can unleash its power in your own life. Some call it glossolalia (the scientific term for this supernatural manifestation), but most often it is called speaking in tongues or praying in tongues. Whatever you call it, it is a very real, and very powerful, reality in the everyday lives of literally multitudes of believers in Jesus Christ. maybe you are one of them? maybe you just want to find out more about this 'strange' supernatural occurrence. Maybe you want to speak in tongues yourself. Whichever one of these is true of you, Speaking God's language contains answers that you have been looking for. Praying in tongues remains one of the most powerful, practical and helpful gifts that God has ever given, and when understood and appreciated for all that the Scriptures teach us about it, can be utilised to engage spiritually on many levels; we pray to build our own personal spirit life, and to be refreshed in our inner man; we also speak in tongues to pray for others, and release prophetic anointing and destiny into our circumstances - and those of our cities and nations. This one gift alone is packed with enough power to turn the world upside down! Maybe this is why the devil resists it so consistently. I encourage you to grab hold of the principles in this booklet, and apply them in your own pursuit of God. As James encourages us in his letter to the Church: "...the effective, fervent prayers of righteous men and women avail much, making tremendous power available (dynamic in its working)." James 5:14, Amplified Be blessed as you read. Included In the Kindle Edition of Speaking God's Language - A Handbook for Praying In Tongues: The Scriptural history of tongues - where did it all begin? How to build yourself up spiritually through praying in tongues. How to interpret your tongues. How to receive spiritual refreshment through speaking in tongues. Frequently asked questions about speaking and praying in tongues. Taking tongues to a deeper level. How to engage in spiritual warfare through praying in tongues. Preparing the spiritual lanscape by praying in tongues. How to pray the perfect will of God into your future . Exercises to develop and strengthen the gift of speaking in tongues in your spiritual life. Releasing the prophetic purposes of God through tongues. Private and public use of tongues to edify the Body of Christ. and more...