Gideons at a Pentecostal service

dolfan · Postby **dolfan** » March 19th, 2013, 4:54 pm

We had two very nice men from Gideons International at church on Sunday night. We also had a very solemn sermon from our pastor on repentance, and a message in tongues with interpretation regarding our need to repent of secret sin and lifestyle choices.

The Gideons reps were very calm.

. They handled the experience quite well, if a little without words, and pleasantly. I am sure they had lots to discuss after they left. We made sure to donate. I hope plenty of others did. They were sweet spirited, older men. And, it was a pleasure to have them speak and participate with us.

Full Quiver · Postby **Full Quiver** » March 25th, 2013, 3:18 am

I'm sure they are accustomed to it.

They attended one or 2 of our services (not that we speak in tongues all the time) last year and we took up a special offering. If they get around like that then I'd assume they see everything.

I thought you attended a Baptist church.

darylscook · Postby **darylscook** » March 25th, 2013, 5:10 am

Actually, they come from all types of churches. Some come from COGOP and other trinitarian pentecostal churches. I'm sure they've attended many spirit filled services before.

dolfan · Postby **dolfan** » March 25th, 2013, 5:48 am

Full Quiver wrote:I'm sure they are accustomed to it.

They attended one or 2 of our services (not that we speak in tongues all the time) last year and we took up a special offering. If they get around like that then I'd assume they see everything.

I thought you attended a Baptist church.

Nope. COG for past 3+ years. Give or take a couple months. I forget.

dbserv · Postby **dbserv** » May 2nd, 2013, 12:15 pm

dolfan wrote:The Gideons reps were very calm. . They handled the experience quite well, if a little without words, and pleasantly. I am sure they had lots to discuss after they left.

I have @ least 50 "pentecostal" friends who are active Gideons. In all of their particular "camps", they attempt to send pentecostals to the pentecostal/charismatic churches for their annual visits. If that isn't possible, then their training covers all possible scenarios that they might find themselves exposed to.

So, I am sure that their discussion centered on the presence of the Holy Spirit in the service. Cause, we all KNOW that no speaking in tongues (or "interpretation") would ever occur in a service without being truly of the Holy Spirit, AND, the days of "showing them 'non-pentecostals' how it's done" are long gone.

I am just smiling, cause remembering how many times I saw that in practice, HURTS way too much to laugh about it - still!!!

Billy n NC · Postby **Billy n NC** » May 2nd, 2013, 1:14 pm

We have several members who are active with the Gideon's for several years.. One of them is the leader of the camp.. >???

dbserv · Postby **dbserv** » May 2nd, 2013, 1:31 pm

Billy n NC wrote:We have several members who are active with the Gideon's for several years.. One of them is the leader of the camp.. >???

AWESOME!!!

Jude 2