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Direction Magizine

Direction magazine is the official monthly magazine of the Elim Pentecostal Church.

This high quality magazine provides inspiration, vision and teaching for everyone in Elim and beyond.

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Why do we...?

Why do we have Speaking in Unknown tounges and the Interpretation in the Church? 

"So, dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophecy, and don't forbid speaking in tongues. But be sure that everything is done properly and in order."

1 Corinthians 14:39 & 40

Why do we do Prophecy?

"But one who prophesies is helping others grow in the Lord, encouraging and comfronting them"

1 Corinthians 14:3

Why are Musical Instruments part of the Worship Service?

"Praise him with a blast of the trumpet; praise him with the lyre and harp! Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;praise him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise him with loud clanging cymbals."

Psalm 150:4

Why do we Sing in Tougues and in English? 

"Well then, what shall we do? I will do both. I will pray in the spirit, and I will pray in words I understand. I will sing in the spirit, and I wil sing in words I understand."

1 Corinthians 14:15

Why do we Sing Songs as well as Hymns? 

"Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, let the holy spirit fill and control you. Then you will sing Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, making music to the lord in your hearts."

Ephesians 5:18-19

Why do we have Audible Praise to God?

"Praise the Lord I tell myself; with my whole heart, I will raise his holy name."

Psalm 103:1

Why do we Lift Our Hands?

"So whoever you assemble, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy"

1 Timothy 2:8

Why do we Worship God? 

"You must worship the lord your God; serve only Him."

Matthew 4:10

Why do we Clap our Hands?

"Come everyone, and clap your hands for joy! Shout to God with joyful praise!"

Psalm 47:1

Why do we Stand to Sing?

"Then the Levites from the clans of Kohath and Korah stood to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud shout."

2 Chronicles 20:19

How do we Worship God?

"But the time is coming and is already here when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for anyone who will worship Him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth"

John 4:23-24

Dave Kemeny
A young boy, six years old, was taken along by his parents to the huge (or so it seemed to him) stadium to hear the famous man speak. He remembers a choir, a singer with a deep voice and more people in one place than he had ever seen before. When the speaker had finished he made an invitation for anyone who wanted to follow Jesus, to approach the stage so that they could be prayed for. The boy's older brother got to his feet, but he himself was a little puzzled at what was going on.

The conversation in the car on the way home centred around what had happened and what it meant for the hundreds of people who made the long walk to the front. As the young boy was being tucked into bed that night, the penny dropped and he asked his Mum how he could ask Jesus into his life. She explained, then he prayed, and it happened.

The speaker was Billy Graham (Sydney 1969), the boy was me.