If you want to see people pray in tongues, u should attend a tasbeha of the European Youth Conference, it's in about 8 languages (speaking of praying in tongues ;))
this is not a direct answer, but something i read in a coptic bookshop about the coptic church's answer to charismatic manifestations like you describe. the book said that as the coptic church never went away from the work of the Holy Spirit and His gifts, there didn't need to be a charismatic revival.
my understanding of this (after studying recent and ancient church history) is that a lot of the other churches were badly affected by the emphasis on scientific thought that was popular in the 1700s and 1800s and the early 1900s (esp in europe) and people stopped believing in miracles and the presence of Jesus in the holy communion and the joy that we receive through suffering. so as a result, a lot of churches, especially some protestant ones became rather too serious (lacking in joy) and interpreted a lot of the Bible metaphorically, thinking that literal miracles and signs and divine knowledge (eg of a future event to avoid) only happened before the Bible was written and distributed, and then since we had the Bible, God does not reveal Himself to us by any other means at all (eg Holy Communion, miracles, visions etc). after a long time, they realised they were miserable, and many of them started to repent and call on God for help. so He sent them knowledge about and experience of the Holy Spirit. sometimes churches had geniune supernatural experiences of God's power, as you describe, and at other times, experiences were created by people, without God, using mass hysteria or other means of reproducing what looked like an authentic experience. some people were so desperate to have an experience that they made it like something more important than knowing God Himself and accepting His will for their lives (no matter how hard that might be). these days there are many people in these churches who are studying the Bible and church history again to look for a balance in this matter, and, i think, we can learn from their experiences as well as help them to find the peace they seek.
in the coptic church, there have always been miracles, visions and supernatural experiences, in the context of intense Bible study, preaching and examples of holy lives that we must try to follow. this is the right place for miracles and supernatural experiences; on a background of a sound knowledge of God. this is why the new testament is full of miracles which accompanied the preaching of the word of God. not miracles plus hype plus lots of humans in the spotlight looking good.
if you just want a warm and fluffy experience, it will be as useful to you as trying to loose weight by eating super slimming breakfast in the morning, followed by 2 bean burgers and chips at lunchtime. just as these dietary products only help slimmimg 'as part of a calorie-controlled diet' so, also having a nice experience of God's love and His power is only useful if followed by a 'diet' of prayer, meditation, Bible reading and a desire to 'lay aside the sin that clings so closely and run with perseverance the race that is set before us' (hebrews 12:1)
maybe, by following God closely, you will notice one day that you are speaking in tongues. maybe you will find that your life becomes more holy and you can resist sin. maybe you will find a calling to be a priest/deacon/deaconness. maybe you will see your friends asking you more about your faith. maybe you will find yourself unable to get up after kneeling/prostrating in church. maybe you will find yourself at the back of the church showing some care to those who are thinking of leaving and needing someone to explain to them just how great God's love is for them.
so, if anything that looks like an experience of God does happen, make sure it's based on a solid understanding of God as in the liturgy. and if it appears not to happen, ask yourself, what is this love, this courage, this peace i have, if it's not the work of the Holy Spirit of God?
do not ask for a sign (matthew 12:13), you have been given the sign of jonah. Jesus has died and risen again that your 'joy may be full' (john 15:11) and if you 'draw near to God, He will draw near to you' (james 4:8)
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the book said that as the coptic church never went away from the work of the Holy Spirit and His gifts, there didn't need to be a charismatic revival.
my understanding of this (after studying recent and ancient church history) is that a lot of the other churches were badly affected by the emphasis on scientific thought that was popular in the 1700s and 1800s and the early 1900s (esp in europe) and people stopped believing in miracles and the presence of Jesus in the holy communion and the joy that we receive through suffering. so as a result, a lot of churches, especially some protestant ones became rather too serious (lacking in joy) and interpreted a lot of the Bible metaphorically, thinking that literal miracles and signs and divine knowledge (eg of a future event to avoid) only happened before the Bible was written and distributed, and then since we had the Bible, God does not reveal Himself to us by any other means at all (eg Holy Communion, miracles, visions etc).
after a long time, they realised they were miserable, and many of them started to repent and call on God for help. so He sent them knowledge about and experience of the Holy Spirit. sometimes churches had geniune supernatural experiences of God's power, as you describe, and at other times, experiences were created by people, without God, using mass hysteria or other means of reproducing what looked like an authentic experience.
some people were so desperate to have an experience that they made it like something more important than knowing God Himself and accepting His will for their lives (no matter how hard that might be). these days there are many people in these churches who are studying the Bible and church history again to look for a balance in this matter, and, i think, we can learn from their experiences as well as help them to find the peace they seek.
in the coptic church, there have always been miracles, visions and supernatural experiences, in the context of intense Bible study, preaching and examples of holy lives that we must try to follow. this is the right place for miracles and supernatural experiences; on a background of a sound knowledge of God. this is why the new testament is full of miracles which accompanied the preaching of the word of God. not miracles plus hype plus lots of humans in the spotlight looking good.
if you just want a warm and fluffy experience, it will be as useful to you as trying to loose weight by eating super slimming breakfast in the morning, followed by 2 bean burgers and chips at lunchtime. just as these dietary products only help slimmimg 'as part of a calorie-controlled diet' so, also having a nice experience of God's love and His power is only useful if followed by a 'diet' of prayer, meditation, Bible reading and a desire to 'lay aside the sin that clings so closely and run with perseverance the race that is set before us' (hebrews 12:1)
maybe, by following God closely, you will notice one day that you are speaking in tongues. maybe you will find that your life becomes more holy and you can resist sin. maybe you will find a calling to be a priest/deacon/deaconness. maybe you will see your friends asking you more about your faith. maybe you will find yourself unable to get up after kneeling/prostrating in church. maybe you will find yourself at the back of the church showing some care to those who are thinking of leaving and needing someone to explain to them just how great God's love is for them.
so, if anything that looks like an experience of God does happen, make sure it's based on a solid understanding of God as in the liturgy. and if it appears not to happen, ask yourself, what is this love, this courage, this peace i have, if it's not the work of the Holy Spirit of God?
do not ask for a sign (matthew 12:13), you have been given the sign of jonah. Jesus has died and risen again that your 'joy may be full' (john 15:11) and if you 'draw near to God, He will draw near to you' (james 4:8)