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house and laid her hands on Lea trying to get her to speak in tongues. Lea could not, and was overwhelmed with guilt because the woman told her she was grieving the Holy Spirit. The woman accused Lea of refusing to let Him speak through her in tongues. Then she told Lea to come to church with her the following night. A special guest speaker was in town, and Lea was told that after the service he would lay his hands on her and she would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and would speak in tongues. Lea did know from her intensive study of the Bible that something like this had occurred in Samaria. Let's take a look at that scripture.

"But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women ... Now when the apostles which were at Jeru salem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost." Acts 8:12-17

However, please note that the scripture does not mention specifically that these people spoke in tongues. Also, Lea did not know to test the spirits as found in I John 4:1-2. Lea went to the church service that night with great expectations. After the service she went forward, knelt down and the man ministering that night laid his hands on her and prayed. Lea said that as he prayed she felt as if a ball of fire struck her in her stomach with such force that she was thrown backwards onto her back on the floor. The fire spread up into her chest and immediately she started speak ing in tongues. Everyone rejoiced, saying that she had re ceived the Holy Spirit. However, lhe following years were to prove that Lea had re

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