Step Number 3
Tell people that when you lay hands on them, they are to receive the Holy Ghost. Anyone can lay hands on another in faith, for God honors faith. However, there is also a ministry of laying on of hands, and some are used along these lines more than others. But anyone can lay their hands on a person in faith as a point of contact, and tell them, "This is the time — right now — that you are to receive the Holy Ghost." The Holy Ghost is received by faith, and faith is always "now" or present tense (Heb. 11:1).
Step Number 4
Tell the candidate what to expect as he receives the Holy Spirit; otherwise, he won't know what is happening when the Holy Spirit begins to move on him. Tell the candidate that he is to expect the Holy Spirit to move upon his vocal organs and put supernatural words on his lips which he will have to speak out himself in cooperation with the Holy Spirit.
Remember, the person is the one who does the actual speaking, not the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gives the utterance, but man does the actual speaking. Some people have taught things that are unscriptural for so long that it is hard for them to break the habit of teaching them.
For example, I have seen someone about to speak with tongues; the Spirit of God would be moving on his lips and vocal cords. Then I would hear someone say to him, "Let the Holy Ghost talk." But it is not the Holy Ghost who is to do the talking. It is the person receiving the Holy Ghost who is to do the talking. Now it is all right to tell the person to yield to the Holy Ghost. But notice again Acts 2:4: ". . . they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and [they] began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." Notice, they were all filled and they began to speak. In other words, the Holy Spirit gives the utterance; the person who is receiving the Holy Spirit does the speaking.
Many people have thought, If I do the speaking, that would just be me. Well of course, it will be you talking. It sure won't be me! And it sure won't be the person praying with you who will be doing the talking. Anytime you ever speak with tongues, it will surely be you doing the talking. But the Holy Ghost gives you the utterance, and it is a supernatural utterance. The point is this: the Holy Ghost doesn't take you over, so to speak, and force you to do anything. But you can respond to Him and follow His promptings. He will give you the utterance, but you do the talking. Nowhere in the Bible do we find that the Holy Ghost spoke in tongues. Every scripture reference tells us that the person receiving the Holy Ghost does the talking and speaks the supernatural utterance — tongues — the Holy Spirit gives him. Let's look at what the Scriptures say about the believer's role in speaking in tongues and the Holy Spirit's role in giving the utterance. ACTS 2:4 4 [They ] began to SPEAK with other tongues, as THE SPIRIT gave them UTTERANCE. ACTS 10:46 46 For they heard THEM SPEAK with tongues, and magnify God... . ACTS 19:6 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, THE HOLY GHOST CAME ON THEM; and THEY SPAKE with tongues, and prophesied. 1 CORINTHIANS 14:2,4,5 2 For HE THAT SPEAKETH in an unknown tongue speak-eth not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit HE SPEAKETH mysteries... . 4 HE THAT SPEAKETH in an unknown tongue edifieth himself. . . . 5 I would that YE ALL SPAKE with tongues.... 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14,15,18 14 For if I PRAY in AN UNKNOWN TONGUE, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I WILL PRAY with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding. .. . 18 I thank my God, I SPEAK with tongues more than ye all. 1 CORINTHIANS 14:27,28 27 IF ANY MAN SPEAK in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church.... Notice that every one of these scriptures shows that in receiving the Holy Ghost and in praying in tongues and in ministering tongues in public assembly, it is always the person himself that does the actual speaking. But the Holy Spirit gives the supernatural utterance. When I tell this to people who have been seeking the Holy Ghost for thirty or forty years, they often look at me in amazement and say, "If I had known that, I could have been speaking in tongues for the last thirty years. I had the urge — I had the prompt-ing all the time. In fact at times, it was all I could do to keep from speaking in tongues, but I was waiting for the Holy Ghost to come and take my tongue over." Some people think that the baptism in the Holy Ghost is as if someone swallowed a small radio. And then when God gets ready, He just turns on "the radio" and it starts playing or speaking automatically. However, the Holy Ghost gives you the utterance, but you do the talking. When the Spirit of God is moving on your tongue and lips, what you must do is lift your voice and put sound to it. If you will obey those promptings of the Holy Spirit, you will find yourself speaking with tongues. You see, you must cooperate with the Holy Ghost. Speaking with tongues isn't entirely you, and it isn't entirely the Holy Ghost. Speaking with tongues is a cooperation between you and the Holy Ghost.
FFT: The Holy Spirit gives the utterance; the person who is receiving the Holy Spirit does the speaking.
ACTION POINT: Yield to the utterances of the Holy Ghost by speaking!
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