Now this is true as I know the people and it happened.
As an elder in my church I was having congregational prayer during one service and felt impressed that I should ask if there was anyone that wanted to give their testimony. So I got up and greeted everyone and went over the usual asking if anyone needed prayer to raise up their hands and that the deacons had prayer cards for them and they could bring it up and put it into the prayer box and it would be prayed for during the week. Then I asked what had come into my mind so you see how the Holy Spirit works, I asked if anyone would like to give a testimony, and when no one seemed ready to give one, I gave my testimony and had prayer...
But let me back up a bit to give some context. One of our members had prayed that week that we would give testimonies in church, and I didnt know that. He had been working in another members house and she heard it, and was to come to church with us but had a medical issue that kept her from coming. So she didnt tell us about it, now there is more as next in the sermon, the lay pastor began with a call for testimony and guess what, the people began to get up and the elders came over with microphones as they began to give their testimonies. The Holy Spirit answered the prayer of the brother, which I had no idea about, and testimonies were given that raised the spirit of everyone who heard it, even the brother (who was there) who never let on about his prayer for the testimonies to be given.
As an elder in my church I was having congregational prayer during one service and felt impressed that I should ask if there was anyone that wanted to give their testimony. So I got up and greeted everyone and went over the usual asking if anyone needed prayer to raise up their hands and that the deacons had prayer cards for them and they could bring it up and put it into the prayer box and it would be prayed for during the week. Then I asked what had come into my mind so you see how the Holy Spirit works, I asked if anyone would like to give a testimony, and when no one seemed ready to give one, I gave my testimony and had prayer...
But let me back up a bit to give some context. One of our members had prayed that week that we would give testimonies in church, and I didnt know that. He had been working in another members house and she heard it, and was to come to church with us but had a medical issue that kept her from coming. So she didnt tell us about it, now there is more as next in the sermon, the lay pastor began with a call for testimony and guess what, the people began to get up and the elders came over with microphones as they began to give their testimonies. The Holy Spirit answered the prayer of the brother, which I had no idea about, and testimonies were given that raised the spirit of everyone who heard it, even the brother (who was there) who never let on about his prayer for the testimonies to be given.
