Hearing What the Spirit is Saying unto the Church! In 1Corinthians 12, the Apostle Paul lays out for the church an explanation of Spiritual Gifts. If you read the list, you will see that three of the gifts are vocal. Prophecy is words inspired by the Spirit in a known language. Tongues are words inspired by the Spirit in an unknown tongue. Interpretation of tongues is a Spirit given rendering of an unknown tongue. Below is an example of the gift of prophecy.
The following prophecy was given by Kenneth E. Hagin on February 28, 1981.
“Some would say, ‘Our church is a singing church.’ Others would say, ‘Our church is a Word church.’ Some have said, ‘Our church is a power church.’ But yea, saith the Lord, I’m seeking for a praying church. I’m seeking for those that will wait upon Me. For you can never sing like you ought to sing until you’ve waited upon Me, saith the Lord of hosts.
“For you can never praise like you should praise. For you can never really walk in faith to the extent that you should walk in faith, until you’ve waited…until prayer is as much a part of your being as breathing is of your physical man. You can never really enjoy the fullness of the Word, and the power will never be in full manifestation, until you become known as a praying church.”