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Contents List of Illustrations ix 1. Seeking Understanding: "You Got to Be in It to Feel It" 1 2. Belief,Knowledge, and Experience: "The Lord Can Be Mysterious" 9 3. Experiencing the Holy: "Just Like Fire Shut Up in My Bones" 14 4. A Conversation: "You'veGot to Open the Door" 25 5. Beginnings: "Happy to Be in the House of Worship" 30 6. Scripture: "It's About Being Sincere in Your Heart" 43 7. Prayer: "The Vibrations of the Holy Spirit Go Out There" 53 8. A Conversation: "It's the Words of Him That's Speaking Through Me" 74 9. Song: "Sing Till the Power of the Lord Comes Down" 84 10. Praise: "Up Above My Head, I Hear Singing in the Air" 110 11.Welcome: "Not for the Appointment, but for the Anointment" 125 12. Response: "God Ain't Coming into No Dead Heart" 149 13.The Emcee: "If YouHave a Dry Emcee, You Have a Dry Anniversary" 163 14.Format: "Let's Give the Lord a Praise" 189 15. Purpose: "The Anointing of God Breaks the Yokes" 203 16. False Purpose: "We Didn't Come for No Form or Fashion" 230 17. Elevation: "Go Slow,Rise High, Catch on Fire, and Sit Down" 264 18. Invitation: «The Souls of Many Are YetLost" 19. Benediction: «May the Grace of God Rest, Rule, and Abide" Appendix: Stepping Around Experience and the Supernatural Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index viii Contents 308 314 327 335 377 391 397 ...

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