As a young man, Smith Wigglesworth knew God’s plan for Christians involved power—spiritual power that could not be of ourselves. When he learned from the Scriptures that speaking in tongues was the natural outflow of being baptized in the Spirit, it propelled his ministry to new and even greater dimensions. Please enjoy this 8-minute video showing how Wigglesworth used the power of speaking in tongues to supercharge his ministry: perhaps his greatest “secret” of all! Copyright © 2018 Cheryl Elton
For Smith Wigglesworth, experiencing the miraculous was not a rare occurrence, but part of everyday life. Throughout his amazing ministry, countless people were healed of serious illnesses and disease, 14 people were raised from the dead, and thousands came to faith in Christ in his meetings. So . . . what were Wigglesworth’s “secrets” to such a powerful walk with God? His ability to flow in the Spirit was simple: he had a consuming love for the Word of God, and he lived in the presence of the Lord he loved with all his heart—thereby hearing and obeying the voice…
It’s been said that a person was never the same after an encounter with Smith Wigglesworth. Known as the “apostle of faith,” Wigglesworth (1859-1947) was a British evangelist who spearheaded a powerful healing and deliverance ministry that ultimately led to the foundation of the modern Pentecostal movement. Wigglesworth would pray, and broken limbs were healed, people came out of wheelchairs; cancers were destroyed, blind eyes saw. His life exuded the power of God in manifestation in ways few have ever seen. During his lifetime, fourteen confirmed incidents of raising people from the dead occurred. In one case, Wigglesworth went to…
My friend Bev recently changed her work schedule, freeing up more time for ministry. One morning she prayed, “Lord, show me what you want me to do today.” “Go to Walmart,” said the Lord. “Walmart?” questioned Bev, “but I don’t need anything at Walmart.” “Yes, Walmart,” responded the Lord. “Go, and I will show you when you get there.” So Bev arrived at Walmart, still unsure of what would happen. “Where should I go, Lord?” “To the back of the store, the toy aisle,” came her answer. There Bev encountered a distraught looking woman, softly weeping. During the next 15…
“You’re not making me want to do this,” I uneasily laughed. The pre-op nurse stood before me reciting a litany of risks of surgery: from possible infection, to cardiac arrest . . . to death. For a split second, fear gripped my heart. This was elective surgery. Do I really want to go through with this? Let’s face it . . . surgery brings anxiety. The uncertainties, the unknowns, the disruption of routines, the fear of pain . . . The hidden things in our hearts that leave us teetering on the brink of fear often surface during this time….
