Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE
spoken some very strong words against the
pastor and the leadership.
I believe strongly in the principle of "know
them that labor among you." My policy was I
needed to know the volunteers personally before
I allowed them to minister at the altar. On
Sunday morning I instructed the altar leaders to
stop this couple if they tried to minister to
anyone.
After the morning service, this man and his
wife came to me and argued with me for two
hours. By the time it was over, I was frustrated
and tired. I had been at the church since 7:30
A.M. and it was going on 3:30 in the afternoon.
As I drove away from the church, I decided I
didn't want to return for the evening service. I
went home, had a bite to eat and laid down to
take a nap. While I was trying to sleep the Holy
Spirit spoke to my heart and said, "I want you to
go tonight."
So I went, though I didn't feel like it. I sat on
the platform that night with the rest of the
pastoral staff and a guest speaker. After Benny
introduced him, the guest speaker took the
microphone and began to minister. After about
five minutes, he turned around, gave the mic
back to Benny and said he felt like God was
wanting to do something different.
So Benny began to lead the church in
worship. I lifted my hands and joined in. I could
hear my brother praying as he walked back and
forth. He was quoting David's prayer in Psalm
51. As he walked by I asked the Lord to please
do something fresh in me. With my hands lifted
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