Emphasis Preaching Journal

The Tuesday night prayer meeting was in full swing. They had begun by singing several of their favorite choruses, with great enthusiasm even if not entirely on key. They went on with voluble prayers both in English and in tongues, and with the utterance of many prophecies. In all, the occasion was everything the group had come to expect it to be. Joyous singing and heartfelt prayers filled their ears and fed their spirits. But when Harry Jones rose and said, "Friends, let us be silent for a while," the group reacted nervously, and each one looked to another wondering what was now to happen.