“Also, in church, we shouldn't be applauding singers when they minister in special music. Their talent is God-given and is to be used for the glory and praise of God. They're not putting on a performance (or at least they shouldn't be); they're ministering in music to encourage the congregation to get their eyes on God and to lift them up into His Presence. If we appreciate their music, we should lift our hands and praise God. Applauding singers is not praising God, and we are to praise God. We are to lift up holy hands in praise of God. Now don't get upset if you've been clapping at the wrong times. I've been just as guilty as anyone else, so don't take exception to what I am saying.”
“There are times when we applaud a speaker to let him know we're glad he's come. It is a gesture of welcome after he has been introduced, and it's strictly on a natural level. That's all right as long as it's not overdone. We're not worshipping or praising the speaker.”’
Pg 115-116
“The singer stopped and exhorted the congregation, "Please don't clap anymore.”
“At this writing, it has been almost a year since Jesus' 1987 visitation with me. In our own ministry, we have been experiencing the deeper move of the Spirit of God among us which Jesus promised. Just a short while after the summer Campmeeting, our crusade team was in Detroit. One of our singers was singing a song of the Spirit, fresh from Heaven, given by the inspiration of the Spirit in that moment. Upon hearing one of the lines of the song, the crowd began to clap. The singer stopped and exhorted the congregation, "Please don't clap anymore." They received the instruction and listened to what the Spirit was saying as he went on with the spiritual song.”
“A depth, an indescribable Presence like a cloud filled the auditorium. We had no preaching that night. The Holy Spirit came upon me in a greater measure to minister by the Spirit in healings and in other ways.”
“Afterwards, I asked those seated in the ministers' section if they had noticed how the anointing increased after we stopped clapping and turned our attention and worship to God. They all indicated by nodding their heads that they had.”
“There is a reverence, an awesome sense of the holiness of God which can come upon a congregation. As the Body of Christ, we've got to get back to that place of reverence.”
“For when we reverence God and give Him the honor and worship due unto Him, His Presence will fill the place where we are gathered. It is His Presence which will meet the deepest longings of our hearts and set the captives free.”
Taken from: "Plan's Purposes, & Pursuits"
Kenneth E. Hagin
Pg 122-123
“There are times when we applaud a speaker to let him know we're glad he's come. It is a gesture of welcome after he has been introduced, and it's strictly on a natural level. That's all right as long as it's not overdone. We're not worshipping or praising the speaker.”’
Pg 115-116
“The singer stopped and exhorted the congregation, "Please don't clap anymore.”
“At this writing, it has been almost a year since Jesus' 1987 visitation with me. In our own ministry, we have been experiencing the deeper move of the Spirit of God among us which Jesus promised. Just a short while after the summer Campmeeting, our crusade team was in Detroit. One of our singers was singing a song of the Spirit, fresh from Heaven, given by the inspiration of the Spirit in that moment. Upon hearing one of the lines of the song, the crowd began to clap. The singer stopped and exhorted the congregation, "Please don't clap anymore." They received the instruction and listened to what the Spirit was saying as he went on with the spiritual song.”
“A depth, an indescribable Presence like a cloud filled the auditorium. We had no preaching that night. The Holy Spirit came upon me in a greater measure to minister by the Spirit in healings and in other ways.”
“Afterwards, I asked those seated in the ministers' section if they had noticed how the anointing increased after we stopped clapping and turned our attention and worship to God. They all indicated by nodding their heads that they had.”
“There is a reverence, an awesome sense of the holiness of God which can come upon a congregation. As the Body of Christ, we've got to get back to that place of reverence.”
“For when we reverence God and give Him the honor and worship due unto Him, His Presence will fill the place where we are gathered. It is His Presence which will meet the deepest longings of our hearts and set the captives free.”
Taken from: "Plan's Purposes, & Pursuits"
Kenneth E. Hagin
Pg 122-123
