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<1. Dr. Cho's Spiritual Experiences>

1) Have the Fullness-the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

2) Only Jesus Christ Can unchain the sin in Human Beings

3) Jesus Already Carried away Sickness

4) Task Prayer -1

5) Task Prayer -2

6) Clear-cut Objectives -1

7) Clear-cut Objectives -2

8) Speak the Word

9) Positive Thinking

10) The Sin of Hatred

11) Dr. Cho's Story About a Korean Fisherman

12) My Son! Go home

13) A Short Leg is Healed

14) On the Cross How He Suffered

"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?"(Act 19 : 2)

Even though I had spoken in tongues once in Pusan, I did not have much regard for the baptism of the Holy Spirit until I went to Bible school. But I knew something was missing in my life. Jashil Choi, my future coworker and mother-in-law, was the oldest student in the school. She came early to class for prayer. As she prayed, she spoke in a strange language. I laughed at her, "Why do you speak that gibberish? Speak Korean to God!" She replied, "I have the fullness-the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and I speak in tongues. When I do, I receive great edification. When I speak in tongues, I have more spiritual power than you." Each Saturday a group of students used to witness in a public park. I would pound my drum, the group would sing, and all kinds of people gathered around. Many mocked us; others tried to argue with us. But in the midst of that, we preached.

I considered myself more polished and more capable than Jashil Choi. But even though I felt that I preached a wonderful theological message, not one person accepted Jesus.Then Jashil Choi would preach. I considered her sermons poor and unorganized. But then I noticed that when she spoke, people listened. Suddenly, the whole place was calm. It was as if some strange wind began to gently blow. Those same people who mocked us would grow quiet, laugh, clap, and listen. When she gave an invitation for those who desired to become born again, people would come to be saved.

I shook my head. I could not understand it. It seemed unfair of God. When I spoke, people argued with me; but when she spoke her poor message, they listened, laughed, cried, and got saved. Why? She was full of the Holy Spirit, surrendered to Him. So I watched her throughout Bible school. She could not compete with me academically, but evangelistically she surpassed me as well as all the other students. I wanted to have that same kind of power.

Before I graduated, I decided to get away to fast and pray, choosing Samgak Mountain in Seoul as a retreat. "Father God," I said, "You've got to give me this baptism of the Holy Spirit. Choi is 42 years old. She is getting too old to be used effectively, but I am just 22. She lived in sin in the world until she was 40. But You see me; I'm a fresh, young man. Why don't You give me the Holy Spirit? Otherwise, I will not go into the ministry." I argued and insisted that way all night. Finally, I felt that my heart was completely empty. It felt like a big vacuum. The next moment I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit. I knew that I had received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and I too received my prayer language and began to speak freely in tongues. After that, when I preached, a holy hush seemed to fall on people and they listened intently to me. Many were convicted and came to salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ.