Background to Ephesians Paul is the author of Ephesians He had written this letter while in prison He lived in Ephesus for 2-3 years and spent a lot of time evangelising this city and presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ as the one true and only God. Ephesus liked to deify many Gods, in particular had…

This year your elders have asked me to talk about spiritual gifts and the fruit of the Spirit. I have more to say about these subjects than time will allow. I hope that you will pardon me if I leave something unsaid, and I trust that you will benefit from what I do say. Our first subject is spiritual…

Gifts in Diversity: The Body of Christ 1Corinthians 12 May 25, 2003 Scripture Reading: Ephesians 4:1-16 Introduction: As if the Corinthians couldn’t think of enough things to be divisive about, Paul now addresses the issue of spiritual gifts. In the last chapter we discussed solutions for the differences…

INTRODUCTION We come to chapter 12 in our study of 1 Corinthians. In chapters 12-14, we deal with the next topic that Paul received questions about or reports about from the brethren in the letter that they wrote to him (7:1). In this section, he talks about the gifts that they received from the Holy…

Theology Informs Practice Over the past weeks we have studied Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church. We have talked about the struggles the church in Ephesus and throughout Asia Minor faced (false god worship, materialism, sexual sin, etc.) Paul’s primary topics have been salvation (by grace through faith),…

God doesn't desire us to be ignorant about spiritual things; He has give each individual a measure of grace for the common good that binds us to the body of Christ. What do we do with His grace?

TEXT 1 Corinthians 14 SERIES Freedom to Love TITLE “Can You Hear Me Now” Exegetical Idea S - Why does Paul in 1 Corinthians 14 argue that prophecy is of greater value in the church than tongues?C – Because when believers gather as the church two of the main purposes are to encourage one another and to…

Introduction 1 . A spiritual gift is not a place of service . The gift is the ability, not where that ability is used. Teaching can be done in or out of a formal classroom situation and in any country of the world. Helping can be done in the church or in the neighborhood. 2. A spiritual gift is not an…

How do you hope to be remembered when you die? Which of your qualities and values would you like for your children to make part of their own lives? Have you ever seriously considered the question: What legacy will pass on to the next generation? What does the world around us conclude about “faith” from…

The world is full of false worship Today’s text is one of the hardest chapters in the Bible. It’s a difficult chapter. There’s certainly plenty of controversy and confusion regarding this chapter. It’s a chapter written by Paul, and it’s hard. In , Peter said of some of Paul’s writings, “And count the…

Since the beginning of the new year we have been looking at an important issue in the life of the church: spiritual gifts. The Bible affirms that each person has been given “a manifestation of the spirit for the common good”. In other words, the Holy Spirit has given each believer a gift or an ability…

Introduction On March 14 of this year Chrisma magazine published an article titled “What Every Believer Should Know About Receiving Spirit Baptism” Near the close of the article they stated (quote), “If you want to receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit so that you will be an empowered witness and…

Spiritual Gifts IV: Prophecy 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 November 29, 2009 Main Point(s) of sermon: · There is a difference between OT & NT prophecy · NT prophecy is speaking words that God brings to mind for the edification of the listener. · All of us may be prophetic in this sense, and…

We have all had classes in school that were “required” but we had no idea why they were required. We endured the material we had little interest in, all the time looking for a glimmer of relevance. As the years passed we often found that those classes actually were important (if only we had realized…

We must rediscover Holy Spirit empowered unity in the body of Christ through an appreciation for the diversity of gifts he gives to each individual.

A LOOK AT THE LESSONS IN 1 CORINTHIANS 14 Spiritual Gifts Are Not Supreme In Importance INTRODUCTION: 1. Chapters 12, 13, and 14 focus upon spiritual gifts. (1) Chapter 12 names them. (2) Chapter 13 tells of their coming to an end. (3) Chapter 14 tells how they were to be used. 2. Imagine the church…

What kind of worship does God accept? Or perhaps, a more basic question is, does God accept the worship of every Christian in every church gathering? We know that there were times when he rejected the worship offered from his people in the Old Testament. Does he ever reject the worship of Christians? And what about the spiritual gifts of speaking in tongues and prophecy? Paul writes good, solid instruction in these matters and so many more in this passage. Come with the Grace United crew as we discover what it means to offer to the Lord "open worship" and "ordered worship"

WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES ABOUT SPEAKING IN TONGUES Part 2 Last week in part 1 of “What the Bible Teaches about Speaking in Tongues”, we mentioned that the importance of this issues is seen in the fact that if we are to speak in tongues today then this church needs to obey God. Secondly, if the gift of…

Declan looks at how the spiritual gifts should function in a public worship setting, particularly tongues and prophecy, and how they relate to the nature of the God who saved us.

Are Miraculous Spiritual Gifts for Today? By Pastor Phil Layton Definitions: Providence – God’s continual involvement in the normal and natural affairs of life, working all things according to His will for His glory and our good (Eph. 1:11, Romans 8:28, Genesis 50:20) Miracle – An extraordinary work…

Jem talks about the purpose and the desire for spiritual gifts in the Church today.

This lesson provides an overview of a cessationist understanding of the miraculous spiritual gifts as held by the elders of PMBC to lay a foundation for the more in-depth study of 1 Corinthinans 12-14.

Class noted for Theology III MCP 3:10 NC SOM

Scripture Reading 1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!”…