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Heads Up on the Holy Spirit In John 7 , we have a story of family, and faith and promises for followers. At the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles), Jesus began to teach in the temple, evading arrest and confounding the guards with his proclamations. The great harvest feast celebrated with a week’s holiday…

We are just finishing up our birthday season. We have Christmas, then Nancy and Grace’s birthdays are in January, and David’s and mine are in February. That makes for a lot of gifts being given in two months. The kids have been thrilled. I am looking at the house, wondering what we are going to do with…

The church is most healthy when everyone lovingly exercises his/her gift(s)!

Our Statement on the Holy Spirit The Spirit We believe the Spirit is the third person of the Triune God who is sent by the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin and to turn hearts toward God. He gives new life to all who believe, adopting them as children of God, sealing them for eternity, and…

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!” and no one can say…

What a great day! A great day for you who are being confirmed—a day for which you have studied, waited, and prayed. A great day for you parents and family members—a day you have looked forward to for years. A great day for the pastor—a day anticipated and planned for through hours of instruction. A great…

Exodus 30:11-34:35 Review TORAH GPS I Do Mishpatim 10 Words Cornerstone Prism Ephod 144000 Introduction While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, Or the primal dust of the world. When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep, When He established…

Introduction We are into our second week into the book of Romans. I ’m excited to walk through this book with you these next few weeks as we discover Paul’s words to the believers in Rome. I enjoy the fact that many of you are engaging in this text as I had several people talk with me this week as they…

5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 4 So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who…

We are called to be together Think of every description of the church: We are The Bride of Christ, united with Jesus We are a family, adopted into God’s family We are a body, diverse and gifted for His glory! I came across a story in a book this week and I want to read it to you: Mr. Nose and Mr. Hand…

1 Cor 12:1-30 - Diversity in the Body 1 Cor 14 - Invitation

I appreciate the music that our worship leaders pick up, purposefully leading us to look away from the craziness of this world and look to God. We are blessed to have musicians who take this responsibility seriously. Some churches have leaders who just throw a few songs together. Some churches don’t…

How am I using my spiritual gifts for the building up of the church? Do I know my spiritual gifts? 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…

During the French Revolution, there were three Christians who were sentenced to die by the guillotine. One Christian had the gift of faith, the other had the gift of prophecy, the other had the gift of helps. The Christian with the gift of faith was to be executed first. He was asked if he wanted to…

2 Timothy 1:1-9 I don’t know how many of you have ever participated in a school play, or maybe local theater. Our kids weren’t really into that, but a couple of them were really into music and they had different opportunities to use those talents. One performed for the Penobscot Theater for awhile, another…

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!” and no one can say…

Intro & Recap Exegetical Point: Jesus’ saved body is equipped with varying gifts for varying service. Application point: Find your gifts and use them! Kids, What do you think is your most important body part? Eyes? Ears? Legs? Let me tell you a story... Liv. 2.32 - Paraphrase Menenius Agrippa from about…

There is much confusion about spiritual gifts within the body of Christ these days, but this confusion is not just a contemporary issue. It seems clear from the Apostle Paul’s writing, that the church of Corinth was in need of clarification as well. Paul simply spoke about these spiritual gifts in Romans…

I hope you don’t spend much time on the internet, but if you search on Yahoo for, “Why is the church so”, you get: And if you try, “Why are Christians so”, you get: Our culture perceives the church as useless and divided. Is that true? If it is, how does revival happen? If it isn’t, can we grow in our…

Title : Holy Spirit Power, Holy Spirit Purpose: Spiritual Gifts --PRAY-- Verse: Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking…

Read the whole together to get an idea of the overall picture of what Paul is addressing here. When I was studying this out, I see two issues that Paul addresses. One only gets a cursory mention. The other is the bulk of the chapter. Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want…

Devotion 3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, Prayer Announcements This Week’s Word is Filled with the Spirit: To be filled with the Holy Spirit is to be energized and controlled by the third person of the Godhead…

Introduction The subject of tongues is just like any other doctrinal study. Many churches teach many different things. Such diversity invariably leads one to ask the question: “How do I know which church and which teaching is right?” Obviously, differing views cannot contradict each other and both be…

Imagine this box contained the gift you were to others, what would we find inside it? Why not think of a few words that help to express the gifts God has given you that you can share with others. If you find it hard to reflect on yourself this way, try asking - what would I want others to say about me…

Today is the last week of this series, “Hooked”. My prayer is that each week you have more of a desire to reach the lost than ever before. Our time on this earth is short and we need to do what we can to be disciple makers. God is wanting to use each of you to go into the world and that is what our text…