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What is prophecy? Sam Storms: “the human report of divine revelation” Last week we talked about how God speaks Creation Written Word Physical Word - Jesus Church Individuals - Holy Spirit - Prophecy Why prophecy? God’s way of speaking to His people - obviously, not His only way, but one way! 1 In the…

How does God speak? 1. Creation 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of…

What are the gifts? Major Point #1: The Holy Spirit is THE Gift Major Point #2: The gifts of the Spirit are manifestations of the Spirit for the common good! The HS making himself known through believers for the good of the body! I want to challenge our western thinking a bit when it comes to the gifts……

About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled…

Disorder Opening: We are diving back into our Study of first Corinthians 14, as Paul compares the use of tongues and prophecy in a Corinthian context. As we have seen and discussed at length, Paul is concerned, because the current the ends have begun to value the spiritual gift of speaking in tongues…

We’ve now spent the last 3 weeks discussing the vast importance of being a Biblical church in even in our song. It’s a ministry and a task that all of us shouldn’t take lightly. But let’s remind ourselves again why it’s so important to SING. And to do this, we will again review and memorize our acronymn.…

Review Today we are going to look at part two of the sermon series entitled, disorderly worship. We know that this study has been in the context of the Corinthian church, and it has been challenging to look at the application for New Testament churches today. This is a challenge, because, Paul spins…

The Saviour the world neeeds brings peace! It was prophisied, proclaimed and practiced.

I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon. But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. And most certainly, the mystery of godliness…

Intro Whose glad to be in church today? Turn to your neighbor and tell them you are glad they are in church today. Week 1 of a 9 part series on the Fruit of the Spirit. We will do this on Sundays and Wednesdays. There are several reasons that I wanted to do this series… God has this hope in us that we…

Ch 12 assertion: spiritual gifts are in operation. they are an evidence of a living God, not a dead idol application: be united in variety like a body of many parts Ch 13 assertion: you may have gifts but without love, they are worthless application: description of agape Love that we might know it and…

Intro: There is a foundational truth in many sports. You have to often go backward to move the ball forwards. In soccer, you will often see a team reverse field, which means the ball is played back from the midfield to the defense to even the goalie, only to have the goalie send the ball up the opposite…

Common Views of the Gift of Tongues Human languages unknown to the speaker Non-human languages (prayer/heavenly/gibberish language(s)) Multiple expressions - combination of the first two Just a reminder that as we looked at all three instances of the the word tongues in Acts, none were 100% definitive…

Question In what circumstances an women teach? 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. This verse says “man” - not boys, girls, or other women. Titus 2:3–4 (ESV) 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves…

Sam Storms: “the human report of divine revelation” Why prophecy? 3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. 4 Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. Testing Prophecy Scriptures Its Character…

Question: Why is the issue of male and female roles so important? We’re not just talking about what guys and girls do in terms of hobbies or general behavior differences, but also about what it means to be a man or a woman. It’s important to understand this from a biblical perspective because confusion…

We have come to the end of our paragraph here in Ephesians 4 . For most of our time in this text we have been answering the question, “What causes growth?” A healthy unified body (vv. 1-6) The gifts of our ascended Lord Jesus (vv. 7-10) The shepherd/teachers equipping (vv. 11-12) All of the saints participating…

There are many gifts given by God, but prophecy (preaching/teaching today) is the most important because it is through this gift that God accomplishes three things necessary for the church: Edification – building up the church Exhortation – giving direction Consolation – comforting This is what the church…

Last week we looked at Acts 2 and the day of Pentecost. I hope that the message was somewhat helpful for getting you thinking about the gift of tongues. Maybe what I presented changed your thinking about whether or not the tongues speech was human languages, or possibly something else with the gift of…

This morning talk about balance - Word/Spirit 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22…

38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. When you are saved, you receive the gift of the Holy Spirit! Major Point #1: The Holy Spirit is THE Gift He is THE gift and He is…

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Have you ever felt a deep longing to connect with something greater than yourself? Do you crave a spiritual experience that transcends the limits of language and logic? If so, then partnering with the Holy Spirit through the gift of tongues may hold the key to unlocking a realm of divine communication and understanding beyond imagination. We will explore how to partner with Holy Spirit and activate this unique gift, demystify its purpose, and discover how it can revolutionize your spiritual journey.

Today is Pentecost Sunday . It the day we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Early Church to STAY. Some churches recognize it as being part of the Christian Calendar with no relevance for today. I was raised in a good church, but it was a church that didn’t really celebrate Pentecost like…