REVELATION GIFTS
Gifts of the Spirit • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
INTRO:
Video: 1 year anniversary of Israel Attack
Israel was never a Palestinian State
I'm sure you all have friends who are asking questions, you can send them this :
1)Before the modern state of Israel there was the British mandate, Not a Palestinian state .
2) Before the British mandate there was the ottoman empire, Not a Palestinian state .
3) Before the ottoman empire there was the Islamic mamluk sultanate of Egypt, Not a Palestinian state .
4)Before the Islamic mamluk sultanate of Egypt there was the ayyubid dynasty, Not a Palestinian state .Godfrey of bouillon conquered it in 1099.
5) Before the ayyubid dynasty there was the christian kingdom of Jerusalem, Not a Palestinian state .
6) Before the christian kingdom of Jerusalem there was the Fatimid caliphate, Not a Palestinian state .
7) Before the Fatimid caliphate there was the byzantine empire, Not a Palestinian state .
8) Before the byzantine empire there was the Roman empire, Not a Palestinian state .
9) Before the Roman empire there was the hasmonean dynasty, Not a Palestinian state .
10)Before the hasmonean dynasty there was the Seleucid empire,Not a Palestinian state .
11) Before the Seleucid empire there was the empire of Alexander the 3rd of Macedon, Not a Palestinian state .
12) Before the empire of Alexander the 3rd of Macedon there was the Persian empire, Not a Palestinian state .
13) Before the Persian empire there was the Babylonian empire, Not a Palestinian state .
14) Before the Babylonian empire there was the kingdoms of Israel and Judea, Not a Palestinian state .
15) Before the kingdoms of Israel and Judea there was the kingdom of Israel, Not a Palestinian state .
16) Before the kingdom of Israel there was the theocracy of the 12 tribes of Israel, Not a Palestinian state .
17) Before the theocracy of the 12 tribes of Israel there was the individual state of Canaan, Not a Palestinian state .
In fact in this corner of the earth there was everything but a Palestinian state!
Origins @voiceofisrael
The actions of Israel have proven to be a humane attempt to protect themselves by strategically eliminating the threat posed against them.
They have focused on military sites with high profile military personnel.
Hamas and Hezbollah on the other hand has targeted highly populated cities, schools, and innocent citizens.
President Biden has said, Stop, just stop! That is a very volatile position for Israel.
Isreal has always wanted peace.
But the events of October 7, 2023 and the latest events make that impossible.
Due to the open boarder, the people we follow for church security updates and pending threats, states there are over 30,000 Hezbollah soldiers here in the US as well as menacing gangs, and increased drug trafficking. We need to be ready to defend ourselves from threats.
We need the gifts of the Spirit in operation in the Last Days.
Last week: Prophecy, Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues.
This week: Revelation knowledge, God-given Wisdom, The Discerning of Spirits.
1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this.
2 You know that when you were still pagans, you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols.
3 So I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God will curse Jesus, and no one can say Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all.
5 There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord.
6 God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.
7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.
8 To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.
9 The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing.
10 He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.
11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
3 CATEGORIES OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS:
ORAL GIFTS
REVELATION GIFTS
POWER GIFTS
I. THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
EXPLANATION:
This gift is not sharing our own human intelligence. It is not knowledge gained from experience, nor is it skill or ability.
This gift comes directly from God.
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In August of 1995, I was working at Lynnwood, God spoke to me about Maryann and Chris praying for me right at 1:00pm, the radio was switched and the pastor was preaching a confirming message to me dropping everything in life and moving to Columbus GA to begin a new journey in ministry.
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$60 cash in mailbox in Phoenix City Al
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Gospel Music Singer Gordon Jensen, during a Sunday night service, stopped and asked if there was a Bradley here with a an injured shoulder from basketball. I had just been to the hospital for a shoulder injury. He had me come to the front and the church prayed for me and I was healed. Approx. 2010.
BIBLICAL EXAMPLES:
1. John on the island of Patmos is shown future events—Revelation 2–3.
2. Ananias received revelation of Saul’s conversion in complete detail—Acts 9:11–12.
3. This gift used to expose a hypocrite—2 Kings 5:20–27.
4. The word of knowledge was used to reveal correction for the church—Acts 5:3.
5. This gift helped the disciples find a suitable meeting place for God’s people—Mark 14:13–15.
6. The wise men needed the word of wisdom to find the Christ child - Matthew 2:20.
The word of knowledge may come by means of a:
dream
vision or
the Holy Spirit speaking to you. (However, dreams or visions should always agree with God’s Word.)
II. THE GIFT OF WISDOM
EXPLANATION:
The Spirit-given ability, to make choices that result in favorable outcomes and avoid troubles, speak a message to defend the truth, or give insight to the church for a particular need.
Solomon asked for wisdom above everything else.
7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!”
8 Solomon replied to God, “You showed great and faithful love to David, my father, and now you have made me king in his place.
9 O Lord God, please continue to keep your promise to David my father, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth!
10 Give me the wisdom and knowledge to lead them properly, for who could possibly govern this great people of yours?”
11 God said to Solomon, “Because your greatest desire is to help your people, and you did not ask for wealth, riches, fame, or even the death of your enemies or a long life, but rather you asked for wisdom and knowledge to properly govern my people—
12 I will certainly give you the wisdom and knowledge you requested. But I will also give you wealth, riches, and fame such as no other king has had before you or will ever have in the future!”
16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.
17 But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues.
18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.
19 When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time.
Wisdom is often associated with trusting and fearing God
Wisdom is about living godly - fear God and keep His commandments
QUESTION…
How do you make big decisions? (Spontaneously, through pressure, getting direction from friends, or wisdom from God)
The wise question is, what does the Bible say about my situation?
That should be the first question, not what do you think I should do.
Godly wisdom always trumps human wisdom.
This gift of wisdom builds up the body by applying God's truth to situations and decisions, and helping people know how to glorify God.
5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
BIBLICAL EXAMPLES:
Solomon makes a judgement between two moms fighting over one baby- 1 Kings 3:16-28.
III. THE DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
A. Explanation. Discerning spirits is a gift given by the Holy Spirit, enabling a person to instantly discern between the Spirit of God and evil spirits.
It is not human intelligence, experience, or ability. It is directly from God. It is not fortunetelling.
Discernment identifies human motives.
B. Evil spirits
Satanic spirit in the last days
24 For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones.
ii. Seducing spirits
1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.
1 Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John
CONCLUSION:
Let’s Pause…
Pray for Israel
Seek the gifts in our lives in these uncertain times
Let’s go change the world for Jesus (one person at a time)
