THR!VE: The Gifts of the Spirit Pt. 2
THR!VE
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT PT. 2
November 26, 2023
Main Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:1-12
Additional Scriptures: Mark 11:22-23, 1 Corinthians 12:9, Romans 8:26-27, Ephesians 4:16, 3:14-21
POINTS:
Power Gifts vividly demonstrate God’s power over disease, demons, death, and every destructive force.
Gift of Faith: The capacity to build up the church through a unique ability to see through to the unrealized purposes of God and unwaveringly trust God to accomplish those purposes.
Gift of Healing: The ability to exercise faith that results in restoring people to physical, emotional, or spiritual health.
Working of Miracles: God partners with His children to work a miracle through that person’s faith and prayer.
Jesus says mountains will move but He doesn’t say how fast.
Speech gifts are centered around the act of speaking.
Prophecy: The ability to receive and proclaim openly a revealed message from God which prepares the church for obedience to Him and to the scriptures.
Prophecy makes God’s unchanging revelation in Christ come alive for the present generation.
It involves both revelation and application.
Speaking in tongues: Speech inspired by the Holy Spirit in a language the speaker does not understand.
Tongues as a prayer language is a means by which the Holy Spirit enables a person to pray, praise, and thank God, uninhibited by the need to conceptualize or put into words the movements of the heart.
A message in tongues is a gift for the Church, but it must be followed by interpretation to fulfill its purpose.
Discernment of Tongues: Receiving an interpretation of the message of tongues by the Holy Spirit.
Discerning Gifts: Is it true? Is it loving? Does it give glory to Christ? Does it build up the body of Christ?