Sunday 12/04/16 Series: …but by My Spirit XXIV Message – Knowing the Holy Spirit through your Gifts Click HERE for Video Point #6 We express the heart of our Father through giving ourselves entirely to our giftings. Key Text: 1Tim. 4:14-16, “(14) Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. (15) Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. (16) Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in […]
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The Work of the Ministry I
Wednesday 11/30/16 Series: The Work of the Ministry Message – Equipping the Saints I Click HERE for Video Equipping the Saints Key Text: Ephesians 4:11-12 “(11) And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, (12) FOR the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry for the edifying of the body of Christ, (13) till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;” […]
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Spiritual Gifts, Ministries & Callings
Gifts, Ministries & Callings…oh my! After establishing these fundamentals, Paul breaks down into three categories, what Christians often lump all together as “gifts”. I have highlighted the three terms with their Strong’s Concordance numbers so you can easily see that all three, are different words. You may already notice that the three words used in the King James version are NOT the same words I used as the heading of this segment of the article. That was on purpose! While nearly every Christian denomination is aware of the term “gifts” in one capacity or another (a.k.a. spiritual gifts, grace gifts, gifts […]
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God’s Grace and Spiritual Gifts
Much confusion surrounds this topic of gifts, ministries and callings, and much of that confusion could be greatly minimized by understanding the words scripture uses to describe them. So in this article, we mostly be touching on the meanings of these words and some of the words typical associated with them. The Grace of God – through Gifts of the Spirit Paul had a tremendous revelation of grace. God had visited him in dreams, visions and perhaps even by taking him to heaven itself in order to deposit a clear revelation of the grace of God through Jesus Christ. Paul […]
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Living in the Kingdom XI
Sunday 12/27/15 Series: Living in the Kingdom XI Message – Unified in Purpose II Click here for the Video Unified in Purpose II We began today by reading a few passages about our union with God and the stated purpose for that union. John 14:20-23, “At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. (21) He who has My commandments and (habitually) keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself […]
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