Paul has argued that the proud, divided church in Corinth needs some crucial things to correct those problems. They need love in all that they do and they need the gifts of the Spirit to be exercised by the whole body. Here he focuses in on one specific gift, prophecy. Especially Prophecy (v1-5) Paul says… Continue reading A prophetic church (1 Corinthians 14)
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A Diverse Church (1 Corinthians 12:12-30)
Remember that one of the big problems in Corinth was the rivalry and tribalism among believers. They were in the habit of identifying themselves with particular leaders and seeing their tribe as better than everyone else. The same habit was at risk of infecting their attitude to gifts so that people would see their particular… Continue reading A Diverse Church (1 Corinthians 12:12-30)
Spiritual Gifts
In yesterday’s #AfternoonTea we were talking about the Gifts of the Spirit. How do I know what gift I have? How many are there? How do I grow in my use of the gifts? Here are the headlines with the video to watch below. The NT has a number of lists of gifts, they all… Continue reading Spiritual Gifts
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