Teaching by Tag: Spiritual Gifts
Equipping the Saints
Reproduction keeps the world alive. Discipleship keeps the church alive.
Watch / ListenLove One Another Earnestly
We, the church, are called to love. We are equipped to serve one another. And that loving service sustains us as a church body.
Watch / ListenBe the Church, Part 3
God gives us gifts then gives us as a gift to a local church body. No God-given gift is better or worse than another. Unity in the body is the result of corporate humility.
Watch / ListenGrace Given, Grace Applied, Part 2
Grace empowers talent to do what talent could never do alone.
Watch / ListenRevolutionary Love, Part 3
Love heals us horizontally and vertically.
Watch / ListenImpact, Part 2
God has sovereignly given every believer spiritual gifts to use for the good of His people and the advancement of His kingdom. What would it look like for you to “fan the flame” of your gifts for the glory of God?
Watch / ListenRole Call, Part 3: In the Church
As we continue in our series on gender roles, Pastor Mike looks at roles in the context of the body of Christ – the church. The second half of 1 Timothy 2 has often been misinterpreted and misused. While scripture prohibits women from pastor/elder roles in context of the local church, the sweeping narrative of scripture provides clarity – men and women, while different in role, are equal in value before God.
Watch / ListenThe Greatest Movement Ever, Part 4
Each believer is uniquely gifted by God with spiritual gifts and talents, and these are meant to be used “for the common good” (1 Corinthians 12:7). Yet, there is constant spiritual warfare raging all around us, all the time – we simply fail to see it. The spiritual battles being fought are meant to keep Christians from being a gift to the church and subtly remove us from “active duty.”
Watch / ListenPeople of the Spirit, Part 5 – Fruit of the Spirit
What’s the difference between the natural leanings of an unbelieving person and the Spirit-empowered fruit in a Christ-follower’s life? The flesh on its own can never truly produce what is only possible through the Spirit of God.
ListenPeople of the Spirit, Part 4 – Spiritual Gifts
The Holy Spirit enables all believers with certain gifts and abilities. How do you discern what those are, and how do you use them to glorify God and encourage His people?
ListenPeople of the Spirit, Part 3 – Controversial Views
As we continue our teaching series on the Holy Spirit, Pastor Mike tackles the “Big 3” in controversial views of the Holy Spirit – tongues, prophesy, and healing.
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