Posted in Church Culture, Development on Jan 28th, 2008 No Comments »
The Gift of Faith is the supernatural ability to believe God without doubt, combat unbelief, and visualize what God wants to accomplish. It is the grace to believe in an “Impossible situation”. It is not only an inner conviction impelled by an urgent and higher calling, but also a supernatural ability to meet adverse circumstances […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Jan 28th, 2008 No Comments »
Some confusion may exist concerning the Word of Knowledge as recorded in I Corinthians 12. Often, to know what something is, we need to eliminate what it is not.
The Word of knowledge is not the gift of “suspicion”, and definitely not the gift of “discernment”. There is a gift with the word discernment in it, […]
Posted in End Times, TLC on Jan 18th, 2008 No Comments »
As always, conversation and dialog is lively during our weekly gatherings. As the Apostle John is no longer with us, we can’t ask him what he actually saw. Had he lived through the seceding few millennia, he might have had a better reference to describe and better communicate the vision he received. Much of the […]
Posted in Church Culture on Jan 16th, 2008 No Comments »
While we avail ourselves to the ministry (preaching and teaching), it quickly becomes apparent that we need more than we have. What we have isn’t, hasn’t been, and won’t be, enough to take us where we need to go. If that were not the case, the immorality, marriage failure, compromise, devaluation, family separation, mental crisis, […]
Posted in Development on Jan 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Although we avail ourselves to the ministry, there are sometimes issues. On both sides, however, the bulk of the responsibility lay with the minister. Is the role of the minister to minister, the and role of the congregation to get it.
In 1st Cor. 1:10-16, Paul touches on some of the issues involved in a church that […]
Posted in Development on Jan 5th, 2008 No Comments »
III. Avail Yourself to the Ministry: Preaching and Teaching
Acts 2 - Followed the Apostles doctrine
Example of the five fingers of the hand/body
Gifts to the Church Eph 4:11-14
God gave Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers so that the ministry would to bring to maturity, grow up, increase in knowledge and experience, develop, ripen, and make the […]
Posted in Development on Jan 5th, 2008 No Comments »
II. Spend Time In The Written Word: Read the Word yourself. Why read the scriptures for yourself? Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
A. Beware the Jewdaizer’s: II Tim 2:15 - Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does […]