Posted in Church Culture, TLC on Feb 27th, 2008 No Comments »
We have all been praying the past few days with a good friend and ministry partner Allen Thompson, who experienced the passing of a close friend and co-worker. Pastor George in Kenya and others have lost friends and ministry partners and children under his care as well due to the recent violonce, and previous circumstances. […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Feb 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
So far we’ve covered:
Matt 5-7 Sermon on the Mount (1. It’s About What You Think; 2. It’s About Who You Are; 3. It’s About What You Do
Direction from Hebrews 5:11-6:3 ; 1. Time “Should” Bring Maturity (Grow up vs Grow old); 2. Maturity “Should” Produce Wisdom; 3. Maturity “Should” Make Better Choices
Hindrances To Maturity: Confusion, Chaos, […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Feb 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Tongues / Interpretation: A language not learned by the speaker for proof of the gospel, to give worship and praise, and to pray.
1st Cor. 14:1-5 (1) Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. (2) For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Feb 23rd, 2008 4 Comments »
What it is not:
Suspicion - The gift of discerning of spirits is not simply being suspicious of others. A person who has never had the Holy Spirit can be suspicious of everyone, and often they are.
Criticism - This gift is not discerning of faults, but of spirits. It is the spirit of the devil which […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Feb 21st, 2008 No Comments »
What it Isn’t. . .
It Isn’t Fortune Telling - When I was in 5th grade, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Shortly afterwards, a book was written about Jeanne Dixon entitled, “THE GIFT OF PROPHECY.” It claimed that she supposed ability to tell the future. Her “accuracy” rate is far from stellar.
Deut.13:1-4 ” If a […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Feb 14th, 2008 No Comments »
For the record, the gifts of the Holy Spirit as recorded in 1st Cor 12:1-11 are temporary. Temporary not in that they have passed away, but temporary that when the need for the specific instance of their expression is concluded, The expression of the gift is over… the person is not that gift 24/7. God […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Feb 7th, 2008 1 Comment »
Some believe, some do not. Some accept, some do not. Is the gift of healing appropriate for today? The depends upon who you ask. The gift Healing is God’s intervention through the hands of his servants to restore a physical, spiritual, and/or mental condition. In fellowship with Brother Galen, he confirms with me that the scripture teaches […]
Posted in Church Culture on Feb 5th, 2008 1 Comment »
This is a flier I created for one of my bible survey classes a few years ago. Running through my files looking for something else I ran across this and chuckled to myself… what was I thinking?
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