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Category Archives: Spiritual Gifts
Spiritual Gifts
Series: “Spiritual Gifts” (post #1) Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant. (1 Corinthians 12:1, N.K.J.V.) The apostle Paul told the Christians of Corinth that he didn’t want them to be ignorant (uninformed) concerning … Continue reading
Posted in God's Work, Ministry, Series: "Spiritual Gifts", Service, Spiritual Gifts, Talents, The Holy Spirit
Tagged Does every Christian get the same spiritual gift?, Does every Christian have a spiritual gift?, Does every Christian receive a spiritual gift?, How do you receive a spiritual gift?, How many spiritual gifts does the Bible name?, How should a spiritual gift be used?, Is a spiritual gift the same as a talent?, What is a spiritual gift?, What is the difference between a talent and a spiritual gift?, Who has a spiritual gift?
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The Difference Between Pit Stops & Racing
It’s been said that Christians need to be the church, not just go to church. Truer words were never spoken. When church is a once-a-week-event rather than a seven-day-a-week lifestyle, it runs the risk of becoming little more than a couple of hours … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church Attendance, God's Work, Ministry, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Talents
Tagged Christians using their spiritual gifts in service, Christians using their talents in service, comparing church attendance to car racing, pit stops at the Daytona 500, pit stops at the Indy 500, the benefit of church attendance
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The Tale of Emanuel Nenger
Emanuel Nenger arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey from Germany sometime around 1876. He got work as a sign painter and eventually bought a farm in Westfield, New Jersey. Nenger’s true profession, however, was counterfeiter. Even though government officials didn’t yet … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, God's Work, Good Works, Individuality, Influence, Ministry, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Talents
Tagged counterfeiter who wasted his talents, Emanuel Nenger, using you spiritual gifts in service to Christ, using your talents in service to Christ
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Tongues as a Prayer Language?
(Series “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #7) In my previous post, I explained that Acts 2:1-13 teaches that the Biblical definition of speaking in tongues is speaking in a known foreign language that you have never learned. I also … Continue reading
Posted in God's Word, Scripture, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", Speaking in Tongues, Spiritual Gifts, The Bible, The Holy Spirit
Tagged Are tongues a prayer language?, Charismatic version of speaking in tongues, differences between speaking in tongues and a prayer language, Pentecostal version of speaking in tongues
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4 Basic Questions About Speaking in Tongues
(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #6) I’ve been writing some posts lately on the beginning of the church age, and I’ve now reached a place where I’d like to devote a couple of posts to the issue of … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", Speaking in Tongues, Spiritual Gifts, The Holy Spirit
Tagged Are there rules regarding speaking in tongues?, Bible passages about speaking in tongues, Is every Christian supposed to speak in tongues?, tongues are a sign for unbelievers, What is speaking in tongues?
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When God Tells You to Do Something
I’ve been friends with Beau Thomas for most of my life. We grew up together, attended school together, ran around together, and played a lot of ball together. When each of us became a father, we also coached our share … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Change, Choices, Christ's Miracles, Commitment, Complaining, Courage, Decisions, Disobedience, Doing Good, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Will, God's Work, Individuality, Ministry, Money, Obedience, Perseverance, Personal, Problems, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Submission, Talents, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged a good coaching principle, coaching youth sports, doing what God tells you to do, God's commandments are His enablements, Jesus calming the storm, Moses making his excuses, O ye of little faith
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A Word About Church Services
A faithful churchgoer was asked by his fisherman friend, “How can you go to the same church every service, week after week, month after month, year after year? It’s the same place, the same people, the same hymns. You’ve even … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church Attendance, Current Events, Discipleship, God's Work, Ministry, Music, Pastors, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Preaching, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Sunday School, Talents, Worship
Tagged attending the same church year after year, being faithful to your church, boring church services, Church Attendance, church is never the same, comparing church attendance to fishing, What's so important about church attendance?, Why does God want me to attend church?
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Why a Lion Tamer Uses a Chair
Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Commitment, God's Will, God's Work, Individuality, Influence, Ministry, Personal, Priorities, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Talents
Tagged focusing on one thing and doing it, illustration about focus, keeping a lion confused, spreading yourself too thin, the importance of focus, using your gift for God, using your talent for God, Why does a lion tamer use a chair?
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The Disciple's Road 