Introduction. “In Jesus teaching we find an especially strong emphasis on the work of the Holy Spirit in initiating persons into the Christian life. Jesus taught that the Spirit’s activity is essential in both conversion which from a human perspective is the beginning of the Christian life, and regeneration, which from God’s
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Grounded on the divine call by God to save the sinner he exhorts all believers to live and walk in a manner worthy of this calling. To further help the Christian God provides gifts – spiritual gifts. Every believer has at least one spiritual gift; some have more than one. Spiritual gifts are given when
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This book published by the Uniting church called 27 Spiritual Gifts By Robert Hillman lists 27 spiritual gifts and divides them into two groups. Speaking gifts and Serving gifts. This division seems to me to be an artificial and simplistic way of looking at the gifts. In doing so he mingles what can be seen as
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I have a book that is titled 27 Spiritual gifts which can be confusing unless you take into account James’ words in James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of Lights, with who there is no variety or shadow due to change.” The gifts from
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This week’s study is the seventh in a series looking at 1 Corinthians. God’s Purpose for His Creation. Let’s consider a newly born person. In a general sense what is God’s purpose/goal for the life of this baby? Short term. Medium term. Long term. How does the baby start to develop the potential God has
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This week’s study is the fourth in a series looking at 1 Corinthians. A. What does it mean to Glorify God and to not? Read the following passages about…. Seeing God’s Glory. Psalm 19:1-4, 2 Peter 1:16-18 (Matthew 17:1-8). Giving God Glory. Isaiah 6:1-4, Jude 24-25, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 4:1-11, 5:11-14, Ephesians 1:12, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20,
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