Tag: gifts
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Building Up, Not Standing Out
4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good…11All these are empowered by one and the…
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Voice [1-minute read]
89When Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law. In this way the Lord spoke to him.–Numbers 7 You have two basic interpretive choices here: Interactions with God should be more concrete…
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Why Keep Records? [1-minute read]
21These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were recorded at the commandment of Moses, the responsibility of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.–Exodus 38 For many Christian families, this has been the week you have been gathering Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes…
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Two More Thoughts on Tongues
4The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. 5Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built…
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Sign Gifts
27Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30Do all possess gifts of healing? Do…
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Empty-Hearted Worship
No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed: 17Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.–Deuteronomy 16 In the context here, the men were to gather at the three festivals and bring with them agricultural gifts from their fields and vines. These were intentional and required gatherings that were…
Joel M Bradshaw 