Let’s Not Be Ignorant About Giving
November 16, 2014 • Pastor Ron Finch
Let’s Not Be Ignorant About the Lord’s Table!
November 9, 2014 • Pastor Ron Finch
The Corinthian church abused many things but one of the most serious was the Lord’s Table. So bad was their abuse that Paul said it was as if they were despising the church of God! He absolutely refused to give them any praise for the way they were conducting themselves at the Lord’s Table. One writer said, “These verses are like a diamond dropped in a muddy road. One of the most beautiful passages in all of Scripture is given in the middle of a strong rebuke of worldly, carnal, selfish, and insensitive atti- tudes and behavior. The rebuke, in fact, is of Christians who have perverted the very ceremony that these verses so movingly describe.” (MacArthur, J. F., Jr. (1984). 1 Corinthians (pp. 270–271). Chicago: Moody Press.) If it was that serious, we need to listen in on his counsel to them.
Let’s Not Be Ignorant About Spiritual Gifts! Four VALUES of Spiritual Gifts
November 2, 2014 • Pastor Ron Finch
I. Let’s Review: What We Said In Our Last Message: 1. A Spiritual Gift is given by God so we can do the specific “good works” that He has designed for us to do! Ephesians 2:10 2. A Spiritual Gift is a special gift that comes from God’s grace, and is a super-natural ability given by God the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation, to enable a believer to minister to the Body of Christ, so that God is glorified and the church is edified.” 3. There are many gifts through which many ministries happen with many re-sults. (1 Corinthians 12:3-5). 4. Spiritual Gifts are for the profit of the whole body, not ourself! (1 Corinthians 12:7, 25) 5. Spiritual Gifts are given by the Holy Spirit as He WILLS not as we desire! (1 Corinthians 12:7-11)
Let's Not Be Ignorant About Spiritual Gifts
October 19, 2014 • Pastor Ron Finch
Let’s Not Be Ignorant About Spiritual Gifts! 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 (Part 1) The Corinthian church was a troubled church! They had many different problems that led Paul to address in his letter to them. One of their problems was regarding Spiritual Gifts! They were abusing them! So, Paul wrote to them to clear up their misunderstandings, and provide Godly guidance in how to use Spiritual Gifts in a God glorifying way. I believe this study is particularly valuable for us today because there is a lot of misunderstanding and abuse going on in the American churches regarding their use (yes, even abuse!). Let’s look in on what Paul says to them and learn from it.