Divine Power
Part 6: Prophecy & Discernment
April 18, 2021 • Ryan Oddo
Every believer is given the gifts of prophecy and discernment. Prophecy to speak and understand God's will toward us and others. Discernment to understand what voices we're listening to. In the world around us, we are constantly being bombarded by voices of destruction. But God's plan for us is good, only always. What voice will you listen to?
Part 5: Faith, Healing & Miracles
April 11, 2021 • Ryan Oddo
What do you have faith for? What box have you put God in? Our God is bigger than our notions and our limitations. He's bigger and more powerful than we can even conceive, and yet we often put limits on the things we believe he'll do. Particularly in our modern, western context we have eliminated gifts like healing and miracles from our practice of The Way of Jesus if not from our doctrines altogether. But they were promised. They're available and they're happening all around the globe. Are you willing to step in and trust God's power for more astonishing, miraculous works through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit?
Part 4: Wisdom & Knowledge
March 21, 2021 • Cami Wittwer
How does God speak and what sorts of things does He speak? What's the purpose of His speech? The Lord wants to partner with us in ministry and to do that He shares His thoughts and plans with His people. That's really what we're talking about when we talk about things like words of wisdom, knowledge, or prophecy. These are revelations from God to someone that we wants to partner with to accomplish His purposes on earth. Pastor Cami unpacks the practicality of these gifts as we continue our series through 1 Corinthians 12 and Divine Power.
Part 3: Inclusive Ministry
March 14, 2021 • Ryan Oddo
Ministry under the empowerment of the Holy Spirit is not a role for the isolated few. It isn't a privilege of the clergy to use the gifts of the Spirit. It is the joy and honor of all followers of Jesus to join in with the Body of believers in partnering with the Holy Spirit, for the common good.
Part 2: Divinely Empowered
March 7, 2021 • Mike Foell
One way that spiritual gifts get abused is when we see people as having power, rather than being empowered by the Holy Spirit. It's important to keep our focus on the power of God working through us and remember that all believers are gifted to function empowered by the Spirit for the upbuilding of the Church. We do however, have to actively choose to engage with the Spirit and participate in His work on the Earth.
Part 1: Spiritual Training
February 28, 2021 • Ryan Oddo
Pastor Ryan opens a new series on the "spirituals" described in 1 Corinthians 12. Western culture doesn't tend to take spiritual matters very seriously. Even people who claim to believe in such things don't tend to practice them in any significant way. But Paul said he didn't want us to be ignorant of such things. Not for lack of information nor for lack of interest. This new series is an opportunity to learn about the way Jesus has invited us to come alongside Him and minister empowered by the Holy Spirit. As we follow Jesus and learn to do what He did, we have to learn the way He did things. That is what Divine Power is all about.