1 Cor. 12:7-10 – But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by …
1Cor.12:11 – NLT – It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are exactly that, they are gifts of grace that flow out of the anointing. The Lord intends for the gifts of the Spirit to …
1 Cor.14:1 – Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. The Old Testament was characterized by the prophecies of the Hebrew prophets. In other words, the Spirit of prophesy was a major vehicle used by the Lord in early Israel. Apparently Paul believed it was to continue to play …
1 Cor.14:1 – Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit during the first century of the church marked the end of a long drought in regard to the working of the Spirit in our world. Throughout the centuries the Lord had moved in …
1 Cor.2:9,10 – but just as it is written:“THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD,AND WHICH HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HUMAN HEART,ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.”For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. The …
1 Cor.14:2 – If you praise him in the private language of tongues, God understands you but no one else does, for you are sharing intimacies just between you and him. Praying in tongues has been a part of my life for the last fifty years. I can’t imagine prayer or the Christian life without …
1 Corinthians 11:24, “and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” What an incredible picture. The eternal Son of God became a man. He was preparing Himself and His followers for the horrible day that …
1 Corinthians 11:24 (TPT), “and gave thanks. Then he distributed it to the disciples and said, “Take it and eat your fill. It is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” I love the nuances we find when we look at the original languages of the scripture. Jesus probably spoke …
1 Corinthians 1:29,30, “For the one who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not properly recognize the body. For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number are asleep.” This passage is one of those that really scared me as a young Christian, which was …
1 Cor.13:1 – If I were to speak with eloquence in earth’s many languages, and in the heavenly tongues of angels, yet I didn’t express myself with love, my words would be reduced to the hollow sound of nothing more than a clanging cymbal. Many people miss the whole meaning of this beautiful passage of …
