Empowered For A Purpose | Messy Church, Part 18

May 26, 2024   /   Crosstown Alliance Church

Empowered For A Purpose | Messy Church, Part 18


1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!”and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through theSpirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.

Gifts of the Holy Spirit!

We want to go FROM believing in the Holy Spirit TO expecting the Holy Spirit to be active in our lives.

open but cautious.”

3 Questions:

1. Who is the Holy Spirit?

The character of God (Fruit of the Spirit)

The service of God (Gifts of the Holy Spirit)

1 Corinthians 12:3

“No one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.”

Luke 4:1

“And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led about by the Spirit in the wilderness.”

Luke 4:14

“And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit; and news about Him spread throughall the surrounding district.”

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,”

Do you know the power that resides within you?

2. What are the spiritual gifts?

1 Corinthians 12:4-6

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.

Spiritual gifts: God-given abilities that enable us to do what we could not do in our own
strength.

Paul lists 9 spiritual gifts:

1. The utterance of wisdom

2. The utterance of knowledge

3. Faith

4. Healing

5. Working of miracles

6. Prophecy

7. Distinguishing between spirits

8. Various kinds of tongues

9. Interpretation of tongues

3. What is the purpose of the spiritual gifts?

1 Corinthians 12:7

To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

1 Corinthians 12:14

For the body does not consist of one member but of many.

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

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