PROTECTING YOUR CHURCH’S FAMILY

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  PROTECTING YOUR CHURCH’S FAMILY James 3:13-18 Devotional:- “Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace” (V. 18) Understanding that the second purpose of God for man is to belong to the church family, there is therefore a strong need for you to protect the unity of your church. Unity is the soul of fellowship. Nothing on earth is more valuable to God than the church because he paid the highest price for it and He wants to protect it. For you to be able to protect the unity of your church, you need to focus on what you have in common and not your differences (Rom 14:19). God wants unity and not uniformity. God made our differences and that should be respected. We must not let our differences divide us. To protect the unity of your church you must be realistic in your expectations from people. Don’t over expect. We need to give up the thought that the church should be perfect and admit that we all are not perfect people but people that wants to be perfec...

SPIRITUAL GIFTS

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SPIRITUAL GIFTS

1 Corinthians 12:1-12
Devotional:- “There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit” (v. 4)

    As stewards of God, the gifts of the spirit has been invested into our lives when we are baptism in the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16). It is not given to us by merit that is why it is called gifts (Ephesians 4:7). It is the Holy Spirit that determine what each person should be given (1 Corinthians 12:11). Because God loves varieties and want each one to be special, no single gift is given to everyone and no one have all the gifts so that we can need each other. The gifts are given to each of us for the benefit of others (1 Corinthians 12:7).

The operation of spiritual gifts can be divided to three parts. The first is the Revelational gifts which includes; Word of wisdom (it reveals the divine purpose of God - Genesis 6:13-18, Acts 11:28), Word of knowledge (it reveals the facts in the mind of God - Acts 9:10-12); Discerning of spirits (it helps us to identify the spirit at work wherever we are - Luke. 13:11-13). 

The second are Power gifts which includes: Gift of Faith (This enables us to supernaturally have assurance and confidence in the power of God in any situation - Mark 4:37-39; John 11:41-44); Working of Miracles (it enables us to carry out acts contrary to natural laws - John 2:1-8; Luke 9:16-17); Gifts of Healing (Mark 1:29-31, Mark. 3:3-5). 

The third are the Utterance Gifts: Gift of Prophecy (I Corinthians 14:1-5, 22-25, 39-40), Diverse Kinds of Tongues (Acts 2:4, Acts 10:46). Interpretation of Tongues (Daniel 5:25-28, 1 Corinthians 14:13, 26-28). The word of God instruct us to activate these gifts and this is by prayer and fasting, effective service, laying on of Hands, faith and worship (2 Timothy 1:6-7). Use these gifts as faithful stewards of Jesus. Peace

Prayer: Lord, help me to be a blessing to others with your gifts

“GOD MADE YOU TO BE A BLESSING WITH HIS GIFTS”

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