Sermon Central
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The Gifts
Contributed by Art Campbell on Sep 10, 2007 (message contributor)
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1. Different Kinds Of Gifts - One Purpose
Contributed on Sep 10, 2007
There are many different types of gifts and all are important. but more important is the purpose of the gifts - building up the body.
ILL" diversity of cameras (film, digicam, dSLR, phone cameras), all with different purposes but all having one goal - to take pictures. THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GIFTS Just like there are many different kinds of tools we can use to do many tasks, there are many different kinds of gifts in ...read more
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2. Who Is The Holy Spirit And What Does He Do?
Contributed on Sep 10, 2007
In introducing the gifts we need to understand and desire the giver of the gifts more than the gifts themselves. This is a sermon about who the Spirit is (God) and some of what he does in us.
ILL: Jason was a friend who was one of those people who seemed good at everything. He was artistic, outgoing, smart, a good preacher. I was glad to call him my friend, but boy, did I feel inferior! Do you ever feel like that around others? We may not all be Jason’s, but the reality is every ...read more
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3. Tongues & Prophecy
Contributed on Sep 16, 2007
An explanation prophecy and tongues from a charismatic Evangelical perspective.
We’re spending some time looking at the gifts, and so far we’ve been emphasising the need to focus on the giver of the gifts and on being the gift by serving, rather than getting too anxious about discovering what your gift is. It’s been fairly safe so far, don’t you think? So this morning why ...read more
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4. How And Why Does God Heal?
Contributed on Sep 25, 2007
An exploration of how and why God heals based on covenant relationship with his people
I once had a colleague who talked about how she had broken her ankle and asked God for healing and received it, instantaneously and miraculously. Another gentleman was diagnosed with cancer and genuinely believed God would heal him. Several months later I attended his funeral. Healing is another ...read more
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5. Gifts Of Creativity
Contributed on Oct 16, 2007
An exploration of creative gifts, especially artistry, artisanship and music.
Where do you rate on the creativity scale? Do you look at a stripe of paint on a piece on a canvas and go, "Wow! That’s really profound." Or do you just sort of stare at it in puzzled disbelief. "How much is this thing going for?" Creativity is one of those wonderful gifts God has imparted into ...read more
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6. How To Be Filled With The Holy Spirit
Contributed on Oct 16, 2007
What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit and how we can be filled?
What does it mean to be filled with joy? How can you tell when someone’s full of joy or happiness? It usually comes out in some way, right? It makes a difference to pretty much everything. Even phlegmatic personalities like me will express it when we’re really happy. The question I want to ...read more