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Three Wishes Series
Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Jun 22, 2007 (message contributor)
Summary: Paul’s desire for the Ephesians regarding spiritual gifts
1. Paul’s first wish was that they would know the ORIGIN of spiritual gifts (v. 7-10).
A. He wanted them to know the definition of spiritual gifts (v. 7a).
B. He wanted them to know the distributor of spiritual gifts (v. 7b).
C. He wanted them to know the depth of spiritual gifts (v. 8-10).
2. Paul’s second wish was that they would know the ORGANIZATION of spiritual gifts (v. 11).
Use other texts that speak of spiritual gifts to explain their organization - variety.
3. Paul’s third wish was that they would know the OUTCOME of spiritual gifts (v. 12-16).
A. Using spiritual gifts helps prepare us (v. 12a).
B. Using spiritual gifts helps perfect us (v. 12b-13).
C. Using spiritual gifts gives us permanence (v. 14).
D. Using spiritual gifts enables us to prosper (v. 15-16).
1 Corinthians 1:26-29
