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Part 13 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series If you want to grow in your experience of spiritual gifts, Paul urges you to eagerly seek those gifts that build up the body of Christ. But, you’ll recall, that’s not all he says: “Pursue…

Part 12 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series Yesterday I began commenting on the closing verses of 1 Corinthians 14: So, brothers and sisters, keep on eagerly desiring to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But let all things be done…

A ranch in the Hill Country, not too far from Vanderpool. The “cattle” you see are actually American Bison (buffalo).

Part 11 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series So far we’ve been learning from 1 Corinthians 14 how to use spiritual gifts in ministry. All of us need to focus on loving and on building up the body of Christ. Each one of…

Part 10 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series According to biblical teaching on spiritual gifts, each and every Christian should expect to be gifted by the Spirit for ministry. This should be true every time the church gathers together. But, as I mentioned…

Part 9 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series So far we have seen that if we want to receive spiritual gifts, we should focus, not on the gifts or on our experiences, but on loving others and building up the body of Christ.…

Part 8 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series Desiring Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 14 provides practical instruction on the use of spiritual gifts. Even though a substantial portion of the chapter deals with the specific problem of inappropriate tongue-speaking among the Corinthians, much…

Part 7 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series After beginning his correction of Corinthian abuses by outlining the nature of spiritual gifts, Paul proceeds to an extensive discussion of the church as the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:12-27). Because I have written…

When Work Seems Useless READ Isaiah 49:1-4 I replied, “But my work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. Yet I leave it all in the LORD’s hand; I will trust God for my reward.” Isaiah 49:4 In Isaiah 49, the Lord speaks to his Servant, sometimes pictured…

The Medina River as it runs through Bandera City Park in Bandera, Texas, “The Cowboy Capital of the World.”
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