2 Corinthians 2:14-15
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
Pastor Mac Hammond- You’ve Got To Be Prepared For Anything
God is all about getting organized
Have you ever been involved in an event or group that seems like it can never flow? We all have. However, when we talk about church, that should be different.
How do you know? God is the master of order. He didn’t create the world in one day and say, “Everything come to be!” He started with creating the earth, the light, the animals, the cloud cover… God created methodically. He was ordered in His approach.
This is the way were supposed to be as well because we’re told to imitate God. Corinithians also encourages us saying,
No justice, no peace? Really?
It is actually,
No Jesus, No Peace!
Getting The Connection With God- The Holy Spirit
With regards to Biblical things, we’ve seen various people giving their opinion on various things in the Bible. When there is confusion, it’s usually because the commenter does not know the Bible or the Father very well.
When someone tells you that you receive gift of the Holy Spirit when you confess Jesus as Lord, they are mistaken. They have not received the power of the Holy Spirit. Once you get the vehicle, you’ve got to get the fuel.
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a separate event that is evidenced by the gift of tongues and the other gifts of the Spirit. Acts 2 shows the infilling of the Holy Spirit is an event. Multiple believers in Acts confessed Jesus on their own but did not receive the power through the Holy Spirit until they were prayed for by a Spirit-filled believer.
The baptism of the Holy Spirit is a must for every believer.
The Real Power Of Love
Praise God! Today our church is reading 1 Cor 13. How powerful!
When you love people, you’re not going to abuse, lie to, or rip them off.
We edify, encourage, and lift them up.
A Look At Love
I may speak in the languages of humans and of angels. But if I don’t have love, I am a loud gong or a clashing cymbal. I may have the gift to speak what God has revealed, and I may understand all mysteries and have all knowledge. I may even have enough faith to move mountains. But if I don’t have love, I am nothing. I may even give away all that I have and give up my body to be burned. But if I don’t have love, none of these things will help me.
GWT
Understanding The Gifts and Callings Of Yourself And Others
Sunday we’ll be exploring more about the gifts and callings of God on you and others.
1 Cor 12:4-11
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills