The gifts of the Holy Spirit are amazingly spectacular and greatly to be desired. However, as the apostle Paul hastened to point out, without love, these gifts, awesome as they may be, are profitable for nothing. “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all…..
God’s gifts to the Church are many and diverse. He gives spirituals gifts to believers at will and gifts people to the Church for the benefit of all. In 1st Corinthians chapters 12 through 14, the apostle Paul enlightened us concerning these gifts. Sign Gifts and Benefits of the Holy Spirit “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…..
This picture grabbed my attention as I walked into our kitchen today and saw it on the refrigerator door. It has been sitting there for the last several years but today as I gazed at it, the year 2005 flooded my memory. Steve and I had just gotten engaged and were planning our wedding. We were so happy and so in love with each other! Today, as we look forward to celebrating our eleventh wedding anniversary next month, we are more in…..
“Does Jesus hear and answer us when we pray?” This question popped up in Bible Study one Sunday morning. My immediate response was, “Yes, He does!” Having seen Jesus in many visions over the preceding three years and receiving answers to my many prayers, I couldn’t possibly respond any other way. Then suddenly, like a bolt of lightning, a fellow believer hit me with two very thought-provoking questions. “It is easy for you to say yes, He does, because you…..