by ray | Mar 1, 2011 | NT, Romans, Sermons
To sum up what we’ve talked about so far — 1) What is the most important thing to keep in mind when seeking after and exercising spiritual gifts? Answer: love for God and for people. Love is the greater gift, greater than all the other spiritual gifts. Love is...
by ray | Mar 1, 2011 | Holy Spirit, NT, Romans, Sermons, Topical Studies
This discussion about the Trinity and how God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are involved in giving various categories of spiritual gifts is related to the next question. What are 2 things that the gifts reveal about the nature of God? Trinity – Three in...
by ray | Mar 1, 2011 | Holy Spirit, NT, Romans, Sermons
What is a spiritual gift and how can we categorize the gifts? Simply put, a spiritual gift is a God-given ability for service. Many people look at themselves and say, that person is definitely gifted, but me, what do I have to offer? I don’t have any spiritual gifts....
by ray | Mar 1, 2011 | NT, Romans, Sermons
Let’s read Romans 12:3-8. First off, let me say, congratulations to the Caltech basketball team, which beat conference rival, Oxy, this past week, breaking a 310 string of consecutive conference losses dating back to 1985. Brother Daniel has been a fan all season and...
by ray | Feb 14, 2011 | NT, Romans, Sermons
Now before I list out the spiritual gifts, I want to talk about the connection between grace and gifts. In v3, we read — 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with...
