The question of the ages is, “Does God speak?” The answer is – it depends on whom you ask! Since you are reading my blog, the answer is yes! Some Don’t Believe It However, some streams in the church don’t believe God still speaks. They
You can disagree with me, but I think the gift of tongues and its interpretation always sounds the oddest of all the giftings. Although most of us probably had a reasonable guess as to what the gifts of healing, miracles, and prophecy were, how many
What is the gift of discernment? The NIV calls it the distinguishing of spirits, but my old friend Concordance defines them the same. The root word is diakrisis which means to differentiate or pass judgment. When I looked up the word discernment, it also meant
Next up on the gifts of the Holy Spirit list is prophecy. To some people, this gift may sound a little spooky. It is often misunderstood and sometimes misused, but needed on both a personal and a corporate level. So let’s delve in and learn
Next on the Holy Spirit gift list is that of miracles! And to be honest, the definition is pretty simple – supernatural intervention by God that goes against the natural order. Biblical Examples Examples exist throughout scripture; I will begin with the Old Testament. When
In my early 20s, I was in heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic. Then, out of the blue, I begin to mentally freak out. I felt trapped – like I couldn’t get out, but I somehow managed to calm down. After that, I didn’t think much of it
The next gift of the Holy Spirit is that of the healing: “…to another, gifts of healing by that one Spirit.” (1Cor 12:9 NIV). The Gifts of Healing When people hear of the gift of healing, they assume it is the healing of a physical
20 “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.” (Matt. 17: 20-21) Faith.
In my last blog, “Gifts of the Holy Spirit,” I did a quick overview of the gifts listed in 1 Cor:12. It is time to begin a more in-depth look at each one, beginning with the word of wisdom and the word of knowledge. Let’s
The gifts of the Holy Spirit were releases when Jesus returned to Heaven. To identify and grow in the gifting given to us, we must begin with some basic understanding. Holy Spirit Gifts The best explanation of the gifts comes through the apostle Paul, who