Tag: spiritual gifts
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The Builders
2 Samuel 5:11 “And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house.” The early years of David’s reign over Israel were such a struggle. Although he had been anointed by Samuel as Israel’s new king many years earlier, he had to wait until King…
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Marks of a Spirit-filled Life
1 Samuel 16:18 “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him.” In the verse above we are given a description of the young David soon after he had been…
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Koinonia
Philemon 6 “I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.” In the verse above Paul talks to Philemon and the rest of the church that met in his house about “the sharing of your faith.” The…
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A Sober Mind
Romans 12:3 “For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.” When you think of the word “sober,” what is the first thing that comes to…
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River of Life
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”…
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Bad Habits
Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” Do you struggle with any bad habits? Are there things you know you should be doing…
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Who, me??
Acts 4:13 “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.” Do you realize that God can use you in His service, no matter what your background? It doesn’t matter how much schooling you’ve…
To Encourage You 