October 6 | Haggai 1:2-6 “Thus says the Lord of Hosts, saying, “These people say that the time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house. Then the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet. Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell…
September 16 | 1 Corinthians 12:10 “… to another prophecy….” (1 Corinthians 12:10) Imagine if God spoke His powerful messages through you. What would He say to the people around you? You would be like a lightning rod for some people. They need to hear God’s message for them through…
Image by Orna Wachman from Pixabay Many of the events surrounding the Covid pandemic cause me great pause. I have noticed the way the world has operated lately that these are conditions ripe for the end times. I don’t believe we are there yet, but we are awfully close. I…
Image by Ylanite Koppens from Pixabay We have been talking about the gifts of the Spirit in our Seek the Gifts series. Last time we discussed the power gifts of faith, healings, and miracles. Now we turn to some of the most controversial gifts, the utterance gifts. Of all the…
To whom does Micah 5:2 refer and how should we understand the phrase, “whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting”? This is a prophecy about Jesus, the Messiah. It probably had a preliminary fulfillment in the times of Micah, but it’s ultimate fulfillment is in Jesus. The…
How do we properly receive a prophetic word? A prophetic word can be a very powerful experience. There are two types of prophetic words. The first is one meant for congregation within a service. The Holy Spirit speaks to the entire congregation. It applies to you personally sometimes but mostly…
Have you received a prophecy that came true? Prophecy occurs in two ways throughout the body of Christ. The first is a corporate prophecy over the entire body. The other is a personal prophecy delivered discreetly. Let’s talk about how you know a prophecy is a true word from the…
This is the final post in my miniseries explaining the spiritual gifts from 1 Corinthians 12-14. If you’ve been missing out, you can start with the first post here. Let’s pick up with the second half of 1 Corinthians 14. A God of Order (1 Corinthians 14:26-40) In many ways,…
This blog post is a continuation of a miniseries on the spiritual gifts. If you’ve missed the previous posts, you can begin the miniseries here. We’ve been following Paul’s thought flow about worship, specifically the spiritual gifts within worship. He has already covered preliminary principles for the gifts, the nine…
How should a Christian balance between focusing on gifts they currently have and eagerly desiring the “greater gifts”? Three times throughout explaining the spiritual gifts, Paul tells Christians to “eagerly desire the greater gifts” (1 Corinthians 12:31; 14:1, 39). Each of the commands to earnestly seek the gifts is slightly…