Romans 12:3-8
You have a gift and the church needs you to use it
Colossians 3:12-17, Ephesians 4:16
Your commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ is directly tied to your involvement in the local church
Four principles related to the giving of spiritual gifts
Part 1 – The Attitude of spiritual gifts – Vs. 3
Part 2 – The Diversity of spiritual gifts – Vs. 4-5
Part 3 – The Practice of the spiritual gifts – Vs. 6
Part 4 – Why I am a Cessationist – Part 1
. 1. The authenticating purpose of miracles is to confirm God’s messengers and their message
. 2. The apparent loss of miraculous abilities
. 3. The temporary gift of apostleship
This week: Part 5 – Why I am a Cessationist – Part 2
. 4. The right understanding of 1 Corinthians 13
. Verses 8 & 13 bracket the 3 abiding gifts of faith, hope and love
. There are 3 terminating gifts – prophecy, tongues and knowledge – vs. 8-11
. 5. The 7 specific requirements for tongues – 1 Corinthians 14 – tongue versus tongues
. . a. Must edify corporately, not individually – vs. 5
. . b. It must be a known language – vs. 9-11
. . c. There must be an interpreter present – vs. 13, 27-28
. . d, There must be an unbelieving Jew present – vs. 20-21
. . e. They must be spoken in the corporate assembly – 1 Corinthians 4:18-19, 23, 26, 28
. . f. Must be spoken in an orderly fashion – vs. 4:26-28
. . g. Must be no women speaking – vs. 4:34-35
. 6. The complete sufficiency of scripture – 2 Peter 1:19