Spiritual Gifts:Prophecy, Tongues & Interpretation

Tonight’s Message…

True & False Prophets: How to Tell the Difference

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Dec. 30 – Jan. 2

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Spiritual Gifts:Prophecy, Tongues & Interpretation

Please turn to 1 Corinthians 12 (page 797)

Three types of gifts:

1. Manifestation Gifts (1 Cor. 12)2. Motivational Gifts (Rom. 12:6-8)3. Ministry Gifts (Eph. 4:12-13)

Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. 12)

1. Message (word) of wisdom2. Message (word) of knowledge3. Faith4. Gifts of healing5. Miraculous powers6. Prophecy7. Distinguishing (discerning) of spirits8. Tongues9. Interpretation of tongues

Purpose of God’s gifts:

1. Glorify Christ2. Edify believers3. Witness to unbelievers

The Church at Corinth

• Marked by pride instead of love• Emphasized Gifts above Fruit

True & False Prophets: How to Tell the Difference

Next Week…

The Church at Corinth

• Marked by pride instead of love• Emphasized Gifts above Fruit• Tongues as trophy of spirituality• Chaotic & disorderly• Insensitive to unbelievers in midst

1 Corinthians 14

Selfishness & showmanship

vs.

Love (edifying others) & order (submission)

Jude 20

But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:26-27

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.

Acts 2:4

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Ephesians 6:18

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1 Cor. 14:31-21

For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged. The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.

Prophetic Etiquette

1. If visiting, lay low2. Leaders’ judgment is authority3. Correction happens in private unless

it’s blasphemous or blatantly wrong timing