Posted in Serve Me on May 11th, 2008 No Comments »
A few weeks ago Art Morris gave an overview of spiritual gifts and covered most of 1 Corinthians 12. This week we look at Chapters 13 and 14. Admittedly time got away and the material proved a bit lengthy. Nevertheless, Art wrapped up what became a shorter than anticipated teaching on two of the more dramatic and misunderstood gifts. It’s with a bit of regret that he notes our Baptist tradition hasn’t really found balanced footing in this regard but every body’s different just like every church body’s different. Here’s hoping the conversation continues.
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Posted in Serve Me on May 5th, 2008 No Comments »
In this message from our “Serve Me” series, Eric (literally!) calls us to hear and then answer God’s call on our lives.
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Posted in Serve Me on Apr 27th, 2008 No Comments »
When Jesus first began his public ministry he did it by reading a passage in Isaiah 61 and then proclaiming the prophecy fulfilled. Knowing Jesus’ purpose for ministry should inform our own.
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Posted in Serve Me on Apr 20th, 2008 No Comments »
One of the coolest features about being a Christian is the knowledge that the Holy Spirit gives us spiritual gifts. Every believer gets one and they are for the purpose of building up the Body of Christ. The text is the first several verses of 1 Corinthians 12.
If you need help in finding what your spiritual gifts are, there are a couple of good online inventories here, from our Lutheran friends, and here, which is a little longer, that can give you a good start.
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Posted in Serve Me on Apr 13th, 2008 No Comments »
In this second sermon in our Serve Me series, Eric Kramer looks at the topic of when service goes wrong. The key is always to keep your primary focus on connecting with God first, then service will flow from that.
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Posted in Serve Me on Apr 6th, 2008 No Comments »
In this introduction to Spiritual Gifts, Art Morris looks selected verses of Ephesians and focuses on how God has prepared us to serve Him, the church and the world
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