What About The Spectacular Gifts

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The Spectacular Gifts . . .

• Miracles
• Healings
• Prophecy
• Tongues
• Interpretation of Tongues

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The Spectacular Gifts . . .

• Miracles
• Healings
• Prophecy
• Tongues
• Interpretation of Tongues

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Our Spectacular Strategy

• Teaching with grace humility

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Our Spectacular Strategy

• Teaching with grace humility
• Starting with Scriptures, not experiences

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Foundational Starting Points
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Foundational Starting Points

• 1. Its more important to be loving than right!

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1 Corinthians 12-14
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Foundational Starting Points

• Its more important to be loving than right!
• My goal must always be love (131-3)

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Foundational Starting Points

• Its more important to be loving than right!
• Maturity is measured by spiritual fruit, not
  gifts!

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Foundational Starting Points

• 2. Maturity is measured by spiritual fruit, not
  gifts!

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, Peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness self-control. Gal. 522-23
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Foundational Starting Points

• Its more important to be loving than right!
• Maturity is measured by spiritual fruit, not
  gifts!
• Jesus is still alive intervenes in my world!

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Foundational Starting Points

• Its more important to be loving than right!
• Maturity is measured by spiritual fruit, not
  gifts!
• Jesus is still alive intervenes in my world!
• Acts is primarily descriptive, not prescriptive!

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Foundational Starting Points

• 4. Acts is primarily descriptive, not
  prescriptive!

Vol. 1 Luke the story of Jesus Vol. 2 Acts
the story of the early church
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Foundational Starting Points

• 4. Acts is primarily descriptive, not
  prescriptive!

Every day they continued to meet together in the
Temple courts. Acts 246
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Foundational Starting Points

• 4. Acts is primarily descriptive, not
  prescriptive!

All the believers were together had everything
in common. Selling their possessions goods,
they gave to anyone as he had need. Acts
244-45
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Why Have Spectacular Gifts?

• Their Purpose to build up other believers
  (127)

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Why Have Spectacular Gifts?

• Their Purpose to build up other believers be
  signs authenticating the message (1422)

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Why Have Spectacular Gifts?

• Their Purpose to build up other believers
• be signs authenticating the message

This salvation, which was first announced by the
Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.
God also testified to it by signs, wonders
various miracles, gifts of the Holy Spirit
distributed according to His will. Hebrews 23b-4
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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days

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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days
• Necessary confirming evidence before Scripture.

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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days
• Necessary confirming evidence before Scripture.

The things that mark an apostle -- signs,
wonders miracles--were done among you. 2
Cor.1212
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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days
• Necessary confirming evidence before Scripture.
• (e.g.) Moses Elijah Elisha Jesus His
  Apostles

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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days
• Miracles were much rarer than we assume.

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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days
• Miracles were much rarer than we assume.
• (e.g.) Church shocked at Peters release (Acts
  12)

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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days
• Healings were rare inconsistent
• (e.g.) Few dead raised Dorcas, Eutychus

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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days
• Healings were rare inconsistent
• (e.g.) Everyone on Malta healed (Acts 28)

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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days
• Healings were rare inconsistent

Greet Priscilla Aquila the household of
Onesiphorus. Erastus stayed in Corinth, I left
Trophimus sick in Miletus. 2 Tim.419
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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• Principles for their Use Today
• Realize these gifts come go (129-10)

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What About MIRACLES HEALINGS?

• Principles for their Use Today
• Realize these gifts come go
• Result from Spirits leading, not an ability to
  plug into Him.

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What About the Gift of PROPHECY?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days

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What About the Gift of PROPHECY?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days

• N.T. prophets werent inerrant

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What About the Gift of PROPHECY?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days

• Primarily reveals Gods viewpoint, not the
  future

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What About the Gift of PROPHECY?

• Principles for its Use Today

• Test or check out whats said carefully (1429)

Dont treat prophecies with contempt. Test
everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind
of evil. 1 Thess.520-22
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What About the Gift of PROPHECY?

• Principles for its Use Today

• Test or check out whats said carefully
• How? 1) Does it square with Scripture? (1432)

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What About the Gift of PROPHECY?

• Principles for its Use Today

• Test or check out whats said carefully
• How ? 1) does it square with Scripture?
• 2) Will it strengthen the church? (143-4)

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What About TONGUES INTERPRETATIONS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days

• Tongues means other languages (Acts 24)

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What About TONGUES INTERPRETATIONS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days

• Not a major focus in the early church

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What About TONGUES INTERPRETATIONS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days

• Primarily a sign God accepted a previously
  rejected group

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What About TONGUES INTERPRETATIONS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days

• Primarily a sign God accepted a previously
  rejected group
• Acts 2 earliest Christians

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What About TONGUES INTERPRETATIONS?
This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel 'In
the last days, God says, I will pour out My
Spirit on all peopleEven on My servants, both
men women, I will pour out My Spirit in those
days they will prophesyAnd everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.' Acts
216-18, 21 (Joel 228-32)
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What About TONGUES INTERPRETATIONS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days

• Primarily a sign God accepted a previously
  rejected group
• Acts 2 earliest Christians
• OT Holy Spirit - temporarily came upon
  certain individuals for specific tasks
• NT Holy Spirit - permanently indwells every
  believer

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What About TONGUES INTERPRETATIONS?

• An Honest Look at Good Old Days

• Primarily a sign God accepted a previously
  rejected group
• Acts 2 earliest Christians
• Acts 8 Samaritans (spiritual half-breeds)
• Acts 10 Gentiles (pigs)
• Acts 19 John the Baptists followers

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What About TONGUES INTERPRETATIONS?

• Principles for their Use Today

• Of little value in public worship (1418-19)

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What About TONGUES INTERPRETATIONS?

• Principles for their Use Today

• Not to be pushed, forbidden, or uncontrolled
  (1439-40)

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