1 Corinthians 12:10, “…to another prophecy.” The next spiritual gift that Paul lists is the “gift of prophecy.”  Prophecy is, “a supernatural message that brings edification, exhortation, and comfort,” 1 Corinthians 14:3.  In other words, prophecy is speaking on behalf of God a message to people who need to hear His voice. It is not…

1 Corinthians 12:10, “…to another distinguishing between spirits.” The next spiritual gift Paul lists is the “gift of distinguishing between spirits.”  The gift of distinguishing (or discerning) between spirits is, “a supernatural revelation about the origin of a spirit.” Consequently, there are four different kinds of spirits in the world, which are, (1) the Spirit…

1 Corinthians 12:10, “…to another speaking in different kinds of tongues.” The next spiritual gift Paul lists is the “gift of speaking in different kinds of tongues.”  The gift of speaking in different kinds of tongues is, “a supernatural message given in an unknown tongue that brings edification, exhortation, and comfort.”  The gift or message…

1 Corinthians 12:10, “…to still another the interpretation of tongues.” The last spiritual gift that Paul lists is the “gift of interpretation of tongues.”  The gift of interpretation of tongues is, “a supernatural ability to interpret a message given in tongues.”  Paul taught that whenever a message in tongues is given publicly to the congregation…

1 Corinthians 12:11, “All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.” Have you ever watched your favorite band play live music- whether in person or on video?  Did you notice how all the musicians had a specific part to play to…

1 Corinthians 14:1, “Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.” As a pastor I hear the excuses people make all the time to not be used in the spiritual gifts.  The most popular one I always hear is, “I don’t have any spiritual gifts because God hasn’t given…

1 Corinthians 14:32-33, “32 The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets. 33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace —as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.” There are generally two opposite opinions concerning the order of the gifts that are both wrongly held in many…

Mark 16:17, “And these signs will accompany those who believe…” When God choose Moses to be His representative He gave him miraculous signs to verify the message, Exodus 4:1-9.  The same is true when Jesus in the above passage spoke to his disciples to go and preach the Gospel to all people.  He promised to…

Mark 9:25, “… he rebuked the impure spirit. You deaf and mute spirit, he said, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” I’ll never forget the first time I personally saw demons cast out of a man.  I was a young pastor working in the inner city of New Orleans. …