Tag: Gifts
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The Holy Spirit At Work
(Romans 8:26-27) We are very fortunate that the Lord has seen fit to give us the Bible. It was never His purpose to leave us totally in the dark, and indeed He wants to show us all that we need to be able to live lives of holiness as we walk with Jesus and await…
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Wages Of Sin
(Romans 6:23) There are a few scriptures in the bible that are so well known that they have moved into common usage amongst both Christians and non-Christians alike. This verse is one of those which says, For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus…
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Greatest Gift Of All
(Romans 5:6-8) What is the greatest gift of all? Well a really great gift is when you get something that you need or want without asking for it. But even better than that is when you are given a gift that you need AND you don’t deserve it. But the greatest gift of all is…
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Apostles and Elders
(Acts 15:6-21) The leaders in the early church were established to be either apostles and elders and there are some distinctions between the two groups. They are both important roles in the church and in this section of scripture we see how important and what one of their key roles was. It is unfortunate that…
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Receive the Holy Spirit
(Acts 8:14-25 – Receive the Holy Spirit) One of the most frequent questions I receive by email has to do with receiving the Holy Spirit. The questions usually go along the lines of how do you know if you have the Holy Spirit? Or, how do you receive this gift of God? There is a…
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Sharing the Load
(Acts 6:1-7) You don’t have to do everything you know! In fact if you try to do everything you are more likely to do everything mediocre and nothing well. I mean, how many balls can you juggle in the air before you start dropping them? Well, the rapid expansion and growth in the early church…
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Christian Giving vs. Tithing
(Acts 4:32-37) The process of giving in the early Christian church was not like it was under the law of Judaism. In Jesus Christ the people had been set free from the confines of the Old Testament law, but this did not take place until the New Covenant came into effect at the death of…
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Taught By Jesus
(Acts 4:13) This one verse today is very interesting and one we should consider carefully today. It goes to the heart of ministry and who is capable of teaching the word of Jesus. Let’s first have a quick look at the verse itself. “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived…
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Promise of Salvation
(Acts 2:36-41) As Peter concluded his oration on Pentecost Day we see the unfolding of the first massive calling to the people and the revelation of salvation. In these few words we find an example of the Great Commission that Jesus told the disciples they were to carry out. This day brought the beginnings of…
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Speaking in Tongues
(Acts 2:5-13) In this section of scripture where the disciples received the Holy Spirit we see the first outpouring of the gift of speaking in tongues. Here we note the people in Jerusalem rush together at the sound of the disciples who were all speaking in tongues together. Now there were many visitors in Jerusalem…
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Just Ask
(John 16:23-24) Jesus gave the disciples a powerful message in this section of scripture. It is so fundamental to everything we need to do, whether to receive anything, learn anything or understand anything. The simplicity of Jesus’ words here is that we must do one thing if we want to find out or receive all…
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Bearing Witness to Jesus
(John 15:26-27) Bearing witness is a fundamental process of life today. We see or hear something and then we tell others who may believe what we say or not. those who are sceptical may have the person telling the story say things like, “I saw it with my own eyes,” or “I heard it with…
