PMI Intro to The Revelation: Recent Episodes
R. Jeff Collene
The Kingdom of the Son - Part 1
The Son's Rise
Isaiah 8 - 9
Here am I and the children whom
the Lord has given me!
We are for signs and wonders in Israel
From the Lord of hosts,
Who dwells in Mount Zion. Isaiah 8:18
The Kingdom of the Son
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The Son's Rise
- The Promise of the Kingdom
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The Son's Reign
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The Practice of the Kingdom
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The Son's Reputation
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The Power of the Kingdom
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The Son's Restoration
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The Permanence of the Kingdom
That which has been
is that which will be,
and that which has been done
is that which will be done.
So there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9
The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land
of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined. Isaiah 9:2
Genuine Faith - Part 3
Tests from John's Epistle
I John 4:1-6
If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. John 15:18-19
Proverbs 4:23
NKJV – Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
NLB – Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.
Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. II Corinthians 13:5 NLT
I John 1
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Test #1
- Are you regularly enjoying fellowship with Jesus and His church?
- I John 1:3
- Counsel = Stay close to God & His people
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Test #2
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Are you very sensitive to your sin?
- I John 1:8-10
- Counsel = Keep your lists short with God
I John 2
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Test #3
- Do you have an inner hatred of the world system?
- I John 2:15-17
- Counsel = Do not love the world
I John 3
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Test #4
- Do you see a decreasing pattern of sin in your life?
- I John 3:5-6
- Counsel = Abide in Jesus, don't just grow old, grow up
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Test #5
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Do you sacrificially love other Christians?
- I John 3:14
- Counsel = Learn to love the church
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Test #6
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Do you experience answered prayer?
- I John 3:22
- Counsel = Askers receive
I John 3 & 4
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Test #7
- Do you experience the inner working of the Holy Spirit?
- I John 3:24 ; 4:13
- Romans 12:3-8
- Counsel = Abide – live – dwell – stay in that state of relationship with Him
I John 4 & 5
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Test #8
- Do you distinguish between truth & error?
- I John 4:1-6
- These final tests challenge our witness and world view
- John 18:36-37
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Test #9
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Do you believe what the Bible teaches?
- I John 5:1 "Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him."
- Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction."
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Test #10
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Have you ever been attacked or threatened for your faith?
- Matthew 5:11-12
- I Peter 1:14-16
- Philippians 1:27-30
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
– C.S. Lewis "Mere Christianity"
Genuine Faith - Part 2
Tests from John's Epistle
I John 2:15-17
Proverbs 4:23
- NKJV – Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
- NLB – Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.
Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. II Corinthians 13:5 NLT
I John 1
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Test #1
- Are you regularly enjoying fellowship with Jesus and His church?
- I John 1:3
- Hebrews 10:24-25
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Test #2
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Are you very sensitive to your sin?
- I John 1:8-10
- Known sin that is not confessed cannot be forgiven!
- Hebrews 10:26-29
I John 2
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Test #3
- Do you have an inner hatred of the world system?
- I John 2:15-17
- Dependent upon your fellowship
- The lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life = (money – sex – power)
I John 3
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Test #4
- Do you see a decreasing pattern of sin in your life?
- I John 3:5-6
- Growing up, not growing old
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Test #5
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Do you sacrificially love other Christians?
- I John 3:14
- Your fellowship is eternally focused/related (You will spend eternity with them)
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Test #6
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Do you experience answered prayer?
- I John 3:22
- "Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all." - D. L. Moody
- Prayer is a conversation in fellowship with God
I John 3 & 4
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Test #7
- Do you experience the inner working of the Holy Spirit?
- I John 3:24
- I John 4:13
- Romans 12:3-8
Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation! Psalm 68:19
Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
For whoever finds me finds life,
And obtains favor from the Lord Proverbs 8:34-35
Through the LORD'S mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I hope in Him!" The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. Lamentations 3:22-25
Genuine Faith
Tests from John's first epistle
Proverbs 4:23
- NKJV – Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
- NASB – Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
- NLB – Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.
Good News
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The gospel is good news
- It is not just an offer for forgiveness and then a demand for holiness
- Both forgiveness and holiness are made available by faith through grace
- Sin can be cancelled and conquered!
Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. II Corinthians 13:5 NLT
Preventative Penance
- Proverbs 1:17 "For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird…"
- "True penance is to refrain from committing deeds for which penance is to be done but when such are committed, to bewail them." --- Columbanus
I John 1 Vss 1-3 Reality based response
I John 1 Vss 4-6 Reality based reaction
I John 1 Vss 7-10 Reality based results
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Test #1
- Are you regularly enjoying fellowship with Jesus and His church?
- I John 1:3
- Hebrews 10:24-25
- I Corinthians 1:9
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Test #2
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Are you very sensitive to your sin?
- I John 1:8-10
- Known sin that is not confessed cannot be forgiven!
- Hebrews 10:26-29
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Test #3
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Do you have an inner hatred of the world system?
- I John 2:15-17
- Dependent upon your fellowship
- The lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life = (money – sex – power)
Keep Your Heart
Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23
Proverbs 4:23
- NKJV – Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
- NASB – Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
- NLB – Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.
Good News
- The gospel is not just an offer for forgiveness and a demand for holiness
- Both forgiveness and holiness are made available by faith through grace
- Sin can be cancelled and conquered!
- The Holy Spirit gives the ability and the appetite (desire) to live right
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The gift of God must be received
- Forgiveness and holiness
- We are not justified now and sanctified later
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:1-2
So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. Ephesians 4: 17-19
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24
Genuine Faith
Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. II Corinthians 13:5
Tests of Genuine Faith from I John
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Are you regularly enjoying fellowship with Jesus and His church?
- I John 1:3
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Do you have an inner hatred of the world system?
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I John 2:15-17
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Do you sacrificially love other Christians?
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I John 3:14
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Do you experience the inner working of the Holy Spirit?
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I John 3:24, 4:13
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Do you distinguish between truth & error?
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I John 4:1-6
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Do you believe what the Bible teaches?
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I John 5:1
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Do you experience answered prayer?
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I John 3:22
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Are you very sensitive to your sin?
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I John 1:8-10
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Do you see a decreasing pattern of sin in your life?
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I John 3:5-6
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Have you ever been attacked for your faith?
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Matthew 5:11-12
- I Peter 1:14
- Philippians 1:28
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9
A Spirit of Wickedness
Ephesians 6:12-13
- Jonah 2:8 TLB "Those who worship false gods have turned their backs on all the mercies waiting for them from the Lord!"
- Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"
Live On The Life Side
- John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly."
- I John 5:4-5 "For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?"
- A life lived in victory and on the offense is a life of faith and knowledge.
The devil is an A.D. Devil
- I John 3:8 "He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil."
- Colossians 2:15 "Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it."
- The cross was a decisive victory over Satan and Satan's host.
- Colossians 1:13-14 "He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins."
- This victory insured that countless numbers would be delivered from the dominion of darkness and transferred to the kingdom of Christ
- I Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man"
- Believers will not be tempted beyond our power of resistance
- Ephesians 6:11-18
- The believer has God's armor—the biblical gospel, integrity, peace through Christ, faith in Christ, prayer—as spiritual security
Satan and demonic forces are active, but they are limited. - Satan and demonic forces are active, but they are limited.
- The believer has God's armor—the biblical gospel, integrity, peace through Christ, faith in Christ, prayer—as spiritual security
Demons Warfare
- Ephesians 6:12-13
- II Corinthians 10:3-6
- Isaiah 60:1-2
- Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"
- Revelation 12
- Ezekiel 28:12-19
- Isaiah 14:12-15
- His M.O. (modus operandi)
- I Peter 5:8-9 - "Like" a roaring lion
- II Corinthians 4:4 – "As" the god of this world blinding the minds of unbelievers
- John 10:10 - a thief that comes to steal, kill & destroy
- His work
- Luke 8:12 – the devil comes to take the seed of the word
- John 8:44 – a murderer from the beginning – the father of lies
- Genesis 3 – the initial deceiver
We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.
--- A. W. Tozer (1897–1963)
Great opportunity is often accompanied by great opposition!
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Nehemiah 4:9 "Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night."
- Expect difficulty and resistance when you do what is right!
- I Corinthians 16:9 "For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries."
- I John 4:4 "You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world."
Guard Your Heart
Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23
God's Part & Our Part
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:1-2
Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:11
Key Words: Proverbs 4:23
- NLT "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life."
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Guard or Keep
- Ephesians 6:10-18
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Heart
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Genesis 2:7
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Course or Proceed
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Matthew 12:30-37
- John 6:63
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;
And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24
Nourished By Word of God!
How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. Psalm 119:103-104
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4
Caution – Ephesians 4:17-19
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. I John 2:1-2
God's Provision
- Leviticus 4:2-3
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O.T. – "Bring your lamb"
- a temporary remedy
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He fulfilled His promise in the N.T. and said to "Trust the Lamb"
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salvation, a permanent remedy
- Hebrews 4:14-16
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9
A Life Giving Spirit
I Corinthians 15:45
"Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven." Acts 1:9-11
"And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For this is contained in Scripture: "Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone, And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed." This precious value, then, is for you who believe" I Peter 2:4-7a
Our task, as image bearing, God-loving, Christ-shape, Spirit-filled Christians, following Christ and shaping our world, is to announce redemption to a world that has discovered its fallenness, to announce healing to a world that has discovered its brokenness, to proclaim love and trust to the world that knows only exploitation, fear and suspicion. --- N.T. Wright
The 1st Adam
Old Adam – Old Order
- Romans 5:12
- I Corinthians 15:22
- I Corinthians 15:45
- When the 1st Adam fell, he pulled everything down with him
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As a result, two things were clearly communicated to Adam and Eve:
- You cannot stay – you must go!
- You cannot live – you must die!
- Everything became temporary and they became mortal
The 2nd Adam
New Adam – New Order
- The new and last Adam came into this world to bring the promise of a new and eternal order for God's creation
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The Son of Man, Christ Jesus the Lord
- He came and died, but rising from the grave, He lives forever that He might be the head of the new creation!
"And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." I Peter 2:4-5
We are pushing against the Fall
"The first Man, Adam, became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit." Romans 8:18-25
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Inspiration Gifts
I Corinthians 12:8-11
The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy Revelation 19:10b
I Corinthians 12:8-11
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Revelation Gifts
- gifts that reveal something
- Word of Knowledge
- Word of Wisdom
- Discerning of Spirits
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Power Gifts
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gifts that do something
- Faith
- Healings
- Miracles
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Inspiration Gifts
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gifts that say something
- Prophesy
- Different Kinds of Tongues
- Interpretation of Tongues
- gifts that reveal something
The Gifts of Inspiration
- I Corinthians 14:1-5
- 3 manifestations of inspiration
- The key point of the ministry comparison is their service to others
- Both the individual and the congregation need the ministry of the Holy Spirit, but the greatest in the Kingdom is the servant of all.
The Gift of Prophesy
- I Corinthians 14:3
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The gift of prophecy
- Edifies = build up
- Exhorts = stir up
- Comforts = lift up
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John 16:8-11
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It is the ministry of the Holy Spirit to convict of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment to come
- Prophecy can bring to light to the secret motives of the heart
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The gift of prophecy operates when:
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I Samuel 10:5-6 – there is worship
- I Samuel 10:9-10 – when others prophets are present
- Acts 19:1-6 – when hands are laid on you by ministers
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Prophetic misconceptions!
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Preaching – divination – futures
Seven Ways to Judge Prophecy
- By their fruits you shall know them
- Matthew 7:16-18, 20
- Does it glorify Christ?
- John 16:14
- I Corinthians 12:3
- I John 4:1-2
- Does it agree with the Scriptures?
- Isaiah 8:20 "To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."
- Are their prophecies fulfilled?
- Deuteronomy 18:22
- Some prophecies are not of God even though they may come to pass
- The benchmark remains that all prophecies should exalt the Lord Jesus
- Is the prophecy disjointed or confused?
- Isaiah 28:13
- True prophecy is line upon line and precept upon precept
- Do the prophecies produce liberty or bondage?
- Romans 8:15 "For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again"
- All believers have an unction (anointing) within them that tells them when something is wrong
- I John 2:20, 27
- Prophecies should witness with our spirit
Different Kinds of Tongues
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The supernatural utterance through the power of the Holy Spirit in a person that manifests as spiritual language
- These languages may be existent in the world
- They may be revived from some past culture
- They may be "unknown"
- They may be a heavenly language
3 Types of Tongues:
I Corinthians 14:2 – An unknown tongue unto God
I Corinthians 14:2; Acts 2:6 – A known tongue that is a sign to unbelievers
I Corinthians 14:15 – A tongue that is understood through interpretation and edifies the church
The Unknown Tongue
- It edifies you (I Corinthians 14:4; Jude 20)
- It assists you in prayer (Romans 8:26-27)
- It stirs up the prophetic ministry (I Cor 14:5)
- It refreshes your soul (Isaiah 28:11-12)
- It gives victory over the devil (Ephesians 6:18)
- It helps you worship in the Spirit (I Corinthians 14:14-15; Hebrews 2:12)
Interpretation of Tongues
- A supernatural verbalization and subsequent interpretation of an unknown tongue.
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This gift operates out of the mind of the Spirit rather than out of the mind of man.
- Not the same thing as translation of tongues
- The interpreter never understands the tongue
- If you pray in tongues, you should pray that you will also interpret - not only for the benefit of others - but for your own benefit as well.
The Gifts
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I Corinthians 12:4-6 "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all."
- Motivations
- Ministries
- Manifestations
To summarize:
- It is our responsibility to develop our motivational gifts
- It the church's responsibility to confirm ministry gifts
- It is the Holy Spirit's function to reward the use of the gifts for the profit of all, resulting in the manifestation gifts
- God has given His people these nine gifts of the Holy Spirit to:
- Enable them to mature spiritually
- Edify others
- Do the work of the ministry
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The Power Gifts
I Corinthians 12:8-11
Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8
- Our "debt of love" motivates us to fulfill the law of God
- God gives us spiritual gifts so that we may pay our debt of love
- All power is His, all glory is His!
The Gifts
- I Corinthians 12:4-6 "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all."
- Motivations
- Ministries
- Manifestations
I Corinthians 12:8-11
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Revelation Gifts
- gifts that reveal something
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Power Gifts
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gifts that do something
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Inspiration Gifts
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gifts that say something
To summarize:
- It is our responsibility to develop our motivational gifts
- It the church's responsibility to confirm ministry gifts
- It is the Holy Spirit's function to reward the use of the gifts for the profit of all, resulting in the manifestation gifts
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Revelation Gifts
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gifts that reveal something
- Word of Knowledge
- Word of Wisdom
- Discerning of Spirits
- Power Gifts
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gifts that do something
- Faith
- Healings
- Miracles
- Inspiration Gifts
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gifts that say something
- Prophesy
- Different Kinds of Tongues
- Interpretation of Tongues
- God has given His people these nine gifts of the Holy Spirit to:
- Enable them to mature spiritually
- Edify others
- Do the work of the ministry
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Power Gifts
- The Gift of Faith
- The Gift of Healing
- The Gift of Miracles
The Gift of Faith
- The gift of faith is the supernatural ability to believe God without doubt, combat unbelief, and visualize what God wants to accomplish.
- It is not only an inner conviction impelled by an urgent and higher calling, but also a supernatural ability to meet adverse circumstances with trust in God's words and messages.
From Faith to Faith
Romans 1:17
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Conversion or Saving faith
- Ephesians 2:8-9
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Continuing Faith or the Fruit of faith
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Galatians 5:22-23
- One is getting you into heaven and the other is heaven getting into you!
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Charismatic Faith
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Mark 11:22-24; Matthew 17:20-21, 21:21-22
- The faith of God!
The Gifts of Healings
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Removing diseases from the spirit, soul, and body
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3 types of healings:
- physical
- emotional
- spiritual
- The gift of healings refers to supernatural healing without human aid
- Healing can come through the touch of faith
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James 5:14-15
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By speaking the word of faith
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Luke 7:1-10
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By the presence of God being manifested
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Mark 6:56; Acts 19:11-12
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The Gift of Miracles
- Supernatural intervention by God
- Some consider any natural or supernatural events with precise timing to bring glory to God a miracle
- A miracle is the performance of something which can supersede the laws of nature
- It is a supernatural power to intervene and counteract earthly and evil forces.
All miracles begin in prayer!
- Matthew 7:7-8 – Askers receive, seekers discover and those who knock have things opened to them
- Daniel 11:32b – Doing "exploits"
- Judges 6:13 – we should ask the same question as Gideon
"Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts" I Corinthians 14:1
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Revelation Gifts
The Gifts
- I Corinthians 12:4-6 "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all."
- Motivations
- Ministries
- Manifestations
3 Categories of Spiritual Gifts
| Source | Reference | Category | | --- | --- | --- | | Gifts of the Father | Romans 12:6-8 | Motivation | | Gifts of the Son | Ephesians 4:11 1 Corinthians 12:28 | Ministry | | Gifts of the Holy Spirit | 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 | Manifestation |
I Corinthians 12:8-11
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Revelation Gifts
- gifts that reveal something
- Word of Knowledge
- Word of Wisdom
- Discerning of Spirits
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Power Gifts
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gifts that do something
- Faith
- Healings
- Miracles
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Inspiration Gifts
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gifts that say something
- Prophesy
- Different Kinds of Tongues
- Interpretation of Tongues
- gifts that reveal something
Revelation Gifts
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The Word of Knowledge
- a correct diagnosis or analysis of a given situation or person.
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The Word of Wisdom
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the correct solution or prescription for that person or situation
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The Gift of Prophecy
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a Divinely inspired communication of God's will and /or future
The Word of Knowledge
- Supernatural comprehension
- Genesis 6 – Noah building the ark
- Joshua 7:10-11 – Joshua knowing of Achan's sin
- II Kings 5:20-27 – Elisha knowing that Gehazi lied to Naaman
- Matthew 17:27 – Jesus knowing that Peter would catch a fish with a coin in its mouth
The Word of Wisdom
- Seeing life from Gods perspective
- Acts 23:6 – Paul before the Sadducees and Pharisees
- Matthew 22:15:22 – Jesus' answer regarding taxes to the Pharisee's
- Luke 4:1-14 – The temptation of Christ
There are four types of wisdom:
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The wisdom of God
- I Corinthians 2:6-8
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The wisdom of the world
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I Corinthians 2:6
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The wisdom of man
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Ecclesiastes 1:16-18
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Demonic wisdom
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James 3:13-18
Discerning of Spirits
- The supernatural ability given by the Holy Spirit to perceive the source of a spiritual manifestation
- Acts 16:16-18
How To Test a Spirit
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Matthew 7:15-20
- Observing what a person does
- known by their fruit (conduct and actions)
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I Corinthians 12:3
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Observing whether or not a person exalts Jesus Christ as the Son of God and as Lord and Savior
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I John 4:1-3
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By listening to what a person says
- Does their confession line up with the truth of God's Word?
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Unity and Diversity
One Body – Many Parts
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The Church
- Organism
- Household of God
- Family
- Holy Temple
- Body of Christ
For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Romans 12:4-5
Ephesians 4:12-14
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These are not only the ordained 5-fold ministries!
- It is the ministry of all Christians to build up the body of Christ!
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There are assigned "offices" or "callings" that establish a "Divine order" in the Body
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These are gifts given by the Holy Spirit and they are affirmed by the church
- But there is NOT a limitation on the Christian to minister in any capacity that the Holy Spirit assigns.
The Gifts
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I Corinthians 12:4-6 "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all."
- Motivations
- Ministries
- Manifestations
I Corinthians 12:7-11
- The Holy Spirit distributes the gifts of the Spirit as He sees fit
- God does not want us to be ignorant of how He wants us to serve Him
- Our focus is serving God
Romans 12:3-8
Motivations (charismata)
- Prophecy
- Serving
- Teaching
- Exhortation
- Giving
- Organization
- Mercy
Ephesians 4:11; I Corinthians 12
Ministries
- Apostle
- Prophet
- Evangelist
- Pastor
- Teacher
- Miracle worker
- Healer
- Helper
- Administrator
- Tongues
Discerning Your Spiritual Gifts
Strengths & Weaknesses
Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts I Corinthians 14:1
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Every Member A Minister
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth. Revelation 5:10
I Corinthians 1:26-31
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5 ranks in the gospel army:
- the foolish
- the weak
- the base
- the despised
- the things that are not
The work of God through the church can be accomplished only by the energizing work of the Holy Spirit!
God continually reminds us that it is a ministry of the Holy Spirit to submerge and hide the Christian worker in the work
--- A.W.Tozer
Ephesians 4:12-14
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These are not only the ordained 5-fold ministries!
- It is the ministry of all Christians to build up the body of Christ!
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There are assigned "offices" or "callings" to establish a "Divine order" in the Body
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These are gifts given by the Holy Spirit and affirmed by the church
- But there is NOT a limitation on the Christian to minister in any capacity that the Holy Spirit assigns.
The Gifts
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I Corinthians 12:4-6 "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all."
- Motivations
- Ministries
- Manifestations
Motivations
Romans 12:3-8
- Prophecy
- Serving
- Teaching
- Exhortation
- Giving
- Organization
- Mercy
Ministry Gifts
- I Corinthians 12:5 "There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord"
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Ministries = Diakonion
- an attendant, one who runs errands
- a servant
- a minister
Ministries
Ephesians 4:11; I Corinthians 12
- Apostle
- Prophet
- Evangelist
- Pastor
- Teacher
- Miracle worker
- Healer
- Helper
- Administrator
- Tongues
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Vessels For Honor
Motivational Gifts ~ Part 2
Isaiah 64:8
He is the Potter, we are the clay
Isaiah 64:8
Romans 9:20-21
Ephesians 2:10
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. I Peter 4:10-11
But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. I Corinthians 12:11
In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. Ephesians 1:11-12
The Gifts
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I Corinthians 12:4-6 "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all."
- Motivations
- Ministries
- Manifestations
Motivations (Resident gifting)
Romans 12:3-8
- Prophecy
- Serving
- Teaching
- Exhortation
- Giving
- Organization
- Mercy
Motivational Gifts God's intention and command to us is for us to perform all seven activities.
- Declaring truth:
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I Corinthians 14:1 "Make love your aim and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy (proclaim truth)."
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Serving:
- Galatians 5:13 "Through love serve one another."
- Colossians. 3:23-24 "Whatever you do, do your. work heartily, as for the Lord. .. .. It is the Lord Christ who you serve."
- Matthew 20:25-28 - Greatest in the Kingdom
- Teaching:
- Colossians 3:16 "Teach and help one another along the right road with your psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. . ."
- Matthew 28:20 "... Teach them to observe all things that I have commanded you."
- Exhortation:
- Hebrews 3:13 "… Exhort one another daily, while it is called today."
- Hebrews 10:25 "... Exhorting one another; and so much the more, as we see the day approaching."
- Giving:
- Matthew10: 8 "Freely you have received, freely give."
- Luke 6:38 "Give and it shall be given unto you.."
- Romans12:13 "Distribute to the necessity of the saints. "
- Ruling:
- I Timothy 3:4 "A father must manage his own household well. . ."
- Proverbs 17:2 "A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren."
- Proverbs 16:32 ". He that rules his spirit is mightier than he that takes a city. "
- Mercy:
- Luke 10:37 After illustrating mercy in the account of the good Samaritan, Jesus said, "Go and do likewise."
- Galatians 6:2 "Bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ."
"Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts" I Corinthians 14:1
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Motivational Gifts
Romans 12:3-8
God, in His sovereignty, bestows gifts as He wills! I Corinthians 12:11
- His will is always at work in and through those that are His, our cooperative prayer being the reflection of our lining up with His will.
- Therefore, our desire itself, is often the sign or the fruit of God's antecedent work in our hearts, stirring us to ask for what He wants to give.
- Ephesians 1:11-12
His Gifts
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Learning and pursuing His gifts
- Access – By grace through faith
- Availability – To all by one Spirit
- Attitude – Value, desire and pursue
- Attributes – The 25 grace gifts
Grace
- All spiritual gifts are acts of service or ministry which are produced through us by the Triune God.
- A God given capacity of grace to serve God's purpose and God's people
- Grace is a Divine gratuity
- Grace is a Spiritual endowment
- G.R.A.C.E. = God's riches at Christ's expense!
The Gifts
- I Corinthians 12:4-6 "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.
- And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all."
- Motivations
- Ministries
- Manifestations
Motivational Gifts
- Romans 12:3-8
- I Timothy 4:14
- I Peter 4:10-11
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