For The Common Good

From The Bride Church · 1:05:49

Show by The Bride Church | Yuba City, CA

Key PointsThere are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. The Spirit apportions to each one individually as He wills.To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. The gift is not for you. It is for the body.Wisdom from above is pure, peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. It lines up with God’s Word and moves the church forward.If anyone lacks wisdom, ask the Father and He will give it generously. A person with the gift of wisdom simply carries an extra measure of that.A word of knowledge is understanding of truth that helps someone apply Scripture or be built up in the moment. It is not about being the smartest person in the room.Prophecy builds up the church. Tongues build up the individual. Paul said he would rather speak five intelligible words than ten thousand in a tongue.Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test everything and hold fast to what is good. All things should be done decently and in order.Love is still the more excellent way. Every gift must be given in love or it becomes noise.You will never know what you have been given until you place yourself next to someone who needs it.The greatest gift is still salvation. Jesus employed every gift, and the greatest one was love displayed on the cross.DiscussionPastor Bob said the Spirit gives the gift as He wills, not as we will. How does that keep you from chasing a gift or from writing one off?James says wisdom from above is open to reason and full of mercy. Where have you seen that kind of wisdom at work, and where have you seen the opposite?“To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” Who in the body is waiting on what has been given to you?Paul said do not quench the Spirit and do not despise prophecies. Where might fear or past experience be quenching something good in you?How is “show up next to a need” different from trying to name your gift first?1 Corinthians 14 says the one who prophesies builds up the church. Where do you sense the Lord wanting you to speak something that encourages, comforts, or corrects?The Carters are one concrete need right now. What ordinary gift (helps, mercy, giving, transportation, a meal) could you offer this week?

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