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1 Corinthians | Week Nine | Chapters 12 & 13
This morning, Pastor Luke continued on with our 1 Corinthians series with chapters 12 and 13.
Within these chapters Paul lists and clarifies the spiritual gifts. He tells the church in Corinth that the gifts are for each person for the purpose of building up the body and ultimately impacting the world.
There are four primary views about spiritual gifts within the world today:
Cessationist: the gifts ceased after the early church as there was no longer any need for them. Augustine held and taught this position.
Charismatic: the gifts are alive and should be practiced today according to the limits of Scripture. This is the position Waypoint takes.
Charismaniac: the gifts are alive, but their importance is overemphasized. In doing so the Bible’s authority is lowered and the place for contemporary revelation is elevated.
Pentecostal: the gifts are for today, but the Holy Spirit is not within all Christians. The evidence for fullness of the Holy Spirit is in the speaking of tongues.
Every single person who has put their faith and trust in Jesus has at least one spiritual gift. They are tools and not toys for the service of others and the building up of the church.
In order to illustrate the gifts of the Spirit, Paul gives a picture of a body with many parts. Pastor Luke gave four applications on how we can operate in these giftings:
1. You’re uniquely gifted and the church needs that.
God determines who gets what gift, but all are for operation within the wider body.
2. Contentment in your gifting brings unity in the body.
The point of our giftings is not our giftings, it’s the giver. We need to accept our own gifts and appreciate the gifts of others. It’s not about ‘me’ it’s about ‘we’ as we go after Jesus together.
3. Killing comparison will bring joy in serving.
Comparison is the thief of joy, and we need to stop comparing ourselves to our heroes.
4. If the body isn’t coordinated, then it’s not effective.
The most important thing within all of this is love. Our gifts without love are pointless noise, and this is the heart of Paul’s entire message.
It’s easy to get unloving when we move away from the heart of Jesus which is why we need to stay close to Him in order to be most effective within our gifts.
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This morning, Pastor Luke continued on with our 1 Corinthians series with chapters 12 and 13.
Within these chapters Paul lists and clarifies the spiritual gifts. He tells the church in Corinth that the gifts are for each person for the purpose of building up the body and ultimately impacting the world.
There are four primary views about spiritual gifts within the world today:
Cessationist: the gifts ceased after the early church as there was no longer any need for them. Augustine held and taught this position.
Charismatic: the gifts are alive and should be practiced today according to the limits of Scripture. This is the position Waypoint takes.
Charismaniac: the gifts are alive, but their importance is overemphasized. In doing so the Bible’s authority is lowered and the place for contemporary revelation is elevated.
Pentecostal: the gifts are for today, but the Holy Spirit is not within all Christians. The evidence for fullness of the Holy Spirit is in the speaking of tongues.
Every single person who has put their faith and trust in Jesus has at least one spiritual gift. They are tools and not toys for the service of others and the building up of the church.
In order to illustrate the gifts of the Spirit, Paul gives a picture of a body with many parts. Pastor Luke gave four applications on how we can operate in these giftings:
1. You’re uniquely gifted and the church needs that.
God determines who gets what gift, but all are for operation within the wider body.
2. Contentment in your gifting brings unity in the body.
The point of our giftings is not our giftings, it’s the giver. We need to accept our own gifts and appreciate the gifts of others. It’s not about ‘me’ it’s about ‘we’ as we go after Jesus together.
3. Killing comparison will bring joy in serving.
Comparison is the thief of joy, and we need to stop comparing ourselves to our heroes.
4. If the body isn’t coordinated, then it’s not effective.
The most important thing within all of this is love. Our gifts without love are pointless noise, and this is the heart of Paul’s entire message.
It’s easy to get unloving when we move away from the heart of Jesus which is why we need to stay close to Him in order to be most effective within our gifts.