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220 When you come together – Love – 1 Corinthians 13
Talk 7. We’re Nothing without Love – 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 1 Corinthians 13 is one of the best-known chapters in the Bible. It is often chosen as a reading at weddings and is widely recognised as one of the greatest statements that has ever been written on the nature of love. I well remember how…
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219 When you come together – We’re all needed – 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
In our first talk we saw from 1 Corinthians 14:26 that one of the features to be expected when Christians meet together is the power of the Holy Spirit manifested in the use of supernatural gifts which are given as the Holy Spirit determines to individual Christians for the benefit of the church. In this…
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218 When you come together – Baptism in the Spirit Part 3
Applying what we’ve learnt from Acts to 1 Corinthians 12:13 In this series we are looking at what we should expect in our meetings as we gather together to worship the Lord. We have suggested that 1 Corinthians 14:26 gives a clear indication about this and have noted among other things the importance of congregational…
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217 When you come together – Baptism in the Spirit Part 2 – Acts
Baptism in the Spirit in the book of Acts In this series we are looking at what we should expect in our meetings as we gather together to worship the Lord. We have suggested that 1 Corinthians 14:26 gives a clear indication about this and have noted among other things the importance of congregational participation…
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216 When you come together – Baptism in the Spirit Part 1
1 Corinthians 12:13 In the introduction to this series of talks we suggested that 1 Corinthians 14:26 gives clear biblical guidelines as to what Christians should expect as they gather together in worship. We noted that these include supernatural manifestations like speaking in tongues, interpretation, and prophecy. So in our last talk we considered…
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215 When you come together – Supernatural gifts
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 As we’ve already seen from what he says in 1 Corinthians 14:26, Paul certainly expected manifestations of the supernatural in the meetings of the church. He refers to a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. But these are by no means the only expressions of the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit.…
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214 When you come together – Introduction
Three books – an old one, a new one, and a future one I know that many of you will be familiar with my book on spiritual gifts, Body Builders – gifts to make God’s people grow. Since it was first published in 2002 it has been translated into several languages, including French, Italian,…
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213 “With One Accord”
An inspirational study into Luke’s repeated use of the phrase, “…with one accord,” in the book of Acts. Preached live at Brixham Community Church.
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212 Saying ‘No’ to God
As we embark on a new year, let us allow God to speak to us, however uncomfortable or challenging it may be, and resolve to let saying ‘no’ to God never be an option.
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211 The Humanity and Deity of Jesus