 Living for Adventures with the Spirit of God

Adventures in Spiritual Gifts Living for Adventure

I. Gifts of the Spirit  1 Corinthians 12:1-11 ●Special abilities the Spirit gives us ●2 Corinthians 4:7 We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. ●Different kinds of gifts – God working in different ways in us all ●Spiritual gifts given so we can help each other  1 Corinthians 12:1-11 ●Special abilities the Spirit gives us ●2 Corinthians 4:7 We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. ●Different kinds of gifts – God working in different ways in us all ●Spiritual gifts given so we can help each other

 God’s eyes to see, mouth to speak, and hands to touch ●Eyes to see ▪Word of wisdom ▪Word of knowledge ▪Discerning of spirits  God’s eyes to see, mouth to speak, and hands to touch ●Eyes to see ▪Word of wisdom ▪Word of knowledge ▪Discerning of spirits

●Mouth to speak ▪Prophecy ▪Tongues ▪Interpretation of tongues ●Hands to touch ▪Gifts of healing ▪Working of miracles ▪Gift of faith ●The Holy Spirit distributes these gifts as He wills ●Mouth to speak ▪Prophecy ▪Tongues ▪Interpretation of tongues ●Hands to touch ▪Gifts of healing ▪Working of miracles ▪Gift of faith ●The Holy Spirit distributes these gifts as He wills

II. Proper Order in Gatherings  1 Corinthians 14 ●Love – the highest goal ●Desire the special abilities the Spirit gives ●So the whole church will be strengthened ▪Prophecy strengthens, encourages, and comforts  1 Corinthians 14 ●Love – the highest goal ●Desire the special abilities the Spirit gives ●So the whole church will be strengthened ▪Prophecy strengthens, encourages, and comforts

●Unbelievers in your gatherings – or people who don’t understand these things ▪Either think you are crazy – or – ▪Secret thoughts exposed, fall to their knees and worship, declaring God is among you ●Unbelievers in your gatherings – or people who don’t understand these things ▪Either think you are crazy – or – ▪Secret thoughts exposed, fall to their knees and worship, declaring God is among you

●Multiple participation – when you meet together… one will…another will ▪Take turns – control of your spirit ▪God of peace not disorder in all the meetings ●Challenge of the Subjective ▪Let two or three prophecy and let the others evaluate what is said ●Be eager to prophecy ●Don’t forbid speaking in tongues ●Be sure it is done properly and in order ●Multiple participation – when you meet together… one will…another will ▪Take turns – control of your spirit ▪God of peace not disorder in all the meetings ●Challenge of the Subjective ▪Let two or three prophecy and let the others evaluate what is said ●Be eager to prophecy ●Don’t forbid speaking in tongues ●Be sure it is done properly and in order

 Women keep silent ●Does the whole of the New Testament show the exclusion of women from verbal participation in public worship? ●Why were they not allowed to speak? ●Which law is referred to in verse 34? ●Requires rightly dividing the Word ●1 Corinthians 11:5,13 – women praying and prophesying in public ●Acts 2: Peter’s Pentecost sermon – fulfillment of prophecy – sons and daughters will prophecy  Women keep silent ●Does the whole of the New Testament show the exclusion of women from verbal participation in public worship? ●Why were they not allowed to speak? ●Which law is referred to in verse 34? ●Requires rightly dividing the Word ●1 Corinthians 11:5,13 – women praying and prophesying in public ●Acts 2: Peter’s Pentecost sermon – fulfillment of prophecy – sons and daughters will prophecy

 Acts 21:8-9 Philip had four daughters with the gift of prophecy  In the New Testament women, moved by the Spirit, engaged in ministry side by side with men  Context – Paul correcting problems and excess ●Tongues without interpretation ●All at once, not taking turns ●Chaos ●Telling others to be quiet – tongues with no interpretation, and if another receives a revelation the first one must stop  Acts 21:8-9 Philip had four daughters with the gift of prophecy  In the New Testament women, moved by the Spirit, engaged in ministry side by side with men  Context – Paul correcting problems and excess ●Tongues without interpretation ●All at once, not taking turns ●Chaos ●Telling others to be quiet – tongues with no interpretation, and if another receives a revelation the first one must stop

●Submissive as the law says ▪Submission to whom? ▪Submission to the other prophets ▪Submission to principles of orderly services ●Strongly suggests that the problems of disorderly participation in prophetic proclamation and tongues was particularly prominent among the women believers of Corinth ●Silence is not an overall command but for those circumstances – just as tongues without interpretation – or another with a revelation ●Submissive as the law says ▪Submission to whom? ▪Submission to the other prophets ▪Submission to principles of orderly services ●Strongly suggests that the problems of disorderly participation in prophetic proclamation and tongues was particularly prominent among the women believers of Corinth ●Silence is not an overall command but for those circumstances – just as tongues without interpretation – or another with a revelation

III. Other Gifts in Other Settings  Evangelistic Adventures ●Acts 3 – (Gift of Faith) we don’t have silver or gold, but what we have we give – in the name of Jesus rise up and walk – Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd – God brought glory to Jesus by doing this - another 2000 men plus women and children saved ●Acts 14 – (Word of Knowledge) Paul perceives a man has faith to be healed – stand up  Evangelistic Adventures ●Acts 3 – (Gift of Faith) we don’t have silver or gold, but what we have we give – in the name of Jesus rise up and walk – Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd – God brought glory to Jesus by doing this - another 2000 men plus women and children saved ●Acts 14 – (Word of Knowledge) Paul perceives a man has faith to be healed – stand up

 Acts 16 (Discerning of spirits) Paul discerns demonic possession of slave girl “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.”  Acts 21 – (Prophecy) Agabus, who had the gift of prophecy, said Paul would be bound by Jewish leaders and turned over to the Gentiles  Gifts of faith – to do what I would otherwise not be able to reason – discontinue farming - start two churches –(Dodge Center, Park Rapids)  Acts 16 (Discerning of spirits) Paul discerns demonic possession of slave girl “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.”  Acts 21 – (Prophecy) Agabus, who had the gift of prophecy, said Paul would be bound by Jewish leaders and turned over to the Gentiles  Gifts of faith – to do what I would otherwise not be able to reason – discontinue farming - start two churches –(Dodge Center, Park Rapids)

IV. Conclusion ●Special abilities the Spirit gives us ●but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. ●Different kinds of gifts – God working in different ways in us all ●Spiritual gifts given so we can help each other ●Special abilities the Spirit gives us ●but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. ●Different kinds of gifts – God working in different ways in us all ●Spiritual gifts given so we can help each other

●Don’t be ignorant concerning spiritual gifts ●Don’t bury the gifts that have been given you or you’ll miss the Adventure of functioning with power from God and miss the blessing of strengthening the church ●Don’t be ignorant concerning spiritual gifts ●Don’t bury the gifts that have been given you or you’ll miss the Adventure of functioning with power from God and miss the blessing of strengthening the church

Interaction Time  What causes people to be afraid of gifts of the Holy Spirit? What can help overcome those fears?  How about a clinic? Do you think that God would help us learn to know when we have a prophecy, a tongue, an interpretation and exercise those things in a learning environment?  What causes people to be afraid of gifts of the Holy Spirit? What can help overcome those fears?  How about a clinic? Do you think that God would help us learn to know when we have a prophecy, a tongue, an interpretation and exercise those things in a learning environment?

 First Thessalonians 5:19-21 says "Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterances. But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;” How do we quench the Holy Spirit? If something is of the Spirit why are we told to examine everything carefully? If you hold fast to that which is good what do you do with the rest? How do you know what is good and what is not?