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Taking a pause from our series, a short encouragement for fathers and believers as we look at Proverbs 3 today

Today we talk about the last two gifts in the list for 1 Cor. 12, the Gift of Tongues and the Interpretation of Tongues. Both are not exhaustive, but we expand to passages beyond Acts 2 to dive a little deeper into the understanding of Tongues

The ability to distinguish between the spirits, commonly known as the gift of discernment is something much needed in this age of subjective truth. The enemy is hard at work trying to deceive the follower of Christ, to draw them away from Him. We need to continue to improve our walks in order to deepen our understanding and reliance on Him, and not ourselves, or others. 

The gift of prophecy can be controversial as people look to the extreme sides of the gift. But when you look at the purpose that Paul lays out, we find many of us are actually using this gift more than we think, we just may call it something else. 

Continuing in the series on Spiritual Gifts we talk about miracles. Miracles are evidenced all throughout the Bible, and God has used people as a means throughout history to verify his glory and his word. 

Today we explore the gift of healing and what is meant by Paul with this gift. We talk about disagreements and our own apprehensions concerning this gift, while at the same time understanding how healing is rooted in who God is.

Today we explore the gift of faith and what is meant by Paul with this gift. We address common misuses and abuses of the term. And we celebrate the absolute gift of knowing God more and being able to grow in our absolute trust of Him. 

The gift of knowledge is something that God has used through history to reach people. The word of knowledge expresses a truth of God and it is more than just facts and information. It is an encouragement and warning designed to draw people closer to himself. 

The most important date on the church calendar is Resurrection Sunday. Paul said if Jesus was not raised from the dead, then we are still in our sins. It is important to understand the truths of the Christian faith, to guide our faith and as we share the gospel message with those around us. 

We begin Holy week with a reflection on Palm Sunday and why Jesus' entrance was so important to the prophecies believed by the Jews at the time. They are similar to what we look forward to in his second coming. We need to be accessible, prepared and be careful of praises of men. 

Diving into the first gift in 1 Cor. 12, we define and understand wisdom and how it is rooted in God. This is the basis for us to be able to share this gift. 

Today we look at the context of the letter to the Corinthians as we begin to study the Spiritual gifts in Chapter 12.

Mercy is such a complicated term to understand. There are so many facets to the definition and synonyms. We are to be people of mercy, because mercy was given to us. And we are to give this mercy with cheerfulness. 

Today we break down the gift of leading and how it is to be done in the Lord. Comparing what we see in the Bible to what we experience in the world, it is easy to tell that we need a lot more godly leaders, and it starts at home. 

Contributing comes from a heart of humility that understands what we have been given from God in Christ. From that heart we contribute or give a share of what we have to build up the body and encourage one another as the Spirit has called us to give.  

Today we look at the importance of encouraging one another in Christ in order to build up the body. There are many opportunities each day to encourage someone else, are we doing so in vanity, or are we encouraging people unto Christ?

Today we look at the important gift of teaching, and the need to base it in the word. WE also look at the misleading and false nature of deconstruction within the church. He and he alone is our source for truth. 

Today we begin our walkthrough of the individual gifts and we start with Service in Romans 12. The question is similar throughout history, whom will you serve. After being all in for Jesus, we need to obey the promptings of the Spirit as he calls us to serve in a variety of ways.

As we begin to look at Rom. 12, we start with some general observations and context to help us better understand the Spiritual Gifts. We look at Paul's understanding of the Charismata and the analogy of the body to describe the church. And how in everything God is getting the glory.

Finishing up the office portion of Ephesians 4, we look at how important shepherds and teachers are to the church body. We study the debated issues within these terms and look at how scripture describes shepherds as the elders of the early churches.