Episodes

  • 1 Corinthians 12-14 – Have The Gifts Ceased?

    1 Corinthians 12-14 – Have The Gifts Ceased?
    Apr 12 2017
    When folks call the church asking for information about what we believe, 99% of the time what they really want to know is what we believe about the exercising of certain gifts of the Holy Spirit. People have very strong opinions with regards to this subject and they normally fall into one of two camps: […]
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    27 mins
  • 1 Corinthians 12.1-3 – Exercising The Gifts

    1 Corinthians 12.1-3 – Exercising The Gifts
    Apr 12 2017
    Things could get pretty wild at the worship services in the first century church in the city of Corinth. In chapter fourteen the apostle Paul says to them, 1Corinthians 14:23   Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will […]
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    22 mins
  • 1 Corinthians 12.4-11 – A Variety Of Gifts

    1 Corinthians 12.4-11 – A Variety Of Gifts
    Apr 12 2017
    The believers in Corinth were, in a sense, swinging for the spiritual fence in their use and abuse of the gift of tongues. When we get to chapter fourteen you’ll see that they were all speaking in tongues simultaneously without any concern for interpreting what was being said or for the exercise of other gifts […]
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    27 mins
  • 1 Corinthians 12.12-14 – The Baptism With The Holy Spirit

    1 Corinthians 12.12-14 – The Baptism With The Holy Spirit
    Apr 12 2017
    Issues surrounding the Holy Spirit and His gifts are fraught with either/or arguments. Here we’re going to see one of those areas where we tend to go to extremes and I’m going to suggest that both extremes are, well, extreme. The issue I’m talking about is the baptism with the Holy Spirit. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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    26 mins
  • 1 Corinthians 12.15-26 – Many Members, One Body

    1 Corinthians 12.15-26 – Many Members, One Body
    Apr 12 2017
    Paul starts talking about various body parts claiming independent identity from the whole body. His point is simple enough: the true nature of your human body is that it is one body consisting of many necessary parts. He will argue from that very obvious illustration that the body of Christ on earth – His church […]
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    25 mins
  • 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 – What’s In Your Worship?

    1 Corinthians 13:1-7 – What’s In Your Worship?
    Apr 12 2017
    If the apostle Paul had been tech-savvy he might have produced a series of short parody videos showing the horrible manners of the believers at Corinth. Sure, they were exercising spectacular gifts of the Holy Spirit. But they were simultaneously tolerating all manner of sexual sin, they were promoting divisions, they were suing one another, […]
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    20 mins
  • 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 – Best Gifts, Better Gifts

    1 Corinthians 12:27-31 – Best Gifts, Better Gifts
    Apr 12 2017
    As chapter 12 draws to a close, the apostle Paul speaks of certain individuals being “first,” “second,” and “third,” with respect to the church. Let’s see what he meant and how it fits into his larger correction to the church at Corinth. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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    29 mins
  • 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 – When Will The Gifts Cease?

    1 Corinthians 13:8-13 – When Will The Gifts Cease?
    Apr 12 2017
    When it comes to the gifts of the Holy Spirit, cessationists and charismatics 100% agree on one thing: One day the gifts will cease. We just don’t agree on the day. To bring you up to speed, if you haven’t been following this series: • Cessationists believe certain gifts of the Holy Spirit have already […]
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    19 mins