What’s the Gift of Prophecy?
What is Prophecy? “Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.” — 1 Corinthians 14:1 Paul has spoken of how men and women (particularly
October 3, 2017
What is Prophecy? “Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.” — 1 Corinthians 14:1 Paul has spoken of how men and women (particularly
Is Suffering God’s Punishment? Facing suffering and death is always awful. When you face it as a Christian there can be an added element of confusion; why would a good
Evangelism. E-van-gel-ism. Let that word roll around in your mouth for a while. Does it bring into your mind an image that is warm, or cold? To me, the word
Sometimes as you’re reading the Bible you hit a phrase or sentence that throws you for a loop. There’ll be a verse that sounds weird, that doesn’t seem to make
Tim Chester, in his book, You Can Change, tells a story of a little girl named Sophie: “It was Sophie’s first day with her adoptive parents. She stalked nervously round
One of my favourite childhood holidays was travelling through the Northern Territory when I was ten. Dad and Mum had planned this amazing trip: flying to Alice Springs, and then
“How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” — 1 Corinthians 15:35 In the decades I’ve been a Christian — since I was a kid
Gospel ministry in the New Testament is always pictured as team ministry. Jesus gathered a team of disciples and he sent them out as a team. The Apostles worked in
Paul talks about a gift of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:10, 30), and then returns to the topic of tongues and how they work in the gathering in 1 Corinthians 14.
After talking about change as not coming through morality or rule keeping, it might seem a bit contradictory to talk about discipline as an important part of the Christian life.