1 Corinthians | Week 4
February 5, 2023

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February 5 | Pastor Jason

  1. Lots of divisions (chapter 1-4)
  2. Confusion about Sex and Romance (Chapters 5-7)
  3. Questions about differences of personal convictions. (Chapters 9-10)
  4. Charismatic Chaos in Services. (Chapters 11-14)

  5. Minimized Jesus Resurrection (Chapter 15)

    • Identify the issue and apply the Gospel

    • Some say they ceased

    • Open but cautious

    • Charismatic

    • Pentecostal

    • Metro is a Pentecostal church.

    • One of the works Jesus does in our lives is He is the Holy Spirit baptizer.

    • I baptize you with water, but he (Jesus) will baptize you with the Holy Spirit

    • Baptize you in the Holy Spirit

    • Wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, speaking in tongues and
      interpreting tongues, helping, administration

    • Led by the Spirit and taught by the Word.

1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.

  • Desire

1 Corinthians 14:24-25
24But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all, 25as the secrets of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”

  • Prophecy, words of wisdom or knowledge, foretelling, tongues, interpretations and spiritual gifts- these things never take on the weight of Scripture.

  • Spiritual gift of discernment

1 Corinthians 14:36-38
36Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached? 37If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command. 38But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.

  • All our spiritual gifts and the demonstration of those gifts fall under the authority of the Scripture.

  • Humility

1 Corinthians 14:36 Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?

  • Never claim the authority of God when speaking

  • Don’t say God said it unless you have a chapter and verse to back it up.

  • Operate in the gifts with humility.

  • Edification

1 Corinthians 14:3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort.

  • The operation of the gifts, specifically prophecy is for building up others in the faith, not for building the speaker up.

  • The purpose of spiritual gifts is to build up the church, not the speaker.

1 Corinthians 14:24-25
24But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all, 25as the secrets of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”

  • We speak the Word and let Him do the work.

    1. Does it contradict what God clearly says in Scripture?

    2. Is it consistent with what God is doing in my life?

    3. Does it glorify God or the person speaking?

  • If the focus isn’t on God, then the focus is in the wrong place.