I’m grateful to God for the gift of praying in tongues that he gives us for praising him, which leads to wonderful intimacies we enjoy with him. I enter into this as much or more than any of you. But when I’m in a church assembled for worship, I’d rather say five words that everyone can understand and learn from than say ten thousand that sound to others like gibberish. To be perfectly frank, I’m getting exasperated with your childish thinking. How long before you grow up and use your head—your adult head? It’s all right to have a childlike unfamiliarity with evil; a simple no is all that’s needed there. But there’s far more to saying yes to something. Only mature and well-exercised intelligence can save you from falling into gullibility. It’s written in Scripture that God said
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6 Days
Can God still speak directly to His people? Some say no way – others say every day! And in the middle, there’s a whole lot of confusion. Author Berni Dymet takes you through this controversial topic to show you six ways that God can speak into your life – so you can finally know how you can recognize and respond to God's voice.
7 Days
In our second devotional on this powerful God-given gift, we dive deeper into revelation, wisdom, and understanding of the Gift of Prophecy. If you're hungry to grow in the things of the Spirit this devotional will help you do just that.
16 Days
The church at Corinth was plagued by internal division and sinful derision. Paul provides the only solution potent enough for their disunity and spiritual disruptions: “Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 1:10). 1 Corinthians reminds us that by focusing on Jesus and His glorious resurrection, we too will “be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the word of the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:58).
In the final part of a five-part, verse-by-verse journey through the Book of 1 Corinthians, we'll dive into chapters 14–16.
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