GIFTS OF THE BODY – MAPLE AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Series: GIFTS OF THE BODY

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In this “Gifts of the Body” sermon series we will work through 1 Corinthians chapters 12-14 where the Apostle Paul deals with the issue of spiritual gifts. Believe it or not there was an arrogance about spiritual gifts, there was a pride. You see the Corinthians ranked gifts and thought some more important than the others and in turn thought they (the individuals who possessed certain gifts) were better and more important than others. Therefore, spiritual gifts became a divisive issue among them.

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 | Preacher: Donnie Case | Series: GIFTS OF THE BODY | The Apostle Paul sees the necessity for order in the church service. The Corinthian church was in all kinds of disarray and so Paul is rebuking them and applying correction, not because he doesn’t […]

GIFTS OF THE BODY: Gift of Order

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 | Preacher: Donnie Case | Series: GIFTS OF THE BODY | As many things in our culture and society do today, the gift of tongues is an issue that brings sharp division among those who should be united. Some people believe that the gift of […]

GIFTS OF THE BODY: Gift of Edification

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 13 | Preacher: Donnie Case | Series: GIFTS OF THE BODY | Love seems to me to be the missing ingredient in many of our churches today. There may be a friendliness, a welcoming atmosphere, a come-in and have a seat and smile nice to everyone […]

GIFTS OF THE BODY: Gift of Love

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 | Preacher: Donnie Case | Series: GIFTS OF THE BODY | The church is the visible manifestation of Christ in the world. The church is the body of Christ. It is one entity, yet is made of up a diversity of people with different gifts […]

GIFTS OF THE BODY: Gifts to One Another

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 | Preacher: Donnie Case | Series: GIFTS OF THE BODY | Paul repeatedly addresses issues related to the gift of tongues (12:10, 28, 30; 13:1; 14:2, 4-25), giving us reason to believe that those issues are especially serious in Corinth. In his lists of gifts […]