B.E.S.T. Shabbat

“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:” (1Co 12:1) To listen to the audio-only version click below  Giving Opportunity Message   Last chapter, we began our conversation about the gift of God. We looked at the ancient Hebrew word for gift, Natan, which both begins and ends with a nun, the character for seed. In the middle is the tav, the symbol for the cross. From this picture, we realized that the gift we carry is one that begins with God and is completed through the cross. The cross represents releasing our gifting to death to ourselves and allowing resurrection life to bring the gift to its full manifestation. This chapter I want to delve deeper into the specifics of the gifts of God given by the Holy Spirit to each Believer and the Body as a whole. Of primary importance to God are the intentions or the motivations of the heart. “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to t...

For this reason, I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. (2Ti 1:6) To listen to the audio-only version click below    One of the power tools of the kingdom of God is the ability to activate within our specific gifting. Gifting and purpose are inextricably linked. “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the multifaceted grace of God.” (1Pe 4:10) We see from this verse that the gifts we walk in are a testimony of the manifold, multifaceted grace of God. Grace, as we remember, is the Hebrew word “chen”. Chen is the word picture of a fence which guards or surrounds the seed of God’s word, plan, and destiny. Keep that in mind as we develop the understanding and application of the gift of God. Peter tells the congregation that there is an interconnectedness of our giftings and that we are stewards which tells us there is an accountability for how we live out our gi...