07.20.25 | NCCpm | Sunday Service PM
1 Corinthians 12:4-10 (CSB)
Power Gifts — demonstrate the power, presence, and reality of God.
Faith — the unusual capacity to recognize that God intends to do something and trust him for it until he does.
Faith doesn’t see problems, it sees God.
2 Corinthians 5:7
Faith isn’t loud, it’s quietly steady.
Romans 4:20
Faith anchors the church in seasons of uncertainty.
Discernment of Spirits — the supernatural ability to perceive the spiritual origin of a person, message, or situation.
3 sources of spiritual influence:
Divine
Human
Demonic
Discernment protects the church from wolves.
Acts 20:29-30
Discernment helps those who are well-meaning from being misled.
Matthew 16:22-23
Miracles — the God-given ability to intervene in the natural order with supernatural power that brings God glory and exalts His kingdom.
Miracles affirm the power of the Gospel.
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
Miracles fuel the movement of the mission.
Acts 9:40-42
Miracles remind the church that God is active.
Hebrews 2:4
Miracles include divine interventions against evil.
Acts 13:10-12