"Love is not self seeking" Tagged Sermons
Correctly Grasping the Gift of Tongues
In 1 Corinthians 14:6-19, Paul teaches us the role of the gift of tongues (the Spirit enabled ability to speak foreign languages) in the early church and warns the church in Corinth about self-centered abuse of this gift. Brian also challenges our own use of our own gifts, which must be driven by a selfless love for one another.
How to Understand Charismatic Spiritual Gifts in the Early Church
Although this recording was hampered by technical issues, the sermon is intact and worth your time. Spiritual gifts are a controversial and a sensitive topic, because sincere Christians disagree. In this sermon on 1 Corinthians 14:1-5, Alex lays out a clear case from 1 Corinthians and the New Testament for why God used “charismatic” Spiritual Gifts within the early church, but does not typically use them today. At the same time, Paul was writing to people who were self-obsessed and…