See more posts by William Earnhardt In Matthew 17, Peter, James and John were invited to an exclusive experience of the kingdom of God when they witnessed the transfiguration of Christ.
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Monday: God, the Sovereign Giver of Spiritual Gifts
See more posts by Sabbath School Lesson It is not we who decide what gifts to have. The Greek word for the gifts of the Spirit is charismata -they are gifts of grace, distributed and given by God Himself.
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Sunday: The Fruits of the Spirit and the Gifts of the Spirit
See more posts by Sabbath School Lesson The fruit of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit have the same Author. Yet, they are not the same. No one is required to manifest a gift of the Spirit, but everyone should manifest the fruit of the Spirit
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Sabbath: The Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the Spirit
See more posts by Sabbath School Lesson Read for This Week’s Study: 1 Cor. 12:4-7 , 1 Cor 12:11 ; Eph. 4:7 ; 1 Cor. 12:14-31 ; Rom. 12:3-8 ; 1 John 4:1-3 .
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Friday: Further Thought – The Holy Spirit and the Fruit of the Spirit
See more posts by Sabbath School Lesson “In modern language the passage in Galatians 5:22-23 could read something like this: ‘The Fruit of the Spirit is an affectionate, lovable disposition, a radiant spirit and a cheerful temper, a tranquil mind and a quiet manner, a forbearing patience in provoking circumstances and with trying people, a sympathetic insight and tactful helpfulness, generous judgment and a big-souled charity, loyalty and reliableness under all circumstances, humility that forgets self in the joy of others, in all things self-mastered and self-controlled, which is the final mark of perfecting. Image © Stan Myers from GoodSalt.com This is the kind of character that is the Fruit of the Spirit. Everything is in the word Fruit. It is not by striving, but by abiding; not by worrying, but by trusting; not of works, but of faith.’ “-S. Chadwick, in Arthur Walkington Pink, The Holy Spirit (Bellingham, Wash.: Logos Bible Software, n.d.), chapter 30
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