Tag Archives: spiritual gifts

The Role of Spiritual Gifts

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Don Merritt

1 Corinthians 14:1-25 All too often we study this section without taking its context into account. As a result, many of us use this passage as a source of proof texts to back up one position or another regarding speaking … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Gifts and Love, part 2

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Don Merritt

1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Paul continues his discussion of spiritual gifts and love in this section, telling us that the gifts will one day pass away, but that love will remain. It is evident fairly quickly that what Paul has in … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Gifts and Love

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Don Merritt

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Gifts, part 2

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Don Merritt

1 Corinthians 12:12-31 As we continue Paul’s discussion about misunderstandings of spiritual gifts, Paul has taken great care to emphasize that the manifestations of the Spirit within us are to be a unifying force, not a source of division. He … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Gifts, part 1

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Don Merritt

1 Corinthians 12:4-11 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: April 29, 2018

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: Spiritual Gifts and Love in Action Text: Romans 12:3-21 Humble Service Romans 12:3-8 Paul set out his proposition in verses 1-2, that we offer ourselves as living sacrifices and be transformed by the renewing of our minds as a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: April 15, 2018

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: Your Spiritual Gift is the Gift of the Spirit Text: Acts 2:38-39 Reader’s Note: This series is based upon my workbook “Your Spiritual Gifts Revealed” which is available for free download at my website. Introduction The first and last … Continue reading →

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On a Personal Note…

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Don Merritt

This past Sunday I had an odd experience. It all began when I awakened and realized that I had no recollection, no idea really, of what I was teaching that day. Oh I had set it all up the previous … Continue reading →

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Song of Songs: Epilogue

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Don Merritt

We’ve been all the way through the Song of Songs. We’ve discussed many of the issues and the theology that surround the book; there isn’t much left that I can say about it… except for the best part of all. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Podcast: February 22, 2015

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Don Merritt

Yesterday’s sermon on maturity and unity in the Body of Christ centers on Ephesians 4:7-16 and the amazing linkage between using our spiritual gifts, growing to maturity in Christ and achieving unity in the church: Listen Now

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