Today, I'm going to be speaking about building through the Holy Spirit.
! Building through the Holy Spirit.
I'm going to pray before we jump into some of the texts.
I'm going to be kind of all over the scriptures,
but we'll primarily be in 1 Corinthians 12, a little bit of 13 and 14.
So I'm going to pray and we'll dive in.
Lord, I thank you, God, for the Holy Spirit.
Thank you, Lord, for giving us the Holy Spirit as our comforter.
I pray, Lord, that you would be with my mouth now as I speak your word.
I pray that you would help me to speak faithfully, Lord,
and say the things you want me to say.
I pray, Lord, in Jesus' name, that you would pour out your spirit
on this gathering now as we hear your word.
I pray, Lord, that you would deposit faith in Christchurch as a corporate body.
Lord, you would have an outpouring of faith and a deposit of faith to us this morning.
In Jesus' name, amen.
Okay, so building through the Holy Spirit.
Before we get into the idea of building through the Spirit,
I wanted to kind of say that Christchurch believes that the gifts of the Holy Spirit,
the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit, are for today.
The official word for this is continuationism,
which basically just means that we believe that the gifts continue,
as opposed to the opposite view, cessationism.
And we believe that the scriptures teach not to despise prophecies.
1 Thessalonians 5 and then 1 Corinthians 14, in many places,
Paul says to earnestly desire the gifts,
to not despise prophecies,
to desire prophecy, to not forbid tongues.
He actually says that this, he says, is a command from the Lord.
So he actually commands these things.
And that there's no expectation in the scripture that alludes to the cessation at any point,
but that we're expected to pursue these things and them to continue.
In Acts 2, we see that when Peter quotes Joel,
the prophet Joel,
he says that in the last days,
God says, I'll pour out my spirit on all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy.
So this is for us.
Okay?
We don't believe that prophecy,
modern day prophecy is the same as scripture,
carries the same weight.
But we do believe that the function of prophecy is for us today,
as well as the other spiritual gifts,
including the miraculous one.
So I wanted to give a little disclaimer and say that we believe that at Christ Church.
Although this sermon is not a defense for continuationism,
just wanted to intro and say that it's a huge backdrop for what I'm about to say.
So, building through the Holy Spirit.
Why I titled this that is,
there are many places in the New Testament that speak about building,
building up, these kind of things.
And I think it's Psalm 127.
It says, unless the Lord builds the house,
its labor is labor in vain.
So there's got to be a way that we build,
as New Testament believers,
build one another, build up the church,
that is in a right way.
And I believe that this is through the Spirit.
Okay?
I believe that Christ Church is in need of faith.
You know, how many of you think that we need faith,
or an increase of faith?
I believe we have faith,
that faith exists,
but we need a regular filling of faith.
And we need more faith, you know?
Even if it's small,
you know, even a mustard seed size,
God wants to use that in specific ways.
And so,
building through the Holy Spirit.
Before we talk about the building aspect,
when I say the Holy Spirit,
a lot of you guys know exactly what I'm referring to,
but for clarity,
I'm talking about the third person of the Trinity.
Okay?
The third member of the Godhead,
the Holy Spirit,
which Jesus talks about in John 14,
and says,
these things I have spoken to you
while I'm still with you,
but the Helper,
the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in my name,
He will teach you all things
and bring to remembrance
all that I've said to you.
And again,
in John 16,
Jesus literally says
that it's better that He leaves
and send the Holy Spirit.
Okay?
The idea,
well, first of all,
taking a step back,
if you were Jesus' disciples,
you know,
literal eyewitnesses of the Lamb,
and Jesus is about to leave,
imagine how you would probably feel.
Right?
Like,
the Messiah has come,
we've seen His works that He's done,
right?
Like,
He's taught us,
and now He's like,
I'm going back to my Father.
It's kind of like,
oh,
what are we going to do?
You know,
like,
I kind of need you.
You just got here.
You know,
well,
He literally says in John 16,
it's better,
or He says,
it's to your advantage
that I go.
For if I do not go away,
the Helper
will not come to you.
But if I go,
I will send Him to you.
So,
there's something about
the Holy Spirit,
the Helper,
the scriptures call Him
the Comforter or Counselor,
that is to our advantage
as believers.
God,
Jesus is reigning in heaven,
interceding on our behalf,
and we have an intercessory
working through us
that's the Holy Spirit
presently in us.
Okay?
So,
when I talk about
the Holy Spirit,
that's who I'm talking about.
The Spirit of God
is actually living
inside every
born-again believer.
Another way
to describe
the Holy Spirit,
or,
I was reading about it,
and,
I don't know
if some of you
are familiar
with the word
paraclete.
This is how
the Holy Spirit
is described,
and the Greek word
translated
Comforter or Counselor,
found in John,
is paracletos.
Paracletos,
and this form
of the word
is unquestionably
passive,
and proper means,
which means
one called
to the side
of another.
Okay?
The helper,
the counselor,
the paraclete,
called to the side
of another.
The word carries
a secondary notion
concerning the purpose
of the calling
alongside to counsel,
support,
the one who needs it.
This counselor,
or paraclete,
is God,
the Holy Spirit,
the third person
of the Trinity,
who has been called
to our side,
and he's a personal
being who indwells us.
He's our paraclete.
That's the
technical word
for that.
So,
building through
the paraclete,
the Holy Spirit,
this is what I want
to talk to you guys
about.
Specifically,
there's many avenues
we could talk about.
I wanted to hone in
on an aspect
of building,
which,
also building
in very specific ways
that God
has gifted us
with the spiritual
giftings outlined
in Scripture.
Jeff Vanderstelt
says that
he defines the church
as the
people of God
saved by the power
of God
for the purpose
of God
in this world.
So,
not only
when you were
saved by God,
did God
deposit in you,
or did he forgive you
of your sins
and cleanse you,
but he deposited
something in you
to
complete his
purposes
in this world.
And he gave you
the Holy Spirit,
and it says that
he gave
giftings to men.
Right?
So,
if you're a believer,
you have gifts
from God
for specific
purposes.
Okay?
And so,
the Bible speaks
about the gifts
and power
of the Spirit
that are given
for building.
This is what I mean,
building through
the Holy Spirit.
In Ephesians
chapter 4,
11,
it says that
he gave
the apostles,
the prophets,
the evangelists,
the shepherds,
and teachers
to equip the saints
for the work
of ministry
for the building
up of the body
of Christ.
There's that word
for the building up.
Again,
he says,
later,
let no corrupting
talk come out
of your mouth.
Only such is good
for building up.
And then,
more specifically,
the spiritual gifts,
this is going to be
the main text
if you want to turn
there,
1 Corinthians 14.
Paul says
to the Corinthian church,
pursue love
and earnestly
!
desire the spiritual
gifts,
especially
that you may
prophesy.
For the one
who speaks
in a tongue
speaks not
to men
but to God
for no one
understands him
but he utters
mysteries
in the spirit.
On the other hand,
the one who
prophesies
speaks to people
for their upbuilding.
That word
upbuilding
and encouragement
and consolation.
For the one
who speaks
in a tongue
builds up
himself
but the one
who prophesies
builds up
the church.
In verse 5
he says,
Now I want you
all to speak
in tongues
but even more
to prophesy.
For the one
who prophesies
is greater
than the one
who speaks
in tongues
unless someone
interprets
so that
the church
is built up.
So there's
this constant
language
of being built
and
Christchurch
is in the midst
of being built
and we
are all
builders
contributing
to that
as members
of one
another
but the
way is super
important.
Do you
guys naturally
think about
the giftings
you have
as
tools
or members
to build?
I know
when I was
burning earlier
this week
thinking about
this topic
I was really
convicted
that naturally
I kind
of suppress
the giftings
I have.
I think
oh it's just
you know
like it's
not really
a gifting
it's kind
of just
like you
know
personality
mingled
in there
and just
you know
a guy
like yeah
a guy
can work
but like
wouldn't
really work
like profoundly
you know
and I was
realizing how
much unbelief
I had
around this
topic
and I
think it's
really easy
in a
culture
that's
like a
naturalist
culture
no miracles
anti-supernaturalist
culture
to succumb
to kind
of the
spirit
of like
yeah
we believe
that God
can do
anything
but really
we actually
subtly believe
that God
won't
God can
but he
probably
won't
and I
was convicted
because I
think I've
started to
fall in line
with that
spirit
but
one of
the ways
I think
that we
can revive
our faith
in Christ's
church
is by
looking at
God's
ways
the ways
that he
has gifted
us
that he's
poured out
through the
Holy Spirit
different
giftings in
the body
and saying
let's
actually have
faith
and believe
that God
will work
not that he
can but he
will work
through these
things
and from
one degree
to another
there is
that happening
I don't
think it's
non-existent
but I
think you
and me
both know
that we
need more
faith
right
and so
he says
pursue
love
and earnestly
desire the
gifts
for their
upbuilding
to build
up the
church
so the
Bible speaks
about building
up
building up
I think
just really
simply
means to
strengthen
to nurture
and encourage
to equip
right
and
we have
to do
it
through
the
Spirit
okay
when's
the last
time
that you
like
showed up
at a
gathering
or showed
up at a
you know
friend's
house
one of the
saints
you know
and you
thought to
yourself
how can I
build these
people up
when you
show up
with other
believers
and you're
in the
room
are you
thinking
about
like
how can I
encourage
this
person
how can I
encourage
this group
or maybe
not like
how can I
like
myobically
just like
boost
somebody
but how
do I
like if
God
if God
the Holy
Spirit
dwells in
me
then every
opportunity
that you
have
to interact
with somebody
is an
opportunity
to be
built up
in the
Spirit
or more
specifically
for a
manifestation
of the
Spirit
do you
guys
believe
that
the
Spirit
manifests
whenever
the saints
are together
or whenever
the saints
go out
to an
unbelieving
world
I know
that I
was struggling
to believe
that this
week
but this
is what
God has
gifted us
with
is the
manifestations
of the
Spirit
it says
in
1 Corinthians
12
that to
each is
given
by the
same
Spirit
to each
is given
the
manifestation
of the
Spirit
for the
common
good
do you
believe
that it's
for the
common
good
or maybe
the
uncommon
good
you know
like
this is
supposed to
be something
we expect
God to
move
that means
that every
time Michael
opens his
mouth
it's an
opportunity
right
for
for the
Spirit
to go
forth
you know
it sounds
ridiculous
sometimes
right
to be
like
well
you know
I don't
know
but
but it's
true
like
does the
Spirit
of God
genuinely
live in
us
or
does he
kind of
does he
lie dormant
you know
a little
bit
do we
believe
for gifts
of healing
impartation
of tongues
interpretation
of tongues
utterances
of knowledge
that words
of knowledge
that you
would never
know about
somebody
had the
Lord
not
prompted
you
right
these
things
are real
we believe
that
and
sometimes
although
our
orthodoxy
you know
what we
say
we believe
doesn't
actually
line up
with what
we
do
with our
actions
we don't
really believe
that in our
actions
right
and I
would love
in my
own life
and the
life of
this church
for us
to deny
and despise
the unbelief
that says
you know
the Lord
won't
work
you know
the Lord
will
or maybe
maybe just
a passive
attitude
like hey
the Lord
is going
to do
what he
wants
you know
I don't
have to
earnestly
desire
the gifts
you know
the Lord
is going
to do
what he
wants
he can't
do
anything
that's
not
the
testimony
of
scripture
here
Paul
says
urgently
to
actually
a church
Corinth
was a
really
messed up
church
there were
so many
problems
right
in chapter
five
there was
someone
sleeping
with
his
step
mother
the Lord's
table
was
completely
out of
whack
all the
spiritual
gifts
he actually
says that
they're
exercising
the gifts
but wrongly
so there
was the
spirit
at work
to some
degree
but
it was
also
kind of
being
quenched
by the
way
they were
using
the gifts
there's
a lot
of
correction
coming
here
but
Paul
doesn't
say
hey
you know
what
these
whole
gifts
!
he brings
correction
and says
earnestly
desire
the gifts
especially
prophecy
because he
wants the
church to
be built
up
and so
we need to
know about
these things
part of the
I think some of the
ignorance too
around this issue
is
or some of the
issue is
ignorance
like
some of us
just don't
really know
what the
gifts are
and how to
use them
I think a lot
of us
do
and it's
a matter
of actually
just having
faith in
God that
will work
and
in ways
that we
might not
expect
and so
when you
read through
the gospels
and you
see all
that
Jesus
did
and you
see even
in Acts
this kind
of testimony
of signs
and
prophecy
it's
undeniable
that
God
wants
to
work
it's
not
an
issue
on
God's
part
of
does
God
want
to
give
us
these
things
right
he
absolutely
does
but
there's
a verse
in 1 Thessalonians
5
verse 19
that Paul
gives
which is
very clear
he says
do not
quench
the spirit
I was
actually
looking in
other
translations
and it's
like the
same
phrase
like in
three or
four
translations
like do
not
quench
the spirit
right
and so
I believe
that if
if any of
us are
functioning in
a passive
way towards
the gifts
or if
you're not
earnestly
!
desiring
earnestly
as in
like sincerely
with intense
conviction
desiring
the gifts
then you
are quenching
the spirit
of God
like quenching
in the sense
of like
extinguishing
putting out
the spirit
of God
like
like Paul
literally says
to a
messed up
church
earnestly
desire
them
he's not
saying put
out the
spirit
here
he's saying
do it
rightly
decently
and in
order
right
there is
a way
but we
as a
church
have to
desire
these
gifts
and we
should
pursue
them
as if
the flame
of the
Holy Spirit
needs to
be
fanned
right
Paul says
to Timothy
fan in
the flame
the gift
of God
right
are we
believing
for that
or are we
kind of
passive
are we
like
you know
what
I'll
desire
the gifts
maybe
in
halfway
through
the year
a couple
times
a year
or are we
regularly
praying
for that
or are we
regularly
desiring
Lord
work
among us
I believe
he is
at work
a lot
of times
we
can get
you know
so pigeonholed
into thinking
like the
gifts are
only really
like prophecy
healings
these things
but there's
many other
gifts
gifts of
encouragement
you know
we see
those gifts
of wisdom
gifts of
administration
different things
like this
and when we
when we
reduce the
gifts to
just a
naturalist
like oh
that's just
personality
and kind
of bent
you know
we start
walking in
unbelief
on this
topic
you know
may we
not do
that
and so
that's
the
that's
the chunk
of
my burden
is
building up
one another
through the
earnest desire
of the
gifts
I believe
there's a
lot of
gifted
people
in this
room
and it
is possible
that those
gifts
will be
quenched
can be
quenched
and not
use
may we
not do
that
may we
fan into
flame
like a
roaring
flame
the gifts
that God
has given
us
may we
use
them
right
that's
my
burden
let's
build
through
the
Holy
Spirit
build up
one
another
pray for
the
lost
pray for
words of
knowledge
and
prophetic
words
for the
lost
you know
it's so
easy to
live your
life without
any
testimony
but praise
be to
God
that
there
are
many
testimonies
I was
just
talking
to
Michael
about
this
how
faith
building
testimony
is
I'll
share
with you
one
story
I think
I've
shared
this to
some
of you
but
such
an
encouraging
thing
there was
a
man
at
a
prayer
meeting
I can't
remember
where
I think
it was
actually
Jack
Deer
he's
at a
prayer
meeting
there's
a man
at a
prayer
meeting
goes into
this
prayer
meeting
and
there's
a
young
girl
that
came
for the
first
time
perceivably
a young
struggling
girl
sat down
at the
meeting
and they're
praying
and it
might have
been at
the end
of the
meeting
or
something
where
this
man
looks
intently
at her
and thinks
he gets
a word
prophetic
word
he's
impressed
with a
word
to tell
this
young
lady
very
specific
words
to tell
this
young
lady
that
God
hates
mommies
and
daddies
what
it's a
weird
thing
to say
he was
thinking
to himself
uh
Lord
like
this is
clearly
against
scripture
like
God
loves
moms
and
dads
like
why
would
I
go
up
with
this
woman
and
say
that
and
he
said
it
as
clear
as
that
he
couldn't
shake
it
he's
just
like
I
have
to
go
tell
this
young
lady
so
they
find
out
that
she
was
sexually
abused
by
her
mom
and
dad
and
before
the
abuse
would
happen
the
parents
would
say
let's
play
mommies
and
daddies
so
this
is
the
use
of
the
Holy
Spirit
which
seemed
on
the
surface
to
be
you
know
something
outlandish
and
crazy
that
could
easily
be
discarded
and
dismissed
!
give
deliverance
and
freedom
to
this
woman
and
she
was
set
free
that
night
these
are
the
kind
of
things
that
we
have
to
believe
for
that
God
actually
works
okay
and
I'm
not
saying
that
every
waking
moment
will
be
this
way
right
but
we
have
to
earnestly
desire
it
we
have
to
say
God
if
you
don't
speak
you
know
if
your
spirit
doesn't
work
then
we've
got
nothing
you
no
help
at
all
right
it's
the
spirit
who
gives
life
Jesus
says
I
was
just
talking
before
about
a time
that
Brian
Firtle
had
spent
a long
night
in prayer
praying
for people
and
he
got a
phone
call
to a
man
who
was
dying
from
liver
failure
and
he
was
already
extremely
discouraged
that
night
exhausted
in
prayer
ended
up
going
to
the
hospital
walking
into
the
hospital
room
all
the
nurses
were
standing
there
like
what
is
this
guy
going
to
do
he
was
called
there
to
pray
for
this
man
the
man
was
laying
on
the
bed
groaning
in
pain
and
Brian
was
telling me
earlier
this week
he's
like
I've
never
experienced
anything
like
this
but
in
that
moment
I
looked
at
the
man
and
I
just
knew
it's
like
I
received
this
word
from
God
whole
you
will
be
healed
but
something
was
stirred
up
in
Brian
with
confidence
and
faith
he
knew
that
he
knew
this
guy
is
going
to
be
healed
so
he
lays
his
hands
he
brings
Audrey
over
they
both
lay
their
hands
on
the
man
saying
Jesus
name
be
healed
and
sure
enough
he
gets
out
of
his
fetal
position
that
he's
crouching
in
he
calms
down
sits
up
and
he's
like
I
don't
feel
any
pain
you
know
and
Brian
is
like
Jesus
did
this
for
you
then
he
walks
out
you
know
like
these
are
the
type
of
things
that
testify
that
not
only
can
God
can
God
right
can
God
do
miraculous
things
can
God
work
but
God
does
okay
it's
important
for us
to believe
this
we live
in a
culture
that
suppresses
this
and
that
spirit
comes
to
you
guys
and
tells
you to
suppress
your own
gift
things
you know
God
can't
work
through
me
you know
but here's
the deal
your old man
was crucified
with Christ
and a new man
lives in you
to do his
will
through the
spirit
and Jesus
said it's
better that I
leave and
send you
the spirit
right
we have
to be
burdened
to
earnestly
pursue
the work
of the
spirit
in our
life
I was
so
convicted
I was
just like
Lord
forgive me
for falling
into
unbelief
in this
area
may the
body
be built
up
may we
build
through
the
Holy
Spirit
amen
so I
see
a couple
of
ditches
here
I already
talked about
one which
is the
the error
of passivity
towards the
giftings
I think the
Corinthian church
made the
other error
they were
pursuing the
gifts but
they were
doing it
in a completely
wrong way
they were
selfishly
ambitious
trying to
be the
best
you know
one upping
one another
and
Paul says
in 1st
15
it's
14
what then
brothers
when you
come together
each one
has a hymn
a lesson
a revelation
a tongue
or an
interpretation
let all
things be
done for
building up
if any
speak in
the tongue
let there
be only
two
or three
at most
and each
in turn
and if
there's
and let
someone
interpret
but if
there's
no one
to interpret
let each
of them
keep
silent
so Paul
is kind
of like
rebuking
them
he's just
like
you come
together
one of you
wants to
share him
a lesson
everyone wants
to just keep
sharing
it's like
this competition
it's just
like
he's like
listen
if someone
has
a tongue
let there
only be
two or
three
like
at the end
of the chapter
it says
let everything
be done
decently
in an order
right
so there's
a way
he's not
forbidding
tongues
but he's
saying
there's
an order
to it
right
and he
says
but if
there's
no one
to interpret
let him
keep
silent
and so
sometimes
we can
be like
the Corinthians
in some
ways
I don't
think we're
we're in
that ditch
per se
but maybe
we have
inflections
sometimes
you know
like
in our
relationships
you know
when we
kind of
like
want to
be
one step
above
we want
to be
the guy
with the
word
right
or maybe
we want
to have
the final
word
like
you know
are we
really
considerate
about how
the gifts
are working
and
how
we're
working
the gifts
out
is there
a little
bit of
selfishness
in there
there's an
interesting
phrase
in
3rd
John
1
where
John
literally
names
this guy
he says
I'm going
to mispronounce
this
diotrophus
he says
but diotrophus
who likes
to put
himself
first
rough
name
rough guy
to be
known by
his
selfishness
right
but
he was
known
to
get ahead
of
everybody
put
himself
first
in
I don't
know
what
specific
ways
but
do we
do this
in our
relationships
sometimes
are we
quenching
the spirit
a little
bit
in our
efforts
what about
in our
prayer
meetings
this
might seem
really
normal
and
mundane
but
God
wants
us
to
have
the
unity
of
the
spirit
are we
praying
prayers
that are
just
kind of
like
not
even
considered
about
what's
already
being
prayed
not
even
caring
about
you know
like
the
flow
that
the
holy
spirit
would
lead
us
in
right
are we
kind
of
a
diatrophist
in our
prayers
always
just
putting
ourselves
first
our
needs
you know
like
be
considerate
right
I think
in
Hebrews
it says
consider
how to
stir
one
another
up
right
this
is not
self
centered
it's
others
seeking
and I
believe
when we
do
that
the
guess
will
work
let's
not
be
a
diatrophist
man
I'm
cruising
through
this
30
minutes
yeah
let's
not
in an
effort
sometimes
I think
with
the
gifts
specifically
the way
that the
Holy
Spirit
has
gifted
this
body
I think
we can
play
it
safe
too
safe
it
would
be
better
I
think
to
risk
it
and
be
wrong
than
to
quench
the
Holy
Spirit
and
say
you
know
what
I'm
not
really
going
to
lean
into
this
gifting
or
encouraging
this
brother
or
maybe
this
prophetic
word
maybe
I'll
be
wrong
right
don't
get
me
wrong
I'm
not
giving
you
guys
a
life
to
go
crazy
right
like
things
should
be
tested
!
order
and
care
it
should
be
love
right
but
we
have
to
pursue
these
things
and
we
have
to
say
I'm
not
going
to
play
it
safe
or
more
specifically
what you're
saying
is
I'm
going
to
play
it
passive
you
know
let us
be a
church
filled
with
faith
and
alive
in
spirit
so
that
leads
me
into
kind
of
the
final
exhortations
that I
had
I was
thinking
about
how could
I
encourage
this
body
how could
I
exhort
this
body
even
with
seeing
my
own
lack
of
faith
in
this
area
and
number
one
Jesus
says
many
at
different
points
but
many
times
in
the
gospels
that
if
you
have
faith
like
a
mustard
seed
very
small
I
think
in
Luke
he
talks
about
how
the
mustard
seed
is
smaller
than
any
of
the
other
plants
yet
when
it
goes
into
the
ground
and
grows
it
grows
larger
than
them
all
he
says
if
you
have
faith
like
a
mustard
seed
you
can
say
to
this
mountain
be
thrown
into
the
sea
right
so
it's
not
that
you
yourself
have
to
muster
up
the
faith
right
in
fact
actually
it's
that
as
if
you
have
faith
even
if
it's
small
it's
the
object
of
your
faith
that
must
be
large
right
not
the
faith
itself
per
se
right
if
you
have
a
little
faith
in
a
very
large
God
then
he
can
literally
do
anything
right
and
so
I
would
exhort
you
to
not
be
discouraged
when
you're
discouraged
about
how
small
your
faith
is
or
maybe
how
you
would
wish
God
would
work
but
to
know
the
God
that
we
actually
believe
in
can
do
anything
and
to
lean
in
and
say
Lord
do
it
move
the
mountains
in
our
lives
and
increase
the
level
of
pressing
in
and
the
earnest
desire
the
intense
conviction
and
desire
for
these
things
give
yourself
to the
earnest
desire
of the
spiritual
gifts
don't
quench
the
spirit
we already
talked
about
that
Ephesians
in
Ephesians
it says
to make
every
effort
to
maintain
the
unity
of
the
spirit
so
that
means
that
you
know
all
of
us
have
to
be
like
an
assembled
team
you
know
especially
with
us
you
know
about
to
go
out
and
do
some
mission
here
Lord
willing
and
reap
a
harvest
we
have
to
be
unified
in
the
spirit
right
imagine
if
everybody
was
just
like
we're
all
on
a
football
team
and
it's
kind
of
just
like
okay
everybody
just
you know
you can
be a
linebacker
well
actually
you know
what
you just
get on
the line
and we'll
see how
it goes
you know
I mean
it would
be total
chaos
right
scholars
actually say
this
verse
make
every
effort
this
phrase
make
every
effort
is like
the
strongest
emphasis
of
the
word
like
work
really
hard
to
maintain
the
unity
of
the
spirit
this
is
probably
one
of
the
pegs
of
the
charismatic
movement
that
has
been
so
terrible
is
that
it's
a
free
for
all
of
disunified
use
of the
gifts
of the
Holy
Spirit
disorder
and this
is what
Paul is
rebuking
the
church
about
he's
just
like
let
everything
done
let
everything
be
done
decently
in an
order
right
so
that's
the
mark
of
a
healthy
church
is
that
the
gifts
are
functioning
they're
not
being
quenched
and
they're
done
in order
there's
unity
so
Ephesians
says
make
every
effort
I
would
exhort
you
church
work
hard
at
maintaining
that
unity
as
we're
about
to
go
out
and
embark
on
you know
as
laborers
into
God's
harvest
field
like
let's
work
hard
to
do
it
together
we
live
in a
very
individualistic
society
that
basically
says
you
do
you
the
way
that
you
want
and
has
no
mind
for
team
mentality
right
but
we
have
to
be
unified
we
have
to
be
in
prayer
together
and
if
that's
uncomfortable
for
you
well
you
know
like
God
wants
to
save
us
from
that
like
he
wants
to
save
us
from
doing
our
own
thing
you
know
and
it
can
be
kind
of
squeamish
but
how much
are we
committed
to
God's
ways
you
methods
for
building
so
make
every
effort
work
hard
at
it
see
what
I
got
last
one
last
exhortation
finally
be
eager
to
love
one
another
and
all
this
talk
about
the
spiritual
gifts
and
there's
a
lot
in
first
Corinthians
12
and
14
right
in
the
middle
of
that
is
chapter
13
the
love
chapter
he
basically
says
if I
speak
in the
tongues
of
men
and
angels
but
have
not
love
I'm
a
noisy
gong
even
if I
have
prophetic
powers
I
understand
all
mysteries
and
all
knowledge
and
even
if I
have
faith
to
move
mountains
but
have
not
love
I'm
nothing
so
he
says
that
prophecy
you
know
without
love
even
says
martyrdom
!
it's
useless
you
know
the
mark
of a
believer
is that
we
actually
have
genuine
love
for one
another
and
here's
the thing
this is an
encouragement to you guys
if you
lack
love for one
another
God
will give it
through the
spirit
if you ask
him
okay
God
has
loved
us
so
incredibly
more
than we
actually
believe
most of
the time
in Christ
Jesus
1 John
says that
we love
because he
first
did it
he first
loved us
and so
God
wants to
win our
hearts
again
if our
love
for him
has grown
cold
so that
our love
for each
other
will burn
highly
again
you know
and
my last
exhortation
is be
eager
to love
one another
and if
you're
dry
ask
God
to fill
you
up
and
maybe
some
of us
even
today
would
say
yeah
I'm
kind
of
cold
and my
love
you know
or maybe
my
loves
are
competing
I
love
some
people
well
and then
I
don't
one
day
you know
God
wants to
fill you
with his
spirit
I believe
that
if that's
you today
I believe
that God
wants to
fill you
today
with his
spirit
that's
one thing
another
thing
if you've
been found
as I'm
speaking
to say
you know
what
I just
honestly
haven't
valued
the
spiritual
gifts
that much
you know
like
the Bible
says
earnest
desire
right
intense
desire
if you
kind of
fall under
the
realm
of like
you know
I've been
passive
towards
God
working
I've been
in a
little
unbelief
that God
can
work
you know
God
wants
to
fill
you
he
wants
to
actually
change
your
heart
towards
these
things
and so
before
I pray
if that's
you I
would have
encouraged
you to
get
prayer
from
someone
else
we've
also
believed
in what's
called
the
baptism
of the
Holy
Spirit
I don't
have
time
to
explain
that
but
baptism
denotes
immersion
right
the
Spirit
actually
like us
being immersed
in the
Spirit
and I
believe
that God
wants to
immerse us
and fill
us
if we're
weary
in this
way
okay
so if
anyone
needs
prayer
there's
going to
be
people
in the
back
to
pray
for
you
lucky
you can
come up
I'm going
to read
Colossians
chapter 1
to close
and then
I'll pray
and so
this is Paul
speaking
and so
from the
day we
heard
we have
not
ceased
to pray
for you
asking
that you
may be
filled
with the
knowledge
of his
will
and all
spiritual
wisdom
and understanding
so as to
walk
in a manner
worthy of
the Lord
fully pleasing
to him
bearing fruit
in every good
work
and increasing
in the knowledge
of God
being
strengthened
with all
power
according to
his glorious
might
with all
endurance
and patience
with joy
giving thanks
to God
the Father
who has
qualified you
to share
the inheritance
of the saints
in life
church
this is what
I pray
would be over
this church
that we would
be filled
with all
these things
that Paul
prayed
and that
you would
be filled
not only
with the
gifts of
the Holy
Spirit
but with
faith
to believe
for them
and persevere
and if any
of you
feels
disqualified
the Lord
Jesus
qualifies us
in 2 Corinthians
3 it says
that he has
made us
ministers
not that we
ourselves
are sufficient
but he
has called
us to that
in his
sufficiency
right
we're sufficient
ministers
so
of