I wanted to whet your appetite for what we will be studying together this Sunday (August 17) at SGC!
Adult Sunday School :
“. . . especially that you may prophesy.” (1 Cor. 14:1) This Sunday, we will begin to teach on the NT gift of prophecy and its blessing for the church today. Why would Paul especially want Christians in NT churches to prophesy? What does that even mean? In popular Christianity, this a gift that can be largely misunderstood and misused. What exactly does the NT teach about this gift? Over the next few weeks, we will explore this topic from a Biblical perspective. We will answer questions like the following:
- What is prophecy – it’s content and purpose
- Is NT prophecy different from OT prophecy? If so, how?
- Is the gift of prophecy for today?
- Does allowing prophecy today pose a threat to the authority of Scripture?
- What can we learn from Paul’s instructions to the church in Corinth about the gift of prophecy?
- What would this look like in practice in the modern church and especially in our church?
- What about women and prophesying?
- What about women and “keeping silent in the churches”? What does that mean?
- Who can prophesy?
- Is there an office of “prophet” in the NT?
As you can see, we will be going into more detail than the book goes in to. But we think this is important for us as a church and would love for greater expressions of divine grace through this gift. We want to be a church that obeys Paul’s command to earnestly desire spiritual gifts, “especially that you may prophesy.”
Previous classes in the Gift and Giver series can be found here.
Sunday Service:
ISIS continues its bloody jihad in Iraq and beyond. A commercial passenger jet filled with tourists, families, and business travelers is shot down over Ukraine. Hamas spreads its terrorism. Child abuse and molestation statistics continue to climb. How should a Christian think, pray, and respond in the face of such evil? Psalm 69 is a part of the Psalms known as the imprecatory Psalms, meaning Psalms in which the writer calls for God’s judgment to fall on his enemies. How should a Christian view these Psalms? Can Psalms like these help shape our hearts and our prayers as we witness or experience evil? Psalm 69 will call us to trust in the justice of God to vanquish his enemies and unstoppably fulfill his plans, even in the face of evil and evildoers who seem to thwart them. Psalm 69 will point us back to Jesus and and help us better understand how God’s justice and mercy are glorified at the cross.
Previous sermons in the Psalms series can be found here.
I can’t wait to worship, witness and learn together with you this Sunday! God bless you!
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