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Living life through the spirit

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Choosing what is right can be difficult, especially when valuing the opinion of man! Most often people do, what they do to fit in, because society has deemed it acceptable, cool, the “it” thing to do, and made it “ok”! Jesus didn’t fit in; he was unique, he was talked about, made front of, and eventually put on the cross to die. Not once did he waiver, he knew exactly what he was doing, who he was doing it for, and where he was headed! We were created in his image, meaning just as Jesus we have the same uniqueness about us; we embody his creativity characteristic, even imperfectly.        In the bible Roman chapter 8 (1-4; the rest of the chapter goes more in dept.) basically says the laws of sin and death were powerless, because the flesh was weak ….Honestly we are still weak; every day is a battle between our spirit and our flesh! Romans Ch.8 (1-4; the rest of the chapter goes more in dept.) also goes on to tell us that is why God sent his only son a...

Spiritual Gifts

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                       Today’s message is coming from 1 Corinthians 12 & 13      In this chapter God talks about our spiritual gifts and pretty much how the gifts we’re given are for everyone’s purpose (not just for you). Together we are his body. We all have gifts right? Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith, Healing, Prophecy, Discernment, Speaking in tongues, Interpreting tongues, and LOVE with love being the greatest of all (13:13)…   But we are all a part of ONE BODY! He uses our body as an example saying (12:12) Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body… He goes on to say “your body has many parts (organs, limbs, cells and so on ) but it’s one body” . It’s exactly the same way with Christ! When it comes to our spiritual gifts; each person is given something to do that shows exactly who God is! Just as with our body...