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Gifts of The Holy Spirit

This series is based on an expanded version of the following sermon and includes some Q and A. A few key posts that were not part of the original series are also included. You can watch the sermon here, or begin at the beginning by clicking here for the earliest posts, following each link, then hitting back before going to the next. The oldest posts appear at the bottom of the relevant page.
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Guest post by Jon Cressey: Methuselah – a long life wasted?

August 23, 2011

Have you ever sat down and worked your way through the years of the first few generations of mankind (Genesis 5)? It’s a few minutes work, but it is worth it. There are a few surprises that grab your attention straight away. And one of them is a particularly sobering one – Methuselah. Biography Methuselah [...]

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A prophetic word from John Piper for the new reformed movement

July 19, 2010

Reformed people often forget that Piper is almost as much of a charismatic as I am! He is no doubt a bit more cautious than me about gifts, but he does believe in them. In this video clip he shares what he describes as a prophetic word that has a warning for the reformed movement [...]

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Matt Chandler on being a reformed charismatic

May 18, 2010

This is the second of a four-part interview with Matt Chandler. At Together For the Gospel, Chandler began his talk by claiming to be a reformed charismatic. After Grudem’s recent interview on this subject at New Word Alive, I was eager to ask Matt just what he meant by this, as there is a broad [...]

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Wayne Grudem on whether God’s revelation has really stopped

May 14, 2010

This video might surprise some of my readers. Wayne is well known as a reformed theologian. Arguably he and Piper have between them, with some help from Keller and Carson, led to this resurgence of “Young Restless and Reformed” that so many people talk about. So when a man like that argues that God has [...]

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Sam Storms On Pastoring As A Reformed Charismatic

February 11, 2010

In the following inteview, Sam and I speak about what it is like for him to pastor as a reformed charismatic. It is a very interesting exchange, and one I very much enjoyed filming:

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Holy Spirit Baptism Testimony

December 12, 2009

I received this testimony from someone in an email recently. I asked them if I could share it here anonymously and they graciously agreed. Having grown up as a cessationist, God had other plans for them: I set myself to reading all I could find on the subject, searching the Scriptures, and praying over the [...]

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Spiritual Gifts – That’s It From Me, But More From Others

June 12, 2009

If my series on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which is now finished, has left you wanting to know more, then I encourage you to listen to three talks from my friend, Joel Virgo. Joel leads the Brighton Newfrontiers church, CCK. His first talk speaks about something I have blogged about previously, apostles today. [...]

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Seeking the Giver and His Gifts

June 11, 2009

As we draw to the end of this series on the gifts of the Spirit, I want to conclude by thinking a bit more about what is the purpose of these gifts. The gifts are a foretaste of heaven, of our restored relationship with God. They are one way to draw us into the presence [...]

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A Prophecy Told Me I Should Marry – Spiritual Gifts Q and A 3

June 10, 2009

The details of the following situation have been changed to protect the anonymity of those involved. Q. A friend of mine has come to me for advice. His girlfriend has told him that one of her close friends told her that God wanted them to hurry up and get married. He is not so sure [...]

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The Gift of Prophecy – How To Test It

June 9, 2009

In today’s post I continue to share an edited transcript of my sermon on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The following is a list of questions to ask yourself as you test a prophecy: Is it upbuilding and encouraging? Does it leave you feeling positive? Even if there is an element of rebuke in [...]

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The Gift of Prophecy — Dangers to Avoid

June 8, 2009

This post is a continuation of an edited transcript of my sermon on the gifts of the Spirit. There are many dangers of prophecy. One example of this is foolish prophecy, which is really nothing more than wishful thinking. It might surprise you to hear me say this, but sometimes it can be a bad [...]

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THE GIFT OF PROPHECY – What It Is NOT

June 5, 2009

Today, I continue my edited transcript of a sermon on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. There are three key things that prophecy is not. You see examples of all of these in Acts 21, which makes that a crucial chapter for understanding New Testament prophecy. Prophecy is NOT infallible In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul [...]

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The Gift Of Prophecy – What Is It For?

June 3, 2009

For the remainder of the sermon I preached on spiritual gifts, I focused on this gift of prophecy. We will be several days in sharing an edited version of a transcript of this section. What is prophecy? I believe that prophecy is an impression that God may have something to say specifically to specific people [...]

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Isn’t Tongues Elitist? – Spiritual Gifts Q and A 2

June 2, 2009

I continue to receive some questions arising from my sermon on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I thought I would try and answer a couple more today. Q – I have been told that if I don’t pray in tongues there is something wrong with me and I am a second class Christian. I [...]

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Gifts of The Spirit —Discerning Spirits, Tongues, and Interpretation

June 1, 2009

So far I have shared a transciption from my recent sermon of my general thoughts on the gifts, on the word of wisdom and word of knowledge, and on miracles, faith, and healing. Today we move to discerning of spirits, tongues and interpretation. DISCERNING OF SPIRITSThis is a gift of recognizing the work of the [...]

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The Gifts Of The Spirit — Faith, Healings, and Miracles

May 31, 2009

This is the third part of a transcript of my recent sermon on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. You can see the video or download the audio on the introduction page or read about the word of wisdom and word of knowledge. FAITHThe presence of Faith in this list underlines a point, which is [...]

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Gifts Of The Holy Spirit – Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge

May 28, 2009

This is the second part of an edited transcript of my sermon on The Gifts of the Holy Spirit. The first part includes a video and mp3 of the whole sermon, as well as listing ways you can submit your questions. The sermon is based on 1 Corinthians 12 where Paul lists the gifts, which [...]

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Q and A – Gifts Of The Holy Spirit

May 27, 2009

To submit more questions see the instructions on the page about my sermon on the Gifts. Adrian, do you think we will have all the gifts of the Spirit in ‘completeness’ in heaven? Did I hear/mishear what you said? Paul says that the gifts will pass away when we see Jesus face-to-face. But that passing [...]

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The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit – A Sermon

May 27, 2009

Over the next few days I will be serialising a lightly edited transcript of the sermon I preached last Sunday on the Holy Spirit’s activity within the Church today. I appreciate this is a subject that many people have questions on, so I have opened up a discussion thread on Facebook and The Gospel Coalition [...]

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MLJ on Spiritual Gifts in 1 Corinthians 12

May 25, 2009

The following quote from the Doctor expresses something important that many people don’t fully agree with today. Now, I am sure that the Doctor did not mean to say that the Spirit only works in us in these direct, spiritual ways. Clearly for example the Spirit inspires a preacher, and he inspires an administrator, and [...]

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