Spiritual Gifts : a Fresh Look.

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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Biblical Basis of Spiritual Gifts; The Priesthood of the Believer; Departure from the First-Century Pattern; The Move toward Renewal; The Incarnational Nature of the Gifts; Part One: Commentary; Introduction; 1. 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:1-3: Past and Present in the Spiritual Realm; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6: Gifts, Service, Working; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11: Many Gifts, One Spirit; 2. 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14: True Unity Allows Diversity.

1 Corinthians 12:15-20: All Members of the Body Are Vital1 Corinthians 12:21-26: The Place of the Weaker Member; 1 Corinthians 12:27-31: Enabling Gifts and Ministry Gifts; 3. 1 Corinthians 13; 1 Corinthians 13:1-3: Love: The Indispensable Quality; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7: Love Liberates!; 1 Corinthians 13:8-13: Love Never Fails; 4. 1 Corinthians 14; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5: Contrasting Tongues and Prophecy; 1 Corinthians 14:6-12: The Gifts and Teaching; 1 Corinthians 14:13-19: The Gifts and Worship; 1 Corinthians 14:20-25: The Gifts and Sign Value.

1 Corinthians 14:26-33: The Gifts and Body Ministry1 Corinthians 14:33-35: Women and the Gifts; 1 Corinthians 14:36-40: Everything in Its Proper Place; 5. The Living Church; The Incarnational Nature of the Gifts; Unity and Diversity in the Trinity; The Lists of Gifts-The Diversities of Ministries; One Body, Many Members; Sincere Love; Final Judgment; Part Two: Exhortation; Introduction; 6. Exercise the Gifts; Life Is Worship; Esteem in Christ Liberates; Different Functions Develop Diverse Ministries; Our Identity Is Individual, Yet Integral to the Body.

Personal Inadequacy Leads to InterdependenceServanthood Sets Free All Types of Gifts; Gifts Reach Out beyond the Church; 7. Begin to Minister the Gifts; The Principle of Incarnation; The Principle of Process; The Principle of Preparation and Confirmation; The Principle of Interdependence; The Principle of Clear Communication; Three Components of Ministering Gifts; 8. Why Focus on Worship; All to the Praise of His Glory: Ephesians 1; The Powerful Early Church Crosses Barriers: Ephesians 2 and 3; The Church Is a School to Prepare Us: Ephesians 4; Changed Lives Touch the World: Ephesians 5 and 6.

Worship Leads to Effective Warfare: Ephesians 69. Commencement; Appendix: Is Healing in the Atonement?; Is Healing in the Atonement?; The Biblical Basis; An Incarnational Approach to Healing; Bibliography; Scripture Index; Subject Index.

Urges Christians to replace knowledge of spiritual gifts with the actual practice of them. Includes appendix, subject index, and Scripture index.

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