The Master‘s Class, LifeChange Church Wichita

The spiritual gifts are designed by God to edify the body of Christ.  Just as the various parts of the human body work together to accomplish the goals of the body, the members of the body of Christ are to utilize their various spiritual gifts to accomplish the goals of Christ for His church.  Each gift is to work in unity with the other gifts.  Paul explains how this harmony is to work in a verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 12:14-31.  Listen to the blessing that the Word of God has for you in this study.

The source of all spiritual gifts is the Holy Spirit. The unifying intelligence behind the gifts is the Holy Spirit. The method of receiving the gifts is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Paul explains all of these in a verse-by-verse study of 1 Cor. 12:10-13.  Listen as God's Word will enlighten your view of these wonderful gifts.

What is the difference between a talent and a spiritual gift?  How are they to be used differently?  How can you tell if someone's gift is from God?  In this verse-by-verse study of 1 Cor. 12:1-9 Paul describes how God grants to each believer a spiritual gift and how they are to be used.   Listen to what God's Word has to say about these gifts.

In this verse-by-verse study of 1 Cor. 11:27-34 Paul will talk about what it means to partake of the Lord's Supper worthily, and the consequences of our failure to do so.  We will also discuss the seven sinful attitudes that nailed Jesus to the Cross.  Listen and hear God speak to you through His Word about this important ordinance.

What is the true meaning of the ordinance of the Lord's Supper?  In this verse-by-verse study of 1 Cor. 11:17-26 Paul provides the reason why Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper, the significance of it, and what our thoughts and focus are to be while we are partaking of it.  Listen and receive a true blessing from God's Word.

Has God established an order in His worship services?  What is God's intended relationship between man and woman?  Who is the man's head?  Who is the woman's head?  Who is Christ's head?  These are the questions answered in this verse-by-verse study of 1 Cor. 11:1-16.

Many Christians see nothing wrong with reading a daily horoscope, attending séances, and playing games that reach out to the spiritual world.  They see them as just harmless fun.  In this verse-by-verse study of 1 Cor. 10:15-33, Paul discusses the wisdom of the Christian being separated from the evil things of the world.   He gives us practical examples of how to apply this principle of separation in our daily lives.

We have all heard and quoted to ourselves and others the Scripture that says but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able.  And that verse continues by saying... But will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. This means that God always provides a way to escape temptation. Paul provides us with instructions on how to find that way of escape in a verse by verse study of 1 Cor. 10:10-14.

Does God's Word have examples that we can learn from?  Examples of people who have tried to live a victorious Christian life and either failed or succeeded? Yes it does.  They are in both the New Testament and Old Testament of the Bible, and they provide us with detailed instructions on living our lives in a way that would be pleasing to God. In this verse-by-verse study of 1 Cor. 10:1-9, Paul presents a series of examples to the Corinthians to help him explain the consequences of the choices they have been making in how they conduct their daily lives.

Have you ever asked yourself why anyone would want to be a pastor, preacher, minister, or missionary?  What drives him to want to be a preacher of the gospel message of Jesus Christ?  For that matter what drives any Christian to want to be a soul winner for Christ? Well, this is what Paul addresses in this verse-by-verse study of 1 Cor. 9:10-27.  He is going to tell us what motivates him to be an apostle for Christ, and he tells us what should be your motivation as a Christian worker as well.