Tuesday, September 12, 2017

The Fallacy of Spiritual Gifts


God uses weak people.

When disciple-making becomes a trek from the highway of personal independence to the narrow path of a dependent faith, legitimate and powerful spiritual gifts are discovered. These gifts are not found in the strengths of our personalities or capabilities, but in the weakness of a trusting subject in the authority of his or her Sovereign. Perhaps all of the Bretts and Noelles who have long been sacredly shackled within the comforts of our org charts will find freedom and joy in seeing the Spirit work through weakness. And, if God’s Church serves in weakness, an increasingly skeptical world is sure to notice the change. Read More

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