Impartation of spiritual gifts to make us strong

Impartation of spiritual gifts to make us strong

Rom 1:11

¹¹ I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— ¹² that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

1 Cor 1:7

⁵ For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— ⁶ God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you.⁷ Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.

1 Cor 12:1-31

²⁸ And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.

³¹ Now eagerly desire the greater gifts.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)   Impartation of spiritual gifts to make us strong

2)   We will not lack any spiritual gifts with all kinds of speech and knowledge about Christ among us

3)   It good for us to desire for greater gifts

Constantly remembering people in prayers (Continued)

Constantly remembering people in prayers (Continued)

Php 1:4

³ I thank my God every time I remember you. ⁴ In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy ⁵ because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

Col 1:9

⁹ For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,^[e] 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way

2 The 1:11

¹¹ With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.

2 Ti 1:3

³ I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.

Phm 1:4

I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, ⁵ because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus. ⁶ I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)   Paul was praying with joy for church at Philippi

2)  Paul was praying for people of Colossae  to fill them with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,^[e] 10 so that they may live a life worthy of the Lord

3)  Paul was praying for the church of Thessalonians that God may bring to fruition their every desire for goodness

4)   Paul was remembering Timothy in his prayers day and night

5)  Paul was praying for Philemon and his church

Constantly remembering people in prayers

Constantly remembering people in prayers

Rom 1:9, 10

⁹ God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you ¹⁰ in my prayers at all times;

1 Sam 12:23

²² For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own. ²³ As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

Acts 1:14

¹⁴ They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

Eph 1:16

¹⁵ For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, ¹⁶ I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  Paul remembered people of Rome in his prayers

2)  Samuel was praying for people of Israel so that he can teach them the way that’s good and right

3)  Jesus told His disciples to pray always and not to give up

4)  Disciples prayed together constantly to get God’s power

Paul was praying for people of Ephesus ever since he had about their love God’s people  

Grace and peace to you from God

Grace and peace to you from God

Rom 1:7

⁷ To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Cor 1:3

² To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Eph 1:2

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,

To God’s holy people in Ephesus,^[a] the faithful in Christ Jesus:

² Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Ti 1:2

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

² To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Tit 1:4

⁴ To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

1 Pet 1:2

To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, ² who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:

Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)   Grace and peace from God our Father to all who are loved by God and called to be His Holy people

2)   Grace and peace from God  our Father to all who call on the name of the Lord

3)   Grace and peace from God our Father to all who are faithful in Christ Jesus

4)   Grace and peace from God our Father to the true son of faith

5)   Grace and peace be yours in abundance who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father

6)   Grace and peace be yours in abundance who have been chosen through the sanctifying work of the Spirit

7)   Grace and peace be yours in abundance who have been sprinkled with His blood 

Receiving Grace

Receiving Grace

Rom 1:5

⁵ Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from^[a] faith for his name’s sake.

1 Tim 1:14

¹⁴ The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

2 Cor 4:15

¹⁵ All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  Through Jesus we receive the grace to call the gentiles to obedience that comes from faith for His name sake

2)  The grace of God our Lord was poured out on us

3)  The grace that’s reaching more and more people may cause thanks giving

Set apart for the gospel of God

Set apart for the gospel of God

Rom 1:1

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God

2 Cor 2:12

¹² Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me

2 Cor 11:7

⁷ Was it a sin for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of God to you free of charge?

1 The 2: 8, 9

⁸ so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. ⁹ Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you.

1 Pet 4:17

¹⁷ For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  Paul was set apart for the gospel of Christ

2)  When Paul went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, found that Lord has opened the door for him

3)  Preaching the gospel of God elevates us

4)  We should be sharing the gospel of Christ because of love and caring for others

5)  It is good for us to listen and obey the gospel of Christ