Author Archives: St. John Studies

Public expounder… Sounds rather dramatic doesn’t it? I envision a pastor in front of a church speaking prophetic words over individual people in the congregation. I have experienced modern day prophets doing just that. Do all Christians believe this is … Continue reading →

“Your word is full of fulfilled prophecy. You told things before they happened so that when they did, people would believe” [John 14: 29]. After discussing the gift of apostleship in the previous post, let’s look at other spiritual gifts … Continue reading →

“One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came He called his disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles.” [Luke 6: … Continue reading →

“God has given each of us a task to do and supernatural gifts to do it.” Billy Graham from his book The Holy Spirit… I had a conversation the other day with a recently retired person who told me she … Continue reading →

As I have discussed spiritual gifts and I have listed them as they are in the New Testament [Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 12:8–10; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11; 1 Peter 4:11] I can easily see there are 31 but several … Continue reading →

The artist who sees beauty and then creates beauty…                                                             The … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 12: 8-10 Ephesians 4:11 Romans 12: 6-8 In these three places in the Bible, you will find listings of gifts of the Spirit. The Bible teaches us that every redeemed person is given at least one gift by … Continue reading →

Liturgical/neo-liturgical, traditional, blended, contemporary, modern… All of these words denote worship styles, all methods that worship leaders use to reach people in the pews, to get them involved with God. Some of these styles may necessitate change; a church used … Continue reading →

In the previous post entitled “The Unforgiveable Sin” I commented on blaspheming the Holy Spirit. If an unbeliever blasphemes* the Holy Spirit, Billy Graham** calls that an unforgiveable sin. If that person never finds Jesus as their Savior and never … Continue reading →

Wanda Elizabeth “Beth” Moore is an American evangelist, author, and Bible teacher. My wife has heard her speak at a women’s conference and has reported to me the power of her teaching. My adult Sunday school class is beginning a … Continue reading →