When we think about spiritual gifts, our minds often jump to dramatic, miraculous manifestations—prophecy, healings, or speaking in tongues. These sensational gifts easily grab our attention. Yet, when the Apostle Paul outlines the practical life of the Church in Romans 12, he places quietly powerful, non-miraculous gifts right alongside them. Among these everyday graces is a spiritual gift that directly reflects the generous nature of God Himself: benevolence, or the gift of

In January I was challenged to produce some material on the Holy Spirit and the miracles of the Bible. I quickly compiled some research on how to identify "biblical miracles" and why modern day "faith healers" prey on unsuspecting believers. You can read my blog on this subject (click here). This past Sunday night we chose to dive a little deeper in our Men's Study to answer some important questions: What happened in the ministry of Jesus? Why did God allow the supernatural g

Sunday morning I preached on Ephesians 4:11-16 and discussed the need to grow in Christ. In our Sunday evening men's class we discussed the roles of apostles and prophets, mentioned in the first part of this text. This discussion included the " miracles and wonders and signs " that were preformed by Jesus and the apostles ( Acts 2:22, John 2:11 ). While supernatural spiritual gifts could be given to any believer at any time, these roles represent people who were themselves "

Some days are hard. Some days are so full of stress and anxiety and fear and heartache that you long to get away. What if you could?...