Tricia McNair: Noble Life Ministries

This past Sunday we began with Lesson One on Spiritual Gifts and it was quite interesting.  We will be studying this topic for 8 weeks.   We began by reading I Peter 4: 10 - 12; Corinthians 12; Romans 12; and Ephesians 4 There are different kinds of gifts,  but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. (1 Cor. 12:4-5)  Each of us has gifts and we should use whatever gift God has given us to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. (1 Pet. 4:10) Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we have different gifts, according to the grace given us. (Romans 12:4-6a). Although opinions differ on the actual number of spiritual gifts, God's Word clearly indicates a variety of gifts. Romans 12   : exhortation;  giving;  leadership;  mercy;  prophecy and  service  1Corinthians ...

Proverbs 14:16-17 (the book of Wisdom in the Bible) states, " A wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident. He who is quick-tempered does stupid things, and one who does vile things is hated."  To be reckless in our relationship with each other is foolish.  Unfortunately,  this happens a lot in families. Someone is quick with their tempered,  and does stupid things, even hurt the other person and they expect people to "put up" with it.  Each time you get angry and do vile things you are not only hurting yourself, but you are hurting those who love you.  There are times when your family member or friend is just trying to tell you how they see things.  Most likely this is because they care for you.    It is wise to think about what they are saying instead of reacting foolishly to the situation. We assume that our friends and family will always be there, no matter how badly we behave. So we trea...