Ken Wooten

As we began our study of 1 Corinthians 13, Paul reminded us in the last verse of chapter 12, that regardless of your gifts, he wants to show us a more excellent way — the way of Agape love / unconditional love. This is the love found only in the Dispensation of Grace, coined in … Read more

We closed out 1 Corinthians 12 with Paul prioritizing the spiritual gifts, once again in order of importance, in V.28-31 — 1. Apostles (Acts 1:21-26), 2. Prophets (Ephesians 4:11-12 — a temporary office as the Church Age was in its infancy), 3. Teachers (an office constant throughout the entire Dispensation of Grace responsible for teaching … Read more

We have completed our study of the  four lists of the gifts of the Spirit found in Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, Ephesians 4:11-12, and 1 Peter 4:10-11.  Remember, 1 Corinthians was written in 52 A.D., Romans in 57 A.D., and Ephesians in 62 A.D..  We have seen the overlap of some of the gifts, … Read more

Today, we were able to get into the list of spiritual gifts, as recorded in Romans.  The 9 gifts in 1 Corinthians 12 are listed in descending order of importance, with the most edifying gifts first, and the least edifying to the church body at the end.  The reason was that the Corinthians had an … Read more

As you can see by the pictures above, we were able to get into our study of the gifts of the Spirit.  We laid some foundation work, making sure that we understand the gift of apostleship — it was for a specific group of men for a specific time in Church history.  Certain attributes would … Read more

It was awesome to see, in scripture, the power and authority of the name of the Lord Jesus Christ in V.3 of chapter 12!  In the Dispensation of Grace, only a true born again believer can say Jesus is Lord by the Holy Spirit.  As we saw in Philippians 2:9-11, ultimately, everyone will declare that … Read more