Pastor Pablo Russi
October 25, 2026
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
WEEK 4: THE POWER
1 CORINTHIANS 12:4–11 ESV
4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
1. THE SPIRIT GIVES THE GIFTS
Spiritual gifts are received, not achieved.
2. THE GIFTS ARE FOR THE BODY
Having a spiritual gift does not automatically mean someone is spiritually mature.
• Power can become dangerous when it gets disconnected from character.
3. LOVE GOVERNS THE POWER
Love is the environment in which spiritual gifts are supposed to operate.
Power without love becomes noise, But love without openness to the Spirit can become powerless religion.
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