The Revelation

Gifts Demonstrate
God’s Power
Pastor John Isaacs
KingsWay Community Church
April 22, 2007
The Glory of God
But truly, as I live, all
the earth shall be filled
with the glory of the
Lord. (Numbers 14:21)
The Glory of God
Exodus 34:6-7
Nehemiah 9:17
Psalm 145:11-12
Jonah 4:2

His Goodness & Greatness

The Glory of God
1. The Goodness of God
His Character Revealed

2. The Greatness of God

His Power Demonstrated
The Glory of God
God’s Glory, (His
Character Being Revealed
And His Power Being
Demonstrated), Is
Destined To Cover All The
Earth.
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How will the
“Glory of God”
fill the earth?
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2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God in
Him are Yes, and in Him
Amen, to the glory of God

through us.
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Colossians 1:27
To them God willed to make
known what are the riches of
the glory of this mystery among
the Gentiles: which is Christ in
you, the hope of glory.
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Multiple manifestations
of God’s Character and
Power in and through
the lives of God’s
people.
God’s Character
love, joy, peace, mercy,
patient, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control, truthful,
generous, forgiving, and just
Exodus 34:6-7 and Galatians 5:22-23
 God’s Power
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
4 And my speech and my preaching
were not with persuasive words of
human wisdom, but in demonstration
of the Spirit and of power,
5 that your faith should not be in the
wisdom of men but in the power of
God.
 God’s Power
Hebrews 2:4
God also bearing witness both with
signs and wonders, with various
miracles, and
gifts of
the Holy Spirit, according
to His own will?
 The Holy Spirit
1. Indwelling of Spirit John 20:21-22

2. Baptism of Spirit Acts 1:4-5, 8

3. Filled with the Spirit Eph 5:18

 Receiving Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:8-11
8 for to one is given the word of
wisdom through the Spirit, to another
the word of knowledge through the
same Spirit,
9 to another faith by the same Spirit,
to another gifts of healings by the
same Spirit,
 Receiving Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:8-11 (cont.)
10 to another the working of
miracles, to another prophecy, to
another discerning of spirits, to
another different kinds of tongues,
to another the interpretation of
tongues.
 Receiving Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:8-11 (cont.)
11 But one and the same Spirit works
all these things, distributing to
each one individually as He
wills.
 Spiritual Gifts
Three Groups of Three:
Group #1: The Revelation Gifts
• Words of Wisdom
• Words of Knowledge
• Discerning of Spirits
 Spiritual Gifts
Three Groups of Three:
Group #2: The Power Gifts
• Miracles
• Healing
• Faith
 Spiritual Gifts
Three Groups of Three:
Group #3: The Speaking Gifts
• Message in Tongues
• Interpretation of Tongues
• Prophecy
 Spiritual Gifts
• Are the gifts of the Spirit for today?

• Did they “stop existing” at the end of

the First Century?

• What about 1 Corinthians 13:8-13?

 Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 13:8-13
8 Love never fails. But whether there are
prophecies, they will fail; whether there are
tongues, they will cease; whether there is
knowledge, it will vanish away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in
part.
10 But when that which is perfect has
come, then that which is in part will be
done away.
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1 Corinthians 13:8-13 (cont.)
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I
understood as a child, I thought as a child;
but when I became a man, I put away
childish things.
12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but
then face to face. Now I know in part, but
then I shall know just as I also am known.
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these
three; but the greatest of these is love.
 Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 13:10
But when that which is perfect is
come…

“When perfect knowledge of God, of

Christ, and of the mysteries of the
kingdom of heaven shall take place;
which will not be in this life, but in that
which is to come.
 Spiritual Gifts
So the Jews say that at the resurrection,
upon the reunion of the soul and body.

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the children of men shall attain to
‘perfect knowledge’
which is what the apostle refers to here:”
- John Gill’s Exposition of N.T., 1748
 Spiritual Gifts
Church History
• Irenaeus – A.D. 150
“… we hear many of the brethren in the
church who have prophetic gifts, and who
speak in tongues through the spirit, and
who also bring to light the secret things of
men for their benefit.”
 Spiritual Gifts
Church History
• Tertullian – End of Second Century
He describes miraculous occurrences in
the church and even the bringing back of
the dead.
 Spiritual Gifts
Church History
• Origen – A.D. 210
Reported many healings and other spiritual
gifts.
• Eusebius, Firmilian, Chrysostom, and
many other Church Fathers have
described the presence of spiritual gifts in
the church throughout its history.
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Church History
• Encyclopedia Britannica
Spiritual gifts, such as glossalalia
(speaking in tongues), have occurred in
Christian revivals of every age.
 Spiritual Gifts
Church History
• Souer’s History of the Christian Church
The famed leader of the protestant
reformation of the 16th century, Dr. Martin
Luther, was a prophet, evangelist, speaker
in tongues, and interpreter, in one person,
endowed with all the gifts of the Spirit.
 Spiritual Gifts
Spiritual Gifts vs. Talents
Spiritual Gifts are supernatural
endowments that God provides in a
specific situation.
Talents are natural endowments,
characteristics, aptitudes, or
dispositions that a person has in
general.
 Spiritual Gifts
Word of Knowledge
Greek Word is gnosis
The acquisition of truth, an
understanding or knowing of some
information.
 Spiritual Gifts
Word of Knowledge
The Spiritual Gift
The supernatural ability to know
information or to understand a
truth. A “knowing” beyond natural
abilities.
 Spiritual Gifts
Word of Knowledge
Examples
Matthew 16:13-17
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Matthew 16:13-17
13 When Jesus came into the region of
Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples,
saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of
Man, am?“
14 So they said, "Some say John the
Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah
or one of the prophets.“
15 He said to them, "But who do you say
that I am?"
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Matthew 16:13-17 (cont.)
16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You
are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus answered and said to him,
“Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for
flesh and blood has not revealed this to
you, but My Father who is in heaven.”
 Spiritual Gifts
Word of Knowledge
Examples
Matthew 16:13-17
Mark 2:6-8
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Mark 2:6-8
6 And some of the scribes were sitting
there and reasoning in their hearts,
7 "Why does this Man speak blasphemies
like this? Who can forgive sins but God
alone?"
8 But immediately, when Jesus perceived
in His spirit that they reasoned thus within
themselves, He said to them, "Why do you
reason about these things in your hearts?
 Spiritual Gifts
Word of Knowledge
Examples
Matthew 16:13-17
Mark 2:6-8
John 1:45-50
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John 1:45-50
45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him,
"We have found Him of whom Moses in
the law, and also the prophets, wrote-
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.“
46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can
anything good come out of Nazareth?"
Philip said to him, "Come and see.“
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John 1:45-50 (cont.)
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward
Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite
indeed, in whom is no deceit!“
48 Nathanael said to Him, "How do You
know me?" Jesus answered and said to
him, "Before Philip called you, when you
were under the fig tree, I saw you.“
 Spiritual Gifts
John 1:45-50 (cont.)
49 Nathanael answered and said to Him,
“Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are
the King of Israel!”
50 Jesus answered and said to him,
“Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under
the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see
greater things than these.”
 Spiritual Gifts
Word of Knowledge
Cautions
• Be careful that this gift doesn’t
lead to pride – “knowledge puffs
up.”
 Spiritual Gifts
Word of Knowledge
Cautions
• Remember that you are receiving
God’s message, not your own,
when you give a word of knowledge
to others.
 Spiritual Gifts
Word of Knowledge
The Spiritual Gift
The supernatural ability to know
information or to understand a
truth. A “knowing” beyond natural
abilities.
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How will the
“Glory of God”
fill the earth?
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As God’s People, Filled
With The Holy Spirit,
Exercise The Spiritual
Gift of Word of
Knowledge.