Red Door Church

In the final paragraph of our study in 1 Cor. 12-14, Paul addresses some important and controversial subjects regarding the worship gathering. -- Four statements to summarise what we’ve learned in this series: 1. Every believer, both male and female, young and old, is gifted to minister in the church. Pastors, Priests, and ‘Professional religious people’ aren’t more qualified to receive or exercise spiritual gifts. “A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good”.
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 2. Spiritual gifts are designed primarily for the building up of the church. They ought to move you outside of yourself to serve others for the common good.
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 3. Spiritual gifts exercised without love are worse than useless, they are irritating and offensive. “A noisy gong or a clanging cymbal”. 
Gifts will cease when Jesus returns, but love lasts forever.
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 4. Tongues and prophecy are more susceptible to abuse, and some of us have suffered as a result. 
However, the antidote to these dangers is not to despise t