Untwisting the Gospel: (#1) Untwisting Gifts

This is the first in a series of blogs "Untwisting the Gospel" regarding the untwisting of God-given gifts that have been twisted, causing major problems in the lives of people and the church.  (Credit goes to my friend and colleague Baxter Kruger for the title of this series). People around the world have been asking for counsel and prayer concerning the same problem.  They have profound spiritual gifts, but they want to give them back to God.

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2013 Christ's Return or Christ's Presence? (Powerless Christians or Powerful Christians)

After Jesus was raised from the dead and just before He ascended to heaven, He had this encounter with the Apostles. Acts 1: 6-8 “So when they had come together, they asked him (Jesus), ‘Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’”

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