What is the spiritual gift of exhorting? - Institute in Basic Life ...
Given a choice of helping someone “spiritually” or helping him with a physical need (such as taking a meal to him or mowing his lawn while he’s in the hospital), the exhorter prefers to offer spiritual help. Given a choice of encouraging by empathy or encouraging by exhortation, a person with this motivational gift will exhort every time.
What are the seven motivational gifts? - Institute in Basic Life …
The exhortation of Romans 12:13 particularly relates to the gift of giving: “Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality”(ESV). Life Principle to Apply A giver must learn to wisely apply the principle of ownership. When a giver understands that all things belong to God and should be used to bring glory to Him, he is ...
Fathers’ Hearts Stirred, Respond to Men’s Session at Family …
2024年6月26日 · Pastor Gil Bates delivered a message of exhortation from Proverbs 17:6 in a morning Men’s Session at the Family Conference. His message presented the men three questions to ask themselves regarding their priorities, as well as three action statements related to what wives and children desire most from their husbands/fathers.
“Set Your Affection on Things Above” - Institute in Basic Life ...
The second commandment calls our attention from the graven images and man-made gods of earth to the invisible Creator in Heaven. In a similar manner, Paul’s exhortation urges us to look away from the things of earth that distract us and to look upward to the throne of God, where Christ is seated. Rather than looking at what we see with our physical eyes, the Lord is calling …
What is the spiritual gift of prophecy? - Institute in Basic Life ...
A prophet’s basic motivational drive is to apply the Word of God to a situation so that sin is exposed and relationships are restored. Prophets might be considered the “trumpets” of the Body of Christ who sound the alarm in the face of sin and compromise.
Joshua: “As for Me and My House, We Will Serve the LORD”
Under an oak tree in Shechem, Jacob had called his family to surrender their idols. At this very same spot, Joshua the commander had brought Jacob’s descendants, the nation of Israel, to the twin mountains, Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim. Here at Shechem — at the very same spot where Jacob called upon his family to surrender idols, Joshua calls the sons of Israel, several …
What is the spiritual gift of mercy? - Institute in Basic Life Principles
A mercy-giver’s basic motivational drive is to sense and respond to the emotional and spiritual needs of others. Those with the mercy motivational gift have a divine ability to sense hurt and respond to it with love and understanding.
Cultivating Godly Character - Institute in Basic Life Principles
We are created in God’s image, designed to reflect His character, so He is seen, enjoyed, and honored through us and in us. Consistent, lasting character comes from a changed heart, and a changed heart starts with becoming a new creation in Christ.
Job: “Blessed Be the Name of the Lord” - Institute in Basic Life ...
That exhortation was in the context of Psalm 103, where the psalmist remembered and recounted all of God’s benefits. To “bless the name of the LORD” is easy when God is showering His blessings down upon us.
What is the spiritual gift of teaching? - Institute in Basic Life ...
A teacher’s basic motivational drive is to discover and validate truth. Teachers are very sensitive to doctrinal integrity, they have great research skills, and they are sincere.