Blessed Life Fellowship

This is a short word of knowledge for the congregation given by Pastor Andy during the worship time.  

If you've ever felt like you are not a very important part of the church, not making much of a difference, or not very appreciated, this teaching is for you!  Two of the most vital and perhaps least-talked about ministries in the church are the spiritual gifts of "helps" and "administration."  People who are gifted in these regards are the glue that helps any ministry to thrive.  Learn in this teaching how important these ministries are, and also how all of us can and should contribute to areas of need or deficiency in their churches and among God's people outside of the church doors.  Rewards await!!! 

Faith is the spiritual gift around which all the other ones revolve.  Without faith, none of the other spiritual gifts will be operational.  So the subject of faith is foundational to our walk with Christ since Hebrews 11:6 says that without faith it's impossible to please God.  And while there is a spiritual gift of faith that only some people have, the fact is that faith in general is available to everyone.  Learn in this teaching what faith is, how important it is, and how to begin operating in it.  

The Spiritual Gifts of Prophecy in the New Testament differs in several important ways compared to Old Testament prophecy.  There is a lot of misunderstanding about prophecy that this teaching clears up, and will awaken you to the fact that God wants to communicate to His people very personally and in a variety of ways.  And He may even want to use YOU in the Spiritual Gifts as well.  

If you've ever been perplexed by the phenomenon of speaking in tongues, you're not alone, and this teaching is for you!  You'll learn about why God established this spiritual gift as a method of communication from Him and how it works.  After this teaching and a thorough review of what the Bible says on this subject, tongues won't be as mystifying, and if you don't already speak in tongues, you might be inspired to seek this spiritual gift going forward.  At the very least, it will help you understand some of the misunderstandings surrounding this Gift.  

The "discerning of spirits" is one of the most important and useful spiritual gifts in these last days in a world is full of deception.  This Gift can save us from all the deceiving people and spirits out there, prevent us from making critical mistakes, and protect our churches from false doctrine and deceptive practices.  Learn in this teaching how the discerning of spirits operates, and how to get more discernment in your walk with Christ. 

God has instructed His people in 1 Corinthians 12:1 to not be uninformed about spiritual gifts. Obviously, then, this is an important topic, although much of the Western Church doesn't seem to think so based on how little pulpit time this subject is given.  Some people even claim that the Spiritual Gifts passed away with the first century apostles.   But did they?  Learn in this teaching why those operating in the Gifts are dominating the explosive growth of Christianity globally, what the Gifts are, and how they operate.  Buckle up!  

For the Christian, there may be a healthy tension between loving our nation and keeping our highest allegiance to the Kingdom of God.  But we can actually love our nation and be involved in its welfare under the context of loving God's Kingdom and being involved in advancing it in the earth.  Thus, celebrating 250 years of God's grace on the United States of America does not distract from our allegiance to God's Kingdom.  There are many lessons to learn about the Bible's instructions for us to become "dual citizens," or in other words,  loving the nation of your birth while  understanding that we are called to be ambassadors of a better, heavenly country.  

Alta Skelton, nurse practitioner and founder of the Fully Armored Functional Health clinic in Carmel, Indiana, addresses the BLF congregation in this teaching about our responsibility before God to manage well the temples (bodies) He has given us, the spiritual implications of that responsibility, and some practical tips and science about how to do that.  This is great information for those who want to walk in divine health.  It's about FAITH IN ACTION!