Blessed Life Fellowship

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!  

There are at least four major attitudes that we must master to become people of greater godly influence.  And mastering these attitudes will make the practices of godly influence that we have discussed in previous teachings in this series have even greater impact.  

Situational awareness simply means to be more aware of one's surroundings and is a term commonly pertaining to police officers, security guards, and driving.  But situational awareness is also very much applicable to social situations and interpersonal relationships.  Learn in this teaching what the Bible teaches about situational awareness and why it's so important to master in order to improve as a person of godly influence.  

Did you know you can master the art of skillful communication to such a degree that you can even disagree without being disagreeable?  Mastering these Biblical principles will help you to more readily win people over to your way of thinking, or at the very least avoid making enemies when you disagree.  Learn in this teaching the significance of letting your speech be "seasoned with salt," and how to master the art of influence.  

Many people would like to have more influence in the lives of others.  And if we take Jesus' words in Matthew 5 at face value, we have to acknowledge that God wants us to be people of greater influence.  However, there are biblical principles to master to help get us there.  This teaching provides the first three of many key practices in helping you to become a person of greater influence.