Receiving Gifts of the Spirit

Sunday 7th August we were blessed at Boloco church to have Chris Chan, who spoke at Boloco church 3 years ago about his journey of faith. On Sunday 7th Chris came with his wife and baby together with his sister and brother-in-law, to share his continuing journey of faith. In particular, he encouraged us as Christ's church to ask for the gifts of the Holy Spirit so that we are empowered to do His work. Chris' focus was on Mark 16:15-18 "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." What a great encouragement to our little group!

Chris' message can be heard by clicking on the Listen tab on this website and the message is titled: 2011-08-07 - Chris Chan

Spiritual Gifts

On Sunday 24th July, we started what will be a great area of impact for us as a church  - looking at the equipping of Jesus' church through spiritual gifts. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 12:14 that "the body is not one member but many" and then later in that chapter goes on to indicate that God has appointed apostles, prophets, teachers, miracles, gifts of healings, helps, administrations and a variety of tongues. It is important for us as the body of Christ to be equipped for His work together.

Kate spoke an introductory message about gifts and the impossibility of doing what we are called to do without His life in us. We will continue to explore spiritual gifts over the next few months to understand how we can be more effective as members of His body and the supernatural empowering of the Holy Spirit. You can hear Kate's message by clicking on the Listen tab on the website and selecting 2011-07-24.