Sermons / August 2, 2026 // “Spirit”ual Gift Usage in Worship

Theme: “Spirit”ual Gift Usage in Worship Passage: 1 Corinthians 14:26–40 Paul concluded 1 Corinthians 14 by calling the church to exercise their spiritual gifts when the church gathered in the following manner: Our worship should be ... 1.       Edifying (26) 2.       Self-controlled (27–28, 32) 3.       Attentive (29–30) a.       To one another b.       To the content of what is said 4.       Deferential a.       To other’s gifts (30–31) b.       Wives to husbands (34–36) c.       To divinely appointed church authority (37–38) 5.       Revelatory (33, 39–40) a.       God’s peace b.       God’s excellence Main Idea: Our worship must reveal our God’s greatness and power to save rather than our personal abilities, ambitions and preferences. Application Questions: ·     From Paul’s instruction concerning worship, how did the Corinthian worship differ from our current worship gatherings? What similarities and differences do you notice? ·     Why does the theme of edification or building others up continually repeat throughout this letter? What should that mean for us in our worship and church body today? ·     What are ways in which we can encourage attentiveness in our worship gatherings? ·     How can some of these characteristics such as attentiveness and deference go wrong in our worship? ·     What are ways that we can testify to and mirror God’s peach and excellence when we gather? ·     What are indicators in our worship that God’s greatness and excellence are being displayed rather than our abilities, desires, and preferences?