{"id":4044,"date":"2018-08-05T15:42:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T19:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=4044"},"modified":"2018-08-05T15:43:41","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T19:43:41","slug":"gifts-of-exhorter-and-giver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=4044","title":{"rendered":"GIFTS OF EXHORTER AND GIVER"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>HOLY SPIRIT, HOLY FRIEND<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sermon Series by Rev. Richard Jones<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rec0805-112806.mp3\">rec0805-112806<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;Gifts of Exhorter and Giver&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Romans 12: 4-8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Romans 12:4-8 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function,<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EXHORTER: The Mouth of the Body of Christ<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Hebrews 10:23-25 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">23 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">24 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">25 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.<\/p>\n<p><b>Romans 12:12 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GIVER: The Arms of the Body of Christ<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Luke 6:38 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">38 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"ind\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Romans 12:13 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">13 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. <span class=\"ind\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>THEME: What you are gifted to do, you are called to do.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOLY SPIRIT, HOLY FRIEND Sermon Series by Rev. Richard Jones rec0805-112806 &nbsp; &#8220;Gifts of Exhorter and Giver&#8221; Romans 12: 4-8 &nbsp; Romans 12:4-8 (ESV) 4 \u00a0For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=4044\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,24,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-messages","category-sermon-series","category-sermons-by-rev-jones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4044"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4044"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4050,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4044\/revisions\/4050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}