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Are tongues for today? (Part 3)	(Part of the NoCo , BBC Sermons series).
What is the purpose of speaking in tongues? Should emotions lead a Christian? What kind of spiritual gifts do you desire? Pastor Mike deals with these challenging questions in a recent message that he preached at Bethlehem Bible Church in West Boylston, MA. Please open up your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 14 and follow along.



by Mike Abendroth on November 4, 2013 (NoCo).

Are tongues for today? (Part 1)	(Part of the NoCo series).
Is speaking in tongues something people do today? What is the purpose of spiritual gifts? How and when do we get these gifts? Pastor Mike recently preached this sermon from 1 Corinthians 14 that answers these questions.



by Mike Abendroth on October 25, 2013 (NoCo).

Mature Christians Love (Part 1)	(Part of the NoCo , BBC Sermons series).
What is a sign of a mature Christian? How should believers love one another with different spiritual gifts? How does God show us love? Find out today as Pastor Mike preaches part 1 of a sermon on 1 Corinthians 13.



by Mike Abendroth on October 7, 2013 (NoCo).

Gogo Dancers for Jesus	(Part of the NoCo series).
Have you experienced the body slam, courtesy drop, or praise dancing that were labelled as "spirit-filled" practices? Pastor Mike discusses an article in Charisma magazine by J. Lee Grady called 9 Bad Charismatic Habits We Need to Break.



by Mike Abendroth on August 15, 2013 (NoCo).

Spiritual Gifts 101 (Part 4)	(Part of the NoCo , BBC Sermons series).
On today's NoCo - Pastor Mike continues in part 4 of the series on Spiritual Gifts from 1 Cor 12. Continuing on the topic of sign gifts and cessasionism - some questions are asked of our charismatic friends: won't you admit to some cessationism? Is the canon closed? Yes - so the writing of scripture has ceased Are there apostles today? No why does the church appoint deacons and elders and not apostles? are the sign gifts that happen today really the same things that happened in NT? No - so you are a cessationist since we have the completed canon, what is the purpose of sign gifts? since the Bible is the final authority why do you point to your experience to validate the gifts? what does it say about sign gifts if for 1800 yrs God did not soverignty see fit to use them ? Who was? Cultists, Mormons, heretics, etc why do you regularly use Heb 13:8? God does not change Remember Heb 13:7 - your leaders change but Christ does not change



by Mike Abendroth on July 29, 2013 (NoCo).

Spiritual Gifts 101 (Part 3)	(Part of the NoCo , BBC Sermons series).
On today's NoCo - Pastor Mike continues in part 3 of the series on Spiritual Gifts from 1 Cor 12. Today he mostly focuses on a discussion of sign gifts and what they were for.



by Mike Abendroth on July 22, 2013 (NoCo).

Spiritual Gifts 101 (Part 2)	(Part of the NoCo , BBC Sermons series).
On today's NoCo - Pastor Mike continues in part 2 of a message he preached from 1 Corinthians 12. This section deals with spiritual gifts, and Mike tells us a number of objective facts about these gifts: from last time: 1) even though there is a lot of confusion about spiritual gifts, you can know what the Bible says 2) the Holy Spirit gives gifts to the church to highlight Jesus 3) you should marvel at God's creativity and the gifts He gives to the church 4) Serve others with your gift 5) spiritual gifts are sovereignly given Mike also gives us a list of questions to ask our charismatic friends and family when the topic of spiritual gifts comes up with them: won't you admit to some cessationism? Is the canon closed? Yes - so the writing of scripture has ceased Are there apostles today? No why does the church appoint deacons and elders and not apostles? are the sign gifts that happen today really the same things that happened in NT? No - so you are a cessationist since we have the completed canon, what is the purpose of sign gifts? since the Bible is the final authority why do you point to your experience to validate the gifts? what does it say about sign gifts if for 1800 yrs God did not soverignty see fit to use them ? Who was? Cultists, Mormons, heretics, etc why do you regularly use Heb 13:8? God does not change Remember Heb 13:7 - your leaders change but Christ does not change



by Mike Abendroth on July 15, 2013 (NoCo).

Spiritual Gifts 101 (Part 1)	(Part of the NoCo , BBC Sermons series).
On today's NoCo - Pastor Mike preaches from 1 Corinthians 12. This section deals with spiritual gifts, and Mike tells us a number of objective facts about these gifts: 1) even though there is a lot of confusion about spiritual gifts, you can know what the Bible says 2) the Holy Spirit gives gifts to the church to highlight Jesus 3) you should marvel at God's creativity and the gifts He gives to the church 4) Serve others with your gift 5)... tune in next week!



by Mike Abendroth on July 8, 2013 (NoCo).

How Spiritual are you? (Part 2)	(Part of the NoCo , BBC Sermons series).
How can you tell if you're in a spirit-filled church? Do personal experiences help us to understand truth? What is the ultimate sign of spirituality? What about spiritual gifts? For answers to these questions, please listen to this recent sermon that Pastor Mike preached and open up your Bible to 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 to follow along.



by Mike Abendroth on July 1, 2013 (NoCo).

How Spiritual are you? (Part 1)	(Part of the NoCo , BBC Sermons series).
How spiritual are you? How do you know if you are spiritual? Does God still give spiritual gifts today? What are charismatic gifts? What about speaking in tongues and the gift of healing? How do you know if you are really a Christian? How do you know if you are "in" the spiritual crowd? For the answers to these questions please listen to this recent sermon that Pastor Mike preached at Bethlehem Bible Church in West Boylston, MA. Please open up your Bible to 1 Corinthians 12: 1-31 and follow along. Objective Facts About Spiritual Gifts So That You Can Know What The Bible Teaches: 1. You can know the truth from the Bible



by Mike Abendroth on June 24, 2013 (NoCo).