Tag Archives: spiritual gifts

Showing Others Who God Is, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Posted on January 21, 2025 by patrick h wrisley

A Sermon delivered on January 19, 2025 by Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley. 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 12.1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed … Continue reading →

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Measuring Christian Maturity: Insights from Ephesians 4:1-16

Posted on August 4, 2024 by patrick h wrisley

 A sermon delivered by Patrick H. Wrisley on August 4, 2024 This morning’s scripture lesson comes from Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus. Many presume he wrote it some 35 plus or minus years after Jesus died, most likely … Continue reading →

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God’s Border Collie, 1 Corinthians 12:1-13; Pentecost Sunday

Posted on May 30, 2023 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered by the Rev. Patrick H Wrisley, D.Min. on May 28, 2023 In a church I served in north Georgia decades ago, there was a dear older woman who invariably would come up and hug me each week … Continue reading →

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Strive for the Greater Gifts and I Will Show You a More Excellent Way!, 1 Corinthians,12:31-13:13

Posted on January 31, 2022 by patrick h wrisley

 A sermon delivered January 30, 2022 by Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min. Paul has a problem with the Corinthian Church. If the Corinthian Church was Presbyterian, it would probably have an Administrative Commission come in and take control of it because … Continue reading →

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What is your charisma?, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Posted on January 24, 2022 by patrick h wrisley

Preached January 23, 2022, by Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min.  To better understand today’s text, we first must slide our fingers back a bit in this letter to the church in Corinth to chapter 11:17 where Paul writes, “But in the … Continue reading →

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