Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-ch by chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

Love Over Gifts, as we pick up in 1st Corinthians chapter 13 verse 1.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. Let's turn to the 13th chapter

of 1st Corinthians. The 13th chapter of 1st Corinthians actually begins with chapter 12.

Paul is talking in chapter 12 about the various gifts of the Holy Spirit, how the Holy Spirit manifest himself through the life of the believer,

and those various gifts that a person can possess.

Not everyone has all the gifts,

not everyone has all the ministries,

obvious by the rhetorical question.

Are all apostles?

Are all prophets?

Are all teachers?

Do all work miracles?

Have all the gifts of healing?

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