With that, let's get into the Word of God. Looking forward to what the Lord has for us today as we begin a new chapter, 1 Corinthians chapter 14.

And our text will be verses 1 through 4 today.

I'll ask you to turn there if you're not there already.

And once you do, if you're able, please stand.

You can follow along as I read.

If not, that's alright. You can remain seated.

The Apostle Paul is writing and says verse 1, follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.

For anyone, notice the emphasis on that, it's actually a

different word of prophecy, but verse 2, for anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people,

but to God. Indeed, no one understands them. They utter mysteries by the spirit but verse three the one who

prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening encouraging and comfort anyone

verse four who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who propheses edifies

the church. Let's pray. Lord, thank you for your word. We're just so thankful to you for

you for this time that we have together in your word this morning. And we're looking

to you, Lord, the author and the finisher of our faith, to minister to us in and through this

portion of scripture that we have open before us today. Lord, would you speak in that

still refining voice of the Holy Spirit very personally, very clearly

into our lives?

We pray in Jesus' name.

Amen.

You can be seated.

Thank you. Today's teaching is going to be part one of a new series that I've titled practical worship guidelines.

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