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S5:009 Acts 5:12-16 – What are the Different Views on Sign Gifts?

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Watermark Community Church, Dallas, TX

Devotional, Bible, Christianity, Christian, Religion & Spirituality

5.0 • 879 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

What are the different views about signs and wonders? Do miraculous gifts still exist today? Can the Church disagree about this and still be unified? In this episode, Emma Dotter unpacks Acts 5:12-16 and explains the spectrum of convictions within the Church about the miraculous gifts (healing, tongues, prophecy), from cessationism to continuationism. Then, Executive Director of Watermark Health, Christy Chermak, joins to discuss how followers of Jesus can have a good theology of healing. 


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1 Corinthians 12-14; 2 Corinthians 12: 12; Hebrews 2: 3-4; 1 Corinthians 13: 8-10; Acts 2: 16-21; James 5: 14-16; 1 Corinthians 14: 1; 1 Thessalonians 5: 21; Revelation 21: 4; Romans 8: 19-24 


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// WHAT IS JOIN THE JOURNEY? 

Join The Journey is a realistic daily Bible reading plan that helps followers of Jesus at Watermark Community Church and beyond enjoy abiding in Jesus together. Join The Journey Jr. is designed to help parents guide their kids in Bible reading through interactive and age-specific lessons. In 2026, we’re studying the book of Acts—one passage per week. For another year, teaching on Sunday will align with each week’s passage. Then, for the next six days, we’ll return to the same passage with fresh focus, exploring insights about who God is and how we can enjoy him more deeply. Monday through Saturday, we’ll approach the same passage from a different perspective each day—whether observation, interpretation, prayer, or another spiritual practice—to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for God’s Word. Then, watch or listen to the video podcast to tackle the week's toughest verses and discover key historical, theological, and practical insights. 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, all right, join the Journey family, friends, and guests.

0:04.3

You're listening to Join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter.

0:09.5

Thanks for joining. This week, we are reading Acts 5, 12 through 16.

0:14.9

But before we jump in, I've got two quick announcements.

0:18.1

The first is that if you have been enjoying the Join the Journey podcast,

0:22.4

we would love it if you left a review or if you're watching on YouTube, gave it a thumbs up,

0:28.1

or left us a comment. Leaving a review, giving it a thumbs up, or leaving comments,

0:32.4

helps new friends find Join the Journey and read along with us. The second announcement is in regard to our Watermark Church Leaders Conference,

0:40.3

or CLC, as we like to call it.

0:43.3

It's a two-day experience for church leaders from all over the world

0:48.3

to come to Dallas here at Watermark Community Church

0:51.3

and learn from each other.

0:53.3

And this year, we're offering two date options.

0:56.9

The first is April 27th through 28th, and the second, which I would recommend, is April 29th through 30th.

1:04.8

Now, if you're a Watermark church member hearing this announcement, we've got some amazing

1:10.2

volunteer opportunities coming up,

1:12.3

and we would absolutely love it if you were involved at CLC.

1:17.3

We will put that information in the episode description or the show notes, as we now like to call them.

1:23.2

And if you're not a Watermark member and you're involved either as a key leader or staff person or elder at a local church anywhere in the world, you're invited.

1:33.9

We would love for you to come and join.

1:35.7

I'll be there teaching some fun breakouts.

1:38.2

There's just really an incredible lineup of speakers, but it's not just an opportunity to learn from us here at Watermark.

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