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Well as we get into this issue of spiritual gifts and what we're talking about here

is the Holy Spirit giving each Christian at least one ability to do ministry.

As we get into this, there are many controversial issues like tongues and

prophecy and healing and in the coming weeks we'll deal with all of them in great detail.

But by way of preface, let me start by telling you about Jesus.

Because if we ever study anything and we don't connect it to Jesus,

we are bound to get into a lot of trouble.

So what I will say to you about Jesus is this, that Jesus is our eternal God and that he

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