POWER Gifts / The Gifts of Discernment of Spirits, Tongues, & Interpretation of Tongues

In this week’s episode, we are combining three POWER gifts today: Discernment of Spirits, the Gift of Tongues, and the Interpretation of Tongues. In our car metaphor, we are looking at the oil filter–discernment, and the one of the special systems of the car engine like ones that provide extra power or traction–the gifts of Tongues and Interpretation of Tongues. And, let's be clear, there's a lot of debate about the gift of Tongues, which is exactly why we need the filter of Discernment! When a church opens itself up to the POWER gifts—when the engine is pulling in a lot of power—we become a target for counterfeit spiritual activity. We need a mechanism to filter out the impurities, ensuring our worship remains anchored in the truth of Christ. We also need discernment in a ton of other ways in Church life. So, let's define these 3 gifts...