You’ve Got a Friend in Me Pt. 4 - Prophecy & Edification

This series is all about how we are invited to live in fellowship with the Holy Spirit throughout each day. The tagline for the series is also the key verse for this message. 2 Corinthians 13:14 TLB 14 … May God’s love and the Holy Spirit’s friendship be yours. 1 Corinthians 14:3 NLT 3 But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them. 1 Corinthians 14:1-9 NLT Tongues and Prophecy 1 Let love be your highest goal! But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives—especially the ability to prophesy. 2 For if you have the ability to speak in tongues, you will be talking only to God, since people won’t be able to understand you. You will be speaking by the power of the Spirit, but it will all be mysterious. 3 But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them. 4 A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church. 5 I wish you could all speak in tongues, but even more I wish you could all prophesy. For prophecy is greater than speaking in tongues, unless someone interprets what you are saying so that the whole church will be strengthened. 6 Dear brothers and sisters, if I should come to you speaking in an unknown language, how would that help you? But if I bring you a revelation or some special knowledge or prophecy or teaching, that will be helpful. 7 Even lifeless instruments like the flute or the harp must play the notes clearly, or no one will recognize the melody. 8 And if the bugler doesn’t sound a clear call, how will the soldiers know they are being called to battle? 9 It’s the same for you. If you speak to people in words they don’t understand, how will they know what you are saying? You might as well be talking into empty space. Build your friendship with the Holy Spirit by building others up. When moments come up this week where God would use you to speak His truth, do so with boldness. This is to build up His Kingdom here on Earth. His truth strengthens, encourages, and comforts.