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in season and out of season

2 Timothy 4:1-2 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; [2] Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. God has only required us to give the gospel, at two times; the first is in season, and the second is out of season. But sometimes when it’s out of season we forget the power of the Gospel which makes the time always the right time to reveal Jesus to those that don’t know him. We think within ourselves, “They don’t want to hear about my Jesus” they will never accept what I have to tell them” But the issue is not does he want to hear about Jesus, it is do they need to hear about Jesus? sometimes when we witness to the lost they won't receive it. that's perfectly OK we have done as Jesus required of us which is to be "good and faithful servants"  Moreover Jesus never said to anyone “You good and ...

Word of Knowledge

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Word of Knowledge 101 I guess I’m going to try to do the impossible, which is to address Word of Knowledge without addressing Word of Wisdom. Most of the time these two gifts of the Holy Spirit are address together. I think the reason for addressing them together is that they flow so well from one to another. In this article I will try to sever the flow at the point where Word of Knowledge ends, and Word of Wisdom begins. So, have you ever solved a problem or gave a person right advice concerning their spiritual situation, and as you were answering them, thought to yourself “How in the world did I know that?” If so, it may very well have been the Holy Spirit working in you in the form of the spiritual gift of Word of Knowledge . Word of Knowledge is one of the less recognized of the spiritual gifts and unlike Prophecy, Word of Knowledge can sometimes be overlooked or confused with other spiritual Gifts. For the Christian there is a real need, and even a requirement to be...