{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Disciple's Guide to the Holy Spirit","title":"8. Gifts Empowered by the Holy Spirit (part 1)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7804cabe\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2339,"description":"Sees spiritual gifts as specialized Spirit-empowered abilities designed to build up the Church and expand the Kingdom. Notes similarities to and distinctions between God-given talents and spiritual gifts, and reviews Jesus' Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30). Notes that gifts are given according to grace, not merit, examines the purposes of the gifts (Ephesians 4:12-13; 1 Corinthians 12:7), and the debate between cessationism vs. continuationism. Then examines the five gifts in Ephesians 4:11 -- apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7fH4zQ4wO_zgYkcEzUt0WIf6S5p4bI2wvpdnLKXUnxE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OWUy/N2RhOTg2OTBkZDE2/YTU4YmFmNDBlMzlm/ZjVmOC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}