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If faith is necessary for salvation as well as the basis for our daily walk, what makes it a spiritual gift? We also take a look at the only confirmation gift that is applicable to the church today.

Tonight we kick off our study on pursuing God by looking at the definition and usage of the word "desire" throughout scripture. We let the Bible interpret itself and find a stirring thing about desire and its usage throughout. Who or what are you pursuing after?

We look at what's known as the "Revealing" gifts which, for us in the church age, reveal new perspectives on matters. Those with these gifts have a knack for internalizing truths, but they can't stay internalized - they must be used to edify the body of Christ (Eph. 4:12)!

Today is jam-packed with understanding why gave us all spiritual gifts at the moment of salvation, how Jesus' physical body mirrors what he wants to do with his spiritual body, the difference between gifts of the Spirit vs. fruit of the Spirit, and intro what gifts are still in operation today compared to those that are obsolete.

**Link to the video at the end of the message as well as the study sheet can be downloaded here.** As we inch closer to our series on "Desire", we look at the second enemy most commonly identified to stifle us in our pursuit of God.

We kick off our two-part introduction to Spiritual Gifts with a learning style survey. How well do you actually know yourself? If you'd like to partake with us, pause the Podcast at the 12:22 mark, and then fill out the survey found in the post hyperlinked in this description above. Resume the Pod once complete. Did you learn something about yourself that you previously didn't know?

In preparation for our new series centered on desire and what it means to passionately pursue God, we’re going to look at two specific enemies to SOLID that aims to quench the fire God has placed in our hearts. Where does fear first show up? How do we deal with fear when it rears its ugly head in our lives?

We conclude this miniseries that was started to combat the onslaught that has been the school year already. In need of a recalibration of you walk with God and what it means to "abide"? This one's for you.

Now that we have seen the mind of Christ throughout this study, we examine our lives to see are we truly yielding to it? Do we have a ministry that is of one love, one accord, and one mind (Phil. 2:1-4)?

Ben shares a bit of his takeaways from Ireland as well as a message that God placed on his heart.

This week we see that after humbling himself, Jesus Christ had an obedient mind towards the cross allowing nothing to stop him from fulfilling it. Do you have this mind with your obedience toward the Lord?

Peyton shares his takeaways of what he was expecting out of Ireland verses what God expected out of him.

**Opening devo's by Bella Pizor & Paisley Lallathin** Who's will is getting the preeminence in life: yours or God's? Consider the areas discussed in today's message and take some time to self-reflect afterwards on who is really in charge and who's life it is your living (1 Cor. 6:19-20; 2 Cor. 4:10-11; 5:15; Gal. 2:20; Col. 3:1-4).

We finish the final point on last week's lesson on Pruning UNFRUITFUL branches out of our life before diving into when Jesus said he purges FRUITFUL branches. What does that look like in our life? We end with a challenge to be undertaken over the next three weeks.

There's two types of branches Jesus tells us needs pruned. Today, we look at unfruitful branches and the three reasons why there might not be any fruit thereon. What needs to change?