Pastor Tyler Gartner 09-17-2017 The Gift Of Knowledge Pastor Tyler Gartner 09-17-2017

Defining Knowledge Meeriam- Webster the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association (2) :acquaintance with or understanding of a science, art, or technique

Defining Knowledge Proverbs 18:15 ESV Job 34:35 ESV Proverbs 10:14 ESV “An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge” Job 34:35 ESV “Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight” Proverbs 10:14 ESV “The wise lay-up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near” “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight”

Defining Knowledge All knowledge is from God. - Knowledge finds its roots in His knowledge and through His wisdom all things were created. Knowledge primarily is attained or learned. - We become knowledgeable in anything by study, we cannot become knowledgeable in something without putting the work into it first.

Gift of Knowledge or Word of Knowledge So Which Is It?

Word of Knowledge “In short, the gift of a Word of Knowledge takes place when the Holy Spirit takes from Christ’s knowledge and makes it known to you….It is very simply a glimpse into the mind of Christ by which we share in His ‘knowing’ about a specific incident, thought, or intention.” – Art Thomas

Word of Knowledge 1 Corinthians 12: 4-8 ESV 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

Gift of Knowledge “The gift of knowledge is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to discover, accumulate, analyze and clarify information and ideas that are pertinent to the growth and well-being of the body” – C. Peter Wagner

Gift of Knowledge Proverbs 8:8-9 ESV Proverbs 10:14 ESV “All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them. They are straight to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.” Proverbs 10:14 ESV “The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.” Proverbs 23:12 ESV “Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.”

Warning! 1 Corinthians 8:1 ESV Ecclesiastes 1:18 ESV “Now concerning food offered to idols: We know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up.” Ecclesiastes 1:18 ESV “For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.”

Conclusion Proverbs 18:15 ESV “An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge”