1 Corinthians 12:7ffNow to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given

through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to

another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still

another the interpretation of tongues All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he

distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

The prophetic

soil

Prophecy

Tongues/Interpretation

Discernment

KnowledgeAnd

Wisdom

Problem

We are not given any instructions

The Christian Life

We have to grow in Knowledge and

Wisdom

Revelation

Examples

Knowledge

Wisdom

Solomon Elisha Jesus

1 1 Kings 3:23-18The king said, "This one says, 'My son is alive and your son is dead,' while that one says, 'No! Your son is dead and mine is

alive.'" Then the king said, "Bring me a sword." So they brought a sword for the king. He then gave an order: "Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the

other." The woman whose son was alive was filled with compassion

for her son and said to the king, "Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don't kill him!" But the other said, "Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!" Then the king gave his ruling: "Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not

kill him; she is his mother." When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they

saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.

1 2 Kings 4:25-27So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount

Carmel. When he saw her in the distance, the man of God said to his servant Gehazi, "Look! There's the Shunammite!

Run to meet her and ask her, 'Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?'" "Everything is all right," she said. When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to

push her away, but the man of God said, "Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress, but the LORD has hidden it from me

and has not told me why."

1 Luke 20:20-25Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who

pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the

power and authority of the governor. So the spies questioned him: "Teacher, we know that you speak and

teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right

for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" He saw through their duplicity and said to them, "Show me a

denarius. Whose portrait and inscription are on it?" "Caesar's," they replied. He said to them, "Then give to

Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

John 1:45-2:1When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of

him, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false.""How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were

still under the fig-tree before Philip called you." Then Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel." Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig-tree. You

shall see greater things than that."51 He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven

open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

The

Protective

fruit

The Force of

gentleness

The Force of self-control

The Force of

faithfulness