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Spiritual Gifts: Are Prophecy and Deliverance Still Possible?

Shepherd's Grove • Sep 5, 2026 • 35 min

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Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

In this message, Pastor Bobby Schuller teaches that all spiritual gifts—including prophecy, deliverance, tongues, and healings—remain active and available for believers today because God and His Word do not change. Focusing specifically on the revelation gifts (word of wisdom, word of knowledge, and discerning of spirits), he explains how God equips believers with supernatural direction and insight for daily life and ministry. Rather than treating spiritual gifts as toys or seeking power out of wrong motives like Simon the sorcerer, believers are called to operate in active faith, tool-like reverence, and spiritual discernment.

Themes

Spiritual GiftsFaith vs. Walking by SightHoly Spirit Filling & RenewalDiscernment & RevelationDeliverance & Spiritual Warfare

Pastor's Points

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Word of Wisdom

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Word of Knowledge

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Discerning of Spirits

Key Points

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All charismatic gifts of the Holy Spirit remain fully active today because God and His unchangeable Word do not change.
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Scriptural commands explicitly instruct believers to eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially prophecy, and forbid prohibiting tongues.
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Supernatural signs—such as healing and deliverance—accompany active faith rather than walking by physical sight.
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Spiritual gifts are intended to be tools for building God's kingdom, not toys for personal entertainment or selfish ambition.
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Simon the sorcerer serves as a biblical warning against trying to purchase or manipulate God's power while harboring an unrepentant heart.
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Believers receive the Holy Spirit at salvation but need ongoing, continual fillings and outpourings of the Spirit to minister effectively.
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Word of Wisdom provides supernatural divine direction in practical situations when human insight falls short.
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Sermon Moments

“The gifts of the Spirit are tools, not toys. The Lord wants us to build things and do things, so we need tools to do those things.”

“The only way to believe that spiritual gifts are not for today is to take scissors to the Bible.”

“If you believe that you have power to cast out demons, you'll cast out demons. If you don't, you won't.”

“The human soul is like a cup that gets filled up with oil from the Holy Spirit and then gets poured out; as you mature, your cup gets bigger.”

“Discerning of spirits is seeing or sensing something happening in the spiritual realm that may not be obvious in the natural.”

This Week

Eagerly pray for and desire spiritual gifts, asking the Holy Spirit to release gifts like wisdom, knowledge, and prophecy in your daily life.

Step out in active faith rather than walking by physical sight, trusting God's Word when praying for healing, deliverance, or breakthrough.

Guard your heart against treating spiritual gifts as toys, approaching God's supernatural power with reverence and a desire to build His kingdom.

Seek daily, ongoing fillings of the Holy Spirit through prayer and Scripture to keep your spiritual life overflowing and ready to serve.

Ask God for a Word of Wisdom when facing complex decisions or direction dilemmas in your family, workplace, or church.

Pay attention to spiritual discernment in relationships and situations, bringing hidden spiritual opposition into light through prayer in Jesus' name.

Examine your heart for any hidden bitterness or desire for self-exaltation, repenting genuinely before seeking spiritual authority.

Remember This

Spiritual gifts are active tools given by the Holy Spirit for today, calling believers to step out in active faith to demonstrate God’s power, direction, and deliverance.

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