Sermons on 1 Corinthians 14:15

… he wrote a paragraph about it. 1 Corinthians chapter 14, verses 13 through 16. Now, I changed Bible translations on you because this one makes it a little easier to understand. I'm reading from the message. Okay, this is Paul. Paul said, so when you pray in your private prayer language, that means tongue. in your spiritual tongue when you pray in your private prayer language don't hoard the experience for yourself pray for the insight and the ability to bring others into that intimacy if i pray in tongues my spirit prays but my mind lies fallow in other words i'm not using my brain to do this. My spirit is doing that. It's kind of like my brain is being circumvented. And all that intelligence is wasted. So what's the solution? The answer is simple enough. Do both. I should be spiritually free and expressive as I pray, but I should also be thoughtful and mindful as I pray. So the apostle enjoyed two types of prayer, praying with the spirit and praying with the mind. …

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Have you ever considered praying or praising while your mind is unfruitful? Okay. Don't take this as an insult, because 100% is not. But this circle can lean towards being more heady, not a bad thing, not an insult. But because of that, this type of passage will be more of a stretch to think anything good could be accomplished with an unfruitful mind. Okay? That's all I want to say about that. Like, just understand, like, for some of us, we all have different struggles. And we all have different giftedness. You know, like in personalities, the things you love about someone is also a thing you hate, right? The, whatever you call it, the opposite of that. You know, and so understand this idea of my mind being unfruitful. I remember Sam talking about things that are transrational. Like, we're not talking about irrational, but it's beyond just anything good must pass through this cognitive part of my brain in order for it to be a good thing. …

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The saints in heaven praise God unitedly. They praise him with one heart and one soul, in a most firm union. Endeavour that you may thus praise God in union with his people; having your hearts knit to them in fervent love and charity; which will be a great help to your praising and glorifying God unitedly with them III. In the way of reproof to those who neglect the singing of God’s praises. Certainly, such a neglect is not consonant to the hope and expectation of spending an eternity in that work. It is an appointment of God, that we should not only praise in our prayers, but that we should sing his praises. It was a part of divine worship, not only under the Old Testament, but the New. Thus we read that Christ and his disciples sung praises together. Matt. xxvi. 30. So it is commanded, Eph. v. 19. “Be ye filled with the Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord.” And Col. iii. 16. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; leaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” 1 Cor. xiv. 15. “I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.” So also the saints in heaven are represented as singing God’s praises. And is that their happy and glorious employment; and yet shall it be so neglected by us, who hope for heaven? If there be any of the godly that do neglect this duty, I would desire them to consider how discordant such a neglect is. with their profession, with their state, and with the mercies which God has bestowed. How much cause has God given you to sing his praise! You have received more to prompt you to praise God than all the natural men in the world; and can you content yourself to live in the world without singing the praises of your heavenly Father, and your glorious Redeemer? …

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