“Wisdom of the Spirit“ Sermon. Sunday, 5/03/2026.

Cultural Christian

Doing what comes natural

Spiritual translator

Knowledge and Wisdom

Scripture Series: I CORINTHIAN SERIES

Scripture Title: Wisdom of the Spirit

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬-‭16‬

“We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him— these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.”

Sermon Summary:

When non-believers are faced with spiritual wisdom and truths from God’s Word, they cannot understand what is being communicated. It’s like a foreign language to them.  They need a spiritual translator to understand the wisdom and principles of God. When you put your faith in Christ, the Holy Spirit takes up residence within you.  The Holy Spirit works to transform you from the inside out. Your desires begin to change to what God desires, and you no longer live by the flesh but by the guiding of the Holy Spirit. When we have the Holy Spirit, you are able to discern right from wrong and good from evil. The Holy Spirit makes God’s wisdom and truths accessible to your heart and mind. The process isn’t instantaneous. As you study God’s Word and apply it, you are building Godly wisdom within you, and the Holy Spirit urges you to do things God’s way. There are many brilliant unbelievers who are full of worldly knowledge, but they do not have the spirit of God and are not wise. They are blind to God’s truths and they lack discernment. As Christians, we need to be prepared to be misunderstood by our unbelieving neighbors. We should expect non-believers to act like unspiritual people because their hearts have not been changed. As a follower of Jesus, God has equipped you to be his servant, his light in the darkness. You are able to see the world as God sees it because of His Spirit. You have what you need to carry out the mission that God has planned for you.  In Him, you lack nothing. 

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