Zion Assembly Church of God - Pulaski, TN

10/27/2026

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Set your clocks back one hour before going to bed on Saturday night, October 31.

10/26/2026

10/24/2026

Lesson for 10/25/2026: “Wisdom and Knowledge”

Throughout the Scriptures, God gave certain individuals special gifts of wisdom and knowledge to help them in their service to him. Bezaleel was filled with the Spirit “in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship” for the building
of the tabernacle (Ex. 35:30-35). The prophet Daniel was a man full of godly wisdom, knowledge, and understanding who became a
chief ruler in Babylon (Da. 5:5-14), and of course, the wisdom and knowledge of King Solomon is well known (1 Ki. 3:5-12). Today,
God has given us spiritual gifts of both wisdom and knowledge in order to help us serve Christ and build up his church (1 Co. 12:8).

Key Verse
“For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding” (Pr. 2:6).

Lesson Summary
“For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit” (1 Co. 12:8). The apostle
Paul appropriately listed wisdom and knowledge at the beginning of the spiritual gifts, not because they are more important than the
others but likely because they are the basis of understanding among the spiritual gifts – a wise place to begin. Wisdom and knowledge are similar, and often operate in an interrelated way (Ep. 1:17; Co. 1:9), yet they are distinct and separate attributes. So what are the differences between wisdom and knowledge? “Wisdom” (sophia) indicates a depth or quality of “understanding” (1 Co. 2:7, 10, 13), while “knowledge” (gnosis) indicates an increase or a quantity of “insight” (Co. 1:10). Wisdom is the foundation of all spiritual knowledge and understanding. A wise man seeks the knowledge of God, but a fool refuses his knowledge and instruction (Pr. 1:5, 7, 22; 15:14). For the sake of distinction, wisdom has the capacity to grow in knowledge, but knowledge without wisdom may prove unskillful, even destructive. For example, knowledge means comprehending the right answer; wisdom means the ability to understand and communicate (explain) the answer. Knowledge understands what to say; but wisdom knows when and how to say it. Thus, knowledge should build upon wisdom (Pr. 4:7). Solomon, who God endowed with wisdom, explained this building principle in
Proverbs 24:3-5. Literally speaking, the wisdom (the “know how”) to construct a building is necessary in order to build a house; then
after it is built, further knowledge is necessary to finish and beautify the rooms throughout it (vv. 3-4). Knowledge builds upon wisdom.
Likewise, wisdom is comparable to being strong; whereas knowledge is like becoming stronger and stronger (v. 5). Again, knowledge builds upon wisdom. Clearly, wisdom and knowledge are interrelated and should complement one another. We need both gifts operating within the church. Paul’s unique designation of these special gifts, referring to them in terms of “the word” of wisdom and knowledge, demonstrates that God’s Spirit supplies both wisdom and knowledge through individual members of the body for the edification of the whole church. “The word” indicates something spoken. In these gifts, the Holy Spirit enables a believer to speak and communicate an understanding needed within the body of Christ. Therefore, these gifts clearly are not operated by the Spirit for the individual’s benefit alone, since both gifts are manifested as “the word,” and words are spoken in order to be heard. The Holy Ghost then moves through one member to speak wisdom or to speak knowledge for the benefit of the other members. Furthermore, “the word” also implies the written Word of God, thus, the Spirit enables an individual believer to understand wisdom and knowledge consistent with the Holy Scriptures, and as a result, to speak by the gift. Thus, these gifts of the Spirit will never contradict the principles of sound teaching based on the Holy Scriptures, for the Spirit always agrees with the Word of God.

Scripture Study
Examples of wisdom and knowledge – Ex. 35:30-35; Da. 5:5-14; 1 Ki. 3:5-12
Comparing wisdom and knowledge – Ep. 1:17; Co. 1:9-10; 1 Co. 12:8; 2:7, 10, 13; Pr. 1:5, 7, 22; 15:14; 4:7; 24:3-5

Conclusion
The church needs wisdom and knowledge to fulfill its mission, but this means individual members of the body must be yielded to God
as instruments of the Spirit (Ro. 6:13). God desires to speak through us words of wisdom and knowledge to give help and guidance
to our ministries; but we must be spiritually prepared to be used of the Spirit (2 Ti. 2:21).

10/17/2026

Lesson for 10/18/2026: “Edification of the Body

When writing to the church in Corinth, Paul stated, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant” (1 Co. 12:1, 8-10). Why did the Lord place spiritual gifts in the church? The apostle Paul did not want the saints to misunderstand the function and purpose of these gifts. By explaining God’s will concerning spiritual gifts, the saints would know how the gifts should operate in the church, and at the same time be able to discern the spirit of error. In today’s lesson, we will examine God’s purpose in the operation of spiritual gifts.

Key Verse
“Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church” (1 Co. 14:12).

Lesson Summary
Paul taught the principle of the edification of the body as an objective/goal for the church (Ep. 4:12). Jesus Christ wants his body, his church, to be edified, built up, and established in the faith (Ep. 4:13). Since the church is not one member but many members in one body, each individual member should seek to benefit the whole body (1 Co. 12:14, 20). In the same way that each part of the physical body serves to support the needs of the whole man, each individual member of the church should serve to build up the corporate whole of the church. For example, we should build each other up through cultivating love and peace among ourselves (Ro. 14:19; 12:10; He. 10:24), by comforting and supporting each other (1 Th. 5:11, 14), and by speaking gracious words of encouragement to one another (Ep. 4:29; He. 10:25). However, an unhealthy body is one in which a particular member becomes sick, no longer serving to strengthen the body, but rather draining life from it. The church at Corinth was spiritually immature and prone to fleshly attitudes and behaviors (1 Co. 3:1-3). Paul wrote to the church to correct them on many divisive issues, spiritual gifts being one of them. He wrote to instruct them and to clarify the work of the Spirit and spiritual gifts. God has given a variety of spiritual gifts, but the same Holy Ghost operates all of them (1 Co. 12:1, 4-6, 11) – that is, there are many gifts but one mind of the Spirit. Paul taught edification as a basic guiding principle in the operation of spiritual gifts in the church. As we “covet earnestly the best gifts” (1 Co. 12:31), we should always seek to edify the church above our own will and desires (1 Co. 14:3-5, 12, 26). The gifts of the Spirit manifest through individual members, not only for their own edification, but even more so for the profit of the whole church (1 Co. 12:7; 14:5). The operation of the gifts should benefit all of the members, rather than satisfying the will of one or two. Moreover, the Lord distributes spiritual gifts among the members of the church in
such a way as to unite the body of Christ (1 Co. 12:24-26). “But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him” (v. 18) – and he has set them in the body with gifts. However, the spiritual gifts are not for the individual’s use; for such use would produce division and disrupt the harmony and unity of the church. But the Spirit operates the gifts through individual believers to produce mutual care and support among all (v. 25). In this way, the whole church suffers and rejoices together, sharing a common experience in the Spirit (v. 26).

Scripture Study
The principle of edification – Ep. 4:12-13, 29; 1 Co. 12:14, 20; Ro. 12:10; 14:19; He. 10:24-25; 1 Th. 5:11, 14
Edification through spiritual gifts – 1 Co. 3:1-3; 12:1, 4-7, 11, 31; 14:3-5, 12, 26
The unity of the body – 1 Co. 12:18, 24-26

Conclusion
The spiritual gifts are given for the good of the whole body. They should operate within the church to build up and unite, not tear down and divide. In 1 Co. 13:1-13, Paul went on to explain that the key to edification in the operation of spiritual gifts is love. When the operation of spiritual gifts is motivated by love, the gifts will function to edify the body of Christ.

10/10/2026

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