Building Spiritually Intelligent, and Effective Believers
SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE is defined as being able to reason ethically and morally, to live life according to Scripture through the Holy Spirit. It pulls from the concept of intelligence, mental reasoning abilities that enable problem-solving, and combines it with spirituality from a Biblical worldview.
Spiritual intelligence is a more specific aspect of intelligence that involves the application of spiritual and/or religious values and beliefs in practical and everyday situations.
being Spiritual does not take away
your Intelligence!
Jesus Christ seeks intelligent, responsible, purpose-driven, informed and effective believers!
If you are communicating the gospel, the goal and intent of it, is so that others may understand, gain insight, and perception of the nature and meaning of things; resulting in their being able to make sound judgments in their decision-making; and to discern the spiritual truth being translated behind its meaning.
There are so many people coming to church who are, intelligent, truth-seekers, leaders, politicians, educators, and business moguls; and if they are left without understanding, become confused and are at a loss—there is no point of application in their life to what you are teaching! You have simply wasted their time!
Intelligent people will not submit themselves to undisciplined leaders who do not have spiritual intelligence
If all you give them is a prayer for a house or car, you have insulted their intelligence! “Energy-based” prayer is not effective and is not the effective, fervent prayer, (passionate, sincere calling out to God, based on light, truth and word), referred to in God’s word.
Prayers to God will not work unless it is according to His own word! He responds to effective and sincere prayer, based on His word—not “fanaticism!” (extreme beliefs that may lead to unreasonable behavior, such as spiritual delusions, rigid legalistic thoughts, and extravagant expression of piety. Spiritual fanaticism is being blind, small-minded, has no societal relevance, and will cause one to destroy the people Jesus came to redeem!
You must know the climate and culture of your audience. When people show up to your organization, some are non Christians, who are passionate about learning. Factor in the mindset of your audience as you teach from the pulpit. Give them the wisdom of God! That wisdom will preserve their life! Wisdom is the principle thing…not money! Ask the rich fool!
THE WISDOM FOUND IN GOD’S WORD IS MORE SUPERIOR IN VALUE AND QUALITY!
It is the accurate application of God’s wisdom and knowledge. (ability to use the word of God to provide solutions to life’s problems, and for people to make accurate decisions) The fruit of that wisdom, is seen in the quality of your decisions.
Wisdom that comes by the spirit of the living God, when possessed, will produce so much greater work, enabling each to continue the work of Jesus, and in the power of this new experience, impart God’s forgiveness — and point people to the glory of the risen Son of God, based on the finished work of Christ.
God’s wisdom will bring a lifting and order to their lives! Wisdom is profitable in everything and will direct them! A hard life will be experienced by all those who does not operate in the wisdom of God found within the pages of The Book!
A hard life is directly traceable to the absence of God’s wisdom
The real truth is that when people have met the true and living God, they are never the same again! God and His wisdom is transformational! Everyone experiencing it will become agents of change, wherever they are planted.