Northpoint Church-new Braunfels, Texas

1 Cor. 12:31 But earnestly desire/covet the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. 1 Cor. 14:1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.What is Paul saying here?Earnestly Desire/Covet: Strong Hunger - something you strongly desire you dwell on - we are to do this. Stir up your hunger. Who & What? The Holy Spirit / His presence / His gifts / What He is doing.The Holy Spirit and His gifts are spiritual. Not natural / carnal. 1 Cor. 2:9-14 9 But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is fro