12/07/2025 Morning Service

·49 min·4 clips

Pastor Tony reveals his wife Michelle is a better discerner of spirits, while he operates more in prophecy.

The episode is a sermon from the Heart of Worship Dade City podcast, delivered by Pastor Tony Disano Jr. during a morning service. He opens with a humorous apology about a transportation issue and locks the door before praying for unity and growth. The sermon focuses on the Holy Spirit, starting with 1 Corinthians 14:1 about pursuing love and desiring spiritual gifts. Pastor Tony expresses concern over the decline of spiritual gifts in modern churches and urges his congregation to desire them. He provides background on 1 Corinthians, noting Paul's corrections to the church in Corinth due to cultural influences. The pastor explains that saying 'Jesus is Lord' authentically requires the Holy Spirit's influence, not just outward behavior. He lists spiritual gifts from 1 Corinthians 12, such as wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, tongues, and interpretation, emphasizing they are distributed by God's will. Pastor Tony shares a personal example: his wife Michelle has stronger discernment of spirits, while he operates more in prophecy, illustrating God's individual distribution. He clarifies that the Holy Spirit's role extends beyond supernatural gifts to helping believers avoid sin and worship God truly, referencing Romans 8:13 and Philippians 3:3. The pastor discusses how to get more of the Holy Spirit by asking God and obeying Him, citing Luke 11:13 and Acts 5:29-32. He warns against quenching or grieving the Spirit and encourages sensitivity to His guidance. Pastor Tony ties the message to previous sermons on hospitality and living against the wind, using a dream analogy. He stresses that spiritual gifts are for edifying the entire church body, not individual glory, and must be motivated by love. The sermon references Ephesians 4 on growing up in faith and James 1 on asking in faith without doubt. Pastor Tony critiques denominations that limit the Holy Spirit's work and affirms that all spiritual gifts are available today. He shares the story of Ananias laying hands on Saul from Acts 9 to show the Holy Spirit's power through ordinary believers. The sermon concludes with a prayer for more of the Holy Spirit and an altar call for salvation, urging listeners to admit sin, trust Jesus, and join a church body.

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A church service frames spiritual gifts as a test of love, belonging, and everyday faithfulness.

Love is the test for spiritual life in this single-episode service, which moves from 1 Corinthians 14 into the warning that spiritual gifts matter little without it.

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