The first part of this sermon was lost due to technical difficulties and is transcribed below:

"Sometimes, people use the exact same word and mean completely different things. The word barf in the US needs to explanation. We can agree that it describes a bodily function that is painful and unpleasant. However, the same word in Hindi describes something quite different, and if placed in a drink, something quite pleasant. Barf in Hindi means ice. Giving someone a gift in the US is almost always a sign of appreciation, kindness, or love but doing the same thing in Germany makes you a criminal. In Germany gift means poison. Finally, while home often has positive and comfortable connotations in the US, it has unhealthy, dirty, and dangerous connotations in Finland where it means mold. In each case, the same word, either spelled the same or pronounced the same, means something totally different.

We actually face a similar issue in the US today when it comes to the term "spirituality."
Countless people describe themselves as spiritual and yet what people actually mean by the word varies greatly. To be spiritual might mean that someone practices yoga and meditation, or that they are Buddhist, or that they commune with Mother Earth, or that they pray to a vague notion of God or are even an atheist who finds enlightenment within themselves or humanity. Even within the Church the problem exists. To be spiritual might mean that someone vaguely identifies as such without any lifestyle evidence. It could also mean that this person is a devout believer who reads their Bible regularly, is active in a local church, and walks with Christ daily. For other Christians, being spiritual might refer to possess a particular type of spiritual gift. In all of this, most people assume that being spiritual is a good thing and most people claim to want this. But without any agreement on the terms the door is opened to confusion and conflict, the very thing that raged in Corinth where the believers argued over who was truly spiritual. Into this situation, the Apostle Paul jumps and instead of throwing out the term, he actually argues that Christians must be spiritual. This is a non-negotiable. Paul explains that Christians are by definition spiritual people and to be unspiritual is to be unsaved. So here's the real question. What does it mean to be spiritual? If this is a requirement for Christianity we must understand what it means. We'll answer this by asking three specific questions.

First, How do we become truly spiritual? The Apostle Paul begins answering this by saying that true spirituality can't be found in the world. The Corinthians were looking for this in all the wrong places. Paul clarifies that spirituality is "not of this age or the rulers of this age.... not the spirit of this world.... not taught by human wisdom." He's saying that you can't find spirituality in the teachers, leaders, or philosophers of this world. He proves it in verse eight (read here). If the greatest minds of Paul's day were truly spiritual the one thing they would not have done was bloodily murder the glorious savior of the world, Jesus Christ. The same is true today. Whether we look to political, cultural, or other leaders, we cannot find true spirituality from them.

We also can't find true spirituality within ourselves. Many are taught that spirituality can be found if a person looks deep within themselves. Paul quashes this in verses 9 and 14 (Read here). Quoting a combination of Old Testament passages, Paul says that we can not figure out, uncover, or imagine true spirituality ourselves. In fact, it is impossible because we are draw to the opposite of this. The same is true today. We will not find the truth by being "true to ourselves" or "looking within."
So where does true spirituality come from? It only comes from God by his Spirit. Paul is clear about this in verses 7, 9, and 10 (read here). True spirituality comes only from God. The Father prepared in eternity past this wisdom and gives it out by his Holy Spirit. This is why verses 12-13 say that spirituality involves receiving the Spirit of God and being taught by this Spirit. This forms our initial definition of true spirituality today: to be spiritual is to have the Holy Spirit, or better yet, to have been given the Holy Spirit or to be "had" by the Holy Spirit. And this changes everything...