When I say Spiritual Gifts What comes to Mind A Spiritual Gift is a special attribute given by the Holy Spirit to every member of the Body of Christ according to Gods grace for use within the context of the Body ID: 636093
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Discovering Your Spiritual GiftsSlide2
When I say Spiritual Gifts,
What comes to Mind?Slide3
A Spiritual Gift is a special attribute given by the Holy Spirit to every member of the Body of Christ, according to God’s grace, for use within the context of the Body.
C. Peter Wagner
Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help Your Church Grow
Chosen Press, c. 2012, p. 33Slide4
Spiritual Gifts are Biblical
“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.” I Corinthians 12:1 (NRSV)
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone.” I Corinthians 12:4-6 (NRSV)
“The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. . .” Ephesians 4:11-12 (NRSV)Slide5
Why Explore Spiritual Gifts?
“Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.” I Peter 4:10 (NRSV)
“God does not give a gift that [God] does not call the recipient to use, nor does [God] call someone to do something for [God] without equipping that person with the necessary gift or gifts to do it.”
(Wagner, p. 33)
Stan Ott asks us to consider how we are Loved & Called—
Gifted
—Equipped—Sent. In order to do this we must understand how we are
GIFTED.Slide6
Why Explore Spiritual Gifts?
In the Acts 16:5 Initiative Ministry Mobilization from our February Meeting, E Stanley Ott makes this statement:
“God designed you with your gifts before you were born. You are no accident. The body of Christ needs you and your gifts. You have been designed to fulfill a definite and particular role in your church or fellowship and you have the necessary gifts to function in that role and the necessary power in the person of the Holy Spirit.”Slide7
Spiritual Gifts in Scripture
Romans 12
Prophecy
Service
Teaching
Exhortation
Giving
Leadership
Mercy
I Corinthians 12
Wisdom
Knowledge
Faith
HealingMiraclesDiscerning of SpiritsTonguesInterpretation of TonguesApostleHelpsAdministrationSlide8
How Do I Discover My Spiritual Gift(s)?
From Ray Stedman in “Equipped for Community” as reported by E. Stanley Ott
Think about what you have been doing, have you used one of the Spiritual Gifts?
Have others observed a Spiritual Gift in you?
Has use of a Spiritual Gift borne fruit?
Have you used a Spiritual Gift Inventory?Slide9
Spiritual Gift Inventories
There are a number of online inventories.
The one our Presbytery used is
http://buildingchurch.net/g2s-i.htm
.
Stan Ott suggests
http://gifts.churchgrowth.org/gifts.cgi?omtrp=1
or http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/files/lwcf_pdf_discover_your_spiritual_gifts.pdf.
Paper copies such as
Finding Your Spiritual Gifts
by C. Peter Wagner. It is available on amazon.comSlide10
Spiritual Gift Descriptions
Prophecy – the ability to receive and communicate an immediate message of God through a divinely anointed utterance.
Pastor – the ability to assume a long-term personal responsibility for the spiritual welfare of a group of believers.
Teaching – the ability to communicate information in such a way that others will learn from it.
Wisdom – the ability to know the mind of the Holy Spirit in such as way as to receive insight into how given knowledge may best be applied to specific needs that arise in the Body of Christ.
Knowledge – the ability to discover, accumulate, analyze and clarify information and ideas which are pertinent to the well being of the Body.
Exhortation – the ability to minister words of comfort, consolation, encouragement and counsel to members of the body in a way that they feel helped and healed. Sometimes called the gift of counseling.
Giving – the ability to contribute material resources to the work of God liberally and cheerfully, above and beyond the tithes and offerings expected.Slide11
Spiritual Gift Descriptions
Discerning of Spirits – the ability to know with assurance whether certain behavior purported to be of God is in reality divine, human, or satanic.
Helps – the ability to enable others to increase the effectiveness of their particular Spiritual Gifts.
Mercy – the ability to feel genuine empathy and compassion for any individual who suffers distressing physical, mental, or emotional problem; and to translate that compassion into cheerfully done deeds reflecting Christ’s love.
Missionary – the ability to minister whatever other spiritual gifts they have in a second culture.
Evangelist – the ability to share the gospel with nonbelievers in such a way that they become Jesus’ disciples and responsible members of the Body of Christ.
Hospitality – the ability to provide an open house and warm welcome to those in need of food and lodging.
Faith – the ability to discern with extraordinary confidence the will and purposes of God for his/her work.Slide12
Spiritual Gift Descriptions
Leadership – the ability to set goals in accordance with God’s purpose for the future and to communicate these goals to others in such a way that others work together to accomplish the goals for the glory of God.
Administration – the ability to understand the immediate and long-range goals and to devise and execute effective plans accomplishing them.
Miracles – the ability to serve as a human intermediary thorough whom God has chosen to work a powerful act that alters what might have been perceived as the natural course.
Healing – the ability to serve as a human intermediary through whom God has chosen to cure illness and restore health which may be apart from use of natural means.
Speaking in Tongues – the ability to speak to God in a language they have never learned. It may also include the ability to receive and communicate an immediate message from God to the people through a divinely anointed utterance in a language they have never learned.
Interpretation of Tongues – the ability to hear the divine utterance of one speaking in tongues and make known the message to the Body of Christ.Slide13
Spiritual Gift Descriptions
Voluntary Poverty – the ability to renounce material comfort and luxury. This person adopts a personal lifestyle equivalent to those living in poverty in their given society in order to serve God more effectively.
Intercession – the ability to pray for extended periods of time on a regular basis and to frequently recognize answers to the specific prayers. This is to a degree that is higher than the average Christian.
Deliverance – the ability to cast out demons and evil spirits. This is also known as
ekballism
or exorcism.
Service – the ability to identify unmet needs involved in a task relating to God’s work, and to make use of available resources to meet those needs and help accomplish what is needed.
Apostle – the ability to assume and exercise divinely imparted authority so that the foundations of a particular sphere of ministry is accomplished. The apostle hears from the Holy Spirit and sets things in order to attain the Church’s health, growth, maturity, and outreach.Slide14
Spiritual Gift Descriptions
Leading Worship – the ability to discern the heart of God for a particular public worship service. The ability to draw people into the act of worship, into an intimate experience with God; while allowing for the Holy Spirit to move within the worship and change as the Spirit moves.
Celibacy – the ability to remain single and enjoy it.