God wants us to live a Spirit-filled and Spirit-powered life.
- There is to be no fear in being led by the Spirit because He will always lead you to
- Holy Spirit’s work is to bring into effect the
1 Corinthians 12:1,7
v1 Now concerning
v7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to
A spiritual gift is a supernatural ability given to all Christians to convey God’s love in ways that awaken the heart, mind, and body to the
of God.
And these
will follow those who believe: In My name, they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues, they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover —Mark 16:17-18
Spiritual Gifts Are Not:
- NATURAL
- GIVEN TO THE ELITE
- SIGN OF SPIRITUAL
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- SOMETHING TO
What are some of the Spiritual gifts:
- Romans 12:6-8 – prophesying, serving, teaching, encouraging, contributing, leadership, mercy-showing
- I Corinthians 12:8-10 – wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, Prophecy, distinguishing spirits, tongues, interpretation.
- I Corinthians 12:28-30 – apostles, prophets, teachers, miracle workers, healing, helpers, administrators, tongues
- Ephesians 4:11 - apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers
- 1 Peter 4:11 – speaking, serving
8 To one there is given
a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. —1 Corinthians 12:8-11
Flowing in the Gifts:
1.
- 1 Cor 12:31 – Earnestly desire the best gifts and I show you the best way to exercise them.
- Not a little desire, be zealous in your pursuit of the gifts.
2.
- They will always bring life and a greater manifestation of the presence of God.
- 1 Cor 14:1 – Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
3. MAKE YOURSELF
- The rest of the chapter is dedicated to understanding how the gift of prophecy and tongues with interpretation is to flow in a church service.
- v31 - for you
HOW DO YOU DISCOVER YOUR GIFTS:
1) STUDY WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT GIFTS.
2) ASK GOD TO SHOW YOU YOUR GIFTS.
3) TAKE A SPIRITUAL GIFT TEST. (giftstest.com)
4)
God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts.
to serve one another. —1 Peter 4:10
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us. —Romans 12:6