Gifts of the Spirit
November 14, 2021

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Sunday, November 14th, 2021
Pastor Matt Lewandowski

The Initial Physical Evidence

Why do we believe this to be the case? Let’s look at the Scripture.
The Biblical Pattern – the gift of tongues is the only part of the experience that is repeated consistently.

  • Day of Pentecost - Acts 2:1-21, 37-38
    • Tongues are given
    • Gift is for all believers

  • The Samaritans - Acts 8:9-19
    • Tongues are implied.
    • Look at V17-18
    • Simon Saw…
    • What did he see? (acts 2:33)

  • Conversion of Saul - Acts 9:17-19
    • Tongues implied
    • 1 Cor 14:18 – Paul sings, prays, & speaks in tongues

  • Peter and Cornelius’ Household (the Gentiles) - Acts 10:44-46
    • Tongues are given

  • Ephesian Believers - Acts 19:1-7
    • Tongues are given

The Motivational Gifts

Romans 12:6-8
6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Spiritual Gifts - the Charismata (grace gifts)

1 Corinthians 12:7-11
7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.

Ministry Gifts:

Ephesians 4:11-13
11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.

10 TRUTHS OF THE GIFTS

  1. The gifts are for
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  2. The gifts are for the
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    of the Body and for Christ work in the world.
  3. The gifts should never be
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    from
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  4. The gifts should not be
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    with spirituality.
  5. The gifts are often
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    with natural inclinations and abilities.
  6. The gifts tend to be
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    in nature.
  7. The gifts are not
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    (possessive).
  8. The use of each gift will be
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    by the body of Christ.
  9. Individual exercise of a gift emerges from a combination of
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    , and
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  10. Only a few of them occur in a
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4 Principles in Use of the Gifts

  1. Order is better than Chaos
  2. Contributor is better than Consumer
  3. Other’s Good is better than My Gift
  4. Clarity is better than Spontaneity