“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.” —1 Corinthians 12:1

Begins to tell us
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we are talking about.
Paul wants them (and us!) to be “informed.”
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we are talking about it.
Paul is responding to them.

“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone” —1 Corinthians 12:4-6

These verses tell:
- What we should expect.
- Who gives the gift.

What should we expect?
We should expect variety.
A variety of

and ways that we

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those gifts.

Who gives the gifts?
God
Specifically

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and Father.

“To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” —1 Corinthians 12:7

This verse tells us
- Who gets a gift
- What is the purpose of the gift.

Who gets a bag?

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that has said “Jesus is Lord.”

What is the purpose of the gift?
The gift is given for the

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It sounds like

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.
One instrument for the benefit of all instruments.

“For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 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.” —1 Corinthians 12:8-10

These verses encourage us to

our gift.
Notice the unity emphasis.

Discover your gift
1 Pay attention to what you are passionate about
What stirs you
2 Pay attention to what other people affirm or say about you
3 Take a survey that will tell you

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https://gifts.churchgrowth.org/spiritual-gifts-survey/

“All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.” —1 Corinthians 12:11

This verse tells us how God

which gift you get.
God gives the gifts “as he wills.”
This is not random and unintentional.

Dear church you have a gift, open it.
Dear church, use that gift, for the common good.

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Questions for Discussion

1 What are your spiritual gifts?
2 How are you using those gifts?
3 How can you prevent spiritual gifts from causing division, jealousy or pride in your own heart?