Gift-Handling
Chris Seidman
Part of Holy Spirit—Person, Power, and Presence
November 21, 2021

Holy Spirit: Person, Power, Presence

Gift-Handling
November 14, 2021
Chris Seidman, Lead Minister, The Branch Church


A gift of the Spirit is a manifestation of the Spirit of God through a believer in a particular way . This gift enables them to say something or do something for the glory of Jesus and the good of others.


1 Corinthians 12:8-10

  • message of wisdom
  • message of knowledge
  • faith
  • gifts of healing
  • miraculous powers
  • prophecy
  • distinguishing between spirits
  • speaking in different kinds of tongues
  • interpretation of tongues

1 Corinthians 12:28

  • administration
  • helping others

Romans 12:6-8

  • serving
  • teaching
  • encouraging
  • giving
  • leading
  • showing mercy

Affirmations To Help Us Grow In Our Understanding

  • It is God’s will for us to be informed about the gifts of the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:1 (NIV)
Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

  • It is God’s will for us to desire the gifts of the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:1 (NIV)
Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit … .


1 Corinthians 14:1 (NIV)
*Follow the way* of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit … .

  • The gifts of the Spirit are graces of God.

Examples in 1 Corinthians

  • They were divided over personalities in their leadership (1, 3).

  • They were tolerating incest and immorality (5).

  • They violated the teachings of Jesus on divorce and remarriage (7).

  • They were divided over the eating of meat sacrificed to idols (8).

  • They abused the Lord’s Supper (11).

  • Their worship gatherings were occasionally interrupted by some apparently cantankerous women (11, 14).

  • They abused the gifts of the Holy Spirit (12-14).

  • They were all messed up in regard to the resurrection of Jesus (15).


1 Corinthians 1:7 (NIV)
Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.


1 Peter 4:8, 10 (NIV)
Above all, love each other deeply … . Each one should use whatever gifts you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

Affirmations To Help Us Grow In Our Understanding

  • The gifts of the Spirit point to Jesus as Lord, and to the greater gifts of forgiveness and salvation.


1 Corinthians 12:1-3 (NIV)
Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.

Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.


1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (NIV)
Now brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved … .

For what I received I passed on to you of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures … .


Hebrews 2:4 (NIV)
God also testified to it (this salvation) by signs, wonders, and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

So What?

  • Read 1 Corinthians 12-14 before next weekend.

  • Make a few notes to yourself and jot down a few questions.

  • The way to begin your pursuit of the gifts is through prayer.

  • In the midst of your pursuit of the gifts, don’t forget the greatest gift God has already given – Jesus.

Communion

Give thanks for the gift of Jesus and surrender yourself again to be a vessel for His Spirit this week.