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T he S piritual G ifts

T he S piritual G ifts . T he S piritual G ifts . You cannot be the person God wants you to be, if you do not know what your spiritual gifts are, and use them!. T he S piritual G ifts . Asking Jesus into your life results in two things: The Holy Spirit enters into you.

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T he S piritual G ifts

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  1. The Spiritual Gifts

  2. The Spiritual Gifts • You cannot be the person God wants you to be, if you do not know what your spiritual gifts are, and use them!

  3. The Spiritual Gifts • Asking Jesus into your life results in two things: • The Holy Spirit enters into you. • You are given a gift(s) as a result.

  4. The Spiritual Gifts Myths concerning the spiritual gifts: 1. For the super-spiritual people ? NO – everyone. 1 Corinthians 12:7 2. To make me more spiritual / holy? NO – for the good of the church.

  5. The Spiritual Gifts Three Significant Passages: • Romans 12 • 1 Corinthians 12 • Ephesians 4

  6. The Spiritual Gifts A spiritual gift is a special attribute given by the Holy Spirit to each member of the Body of Christ, according to God’s grace, for use within the context of the Body.

  7. The Spiritual Gifts Miraculous: • Speaking tongues, healing, miracles and interpretation of tongues Non-miraculous: • Prophecy, teaching, knowledge, wisdom, exhortation, faith, discernment, helps, serving, administration, leading, giving, mercy, celibacy, martyrdom.  And more …

  8. The Spiritual Gifts Your Gifting is linked to your calling! • Desire • Discover • Develop them

  9. The Spiritual Gifts Ways to Discover Your Gifting: • Have awareness off what they are – explore the Scriptures suggested in the previous slides. • Experiment with them and evaluate your effectiveness • Examine your feelings, nature and personality (they are linked to your calling) • Consult and get the advice of others • Use a test (or questionnaire) to help point you

  10. The Spiritual Gifts Ways to Develop Your Gifting: • Speak to those who might have the gifts you believe you have • Use available opportunities in the greater church context • Where they don’t exist, create them • Read and research

  11. The Spiritual Gifts • You cannot be the person God wants you to be, if you do not know what your spiritual gifts are, and use them!

  12. The Spiritual Gifts • Thank God for his Spirit that lives in you • Thank God that he has given you one or more gifts • Tell God that you really desire to use them • Tell God that you want to develop and use them to build His Kingdom • Ask God for guidance as you set about this process

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