“I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong, that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.” (NIV)

“Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts.” (NIV)

God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them. (NIV)

When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. (NIV)

Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. (NIV)

Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant… There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. (NIV)

A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. (NLT)

• Natural talents

• Given to the elite few

• Sign of spiritual maturity

• Fruits of the spirit

• Something to fear

• Ministry Gifts (Ephesians 4)

• Motivational Gifts (Romans 12)

• Manifestation Gifts (1 Corinthians 12)

Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. (NIV)

To be sent forth to new frontiers with the gospel, providing leadership over church bodies and maintaining authority over spiritual matters pertaining to the church (Greek Word: apostolos - 'apo'=from 'stello'=send; one sent forth).

To be a messenger of the good news of the Gospel (Greek Word: euaggelistes - preacher of gospel; eu=well, angelos=message - messenger of good).

To be responsible for spiritually caring for, protecting, guiding, and feeding a group of believers entrusted to one’s care.

To speak forth the message of God to His people (Greek Word: prophets - the forth-telling of the will of God; 'pro'=forth; 'phemi'=to speak).

To instruct others in the Bible in a logical, systematic way so as to communicate pertinent information for true understanding and growth.

In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. (NLT)

To speak forth the message of God to His people (Greek Word: prophetes - the forth-telling of the will of God; 'pro'=forth; 'phemi'=to speak).

To identify undone tasks in God's work, however menial, and use available resources to get the job done (Greek Word: diakonia - , attendant 'diako'=to run errands).

To instruct others in the Bible in a logical, systematic way so as to communicate pertinent information for true understanding and growth.

To come along side of someone with words of encouragement, comfort, consolation, and counsel to help them be all God wants them to be (Greek Word: paraklesis - calling to one's side).

To share what material resources you have with liberality and cheerfulness without thought of return.

To stand before the people in such a way as to attend to the direction of the body with such care and diligence so as to motivate others to get involved in the accomplishment of these goals.

To be sensitive toward those who are suffering, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally, so as to feel genuine sympathy with their misery, speaking words of compassion but more so caring for them with deeds of love to help alleviate their distress.

A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have. (NIV)

To apply knowledge to life in such a way as to make spiritual truths quite relevant and practical in proper decision-making and daily life situations.

To seek to learn as much about the Bible as possible through the gathering of much information and the analyzing of that data.

To be firmly persuaded of God's power and promises to accomplish His will and purpose and to display such a confidence in Him and His Word that circumstances and obstacles do not shake that conviction.

To be used as a means through which God makes people whole either physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually.

To be enabled by God to perform mighty deeds which witnesses acknowledge to be of supernatural origin and means.

To speak forth the message of God to His people (Greek Word: prophetes - the forth-telling of the will of God; 'pro'=forth; 'phemi'=to speak).

To clearly distinguish truth from error by judging whether the behavior or teaching is from God, Satan, human error, or human power.

To speak in a language not previously learned so unbelievers can hear God's message in their own language or the body be edified.

To translate the message of someone who has spoken in tongues.

• Study what the Bible says about the gifts.

• Ask God to show you your gifts.

• Examine what you enjoy and do well.

• You can take a spiritual gifts test.

• Most importantly, do what the Holy Spirit leads you to do.

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. (NLT)