Love Joy Church
Is He Charismatic?
Charisma is the instantaneous enablement of the Holy Spirit in the life of any believer to exercise a gift for the edification of others.
I Corinthians 12:1 NKJV
I Corinthians 12:4-6 NKJV
1 Corinthians 12:6 ESV
I Corinthians 12:7-11 NKJV
Word of Wisdom
Definition: An unearned supernatural impartation of a fragment of God's total wisdom to meet a particular need, or answer a particular challenge.
Matthew 22:17-22 NKJV
Word of Knowledge
Definition: The God-given ability to receive from God by revelation the knowledge of facts and information which is humanly impossible to know.
Gift of Faith
Definition: This is not just “believing faith” as received at salvation, but this faith is a special faith, imparted by God for an impossible situation.
Gifts of Healing
Definition: Restoring someone to physical health by divinely supernatural means
Working of Miracles
Definition: The imparted power of the Holy Spirit to do that which could not be produced by natural agents and means, defies reason and transcends natural laws.
Gift of Prophecy
Definition: Speaking something that God spontaneously brings to your mind
In Scripture there are three levels of prophecy: spirit, gift, and office of the prophet.
Here we have the gift, which is for edification, exhortation, and comfort.
I Corinthians 14:31 NKJV
Discerning of Spirits
Definition: To discern the activities and manifestations of spirits, whether good or evil, and the ability to deal with them.
Gift of Tongues
Definition: The supernatural ability of speaking an unlearned language.
This is a message in tongues given during corporate worship services.
This needs to be interpreted.
Interpretation of Tongues
Definition: This is the God given ability to bring forth in a known tongue a message that was given in an unknown tongue.
I Corinthians 14:5 NKJV
Book recommendation
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit by Derek Prince
Activating the Gifts of the Holy Spirit by David Ireland
Available at Christianbooks.com or Amazon.com