Spiritual Gifts 1
The believer’s tools for serving the church
What’s Ahead?
- About the series
- Why study the subject?
I.
II.
III.
Learning about spiritual gifts
Developing a godly perspective
Living it
Reading:
Romans 12:1 - 9
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I. Learning about spiritual gifts
Handout The 20 spiritual gifts
with brief definitions
Handout The 20 spiritual gifts
with brief definitions
Spiritual Gift Passages
Romans 12
I Corinthians 12
Ephesians 4
I Peter 4
Spiritual Gifts 1
The believer’s tools for serving the church
Spiritual Gifts 1
The believer’s tools for serving the church
The Spiritual Gifts
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1. Prophecy *
2. Ministry
3. Teaching *
4. Exhortation
5. Giving
6. Ruling
7. Showing mercy
8. Word of wisdom
9. Word of knowledge
10. Faith
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13.
14.
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16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Healing
Miracles
Discerning of spirits
Tongues
Interpr of tongues
Apostle *
Helps
Governments
Evangelist
Pastor
EPHESIANS
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The Spiritual Gifts
1. Prophecy
Equipping others to discern the will of God
(Original meaning: recipient of revelation;
author of original Scriptures)
The Spiritual Gifts
2. Ministry
Serving (long term)
The Spiritual Gifts
3. Teaching
Equipping others to study the Word of God
The Spiritual Gifts
4. Exhortation
Addressing the conscience with truth
The Spiritual Gifts
5. Giving
Wise & generous stewardship of resources
What’s Ahead?
- About the series
- Why study the subject?
*
I.
Learning about spiritual gifts
II.
Developing a godly perspective
III.
Living it
Spiritual Gifts - Where do they come from?
The Origin of Spiritual gifts:
4 helpful passages:
I Cor. 12
Eph. 4
Psalm 68
II Cor. 2
I Cor. 12
- vs. 4 - 6 The whole Trinity is involved
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The context indicates gift(s) are received at salvation.
see vs. 13
- Other gifts might be added later according to
the Lord’s will and the need (Rom. 1:11; II Tim. 1:6)
Eph. 4
7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the
measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led
captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended
first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far
above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Eph. 4
7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the
measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led
captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended
first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far
above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Eph. 4
7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the
measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he
led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended
first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far
above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Psalm 68
The triumphal celebration of the Lord’s
victorious home coming!
Psalm 68
1
7,8
14
17
22
25
18
God rises up to conquer His enemies
He goes forth before His people
He wins the victory
His chariots
cp. v. 33
He releases the captives
A triumphant victory procession follows
Gifts are received and distributed
(including to those left at home v. 12)
Psalm 68
The triumphal celebration of the Lord’s
victorious home coming
Not only gifts to the church, but . . .
II Corinthians 2:14 - 16
The believer triumphing in Christ
III.
Living it
The Romans 12 passage
The Romans 12 passage
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that
ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto
God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that
is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought
to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to
every man the measure of faith.
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members
have not the same office:
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one
members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given
to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the
proportion of faith;
The Romans 12 passage
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that
ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that
good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
The Romans 12 passage
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that
ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto
God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that
is among you, not to
think of himself more highly than he
ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God
hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
The Romans 12 passage
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members
have not the same office (function):
[The church]
The Romans 12 passage
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members
have not the same office (function):
[The church]
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one
members one of another.
[Relationships]
The Romans 12 passage
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members
have not the same office (function):
[The church]
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one
members one of another.
[Relationships]
6 Having then
gifts
that is given to us . . .
differing according to the grace