Spiritual Gifts In The Bible

“He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.” There it is folks, it’s right here in black and white. If God has called us, He will equip us to accomplish it. That takes so much pressure off of us. Once you can step into that truth, you simply have to open your eyes and look back over your life. Ask yourself: what have you consistently done well? What do you love to do? With that answer in mind, go do it! Do what you love to do and use that to bring glory to your creator. So many of us know that we have a gift. Weather that gift is crunching numbers, creating short-films, baking the perfect cake, or teaching a class of screaming kids on a weekly basis, we mostly know that we have a gift of some kind. That is only the first step though, and it’s unfortunately where so many people stop. As Lucado says: “We accept the gift, but ignore the giver. We promote self. We parade up and down the isle ‘Hey look at me!’ When we centerstage our selves and don't give a lick about God… dare we expect anything short of chaos? He entrusts us with gifts, so that we can make Him known.” What it all boils down to is one pretty powerful thought, and that is this, He endows us with gifts so that we can make Him known. Period. Every person on the face of this planet has been given something to do to show who God

Now that I am moving towards the priesthood, I am actively engaged in discovering myself and gifts that I possess. This is a unique challenge after years of living up to others’ expectations of how a good Christian should live. In the past, I did not give myself permission as Williams says to

This week assignment was very interesting and fascinating. We are all born with gifts and talents. Having God-given gifts inside us that has the power to give life, direction, and purpose. First Peter 4:10 says” As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of Gods varied grace”. God works in different ways in each of us.

Spiritual Gifts are special divine empowerments given to us through the Holy Spirit. These Gifts however are not for our own personal benefit, instead the main purpose is to equip us to be able to serve and glorify the Lord while Jesus continues His ministry though us. When we use our Spiritual Gifts to glorify the Lord we are contributing to the overall heath and growth of the church. 1 Peter 4:10-11 shows us that we have each been given a Gift by the Holy Spirit and when we use that Gift we find the strength we need to build up the Church. The Gifts of the Spirit are messages of wisdom, knowledge, faith, gifts of healing, miraculous powers, prophecy,

God has blessed each of us with our own set of gifts. These gifts, ultimately for his glory, exist to help us help others in some fashion. In week two of this course, an assignment to assess and discuss our own gifts was completed. In order to fulfill the assignment an assessment was completed. According to the assessment, my gifts are craftsmanship, exhortation, helps, encouragement, giving, and wisdom. Each gifts holds a purpose and connects to other similar gifts.

Spiritual Gifts, talents, and skills: Christ gave you a spiritual gift so you could be more effective in ministry, as you and the body of Christ uses their spiritual gifts, He can minister to the universe through

Practicing your daily routines at home, work and play, requires a focus of love for people and God, when serving others with your talent. It is not about your talent. It is about the gift that keeps on giving

C. Peter Wagner (2012) defines a spiritual gift as attribute given to each member of the body of Christ, according to God’s grace to be used for the church. Every believer possesses unique God given spiritual gifts. These gifts are given to us to further His kingdom and to bring Him glory. The Biblical reference to Spiritual gifts are found in four passages: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; 28-30, Peter 4:9-11, and Ephesians 4:11. They are Leadership, Administration, Knowledge, Teaching, Exhortation, Faith, Wisdom, Prophecy, Discernment, Shepherding, Evangelism, Faith, Serving, Pastoring, Apostleship, Hospitality, Mercy, and Interpretation of Tongues. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:28, ESV).

The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father, and is equal in essence and in power in the Trinity to the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit was originally sent by Jesus after his ascension into heaven, Jesus himself saying that he would send a “helper” after he departed from the earth. This spirit is worshipped just as the Father and the Son are, and also participated in the creation of the world, sustaining and giving life continually to all things, and exhibits the uniqueness and characteristics of the third person in the Trinity. This is the same Holy Spirit that divinely inspired the infallible word of God, and although the canon is now closed, the Holy Spirit still works powerfully and constantly in the life of the church and in believers. The Holy Spirit is the giver of spiritual gifts, which are given at conversion and help the believer become more like their creator. The presence of the Holy Spirit is evident in the life of all true believers, and this Spirit turns cowardly men into mighty warriors for Christ who accomplish actions way beyond their natural ability.

To believe that miraculous gifts are a historical constant is contrary to the Scriptures. Charismatic claims are not historically valid. The dissimilarity between the New Testament gifts and the described “gifts “of the charismatics also discredits their claims. “The assumption that because these gifts existed in the apostolic age they should also exist today is a gratuitous assumption contrary to objective evidence” [16]. It is also contrary to biblical evidence and principles of scripture.

The Holy Spirit’s gift of counsel has given me the ability to see the best way to follow God’s plan. By receiving the Eucharist, Jesus Christ shares a love with us that is too great to keep to ourselves. By serving our families, friends, and all of those in our community, we are building up the Kingdom of God. He Holy Spirit gave the gift of wisdom to me at baptism so that I may recognize the importance of keeping God central in our lives. To build up the kingdom of God, I must be patient in order to display the peace of Christ.

The various gifts of the Holy Spirit as listed in Scripture are conveyed according to the will of the Holy Spirit to every man for the eventual purpose of the edification and building up the church body.

God equips us with Spiritual gifts, a heart, abilities, personality and experiences to help others. “Each one should use whatever gift he’s received to serve others.” 1 Peter 4:10

The fifth question on practices that allow one to grow spiritually, Les answers “Bible reading, prayer, and fellowship with other believers. These are the biblical examples of spiritual tools.” This is truly the model by which one can grow spiritually. In my experience, being in fellowship with fellow believers is the only way to be protected spiritually, grow spiritually, and connect with others spiritually. This small group model, or fellowshipping coupled with daily prayer and meditation of God’s word keeps us moving and stretching ourselves to develop a deeper understanding of God’s nature and this will allow us to become more secure in our

First, he grounds the use of all the gifts in the Lordship of Jesus Christ (“Therefore... no one speaking in the Spirit...”1 Cor. 1:3). Here, it is seen that the “gift and gifts of the Spirit serve as the external manifestation of the triumph and enthronement of Christ.”4 Furthermore, in 1 Cor. 1:7-11, the point is made that the “exercise of any gift of the Spirit is the ministry of the word given to God’s people,” and that “the ministry of God’s revelatory word is central to the use of all other gifts... they give expression to that word in various ways.”5 This is why, in an eclectic grouping of the various giftings (found in 1 Cor. 12:8-11, 1 Cor. 12:28, Rom. 12:6-8, Eph. 4:11, and 1 Pet. 4:11), the work of the ministry of the word of God is paramount, that is, “the revelatory word through the apostle and prophet is foundational, while all else is informed by and flows from this.”6