Bringing Good to the World through the Gifts of the Spirit - 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
November 1, 2020 Speaker: Joel Scott Series: Presence and Power
Topic: Presence and Power Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:1–11, Ephesians 2:10
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How the Spirit works:
Moving people out of seats into service, from being watchers to workers.
Two Kinds of Serving:
Duty Serving (have to)
Delight Serving (get to)
Big Idea
The Holy Spirit distributes gifts to each person who follows Jesus for the common good.
Spiritual Gifts – A Definition
Spiritual gifts are abilities, bestowed by God's grace and power, which fit people for service within God’s mission.
The gifts are given not for a ‘better for me’ reality but a ‘better for others’ reality.
Each person is given something to do that shows who God is: Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits. All kinds of things are handed out by the Spirit, and to all kinds of people! The variety is wonderful. –Eugene Peterson
List of gifts in 1 Corinthians 12
Wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, prophecy, discernment, speaking in tongues, the interpretation of tongues
List of gifts in Ephesians 4:11-12
Apostles
Prophets
Evangelists
Pastors
Teachers
List of gifts in Romans 12:3-9
Prophecy, Serving, Encouragement, Financial Giving, Leadership, Mercy
Wisdom for Discerning Gifts and Their Use
The value of a spiritual gifts test is when you talk to someone who knows you and can affirm what your strengths and weaknesses are or say how they have seen them work out.
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