Introduction To Spiritual

Gifts

DEFINITION: A spiritual gift is

a supernatural ability, given to a believer

at the time of salvation, enabling him to minister

to the Body of Christ in the area of that gift.

How To Discover Your Gift…

• Dedication Romans 12:1-2.

• Description (Know what gifts are available and how they act.)

• Desire (What do you want to do? Philippians 2:13)

How To Discover Your Gift…

• Doing (Get some experience in different areas. You will be able to eliminate some and narrow it down to a few.)

5. Delight (What do you enjoy doing?)

How To Discover Your Gift…

6. Discernment by others (How do others tell you that you have blessed them?)

7. Development (Allow time for growth of your ability to use your gift.)

TWO LIMITATIONS OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS...

1. You may not have the gift you wanted! I Cor. 12:28-30.

2. Our church may not have the gifts we wish it had, I Cor. 12:31; 14:1.

Pray, I Cor. 12:31; 14:1.

LOVE! I Cor. 13!

WHAT’S LOVE

GOT TO DO WITH IT???

Spiritual Gifts…and Love

Unless otherwise noted, all

references to “love” will be

“agape” (ἀγάπη) love

Spiritual Gifts…and LoveRomans 12:1-13

• Dedication, 1-2

• Body life and spiritual gifts, 3-8

• Love, with 13 characteristics

Spiritual Gifts…and LoveI Corinthians 12 – 13

• Body life and spiritual gifts, 12:1-31

• Love, with 16 characteristics

Spiritual Gifts, Without Love, I Cor. 13:1-3.

• Speaking…without love, 13:1

• Prophecy, Knowledge, and Faith, without love, 13:2

• Giving…without love, 13:3

APPLICATIONS…

1. Love…and spiritual gifts!

2. Love…and the Body of Christ!

3. Love…and marriage!

ἀγάπη Love• Patient!

• Kind

• Not Jealous

• Does not brag

• Is not arrogant!

ἀγάπη Love• Does not act unbecomingly

• Does not seek its own

• Is not provoked

• Does not take into account a wrong suffered

ἀγάπη Love• Does not rejoice in

unrighteousness

• Rejoices with the truth

ἀγάπη Love• Bears all things

• Believes all things

• Hopes all things

• Endures all things

• NEVER FAILS!

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