Understanding Spiritual Gifts (2)

Intro

Text - 2 Timothy 1.6-7

2 Timothy 1:6–7 NKJV

6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Title - Understanding Spiritual Gifts

Questions for Discussion

What do you know about spiritual gifts?

Do you think that spiritual gifts are important to your Christian life? Why? Why not?

Spiritual gifts are listed in 1 Cor 12.8-10, 1 Cor 12.28, Romans 12.6-8. Do you know of any gift/s that you have?

Knowing that God has given us these gifts, what should we do in response?

Discussion

What do you know about spiritual gifts?

[allow 3-5 answers]

Do you think that spiritual gifts are important to your Christian life? Why? Why not?

[let everyone answer]

Chelze - helps us fulfill God’s will

Anson - people are enlightened to the truh

Kenneth - truth is delivered faithfully; people get healed; the church is edified

Spiritual gifts are listed in 1 Cor 12.8-10, 1 Cor 12.28, Romans 12.6-8. Do you know of any gift/s that you have?

[have someone read each text]

1 Corinthians 12:8–10 NKJV

8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

List of gifts

word of wisdom

word of knowledg

faith

gifts of healings

working of miracles

prophecy

discerning of spirits

different kinds of tongues

interpretation oftongues

1 Corinthians 12:28 NKJV

28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.

list gifts here -

apostles

prophets

teachers

miracles

gifts of healings

helps

aministrations

tongues

Romans 12:6–8 NKJV

6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

List of gifts here -

prophecy

ministry (service)

teaching

exhortation

giving

leadership

mercy

Knowing that God has given us these gifts, what should we do in response?

Stir up the gift of God

rekindle the passion

reignite the fire

understand its nature

gifts are “spirituals” - things of the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 12:1–7 NKJV

1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:

gifts are operations of the Holy Spirit

[read above]

the Holy Spirit must be able to work in us

it is a Spirit of power

it is a Spirit of love

it is a Spirit of self-discipline

Conclusion