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Encouragement Giving Leadership Mercy Prophecy Service Teaching Serving Teaching

Encouragement Giving Leadership Mercy Prophecy Service Teaching Serving Teaching

I Corinthians 12 : 1 - 31 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says, “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there a variety of gifts, but the

I Corinthians 12 : 1 - 31 same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit,

I Corinthians 12 : 1 - 31 To another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the

I Corinthians 12 : 1 – 31 members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body – Jews or Greeks, slaves or free – and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot would say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body, ” that would not make it any less a part of the body. And

I Corinthians 12 : 1 – 31 if the ear would say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body, ” that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is,

I Corinthians 12 : 1 – 31 there are many members, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you, ” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you. ” On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and those members of the body that we think less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our less respectable members are treated with greater

I Corinthians 12 : 1 – 31 respect; whereas our more respectable members do not need this. But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honor to the inferior member, that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it. Now you are the body of

I Corinthians 12 : 1 – 31 Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then miracles, then gifts of healing, forms of helps, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? But strive for

I Corinthians 12 : 1 – 31 the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

Things to remember about Spiritual Gifts (Verse 6 - 7) “it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ”

Things to remember about Spiritual Gifts (Verse 6 - 7) “it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ” 1: God activates all of them in everyone

Things to remember about Spiritual Gifts (Verse 6 - 7) “it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ” 1: God activates all of them in everyone 2: Holy Spirit manifest them to each individual as needed

Things to remember about Spiritual Gifts (Verse 6 - 7) “it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ” 1: God activates all of them in everyone 2: Holy Spirit manifest them to each individual as needed 3: Holy Spirit gives them for the common good

Discernment is the ability to see things for what they REALLY are spiritually and not for what you PERCEIVE them to be physically.

Discernment Is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right. ” C. H. Spurgeon

How does discernment help the church? • Discernment • 1: Gives the churcs insight regarding satanic schemes • 2: allows for professional staff to serve the church • 3: opens doors of opportunity for ministry

Healing 1: Jesus had disciples healing people (Matthew 10 : 5 -8)

Matthew 10 : 5 - 8 5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand. ’ 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Healing 1: Jesus had disciples healing people (Matthew 10 : 5 - 8) 2: Early church healed people (Acts 3 : 1 – 6 )

Acts 3 : 1 - 6 1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon. 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried in. People would lay him daily at the gate of the temple called the Beautiful Gate so that he could ask for alms from those entering the temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked them for alms. 4 Peter looked intently at

Acts 3 : 1 - 6 him, as did John, and said, “Look at us. ” 5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk. ”

Healing 1: Jesus had disciples healing people (Matthew 10 : 5 - 8) 2: Early church healed people (Acts 3 : 1 – 6 ) 3: Healing is for the church today (James 5 : 16)

Pentacost

I Corinthians 12 : 1 - 31 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says, “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there a variety of gifts, but the

I Corinthians 13 : 1 - 31 1 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

I Corinthians 14 : 1 - 4 1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 2 For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries. 3 But one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and consolation. 4 One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church.

I Corinthians 14 : 5 - 6 5 Now I wish that you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy; and greater is one who prophesies than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edifying. 6 But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation or of knowledge or of prophecy or of teaching?

I Corinthians 14 : 12 - 19 12 So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the edification of the church. 13 Therefore let one who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also. 16 Otherwise if you bless in the spirit only, how

I Corinthians 14 : 12 - 19 will the one who fills the place of the ungifted say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you are saying? 17 For you are giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not edified. 18 I thank God, I speak in tongues more than you all; 19 however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

How it helps the church? • Tongues and Interpretation • 1: Intimacy with God • 2: It can be used to edify the church • 3: It can bring lost people to salvation

Understanding Information that would one would not ordinarily know Having insight of an experienced person without having had any real experience in that area How do they help the church? 1. Counseling (Ex. AL) 2. Accountability 3. Protecting the flock 4. Guiding Leaders (Ex. FL)

How it helps the church? Faith & Miracles 1: Faith moves obstacles 2: Faith moves people into position 3: Miracles awaken sinners to God’s power 4: Miracles remind the church who God is

Ephesians 4 : 11 - 16 11 The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. 14 We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and

Ephesians 4 : 11 - 16 blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. 15 But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.

How it helps the church? Apostles & Evangelists 1: Apostles lead church movements 2: Apostles position leaders to make impact 3: Evangelist lead people to Christ 4: Evangelist speak to the lost with power

Challenge

Challenge 1: Do you know your spiritual gifts?

Challenge 1: Do you know your spiritual gifts? 2: Are you utilizing those gifts for the Kingdom?

Challenge 1: Do you know your spiritual gifts? 2: Are you utilizing those gifts for the Kingdom? 3: How are you edifying the body of Christ?