By Pastor Gil Dirmann

Scriptures

- I Corinthians 12:1 (NKJV) - “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant”

- Romans 12:6-8 (NLT) - “In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.”

- Ephesians 4:12-16 (NLT) - “Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”

- Ephesians 4:11-12 (NLT) - “Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip Gods people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ”

Message Points

3 Truths about Spiritual Gifts

1. Christians should not be ignorant about spiritual gifts.
2. Every Christian has a “God given Gift”
3. God wants every Christian to discover develop and deploy their gift to build His Kingdom!

Different sets of Spiritual Gifts

I. Gifts from God the Father (Motivational Gifts)
II. Gifts from Jesus: (Offices)

- Prophecy - The ability to see through a situation and identify the root issue and -applicable truths
- Serving - Demonstrates love by meeting practical needs, usually through tangible work.
- Teaching - Passionate about discovering, validating and explaining a truth in a relevant and useable way.
- Encouraging - Comes along side others to inspire and comfort.
- Giving - Passionate about financial resources, sees a financial need and gives extravagantly to meet that need
- Leadership - Thinks in plans, process, strategies; gifted to builds teams, manage projects, and accomplish tasks.
- Kindness - Sensitive to, and passionate about strengthening the emotions of others.
- Apostles - Sent ones/delegated to establish and oversee churches.
- Prophets - One who hears, sees and speaks on behalf of Jesus to direct the church
- Evangelists - One who announces the gospel to others, particularly those who have not received salvation
- Pastors - Shepherds who watch over and care for a local congregation
- Teachers - One who explains and interprets God’s truth in relevant ways
- The Body of Christ - The global and local assembly of believers who collectively and cohesively represents Jesus in a tangible way

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