Spiritual Gifts Chart

SUMMARY OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS (Part 1) (Part 2)
When Are Spiritual Gifts Given?	How Are Spiritual Gifts Given?	What Metaphor Is Used to Explain Spiritual Gifts?	What Is the Order of Spiritual Gifts?	How Are Spiritual Gifts Exercised?
1Cor 12:7 "to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit" Since EACH believer was given a gift this implies that none at any time lacked a gift.. Therefore we were given our spiritual gift or gifts when we were given the Spirit or when we were Born Again. 1Cor 12:13 (click comment) Paul writes that "by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit." Romans 8:9 (see note) Elsewhere Paul emphasizes that "If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him"	1Cor 12:8-10 "To one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit" "to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit" "to another faith by the same Spirit" Illustration Although Hudson Taylor had no money, he believed God would use him to win China and and God did use him mightily to spread the gospel into inland China (Read Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret) to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the effecting of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues KEY POINT one is given one gift and next person another spiritual gift Who gives gifts? How are they distributed? 1Cor 12:11 "One and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills" The Spirit is in control (sovereign) and the spiritual gifts are determined not by what individuals want or seek but by what God wills. 1Cor 12:18 "God has placed the members each one of them, in the body, just as He desired" 1Cor 12:24 "God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked" 1Cor 12:28 "God has appointed in the church..." 1Cor 12:29-30 All do not have ALL gifts Some teach that we should seek "tongues" yet Scripture says not all have this gift Eph 4:8,11 (Click exposition) Given by Jesus (after He ascended) Ephesians 4:8 "He gave gifts to men" Ephesians 4:11 "He gave some as apostles" Romans 12:6 (Click exposition) "we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us" Note how the pre-underscores God's total sovereignty in the giving of spiritual gifts. We are to seek the Giver of the gifts and not the gifts, for each believer has already been gifted by Him at the time of salvation.	1Cor 12:12 Physical Body (See Note) "For even as the [physical] body is one and yet has many members and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ" Many members and one Body Christ is one Body (Illustration) How does Paul explain the composition of the body of Christ? 1Cor 12:13 "For by one Spirit we were ALL baptized (Click to study baptizo) into one BODY whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. Note Paul's repetition: one for all, all for one How does Paul further explain the body of Christ? 1Cor 12:14-17 "Body is not one member, but many foot... is not...any the less a part of the body" (Illustration) "if the ear says," Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body" "If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be?' (Illustration) "If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?" All parts of body are important and necessary for healthy function (Illustration) There is no grounds for competition or envy (Illustration) What is Paul's point? We can't say because we don't have a specific gift we are not part of the body - don't have a pity party saying "No one wants my lowly gift" 1Cor 12:19-24 All members of the body are necessary = No room for self sufficiency (no Lone Ranger believers) We need each other (Illustration) This truth of our inter- dependence is repeatedly emphasized in Scripture by the use of the phrase "ONE ANOTHER" - Click link to 50 "*one another's" Don’t' feel like you are a "second class" Christian because can't do what someone else does. This truth should set you free from envy and jealousy for God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked Why greater honor to lesser?* 1Cor 12:25-27 "So that there may be no division in the body but that the members may have the same care for one another" How is this care explained? "if one member suffers all the members suffer with it" "if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it" Because our physical body is interconnected & interdependent when our head hurts the entire body is affected & so too in the mystical Body of Christ Romans 12:4-5 (Click exposition) Analogy of many members in one physical body and all members don't have same function (in context the same "spiritual gift") so there are many members of the ONE mystical Body of Christ and all are members one of another (inter-dependent and intimately connected) *Baptizo* describes the "introduction or placing of a person or thing into a new environment or into union w something else so as to alter its condition or relationship to its previous environment or condition." (Wuest)	1Cor 12:28 God has appointed or placed 1st apostles 2nd prophets 3rd teachers then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations various kinds of tongues NOTE There is an ORDER but it is NOT indicative of importance. The idea of order is similar to a husband as head over the wife but both are equally important	1Peter 4:11 (Click exposition) SPEAKING is to be "the utterances of God" SERVING is to be "by the strength which God supplies" 1Cor 12:6 "God works (energizes) all things (gifts, ministries, effects) in all persons" 1Cor 12:11 "Spirit works (energizes) all these things" God is the "power" Source for our spiritual gift. We exercise our gifts in His power not our own. Romans 12:6-8 7 Gifts Listed: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith (click) if service, in his serving (click) he who teaches, in his teaching (click) he who exhorts, in his exhortation (click) he who gives, with liberality (click) he who leads, with diligence (click) he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness (click) If gift is teaching then teach, etc The Greek construction in this sentence is what is known as the "Locative of sphere " -- the point is that whatever your spiritual gift is, you are to stay within the sphere of that spiritual gift. If your spiritual gift is teaching then don't try to exercise the spiritual gift of service. The analogy is seen in our body - If one is an "EYE" stay within this sphere. What's The Message? Know your spiritual gift In a recent survey Barna reports that 69% of church goers have heard of spiritual gifts but do not know their spiritual gift! Know the limits of your spiritual gift Don't seek a particular spiritual gift that you would like to possess (but do seek to know the gift you already possess) Understand what your spiritual gift is – if you are a "hand" you will be drawn to functions a hand is capable of doing. (Illustration) How Do You Know What Your spiritual Gift is? You will be drawn to that spiritual gift You will show interest You will experience "success" in the exercise of that spiritual gift Others will see your gift You can know for sure that you have at least one spiritual gift You need to understand that your spiritual gift represents a stewardship from God which you are responsible for and will give an account some day as to how you managed this gift. It follows that you must discover your spiritual gift (or as Paul says don't "be ignorant" of it) You must exercise your spiritual gift within the context of the body of Christ universal and the specific local body where God has planted you Remember your role in the body is vital for if one member of the body fails to exercise his or her sp