Bible Study Guide:
Bible study passages with the list of spiritual gifts:
- Romans 12: 3-9
- Eph 4: 2-12
- 1 Cor. 12: 1-31
- 1 Peter 4: 10-11
What is Spiritual Gift?
Spiritual Gift is a special attribute given by the Holy Spirit to Every Member of the body of Christ according to God’s Grace for use within the context of the Body.
Why to Discover our Spiritual Gifts?
- Spiritual Gifts assist in finding God’s will in our life (Discovering God’s Will)
- Spiritual Job Description
- Commitment of points of our gifts rather than abstract commitment
- More effective service
- Appropriate commitment to Ministry
- Helps overcome feelings of inferiority
Hindrances to Spiritual Gifts:
- False modesty
- Inexperience
- Disobedience
- Lack of commitment
- Unloving Spirit
- Lack of Prayer
- Lack of Environment
- Focusing our weakness
How to discover my Spiritual Gift:
Understand Gifts
Accept that You are Gifted
Analyze yourself
Your interests
What gets you excited
Limitations
Seek confirmation from others
Evaluate the Results
Dedicate yourself to Ministry
Desire, Joy, Effectiveness
- Understand Gifts
- Accept that You are Gifted
- Analyze yourself
- Your interests
- What gets you excited
- Limitations
- Seek confirmation from others
- Evaluate the Results
- Dedicate yourself to Ministry
- Desire, Joy, Effectiveness
What should I do once I know it:
- Dedicate
- Develop
- Study the Scripture
- Talk to others having same gifts
- Pray for guidance and strength
- Be sensitive to the need of others
- Do not neglect your role
Facts about Spiritual Gifts:
- It is not natural ability or talent
- It is not Fruits of Holy spirit
- Gifts can be abused
- It is received, not achieved, no room for self-choosing
- Diversity within Unity
- Each member is Unique, important and useful
- Gifts are good but only when ministered in Love
- The Gifts are diverse, but all are equally honorable
List of Spiritual Gifts:
- Prophecy
- Leadership
- Healing
- Apostle
- Service
- Teaching
- Exhortation
- Giving
- Mercy
- Wisdom
- Knowledge
- Faith
- Helps
- Administration
- Evangelist
- Pastor
- Hospitality
- Intercession
- Healing
- Miracles
- Discerning of Spirits
- Tongue
- Interpretation of Tongues
- Voluntary poverty
- Martyrdom
- Exorcism
- Intercession
- Celibacy
This is the comprehensive list of spiritual gifts mentioned in various passages of the bible. You can take a spiritual gift inventory test to discover your personal gifts.
Other Resources: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts - Questionnaire
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Very systematically explained. I preached this sermon on the same subject, but my focus was on unlisted spiritual gifts…
http://www.virtualpreacher.org/sermon-on-1-corinthians-12-4-23/
Please kindly send me some study material for my talk on thursday and the subject is ‘ENVY’
I need some more notes on the subject of tongues and interpretation. some say they can be used without interpretation while others say it must be interpreted if not silenced
Pls can you send me some materials for my small groups discussion pls…..
Thanks very much for your Bible study you sent to me
it real help me to set my sermon orderly
God bless you for the good work helping the people .
to enhance the word of God in their lives .
thanks Mahodla, Praise God.
pls if you wil send me messages to explain those work the bibile says wil pass thru fire on the judgement day.your work has help me
Thanks for making me know the gift of the holy spirit.
I was attending a bible study in our church and I was told that praying is not one of the gifts of the holy spirit. Please explain it further to me.
Rose
May God continue to bless these bible studies, it has been a blessing to me. Please more on spiritual gifts.