Our Heaven-Sent Helper | Part 6 – Divinely Gifted!

[1] “Spiritual Gifts” are spirit-given !

1 Corinthians 12:1-7 (NLT)
And now, dear brothers and sisters, I will write about the special
abilities the Holy Spirit gives to each of us, for I must correct your
misunderstandings about them…
… 4 Now there are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but it is the same
Holy Spirit who is the source of them all. 5 There are different kinds of
service in the church, but it is the same Lord we are serving. 6 There are
different ways God works in our lives, but it is the same God who does
the work through all of us. 7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a
means of helping the entire church.”

Every believer is !

1 Corinthians 12:7 (NLT)
A spiritual gift is given to each of us …

No believer has spiritual gift!

1 Corinthians 12:20-21 (NLT)
Yes, there are many (body) parts, but only one body. [21]  The eye can never
say to the hand, ‘I dont need you.’ The head cant say to the feet, ‘I dont need you.’”

We are personally for our giftings!

2 Timothy 1:6 (CEV)
So I ask you to make full use of the gift that God gave you when I placed
my hands on you. Use it well.

[2] “Spiritual Gifts” need to be discovered and !

“D” … stands for our !

Acts 19:21 (NLT)
Afterward Paul felt impelled by the Holy Spirit to go over to Macedonia and
Achaia before returning to Jerusalem. And after that, he said, “I must go on
to Rome!’’

“N” … stands for our !

Lion-Type Personalities!
The Lion motto is – let’s do it my way!

Otter-Type Personalities!
The Otter motto is – let’s do it the fun way!

Beaver-Type Personalities!
The Beaver motto is – let’s do it the detailed way!

Golden Retrievers-Type Personalities!
The Golden Retriever motto is – let’s do it most tried and true way!

“A” … stands for !

Romans 12:6 (NLT)
God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well.

We unpack our giftings by !