What Are Spiritual Gifts?

Series- LIFE IN THE THIRD PERSON

Message: “What Are Spiritual Gifts?”

Various Texts

Spiritual gifts are: Innate spiritual desires and abilities to serve the Body of Christ.

Words for “gift” in the New Testament:

dorea: The Holy Spirit Himself. (Acts 2:38; 11:15-18; Rom. 8:9)

doma: The gifting of people to equip the church. (Eph. 4:9-14; Num. 18:6)

merismos: The deeds of the Apostles, which proved their message was from God. (Heb. 2:1-4)

charismata: Special abilities given by the Spirit to every believer. (I Cor. 12:4)

Important Things to Remember about Spiritual Gifts:

They’re not the same as natural or abilities. (I Cor. 12:7)

They’re not the same as the of the Spirit. (Gal. 5:22-23)

You don’t for them or them. (I Cor. 12:11, 18)

Every believer has at least . (I Peter 4:10)

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