If you are a follower of Jesus you have been given special ____________.
[2 Timothy 1:6] This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you.
A spiritual gift is a supernatural ________________ given to all Christians to do God's work on earth.
[1 Corinthians 12:7, 11] A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. [11] It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
All gifts are useful, but they often go _____________.
[Romans 12:6-8] 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. [7] If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. [8] 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.
These gifts are given to you to be used in the Church to minister to _______________ and the _______________.
[1 Corinthians 12:8-10] To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. [9] The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. [10] He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.
How do you find out what gifts you have?
1. _______________ what the Bible says about gifts.
2. Ask God to _______________ you your gifts.
3. _______________ what you enjoy and do well.
4. Take a spiritual gifts __________. (http://thrive.church/shape/)
5. ________ what the Holy Spirit leads you to ________.
The church is ___________________ without your gift.
[1 Peter 4:10-11] God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. [11] Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
Use your gift as though God was doing it ________________ you.
