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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The Power Gifts
I Corinthians 12:8-11

Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8

• Our "debt of love" motivates us to fulfill the law of God
• God gives us spiritual gifts so that we may pay our debt of love
• All power is His, all glory is His!

The Gifts

• I Corinthians 12:4-6 "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all."
• Motivations
• Ministries
• Manifestations

I Corinthians 12:8-11

• Revelation Gifts
  • gifts that reveal something
• Power Gifts
  • gifts that do something
• Inspiration Gifts
  • gifts that say something

To summarize:

• It is our responsibility to develop our motivational gifts
• It the church's responsibility to confirm ministry gifts
• It is the Holy Spirit's function to reward the use of the gifts for the profit of all, resulting in the manifestation gifts
• Revelation Gifts
  • gifts that reveal something
    • Word of Knowledge
    • Word of Wisdom
    • Discerning of Spirits
• Power Gifts
  • gifts that do something
    • Faith
    • Healings
    • Miracles
• Inspiration Gifts
  • gifts that say something
    • Prophesy
    • Different Kinds of Tongues
    • Interpretation of Tongues
• God has given His people these nine gifts of the Holy Spirit to:
  • Enable them to mature spiritually
  • Edify others
  • Do the work of the ministry

Power Gifts

• The Gift of Faith
• The Gift of Healing
• The Gift of Miracles

The Gift of Faith

• The gift of faith is the supernatural ability to believe God without doubt, combat unbelief, and visualize what God wants to accomplish.
• It is not only an inner conviction impelled by an urgent and higher calling, but also a supernatural ability to meet adverse circumstances with trust in God's words and messages.

From Faith to Faith
Romans 1:17

• Conversion or Saving faith
  • Ephesians 2:8-9
• Continuing Faith or the Fruit of faith
  • Galatians 5:22-23
  • One is getting you into heaven and the other is heaven getting into you!
• Charismatic Faith
  • Mark 11:22-24; Matthew 17:20-21, 21:21-22
    • The faith of God!

The Gifts of Healings

• Removing diseases from the spirit, soul, and body
  • 3 types of healings:
    • physical
    • emotional
    • spiritual
• The gift of healings refers to supernatural healing without human aid
• Healing can come through the touch of faith
  • James 5:14-15
• By speaking the word of faith
  • Luke 7:1-10
• By the presence of God being manifested
  • Mark 6:56; Acts 19:11-12

The Gift of Miracles

• Supernatural intervention by God
• Some consider any natural or supernatural events with precise timing to bring glory to God a miracle
• A miracle is the performance of something which can supersede the laws of nature
• It is a supernatural power to intervene and counteract earthly and evil forces.

All miracles begin in prayer!

• Matthew 7:7-8 – Askers receive, seekers discover and those who knock have things opened to them
• Daniel 11:32b – Doing "exploits"
• Judges 6:13 – we should ask the same question as Gideon

"Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts" I Corinthians 14:1