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Week Eighteen: The Church - Spiritual Gifts

The person will grow in their understanding of spiritual gifts, their purpose, and how they can utilize theirs in the church.

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Meeting Outline

Scriptures
1 Cor 12-14 1 Peter 4:10-11 Romans 12:3-8 Ephesians 4:11-13
Discussion Questions
  • How has your week been spiritually? / What is God teaching you?
  • What do you think of when you hear the term “spiritual gifts?”
  • Read Romans 12:3-8, 1 Cor 12:1-11, & Romans 12:3-8.
  • What are spiritual gifts? What is their purpose? 
  • Why is it important to understand the function of spiritual gifts in the church? 
  • Read 1 Cor 12:6-8; 1 Cor 12:4-11, v28; Ephesians 4:11-12.
  • List out each specific spiritual gift. 
  • How do we identify our spiritual gift? (affinity, ability, affirmation)
  • What is your spiritual gift? How can you use it to strengthen the faith of others?
  • Read 1 Cor 14:1-40. 
  • How does this passage give us more clarity about the gift of tongues and prophecy?
  • How they should be used according to God’s Word? 
  • Why do you think these gifts are so abused in some churches today?

Going Deeper

Application

Common Misconceptions

  • Address Common Misconceptions.
  • Spiritual gifts are not real. 
  • I don’t have a spiritual gift.
  • Spiritual gifts are not important. (underemphasis)
  • Spiritual gifts are all that matter. (over-emphasis)
  • One person can possess all the Spiritual Gifts at one time. (Only Jesus can do this!)
  •  Certain Spiritual gifts are more valuable than others.
  •  If a certain spiritual gift makes me uncomfortable, I can write it off.
  • Disclaimer: There is some controversy around the topic of spiritual gifts. Namely, if God still gives the miracle the gifts we see in the Bible (tongues, prophecy, and healing.) Certain people who identify as “cessationists” contend that such supernatural gifts were primarily designed to confirm and attest to the truth of the message and ministry of the apostles. When the apostles passed from the scene in the latter years of the first century AD, the gifts that bore witness to their identity and ministry likewise ceased. Other people who identify as “continuationist.” agree that these gifts function in that way. But they contend that all spiritual gifts, even the more miraculous ones, also serve to build up the body of Christ and contribute to the progressive growth of believers throughout the course of the present church age (see 1 Cor. 12:14-26; 14:3-6, 12, 26, 31; Eph. 4:11-16).

Common Next Steps

  • Identify your spiritual gift and begin operating in it. 
  • Gain a clearer understanding of spiritual gifts.
Links/Downloads
10 Questions About Spiritual Gifts Introduction to Spiritual Gifts Spiritual Gifts - Definitions and Descriptions The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts by Sam Storms

Additional Resources

Further Study
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