Spiritual Gifts
“Life can be a puzzling experience, but when you find where you fit, it makes all the difference in the world. Each of us has a unique shape that God has given to us. Discovering it is a key to self-awareness and fulfilling God’s assignment for your life.”
Spiritual Gifts - God gives gifts to every Christian (biblical foundation below)
- Heart - What do you love to do?
- Aptitude - What comes easy to you?
- Personality - How has God hard-wired you?
- Experience - What has God been doing in your past to prepare you for the future?
Each person is like a puzzle piece with a unique shape and finding where it fits in the bigger picture is important! We want to come beside you and help you discover, develop and deploy your spiritual gifts so that you can find where you fit best. The Bible teaches us that God gives gifts to his church and that those gifts are consistent with the assignments that he gives us as individuals and the greater Christian community.
Biblical Foundation for Understanding Spiritual Gifts
1 Peter 4:10-11
Gifts come from the Holy Spirit
They have been given so that we can serve others
We must recognize they are a sacred trust and we should be faithful in handling them
They are extended to us as an act of grace
When they are handled responsibly, they bring praise to God
Romans 12:4-8; 1 Corinthians 12:12-16
How to Identify your Spiritual Gifts
- Open your heart to God in prayer
- Be willing to apply your gifts when God shows you the way you have been gifted
- Take an online spiritual gift assessment
- Begin with what you enjoy, passion is a good cue on where God may be directing you towards a ministry assignment
- Get involved
- Listen for affirmation from others
Watch for Spiritual Gift Discovery workshops to be announced from time to time throughout the year.
