God stresses the importance of spiritual gifts as evidenced by the amount of space given to this topic in the New Testament. If something matters to God, shouldn’t it also be important to us? If that doesn’t convince you of why you should learn about spiritual gifting, there are some other reasons.
3 Good Reasons to Learn About Spiritual Gifts
- Spiritual gifts are part of God’s design for the growth of the church.
God designed the church to grow as everybody does their part according to Ephesians 4:16. Click below to read more about this verse:
- One Verse Says It All
- God’s Goals for the Church & Plan for Reaching Those Goals
- Connected for a Purpose
- Spiritual gifts are God’s power source for us to do ministry.
When we use the gifts we have been given, God is at work (1 Cor. 12:6). “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. …” (1 Pet. 4:10-11) Click below to read about God’s power needed to effectively serve.
- The Power of God at Work in the Church
- Ministry Empowerment: Serving in the Power of an Almighty God
- Spiritual gifts have pragmatic value.
Needs are met when we serve one another through the use of our spiritual gifts. Effective ministry therefore demands that we understand and use our gifts. Click below to read more about the practical side of everybody doing their part in this way.
- What Happens When We Use Our Spiritual Gifts?
- An Example of If Everybody Did Their Part in VBS
- An Example of How Everybody Can Have a Part in Helping the Homeless
For help teaching about spiritual gifting, identifying giftedness, and recruiting based on gifts, go to: Spiritual Gifts Resources
Thank you for this post, I’ve been reading a lot your material and its awesome!
Do you have a study about how to find our skills and how can we use it outside of church to serve others? How to find passions and put it to work…
You are welcome, lq. I praise God for your good comments about the material. If you go to the Spiritual Gifts Category in the MinTools Store, you’ll see what resources are available. If you’re looking for something to teach others, the Everybody Has a Part Curriculum would provide a study about spiritual gifts and how they fit into God’s design for the Body. If you’re looking for something more for personal use, the Finding Your Best Fit in Ministry Download deals with bringing together our spiritual gifts, personality, heart passions, life experiences, and walk with God to see how we might best serve.
The materials mentioned above would more so focus on using our spiritual gifts within the Body … written well before the times in which we now live. There is a three part series beginning tomorrow, May 13, 2020, about using our spiritual gifts outside the church building walls. If you haven’t already, you might want to consider subscribing to this blog to be notified of new posts.