Romans 12:3-8
You have a gift and the church needs you to use it
Colossians 3:12-17, Ephesians 4:16
Your commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ is directly tied to your involvement in the local church
Four principles related to the giving of spiritual gifts
Part 1 – The Attitude of spiritual gifts – Vs. 3
Part 2 – The Diversity of spiritual gifts – Vs. 4-5
This week: Part 3 – The Practice of the spiritual gifts – Vs. 6
. The lists of spiritual gifts: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-11, 28-30; Ephesians 4:11-12, 1 Peter 4:10-11
. A. The categories/types of spiritual gifts
. . Speaking – Teaching, Evangelism, Exhortation, Preaching
. . Serving – Giving, Leading, Mercy
. . Sign – Miracles, Tongues, Healings
. B. The positions on the sign gifts
. . 1. Continuationists – The miraculous gifts are still in operation.
. . 2. The miraculous gifts have ceased entirely
. C. What the cessationist position is not
. . 1. It does not deny the possibiliy of miracles
. . . God still does miracles today; people do not
. . 2. The position does not rise or fall on 1 Corinthians 13:8-10
. . 3. The position does not minimize the person and work of the Holy Spirit
. . . The Holy Spirit is God,
. . . . He is the agent of: convistion, new birth (John 3:8), baptism, indwelling,
. . . . seals us for the day of redemption, transforms us into the image of Christ
. . . . (2 Corinthians 3:18), gifts us to grow the church, enables us to lead a godly
. . . . life, encourages us, comforts us, gives us assurance, counsels us