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SPIRITUAL GIFTS SERIES 2025
The New Testament identifies spiritual gifts for Christians and teaches us how to exercise them. These spiritual gifts (or “graces”) are important for the growth, unity and mission of the church. Though we may have ideas about being “gifted,” we want to take a careful look at what the Bible actually says about this, to develop a Biblical understanding. The Bible repeatedly says that all Christians receive the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts, and that these gifts are meant to build up the body of Christ. When we understand and apply this truth, we all can become active in serving in our church community as God intends, strengthening one another’s faith.
As we identify and affirm one another’s spiritual gifts, we can learn how to better appreciate one another and work together in harmony, building spiritual unity among us. As we exercise our faith using the gifts God has given us, we as a body of believers can engage more effectively in outreach, evangelism and discipleship, and thus fulfill the great commission of our Lord Jesus. Learning to identify and prayerfully use all the spiritual gifts we’ve been given in Christ can help us to neither ignore nor overemphasize any certain gift, and prioritize what God wants. In this way we avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, controversies or division, and grow as a healthy, Spirit-filled community that God can use for his purpose.
The passages we will study shed light on various aspects of spiritual gifts and their use:
Lesson 1: 1 Corinthians 12:1–11 (Feb.23)
Main idea: The origin and purpose of gifts (for the common good)
Lesson 2: Romans 12:3–8 (Apr.6)
Main idea: Gifts of grace, used in faith
Lesson 3: Ephesians 4:1–16 (May 25)
Main idea: The body of Christ, built up through spiritual gifts
Lesson 4: 1 Peter 4:7–11 (Aug.17)
Main idea: Good stewards of God’s varied grace in community; how and why we serve
Lesson 5: 1 Corinthians 12:12–31 (Sep.14)
Main idea: The interdependence of various gifts in the body of Christ
Lesson 6: 2 Timothy 1:1–18 (Oct.25)
Fan into flame the gift of God (challenges within and without)
Lesson 7: 1 Corinthians 14:1–5 (Nov.16)
Earnestly desire the gift of prophecy
