the giver

Serving grace the gifts

grace &
growth
Spiritual Gifts
The Key Biblical Passages
1 Corinthians 12-14
Romans 12:1-8
Ephesians 4:11
1 Peter 4:10-11
Now about spiritual gifts
(pneumatikos), brothers and
sisters, I do not want you to
be ignorant....
1 Corinthians 12:1
There are different kinds of gifts
(charismata), but the same
Spirit. There are different kinds
of service (diakonia), but the
same Lord. There are different
kinds of working (energeo), but
the same God works all of them
in all.
1 Corinthians 12:4-6
We have different gifts
(charismata), according to the
grace (charis) given us.
Romans 12:6
Each one should use whatever gift
(charisma) he has received to
serve others, faithfully
administering God's grace
(charis) in its various forms.
1 Peter 4:10
I always thank God for you
because of his grace (charis)
given you in Christ Jesus. For in
him you have been enriched in
every way--in all your speaking
and in all your knowledge-- ...
Therefore you do not lack any
spiritual gift (charisma..)
1 Corinthians 1:4-7
The gifts and grace
charismata
charis - ma - ta
grace - result of giving - plural

It appears that Paul created a

new word to describe what he
saw happening in the Christian
community.
God the giver

• The important
element of
‘Spiritual gifts’ is
not so much about
knowing the gift
but the giver.
 God’s grace and gifts

• The source is God’s grace – same for

each of us
• We are like different shaped prisms
which refract his grace in different
ways.
God’s grace and gifts

• Spiritual life
• Heart concerns
• Aptitudes
• Personality
• Experiences
Love never fails. But where there are
prophecies, they will cease; where
there are tongues, they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge, it will pass
away. For we know in part and we
prophesy in part, but when perfection
comes, the imperfect disappears.
1 Corinthians 13:8-10
 Gifts and Fruit of the Spirit
Love, joy, peace...
Christian character
Eternal!!

Prophecy, healing,
teaching....
Christian ministry to
broken and needy people
Missional!!
Growth The grace gifts are
given to enable
outreach and care,
to enable people to
know God and to
form the
community of
God's people.