All I Want For Christmas

I Corinthians 14:1 (NKJV)

1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

Desire Spiritual Gifts

Spiritual Gifts Described

I Corinthians 12:1-11 (NKJV)

1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:

2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led.

3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.

6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:

8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,

9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,

10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

11ut one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

The Category of Spiritual Gifts

Power Gifts

-Faith

-Miracles

-Gifts of Healing

Revelation Gifts

-Discerning of Spirits

-Knowledge

-Wisdom

Speaking Gifts

-Prophecy

-Tongues

-Interpretation of Tongues

Spiritual Gifts Demonstrated

(Paul in Acts 27, 28)

Gift of Knowledge

Acts 27:10-11 (NKJV)

10 saying, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.”

11 Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul.

Gift of Prophecy

Acts 27:21-22 (NKJV)

21 But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss.

22 And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

Gift of Faith

Acts 27:25 (NKJV)

25 Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me.

Gift of Wisdom

Acts 27:34-35 (NKJV)

34 Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”

35 And when he had said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it he began to eat.

Gift of Miracles

Acts 27:41-44 (NKJV)

41 But striking a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves.

42 And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.

43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,

44 and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was that they all escaped safely to land.

Gift of Discernment

Acts 28:3-5 (NKJV)

3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

4 So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.”

5 But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.

Gifts of Healing

Acts 28:7-9 (NKJV)

7 In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days.

8 And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him.

9 So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed.

Amazing!

These gifts were all demonstrated in the life of Paul in a matter of a few hours!

Spiritual Gifts Desired

Matthew 7:7-11 (NKJV)

7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

God delights in giving us Spiritual Gifts!

God is a gift-giver!

Receive His gifts today!