Spiritual Gifts

"a special ability given to believers which enables them to express the very character and love of Jesus Christ in ways that glorify God while serving others." 

 

Every Christian Is Given at Least One Spiritual Gift (1 Cor. 12:7-11)

The Bible Teaches That These Gifts Are Given For 3 Purposes:
  • Equipping believers to share the good news (Matthew 10:19,20; Luke 4:18; 1 Cor. 2:13)
  • Authenticating (proving) the gospel message (Hebrews 2:3,4)
  • Equipping believers to serve other believers (1 Cor. 12:7; 14:26)
    Spiritual Gifts Are Sovereignly Given & Determined by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:11)

Spiritual Gifts Are Not The Same As Natural Talents:


Spiritual Gifts Benefit Man's Spiritual Nature -- It is true that talents such as musical ability, artistic skill or athletic coordination are also gifts from God. But they are gifts on a physical or social level only and are given to benefit mankind in his "natural" life. Spiritual gifts, on the other hand, are given to benefit the realm of the spirit of man, the realm of an individual's relationship to God.

Only Christians Have Spiritual Gifts -- Talents, obviously, are distributed to men and women quite apart from any reference to their spiritual condition. But only Christians have spiritual gifts, because they are given only to those in whom the Spirit of Christ has come to live (1 Cor. 12:7).

Spiritual gifts are intended to be used to build up the body.  Our desire at Creekside is that you would experience the joy and deep satisfaction of experiencing the life of Christ as He expresses Himself through us when we know and use our spiritual gifts!