Transcript Document

Identification Of
Spiritual Gifts
1 Cor. 12
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I. Paul Wanted Them
Properly Informed –
vs. 1-2
• “Now concerning spiritual gifts,
brethren, I would not have you
ignorant. Ye know that ye were
Gentiles, carried away unto
these dumb idols, even as ye
were led.”
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I. Paul Wanted Them Properly
Informed – vs. 1-2
• They were ignorant concerning
spiritual gifts
• They formerly served idols
• Gifts bestowed only through
laying on of the hands of the
Apostles (Acts 8:14-17)
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II. What The Holy Spirit
Says About Christ –v. 3
• “Wherefore I give you to
understand, that no man
speaking by the Spirit of God
calleth Jesus accursed: and that
no man can say that Jesus is the
Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.”
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II. What The Holy Spirit Says
About Christ –v. 3
• The Spirit of God was active and
not silent like an idol
• The Spirit’s being in man would
only result in Jesus being
honored and praised
• (Today we have the Spirit’s
Word)
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III. The Different Spiritual
Gifts vs. 4-11
• “Now there are diversities of
gifts, but the same Spirit. And
there are differences of
administrations, but the same
Lord. And there are diversities
of operations, but it is the same
God which worketh all in all.
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III. The Different Spiritual
Gifts vs. 4-11
• But the manifestation of the
Spirit is given to every man to
profit withal. For to one is given
by the Spirit the word of
wisdom; to another the word of
knowledge by the same Spirit;
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III. The Different Spiritual
Gifts vs. 4-11
• To another faith by the same
Spirit; to another the gifts of
healing by the same Spirit; To
another the working of miracles;
to another prophecy;
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III. The Different Spiritual
Gifts vs. 4-11
• to another discerning of spirits;
to another divers kinds of
tongues; to another the
interpretation of tongues: But all
these worketh that one and the
selfsame Spirit, dividing to every
man severally as he will.”
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III. The Different Spiritual Gifts
vs. 4-11
• Different gifts given
• Different services performed
• Different things accomplished
• One Spirit gave the gifts –
leading to unity
• Spirit chose gift to be given
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IV. Many Members But
One Body vs. 12-14
• “For as the body is one, and hath
many members, and all the
members of that one body, being
many, are one body: so also is
Christ. For by one Spirit are we all
baptized into one body, whether we
be Jews or Gentiles,
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IV. Many Members But
One Body vs. 12-14
• whether we be bond or free; and
have been all made to drink into
one Spirit. For the body is not one
member, but many.”
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IV. Many Members But
One Body vs. 12-14
• Physical body = many members
• Spiritual Body of Christ, the church =
has many members
• If we follow the Spirit’s revealed
word we will be baptized into Christ
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V. All Members Are
Important vs. 15-21
• “If the foot shall say, Because I
am not the hand, I am not of the
body; is it therefore not of the
body? And if the ear shall say,
Because I am not the eye, I am
not of the body; is it therefore
not of the body?
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V. All Members Are
Important vs. 15-21
• If the whole body were an eye,
where were the hearing? If the
whole were hearing, where were
the smelling? But now hath God
set the members every one of
them in the body, as it hath
pleased him.
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V. All Members Are
Important vs. 15-21
• If the whole body were an eye,
where were the hearing? If the
whole were hearing, where were
the smelling? But now hath God
set the members every one of
them in the body, as it hath
pleased him.
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V. All Members Are
Important vs. 15-21
• And if they were all one member,
where were the body? But now are
they many members, yet but one
body. And the eye cannot say unto
the hand, I have no need of thee:
nor again the head to the feet, I
have no need of you.”
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V. All Members Are Important
vs. 15-21
• God arranged the members of the
physical body
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Ps. 139:14
• I will praise thee; for I am
fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvellous are thy works; and
that my soul knoweth right well.
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VI. The Care Given To
The Members Of The Body
vs. 22-26
• “Nay, much more those members of
the body, which seem to be more
feeble, are necessary: And those
members of the body, which we
think to be less honourable, upon
these we bestow more abundant
honour; and our uncomely parts
have more abundant comeliness.
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VI. The Care Given To
The Members Of The Body
vs. 22-26
• For our comely parts have no need:
but God hath tempered the body
together, having given more
abundant honour to that part which
lacked: That there should be no
schism in the body; but that the
members should have the same
care one for another.
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VI. The Care Given To
The Members Of The Body
vs. 22-26
• And whether one member
suffer, all the members suffer
with it; or one member be
honoured, all the members
rejoice with it.”
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VI. The Care Given To
The Members Of The Body
vs. 22-26
• God joined the body to make it
work as a whole
• The same is true of the church,
the body of Christ
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VII. Offices God Set In
The Church vs. 27-31
• Now ye are the body of Christ, and
members in particular. And God
hath set some in the church, first
apostles, secondarily prophets,
thirdly teachers, after that miracles,
then gifts of healings, helps,
governments, diversities of tongues.
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VII. Offices God Set In
The Church vs. 27-31
• Are all apostles? are all
prophets? are all teachers? are
all workers of miracles? Have all
the gifts of healing? do all speak
with tongues? do all interpret?
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VII. Offices God Set In
The Church vs. 27-31
• But covet earnestly the best
gifts: and yet shew I unto you a
more excellent way”
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VII. Offices God Set In The
Church vs. 27-31
• Some of the offices mentioned
were temporary – during the
miraculous age of the church
• Covet = be zealous for
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Lessons
• 1. God wants us to know His will
• 1 Tim. 2:4
• 2. We have God given talents
today
• Mt. 25:15
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Lessons
• 3. Every member of the church is
important
• Rom. 2:11
• 4. We must do things decently
and in order
• 1 Cor. 14:40
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Lessons
• 5. We must cooperate together
in carrying out the Lord’s Will
• Worship – Work – etc.
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