The Gifts You Didn’t Know You Had

In this message, Pastor Todd shared how to discover your spiritual gifts, step into your purpose, and live a life empowered by the Holy Spirit. Use this guide to keep talking about how to unlock the Spirit’s power inside you.  

SERMON HIGHLIGHTS

• Spiritual Gifts: Capacities or abilities given to Christians by the Holy Spirit that enable them to exceed the limitations of their finite humanity in order to serve other believers and live an empowered life.
• Natural gifts advance personal goals, but spiritual gifts advance God’s goals. 
• Many Christians acknowledge the Holy Spirit’s existence, but miss the experience of His presence.
• Gifts work best in the concert of believers because it’s hard to harmonize by yourself. 
• You don’t get strong by waiting—you get strong by working what you’ve been given.

KEY SCRIPTURES

• Ephesians 1:19-20
• 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
• Hebrews 13:8
• 1 Corinthians 14:1
• 1 Corinthians 13:1
• Acts 2:17

GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

• Administration, Apostolic, Discernment, Evangelism, Encouragement, Faith, Giving, Healing, Helps, Hospitality, Knowledge, Leadership, Mercy, Prophecy, Serving, Speaking in tongues (Interpretation of tongues), Teaching, and Wisdom

START TALKING 

• What gift has changed your life (e.g., a car, a waffle maker, a flat iron, a musical instrument, a coffee maker, a book, etc.)? 

KEEP TALKING

• Read 1 Corinthians 12:7. How does this verse shape the way you think about spiritual gifts—not just for yourself, but for others?
• What do you believe some of your spiritual gifts are? Where or how have you seen them show up in your life?
• How might you be living in a limited version of your calling by not walking in your spiritual gifts?
• Think about someone you know who clearly operates in one of the gifts of the Spirit. What impact has their gift made in your life—or in the lives of others?
• Not all gifts are given at the moment of salvation. Some grow with maturity and time. How have you seen new gifts emerge and develop over the years?
• We can actively ask the Holy Spirit for gifts. What is one gift you’d love to grow in, and what’s one step you could take this week to start cultivating it?

KEEP IT GOING

• If you want to gain fresh insight into how God has uniquely wired you and discover practical ways to begin using your gifts, take our Spiritual Gifts Assessment this week!

PRAYER

Holy Spirit, thank you for giving us gifts so we can play our part in advancing your Kingdom. Open our eyes to what you’ve placed inside of us and stir in us a hunger for more of your spirit. We want to boldly use our gifts for your glory and the good of others. Amen.