Apprentice 2 Jesus

Thoughts on Spiritual Gifts

Having gone through a series on spiritual gifts, one thing I did not do was get into specific lists in the New Testament. I focused mainly on being used, discovering the gifts, and how we are called to USE those gifts! We are stewards in the Great House of God and the call of the Owner is to utilize the grace given to serve the Owner. All we need is available to us. It is time to serve the great cause of Christ.

When it comes to individual gifts, discovering your gifts, etc., there are just a myriad of resources. I cannot even come close to knowing which ones are top notch and which ones are suspect because the web is FULL of both!

A couple of resources that can be useful:
1. Gift analysis, where you take a short survey to see how your temperament can guide how you are used in the gifts.

2. Good books can be a helpful resource as well. David Lim has a great resource on spiritual gifts I have found helpful over the years.

Another favorite from early 20th Century Pentecostal theology is Donald Gee. This link to Amazon will show one book he wrote many years ago, but is still useful. However, scroll down the page to see other books listed. One of my favorites is Pentecostal Experience, a compilation of Gee’s writing by David Womack. It is a great book to read for me, having grown up Pentecostal but being a generation or two removed from the experiences of Azusa Street and early Pentecostal revivals.

We must search the Scriptures! We must learn through the study of the Word and prayer. Then, PRACTICE! May we sense this call once again to the great cause of Christ!