My notes for Wednesday night, Feb. 7^th. Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. Our study over the next few months will be “The Roots of the Faith.” This study will focus on key biblical truths that will transform our thinking and allow us to faithfully live out the Christian life. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

INTRO

• In keeping with his particular works, the Holy Spirit endows the church with gifts.
• The main purpose of spiritual gifts is to nurture the maturity and mission of the church by equipping each and every member to engage in ministry.
• Other purposes are the confirmation of the gospel message and its messengers; provision of a foretaste of the fuller, future work of the Spirit; and the manifestation of Christ’s victory over his enemies.
• It is important that believers identify their gift(s), learn how to use their gift(s), and serve in ministries in accordance with their gift(s).
• Disagreement exists between cessationism, which believes that some spiritual gifts have ceased, and continuationism, which maintains that all the gifts continue today.^[1]

Romans 12:4–8; 1 Corinthians 12:1–14:23; Ephesians 4:7–16; 1 Peter 4:10–11

Spiritual gifts allow us (empowers us) to do what God is calling us to do.

• The doing of the Christian life (Faith into action)
  • Our Worshiping
  • Our Serving
  • Our Ministering
• FULLFILL THE GREAT COMMISSION – Disciple making
  • Evangelism
  • Discipleship
• Before Him
• To others
• Through the Church

Spiritual gifts are given to every believer upon conversion

• The indwelling of the Spirit
• The filling of the Spirit
• We are supernaturally indwelt and empowered at the moment of our conversion.

Spiritual gifts flow out of our walk with the Lord

• As we walk in faithful obedience
• We yield to the Spirit within us.
• The natural overflow of the Spirit filled life

Spiritual gifts are discerned and developed through service and ministry

• We always be through the body life of the church (BODY… GIFTS go together)
• We have seasons of life and service.
• As we grow our gifts grow. Spiritual maturity. Spiritual wisdom

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^[1] Gregg R. Allison, 50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith: A Guide to Understanding and Teaching Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books: A Division of Baker Publishing Group, 2018), 193–194.