This is the last in a series of articles, shared from www.wvumc.org/spiritual-gifts/, that will help you learn more about spiritual gifts, how to discover yours, and how they might be used to benefit the church and community.
Discipleship Ministries: Spiritual Gifts are qualities given to Christian believers for the building up of the whole body of Christ. They are not given for personal gain, but for ministry in the world. Learning about the spiritual gifts we have, as well as helping members of our congregation learn about their gifts, can be useful when we pair this learning with opportunities to engage our community.
An Introduction to Your Spiritual Gifts: Spiritual gifts are attributes given to Christian believers for the building up of the whole body of Christ.
Spiritual Gifts Definitions: Would you like to know more about all the spiritual gifts, not just the ones identified in you? Download and read this list of 20 spiritual gifts so you might be ready to see the spiritual gifts in others.
Are Spiritual Gifts Supernatural? There is much discussion and speculation about whether the spiritual gifts mentioned in the New Testament are supernatural abilities given by the Holy Spirit or whether they are the strengths and talents one has inherited.
Living into Your Spiritual Gifts: Learning about the spiritual gifts that we have as well as helping our congregation to learn their spiritual gifts can be useful when we pair what we’ve learned with opportunities to use those gifts to engage our communities in relationship building in care and love.
Former Discipleship Ministries staff person Rev. Dan Dick has provided a translation of where the 20 spiritual gifts can be found in scripture.
Dan and Barbara Dick’s blog about Spiritual Gifts contains helpful articles and a downloadable brochure about “Equipped for Every Good Work,” their project that employs four tools to help individuals and groups discover and understand the spiritual gifts, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that influence their ability to live as Christian disciples and to lead within a community of faith.
While most United Methodists can articulate what they believe about Jesus and are reasonably comfortable talking about God, our confidence might waver when talking about the Holy Spirit. This article and the links within it provide a Wesleyan perspective on the Holy Spirit.
Share about how God has used your Spiritual Gift/s in the life of the church to bless and minister to others and share His love. Send your testimony (600 words) to link@susumc.org to be featured in the “Hearts Strangely Warmed” feature of Susquehanna LINK. Please include your name and church.
