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Spiritual gifts

Every gift God gives His people

Paul names them in four passages, and not one of them is decoration. Read each gift in depth — the scripture behind it, how it shows up on a Sunday and on a Tuesday, from childhood into adulthood, and a plan for using it to Give Light and Offer Hope.

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Romans 12:6-8

Gifts given by grace for the everyday life of the body.

1 Corinthians 12:7-10

Manifestations of the Spirit given for the common good.

1 Corinthians 12:28

Roles God appointed in the church, in order.

Ephesians 4:11

People given to equip the saints for the work of ministry.

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Prophecy

Romans 12:6 · 1 Corinthians 12:10 · 1 Corinthians 12:28 · Ephesians 4:11

You hear truth clearly and you say it plainly. God uses your voice to call people back to Him and forward into who He made them to be.

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Teaching

Romans 12:7 · 1 Corinthians 12:28 · Ephesians 4:11

You make hard things understandable. God gave you the patience to break truth into pieces people can actually carry home.

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Exhortation & Encouragement

Romans 12:8

You put courage back into people. You see the person underneath the discouragement and you call them up.

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Service & Helps

Romans 12:7 · 1 Corinthians 12:28

You see the need and meet it before anyone asks. Nothing runs without you, and you rarely need the credit.

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Leadership & Administration

Romans 12:8 · 1 Corinthians 12:28

You see the whole board. You can take a good idea and turn it into a plan with people, dates and follow-through.

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Giving

Romans 12:8

You hold resources loosely and joyfully. God trusts you with provision because you keep passing it on.

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Mercy

Romans 12:8

You feel what others feel and you move toward the hurting instead of away. Compassion is not a mood for you; it is a calling.

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Faith

1 Corinthians 12:9

You believe God out loud when the evidence is thin. Your confidence steadies everyone standing near you.

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Healing

1 Corinthians 12:9 · 1 Corinthians 12:28

God uses you to bring wholeness — in bodies, in memories, in relationships. People leave your presence lighter.

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Working of Miracles

1 Corinthians 12:10 · 1 Corinthians 12:28

You expect God to do what only God can do — and you are often standing there when He does it.

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Discernment of Spirits

1 Corinthians 12:10

You sense what is true and what only sounds true. You read rooms, motives and atmospheres accurately.

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Utterance of Wisdom

1 Corinthians 12:8

You know what to do with what you know. People bring you tangled situations and leave with a next step.

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Utterance of Knowledge

1 Corinthians 12:8

You gather, hold and rightly share truth. You dig until you understand, and what you learn always ends up serving someone.

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Tongues & Interpretation

1 Corinthians 12:10 · 1 Corinthians 12:28

Your prayer life reaches past your own words, and God uses it to build up both you and the body.

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Apostleship — Sent Ones

1 Corinthians 12:28 · Ephesians 4:11

You start things. God sends you into new ground — new ministries, new cities, new territory — and you build where nothing was.

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Evangelism

Ephesians 4:11

You carry good news naturally. Conversations turn toward Christ around you and it does not feel forced.

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Shepherding & Pastoring

Ephesians 4:11

You take responsibility for people over time. You notice who is missing and you go after them.

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