Spiritual Gifts List


Administration:  The Spirit-given ability to guide and organize people and ministries toward a common goal.

Discernment:  The Spirit-given ability to distinguish between truth and error.  

Encouragement:  The Spirit-given ability to strengthen people's faith through a word of comfort or exhortation.  

Evangelism:  The Spirit-given ability to share the gospel with great effect.    

Faith:  The Spirit-given ability to "see" what God wants done and to believe He will accomplish His will, even if it seems impossible.   

Giving:  The Spirit-given ability to share your resources generously with those who are in need.     

Helps / Serving:  The Spirit-given ability to serve where needed, so that God's work is advanced.        

Hospitality:  The Spirit-given ability to care for people by providing fellowship, food or shelter.   

Intercession:  The Spirit-given ability to effectively pray for others.     

Knowledge:  The Spirit-given ability to receive and share biblical knowledge in various situations.      

Leadership:  The Spirit-given ability to provide God's chosen people with vision and oversight, so that they may accomplish God's purposes.      

Mercy / Caring:  The Spirit-given ability to joyfully embrace those in need, showing Christ's compassion and kindness.  

Prophecy:  The Spirit-given ability to proclaim God's truth with power and clarity in a timely and culterally sensitive manner.      

Shepherding:  The Spirit-given ability to nurture and care for God's people, using God's word to guide them to Christian maturity.       

Teaching:  The Spirit-given ability teach God's word with clarity, applying it with accuracy so that others grow in Christian maturity.    

Wisdom:  The Spirit-given ability to speak a message which will defend the truth of the gospel, or give insight and guidance to the church for a particular need.

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