Sermon par le Ps Philip Tse
Discover your spiritual gifts
| Romans 12 Motivational Gifts |
1 Corinthians 12 Manifestation Gifts |
| Prophesy, Serve, Teach, Exhort, Give, Lead, Show mercy + others (administration, hospitality, intercession, etc) | Word of wisdom, Word of knowledge, Faith, Gifts of healing, Miracles, Prophecy, Discernment, Tongues, Interpretation |
| Source: Father God | Source: Holy Spirit |
| Innate in us. At salvation, gifts are activated from personal good to common good for the glory of God | Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Given according to the timing and will of the Holy Spirit |
| Bodies as living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God | Spontaneous to meet the needs of the situation |
| Ephesians 4 – Ministry Gifts |
| Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers (St Paul: Interns, Cell Leaders, Zone Supervisors, Zone Pastors, Teachers, Evangelists, and so on) |
| Source: Jesus Christ |
| Ministry often confirmed by calling and ordination/ Laying of hands |
| Authority in the church |
| Eph 4:12 : Il a fait don de ces hommes pour que les membres du peuple saint soient rendus aptes à accomplir leur service en vue de la construction du corps de Christ. |
| CHURCH A | CHURCH B | |
| Pastors, leaders, musicians, staff, etc | Many Full Time Few Volunteers |
Few Full Time Many Volunteers |
| Quality of Service, Music | Professional | Semi-Pro |
| Running Costs | High | Low |
| Members’ participation | Consumer | Worker |
| Faith | Mental ?? | Faith in action |
| Members’ use of gifts | Low | High |
Which church is closer to Ephesians 4:12? Church A or B?
Discover my Spiritual Gifts
Gift Test: https://giftstest.com/allgifts
| 1. Administration | 2. Apostleship | 3. Craftsmanship | 4. Discernment |
| 5. Evangelism | 6. Exhortation | 7. Faith | 8. Giving |
| 9. Healing | 10. Helps | 11. Hospitality | 12. Intercession |
| 13. Word Knowledge | 14. Leadership | 15. Mercy | 16. Miracles |
| 17. Pastor/ Shepherd | 18. Prophecy | 19. Service | 20. Teaching |
| 21. Tongues | 22. Word Wisdom |
Motivation Gifts: Administration, Craftmanship, Exhortation, Giving, Helps, Hospitality, Intercession, Leadership, Prophecy, Mercy, Service, Teaching.
Manifestation Gifts: Discernment, Faith, Healing, Word of Knowledge, Miracles, Prophecy, Tongues (+ Interpretation), Wisdom.
Ministry Gifts: Apostleship, Prophecy, Evangelism, Pastor/Shepherd, Teaching.
⇒ What Next?
– Take the test to discover your first 5 Spiritual Gifts and fill the Google Form, which will be circulated by WhatsApp.
– Remember that the 5 Gifts are your MAJOR gifts, and the other gifts are MINOR.
– Database to help ALL church members to use their gifts for common good for the glory of God.
– Next Teaching: When Christians begin to use their gifts, conflict arises. How to handle conflict?
