Spiritual Gifts - wk1

"What is Your Spiritual Gift?"

Bryan Jones

What was the last gift you received?  Maybe you got a tie for Father’s Day a couple of weeks ago.  (Do people even give ties anymore?)  Maybe you got a box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day.  Or maybe you have a stack of gift cards that were given to you as gifts for various occasions.
 
Sometimes we receive a gift that is exactly what we wanted and we can’t wait to use it!  Other times not so much.  Maybe that box of chocolates was milk chocolate and you only like dark.  And there’s always the old “re-gifting” for gifts we can’t really use or don’t really like.
 
Well for the next two Sundays we’re going to be talking about gifts … spiritual gifts, that is.  If you are a follower of Jesus, you have been given a gift, and God intends for you to use that gift to build up the body of Christ.
 
Some of you already know your spiritual gift.  Others are saying, “Wait – I have a gift?”  Yes, you do.  And in order to use your gift you need to know what it is!  We’re going to talk about that on Sunday as we take a look at 1 Corinthians 12.
 
It takes every believer using their gift for the body of Christ to function the way it should.  I encourage you to join me this Sunday to learn more about your spiritual gift – what it is and how you can use it to glorify God and build up the body.