Understanding the Gifts of the Spirit in Mission Field Training
The operation of spiritual gifts is vital for global evangelism, empowering the Church to expand God's Kingdom. This training explores the diversity of gifts, including supernatural, service-oriented, and equipping gifts, providing insight from 1 Corinthians and Romans. Bishop Joe Prado shares valuable insights on how these gifts can impact missions and evangelism, emphasizing the manifestation of the Spirit for collective benefit in the mission field.
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A P O S T O L I C M I S S I O N A R I E S I N T R A I N I N G The Gifts of the Spirit in the Mission Field Bishop Joe Prado
Introduction The understanding and operation of the gifts of the Spirit is an important aspect of world evangelism. Spiritual Gifts By the equipping of the gifts of the Spirit, the Lord Jesus has empowered His church to advance His Kingdom throughout the world. When the gifts of the Spirit are in operation, God Himself is at work. So much can be accomplished in the expansion of the Kingdom of God.
Understanding the operation of the gifts 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 Spiritual Gifts 4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
Understanding the diversity of gifts The Apostle Paul tells us that there are diversities of gifts. Spiritual Gifts This means that God has equipped His church with different spiritual gifts. These multiple gifts can be viewed in three different categories: 1. Supernatural gifts 2. Gifts of service 3. Equipping gifts
Supernatural gifts (9 gifts) 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 Spiritual Gifts 8For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
Gifts of service (7 gifts) Romans 12:6-8 Spiritual Gifts 6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let usprophesy in proportion to our faith; 7or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Equipping Gifts / fivefold ministry (5 gifts) Ephesians 4:11-13 Spiritual Gifts 11And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
The operation of the fivefold ministry 1. Apostles build Spiritual Gifts 2. Prophets reveal 3. Pastors nurture 4. Teachers explain 5. Evangelist gather
1. The gift of faith You can speak words or make declarations on behalf of a person, object, or situation. Elijah s word controlled the rain and the dew (I Kings 17:1; 18:41-45; James 5:16- 18). Spiritual Gifts You can speak words to a person, object, or situation on behalf of God. Joshua spoke to the sun and the moon (Joshua 10:12-14). Jesus spoke to a fig tree, and it dried (Mark 11:12-14, 20-24). Jesus said that we could speak to a mountain (Matthew 17:20).
New Testament examples of this gift Jesus calmed the storm (Mark 4:39-41). Spiritual Gifts Jesus raised the widow s son (Luke 7:12-15). Jesus raised the daughter of Jairus (Luke 8:54-55). Jesus called Lazarus out of the tomb (John 11:43-44). Peter raised Dorcas from the dead (Acts 9:40). Paul commanded a spirit of divination to leave a young woman (Acts 16:16-18).
2. Gifts of healing This spiritual gift is actually the gifts (plural) of healing. This is important to recognize, for there may be different gifts for various sicknesses and diseases. Spiritual Gifts Some can be gifted in the healing of specific problems, for example, deafness, blindness, back problems, etc.. It is possible that a person with a gift in one area could have less success in another area. While there are similarities between healings and miracles, there are also important differences.
How this gift operates 1. By physical contact: The woman with the issue of blood who touched Jesus garment and was healed (Mark 5:30). A multitude of people sought to touch Jesus, for all who touched him were healed (Luke 6:19). Spiritual Gifts 2. By a point of contact: Many were healed as Peter s shadow passed over them (Acts 5:15). By receiving handkerchiefs (Acts 19:11).
Mark 16:17-18 17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Spiritual Gifts
3. The working of miracles In many cases, miracles have some similarities to healings. However, they go beyond healings. Spiritual Gifts They may involve the replacement of a body part that is missing, or a visible and almost instantaneous change in the body. Sometimes a miracle may not involve a human body at all. It may involve an object, like the fig tree that Jesus cursed, or the sun and moon Joshua commanded to stand still, or a situation which is in need of divine intervention.
Miracles are works contrary to the natural order of things; they are supernatural works of God. They are the impossible made possible . Spiritual Gifts They involve sudden reversals of the order of how things were. When God works a miracle, He does something different than what is normal. For example, it is God who causes wheat to grow to produce bread. But when Jesus multiplied the loaves of bread, it was a miracle because the bread was produced in a way that was not normal.
In the bible we see that special miracles were worked by the hands of Paul (Acts 19:11-12). Spiritual Gifts This involved handkerchiefs or aprons taken from his body and placed on those who were afflicted, resulting in diseases departing and evil spirits going out of them. It was clearly a miracle when Jesus turned the water into wine (John 2:6-11). In most cases miracles defy all natural laws.
The biblical order of the gifts of power 1 Corinthians 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Spiritual Gifts As powerful as the gift of working of miracles is, its place is after the ministry of apostles, prophets, and teachers. This is not at all to belittle the gift, but to show that it is to be operated in submission to the spiritual authority of the church.
Identifying your spiritual gift In 1 Corinthians chapter 12 verses 5 and 6, Paul says that there are differences of administrations and diversities of operations of spiritual gifts. Spiritual Gifts In his writing, Paul emphasizes the diversity of spiritual gifts that God has placed in His church. This means that every individual in the body of Christ has received at least one gift with a unique operation. The keys to knowing your spiritual gift are found in Philippians 2:13: For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Discovering your spiritual gift There are two keys to knowing your spiritual gift. Paul tells us that it is God who works in us both to will and to do. 1. The word will in this verse means desire. The first step in discovering your spiritual gift starts with identifying the desire that God has placed in your heart. 2. Paul also tells us that it is God who works in us to do. This means that God will give us the ability to operate in our spiritual gift. Spiritual Gifts
Identifying your hearts desire The key to discovering your spiritual gift is to know the desire that the Holy Spirit has placed in your heart. Spiritual Gifts If we are sensitive and obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit, when we step out in faith and begin to exercise that gift, we are going to see results. The more we exercise our gifts, the more confident and effective we will become in the operation of our gift.
2 Timothy 1:6-7 6Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Spiritual Gifts According to Paul fear is the biggest reason why many brethren don t exercise their spiritual gifts. They fear the unknown, criticism and failure, what if nothing happens!
A word of caution In the operation of the gifts of the Spirit, we should never compare our gifts with the gifts that God has given other members of the body of Christ. Spiritual Gifts We should never imitate how others operate their spiritual gifts. We should seek to identify our gift and learn to operate our gift according to the leading of the Holy Spirit.
