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Course 113: Concerning Spiritual Gifts - Lesson #4
The Enabling Gifts
Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12 -Part 1
Two broad groups of gifts appear in 1 Corinthians chapter 12. The first are those outlining the gifts of the Holy Spirit for the purpose of enabling the saint to achieve cutting edge in ministry and calling. These are found in verses 8 - 10. The second group of gifts are in verses 28 which deal with the office/leadership gifts. These leadership gifts, their purpose and outcomes are further outlined in Ephesians chapter 4 verses 11 - 16.
The Enabling spiritual gifts verses 8 - 10
These gifts are so called because they enable the saint to demonstrate the reality of Christ to those who encounter them whether in day to day live or in ministry. In a clear sense, they dovetail into the principle of Acts 1:8 which is to make the saint a clear witness for Christ. Whether a saint is called to basic ministry in everyday life; in the local congregation or is called to function in the five fold office or represent Jesus as an ambassador in the Market Place, the receipt of the gifts in 1 Corinthians 12 verses 8 - 10 will provide the extra capacity to fulfil his/her ministry.
Manifestation of the Spirit, not switching on and off at will of the saint!
Before we proceed into understanding of each of the specific gifts, it is necessary that we understand an underlying principle concerning spiritual gifts. 1 Corinthians 12 verses 4 - 7 and verse 11 make it clear that:
- The grand purpose of God is to use the saint as a channel to express divinity for the purpose of blessing humanity! This notion lies at the heart of a proper understanding and application of all the gifts mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12: 8 - 10 and indeed the entire issue of spiritual gifts.
- We cannot and should not attempt to use the gifts at will to show off. We have no right to control the Holy Spirit by determining when to use the spiritual gift and when not to use them. They are appropriately called "manifestations of the Spirit" or, in contemporary language, "the showing up" of the Holy Spirit!
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The Global School of Ministry is birthed, by the providence of God, to be the arrow head for raising a generation of ministers of the gospel whose singular passion will be restoration of His glory, amen. These are men and women who will allow the Holy Spirit to work out the character of Christ in them first and empower them with the anointing to minister to God and His saints.
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Course 113: Concerning Spiritual Gifts - Lesson #3
The Other 3 Dimensions of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Saints
In order to drive home the point that we are equipped to be Kingdom citizens and Ambassadors, it is necessary to restate some of the salient aspects of Course 104 that deal with the other three dimensions of the work of the Holy Spirit in the individual saint. Please keep the acronym STUD in mind as we examine the work of the Holy Spirit in saints. That acronym represents these: Seal>Transform>Unite>Demonstrate. Of the four dimensions, we dealt with the Seal measure with lesson 2. Today we will examine the other three measure.
2. Transform. The Holy Spirit is the divine instrument for transforming our lives so that we are progressively made to be like Christ, while yet on earth. He is the sap that runs through our lives as we are attached to Christ like a branch. So we do not need to struggle carnally to be holy. Nothing done by human effort is pleasing to God Jeremiah 17: 5, 6. Our job is to cling to Christ like a branch while the Holy Spirit works within us as we yield to Him to produce Christ-like character. John 15: 1- 16; Philippians 1:6; Philippians 2:13
For the transforming ministry of the Holy Spirit to be effective, He takes His place as the Great Teacher Jesus promised who will guide us into all truth. John 14:17. When we receive sound, anointed teaching of the word, this is the outcome:
* We are rapidly built up by the fivefold leadership to mature quickly into able ministers of the New Testament, able to do the work of the ministry without struggle. Ephesians 4:7, 11, 12
* We mature to such a degree that we become strong and stable in Christ and therefore can no longer be victims of every wind of doctrine. Ephesians 4:13, 14
* The anointing we receive from sound teaching safeguards us from the pervasive presence of false prophets and teachers of heresies. Ephesians 4:23, 24; 1 John 2: 18 - 23, 26, 27.
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Course 113 - Concerning Spiritual Gifts Lesson #2
Definition and understanding the Seal Measure
With the foundation laid from lesson one, it is now imperative that we begin, by the Spirit, an exposition of what the core scriptures on the subject matter say.
* What is a spiritual gift? Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 12: 1, 7
In contemporary language, a spiritual gift is a measure of the Holy Spirit endowed on the saint for the purpose of representing God on earth. In other words, the plan of God for His children is to use them as channels to manifest Himself in everyday life.
To use an even more illustrative description, a spiritual gift is the 'showing up of the Holy Spirit through a saint'. What this means is that whenever the Holy Spirit uses a saint to impart a blessing or demonstrate Christ, a spiritual gift has been on display. This is consistent with what the Bible says in 1 Corinthians chapter 12.
1 Corinthians 12:7
King James Version (KJV)
7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
As the name implies, it is not a natural talent we speak of. Everybody on earth - saint or sinner has one or more talents. God gives talents to all of creation as part of His overall responsibility as creator. However, God reserves spiritual gifts only for His children who respond to His unsurpassing love expressed in the incarnation, passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
A spiritual gift can also be defined as the part of Christ He has made each saint to be so that all of us can bring forth what we are to build up each other and collectively make the Church a strong witness of the reality of His Presence and Power. In effect, God has blessed each saint with some spiritual gifts according to His grace.
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Course 113: Concerning Spiritual Gifts - Lesson #1
Preamble
Yesterday we concluded GSoM Course 119: Discovering and Fulfilling your God given ministry. The course, which covered 11 lessons elicited profound interests in ministry from a wide array of participants on face book. As a follow up, we need to study GSoM Course 113: Concerning Spiritual Gifts which dwells in detail on one of the most important qualities required to succeed in ministry.
The Holy Spirit spoke through Paul the Apostle in the epistle to the Romans chapter 12 and 1 Corinthians chapter 12 and Ephesians 4: 1 - 16. He also spoke through the Apostle Peter in 1 Peter 4: 10, 11 to outline what spiritual gifts are and the broad range of gifts. Their right/proper application in the Church is dealt with in 1 Corinthians 14 within the context of charity or love as expounded in 1 Corinthians 13.
This course will seek to present a systematic exposition of the plan of God for His Church to operate as a supernatural entity of functional body parts which sustain each other and the whole in a matrix of spiritual gifts. Thus, the course will debunk the concept of the church as an organization with a pyramidal structure under a human Chief Executive which is the prevalent practice of the Laodicea church that bestrides the church world in this generation.
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Joseph Kamau Ndiritu I love you brother George, you have been molding my life with your posts in Frontline Intercessing, Global school of ministry, Global mission Fund. Am benefiting alot.only that i could not download for my church members bible study class coz i use my mobile phone to study online. keep on posting there are many pastors like me in africa who survive through your teachings.
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