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Week 17
Lessons 113-119 Lead us in discovering our spiritual gifts
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Overview:
- Spiritual Gifts
- Must Spiritual Gifts Be Developed?
- Can I Lose My Spiritual Gifts?
- Evidence Of Spiritual Gifts
- Exercising Spiritual Gifts
Video Lesson
Memory Verses
Primary Verse:
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:6
Secondary Verse:
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
Mark 1:35
Daily Lessons
Fellowship-Day 113
May 11th, 2026
If gifts are given to us by the Spirit and not by a pastor, elder, or another human, why are there references to Timothy receiving gifts when hands were laid on him (1 Tim. 4:14, 2 Tim. 1:6)?
There is a Greek word in those verses, “meta,” that means “with.” The laying of hands accompanied the giving of the gift and was the instrument or means of him receiving the gift. The source of Timothy’s gif...
Fellowship-Day 114
May 11th, 2026
MUST GIFTS BE DEVELOPED?In 2 Timothy 1:6, Paul tells Timothy to “fan into flame the gift of God” which was in him. Initially a spark may go unnoticed. If it makes contact with fuel and oxygen, it can be stirred up into a major fire. Similarly, a gift may be that small spark inside of us that needs to be developed and nurtured to reach its full potential. If a fire is neglected, it will die out. Li...
Fellowship-Day 115
May 11th, 2026
CAN I LOSE MY SPIRITUAL GIFTS?
While there is plenty of Scriptures to support the loss of effectiveness and fruitfulness, the Bible does not indicate the actual loss of gifts. Some may use parables like the parable of the talents in Matthew 25:14-30 to conclude that you can lose your gifts if you don’t do anything with them because the master tells them to take the lazy servant’s talent away from...
Fellowship-Day 116
May 11th, 2026
WHY DO SOME PEOPLE HAVE ONLY ONE GIFT WHILE OTHERS HAVE SEVERAL GIFTS?First, remember that gifts are given according to the Holy Spirit’s discernment (1 Cor. 12:11,18). In His omniscience, He knows exactly what gift(s) would be just right for you and the church body you are in. God gives the gifts in the right proportions as He deems best which means we do not have to feel envious or cheated (see ...
Fellowship-Day 117
May 11th, 2026
DOES THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN GIFTS MAKE A PERSON MORE SPIRITUAL?
Scripture does not teach that gifts are a sign of spirituality or maturity. Immature or even worldly Christians may use gifts. The Corinthian church is a prime example. In 1 Corinthians 1:7 we read where the Corinthians were not lacking in any gift yet in 3:1-3 they are described as worldly....
Fellowship-Day 118
May 11th, 2026
HOW VALID ARE SPIRITUAL GIFTS TESTS/ASSESSMENTS?
Spiritual gifts tests can be useful tools which help you identify your spiritual gifts. Once you are able to label your gifts, you can go on to better understand and develop them. Gift inventories, however, can be fallible. First, they are man-made not divinely inspired. They are based on someone’s interpretation of what the individual gifts are and...
Fellowship-Day 119
May 11th, 2026
IF A PERSON DOESN’T HAVE A CERTAIN GIFT, IS HE/SHE EXEMPT FROM MINISTRY THAT USES THAT GIFT?Evangelism is a good example. Some may feel that because they do not have the gift of evangelism that they do not have to evangelize. Timothy, in the New Testament, obviously did not have the gift of evangelism but yet Paul told him to do the work of an evangelist (2 Tim. 4:5). We are all commanded to be a ...