Lesson 16 | Don’t misuse our gifts

Summary of key points

1. God gives us spiritual gifts to build His Kingdom on earth and to build one another up.
2. We need to humbly ask the Holy Spirit to teach us how to use the spiritual gifts from Him.
3. Our spiritual gifts are not an indication of our salvation, holiness, or favour.
4. People can mis-use their spiritual gifts for self-centred or occult purposes.
5. There are 20 spiritual gifts mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12 (with explanations).
6. We can have misguided attitudes towards our spiritual gifts (with 18 examples).
7. The body of Christ needs to exercise our spiritual gifts more than ever before, because of the growing wickedness of the Last Days.
8. We need to ask the Holy Spirit to teach us and align our hearts with His Kingdom’s purposes.

Some free spiritual gifts tests

• BuildingChurch Ministries – http://buildingchurch.net/g2s.htm
• GiftsTest.com – https://giftstest.com/

Group reflection questions

1. How do you use your spiritual gifts in daily life?
2. Are there people with complementary spiritual gifts who can help you fulfil your Kingdom purpose?

Transcript

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