According to holy scriptures there are many gifts. If
you read this list you probably find a few gifts that you have too.
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The Gift of being an Apostle
It is the gift whereby the Spirit appoints
us to lead,
inspire and develop churches of God by the proclamation and the
teaching of true doctrine.
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The Gift of being a
Prophet
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit empowers us to
interpret and apply God's revelation in a given situation.
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The Gift of being a
Pastor
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables us to
assume responsibility for the spiritual welfare of a group of believers.
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The Gift of being a
Teacher
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables us
to communicate the truths of God's Word so that others can learn.
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The Gift of
Music
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables us to
praise God through various forms of music and
uplifts us to higher
experiences.
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The Gift of
Exhortation
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables us to
stand beside fellow man in need and bring comfort, counsel and
encouragement so they feel helped.
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The Gift of
Wisdom
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit endows us with an understanding of God's will and work as it relates to the living
of life.
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The Gift of
Knowledge
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables us to
understand in an exceptional way the great truths of God's Word and to
make them relevant to specific situations in life.
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The Gift of
Serving
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit empowers us to
willingly bear the burdens of others and help them in such a
way that they can do their tasks more effectively.
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The Gift of Help
It is the spiritual gift whereby the Spirit empowers
us
to willingly bear the burdens of others and help them in such
a way that they can do their tasks more effectively.
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The Gift of
Leadership
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables us to
motivate, direct and inspire people in such a way that they
voluntarily and harmoniously work together.
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The Gift of
Giving
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables us to
offer our material blessings for the welfare of less fortunate ones with
exceptional willingness, cheerfulness and liberality.
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The Gift of
Mercy
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables us to
feel exceptional empathy and compassion for those who are suffering so
that they devote large amounts of time and energy to alleviate it.
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The Gift of
Discernment
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables us to
know with assurance whether some behaviour is of God (our higher self)
or of Satan (our lower self).
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The Gift of
Faith
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit provides us with
extraordinary confidence in God's promises, power, and presence so that
we can take heroic stands for the future of God's work.
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The Gift of
Hospitality
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables us to
open our homes willingly and offer lodging, food, and fellowship
cheerfully to other people.
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The Gift of
Craftsmanship
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit endows us the
ability to use hands and minds to build up the Kingdom through artistic,
creative means.
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The Gift of Intercession
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables
us to
pray/meditate for extended periods of time with great positive effect for the
building of the Kingdom.
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The Gift of
Healing
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit employs us to
restore health to the sick.
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The Gift of Hope
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit provides
us with the ability to shine light into inner depressions and into
outer oppressions, saying that all is not bleak, that God has
already won, and in the end, so have we
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The Gift of Empathy
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit provides us with the ability
of being uniquely able to get fully in sync with what is going on in
the mind of another person. A special sensitivity, caring, and
knowing beyond what a human being can do naturally, the ability to
literally feel the depression, pain, joy, or confusion of another
person (even a total stranger), and thereby being able to support
them.
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The Gift of Mercy
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit provides us with the ability
of being given the effectiveness in doing things in a loving manner
that softens the suffering of others, in some direct way.
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The Gift of Giving Blessings
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit provides us with the
ability to listen to God and be able to give a verbal prayer or
spiritual blessing which mentions what the blessing or gift is for.
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The Gift of Dream or Vision Interpretation
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit provides us with the
ability to interpret a Dream or Vision into a understandable
spiritual experience
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The Gift of Tongues
It is the special gift whereby the Spirit provides us with the
ability to communicate with God to offer prayer and praise
that connects us and other people deeply with God no matter what
language we speak
Or not everybody experiences a spiritual gift as such.
Sometimes it can also be a burden. As every spiritual gift comes with a
lot of responsibility we often have to grow into the challenge. But keep
in mind that God would never give us anything we can't handle. We just
have to trust in God and ask for help.
The movie "The Sixth Sense" with Bruce Willis shows a
classic example of a Gift that was perceived as a burden. I highly
recommend all parents to watch this movie as most children are able to
see into the other worlds and it is better to be supportive of this
'gift' than to try to tell them that 'ghost' don't exist.
Children who are brought up with a sense of the other
world often develop into healers and seers.
