Some Examples of Spiritual Gifts in the Church

Some examples of spiritual gifts in my local Church include:

Stan, who has the gift of administration. God placed him in a position where he was blessed in dealing with governmental red tape for ABWE mostly in the Philippines.

Jean has the gift of exhortation. She uses her gift in a multi-faceted way. She encourages Bible study and memorization. This is a great gift for a teacher to have and does she ever teach! All her students agree and I have not met one exception. She also has the gift of teacher.

At the drop of a hat, Steve will go anywhere to help anyone with anything. He does it with cheer and care. His gift can be confused with mercy, and helps, but I think the main gift he has is diakonia (ministering). Steve is a blessing to everyone he serves.

Organizing is agonizing for me, but my wife Rose can even straighten that out and she does so with mercy. Her gifts include administration and mercy.

I know someone who can spot something that’s out of place, or just not exactly right. He also comes along side to offer constructive criticism in a pleasant non-offensive manner his name is Jeff. He has the gift of discernment and his wife Mary imparts her gift to him because they love to encourage the saints together. She has the gift of helps.

When I was a babe in Christ (and a young single adult at that time) Charley exercised his gift of faith and asked me to care for his house and property while he and his wife did some extensive traveling. He had “faith” in me to be a good steward.

Philip would be content to spend his days in the study except that he has a passion to share what he’s learned with others and to bring them along. Have you guessed? He is a pastor/teacher.

Do you have saints serving together that you would like to tell us about?

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