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Romans 8:9. You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the
Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of
Christ, they do not belong to Christ.

Non-Christians do not have spiritual gifts – Only Christians have spiritual gifts.
The Holy Spirit gives us our gift(s) at the time of salvation.

1 Corinthians 12:4-11. There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit
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distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are
different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at
work.
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one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of
knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to
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another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another
prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different
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kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the
work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he
determines.

In most churches in America 20 percent of the church members do 80
percent of the work. But God never intended it to be that way. God intends
all Christians to use their spiritual gifts to advance the work of the church.

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1 Corinthians 12:7. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the
common good.

What is your Spiritual Gift?

The three primary Scriptures that identify Spiritual Gifts are: Romans 12:6-8, 1
Corinthians 12:4-11, and Ephesians 4:11-13.

What are some practical ways to discover our Gift(s)?
(1). We discover our gifts by our desires and abilities.
(2). We discover our gifts by serving.

(3). We discover our gifts by recognition from others.
(4). We discover our gifts by effectiveness.

2 Timothy 1:8. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his
prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.

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