Experiencing God

In The Body of Christ:

Spiritual Gifts: Part 2

Pastor John Isaacs

Kingsway Community Church
 Metaphors Used To
Describe The Church
1. Bride
2. Vine
3. Sheep The
Fold
4. Family
Bod
5. Building
6. Army
y
 The “Body”
Revelations
1.Jesus is the Head
2.We are joined to each other
3.Every member is valuable
4.Every member is supernaturally
gifted
5.Every member has a function
to serve
6.Every member is empowered
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Unity
 Biblical
Unity
1. Positional
2. Practical
 Practical
Unity
1. Protection
2. Efficiency
3. Influence
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Fellowsh
ip
 Koinonia
A relationship of active
participation in the lives
of Christ followers involving
an attitude of generosity
in sharing all that a person
is and all that a person has
 Devoted to
Fellowship
1. Investing time and energy.
2. Confrontation and
confession.
3. Praying and serving
together.
4. Taking the initiative.
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Spiritual
Gifts
Romans 12:6-8
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1 Corinthians 12:28-
31
Ephesians 4:7-13
1 Peter 4:10
1 Corinthians 12:1
Now concerning
spiritual gifts,
brothers, I do not want
you to be uninformed.
Pneumatikos
spiritual expressions
 Spiritual
Expressions
1. Spiritual Roles
2. Spiritual Functions
3. Spiritual Manifestations
 Spiritual
Expressions
Roles:
A particular role
performed through an
individual, within the
Body of Christ, by the
Holy Spirit.
 Spiritual
Expressions
Functions:
A particular activity
performed through an
individual, within the
Body of Christ, by the
Holy Spirit.
 Spiritual
Expressions
Manifestations:
A particular supernatural
event performed
through an individual,
within the Body of
Christ, by the Holy
 Roles
1. Apostle
2. Prophet
3. Evangelist
4. Pastor
5. Teacher
 Functions
1. Administrati 7. Leadershi
on 8. Mercy
2. Celibacy 9. Poverty
3. Exhortation 10.Service
4. Giving
5. Helps
6. Hospitality
Manifestatio
ns
1. Prophecy 6. Interpreting
2. Knowledge Tongues
3. Wisdom 7. Faith
4. Discernment
8. Healing
5. Tongues 9. Miracles
 Prophecy
Propheteia - proclamation
of the divine mind.

Definition: A supernatural
ability to speak words
reflecting God’s will, thoughts,
or heart to others.
 Prophecy
Description: A spiritual
expression enabling a person
to reveal God’s truth and
proclaim it in a timely and
relevant manner for
understanding, correction,
direction, or edification. There
 Prophecy
Results:
1.Exposes sin or deception in a
person or group for the
purpose of reconciliation.
2.Causes conviction,
repentance, and/or edification.
 Prophecy
Results:
3. Challenges others to
respond to a truth of God
being revealed.
4. Warns of God’s immediate
or future judgment if there
is no repentance.
 Prophecy
Results:
5. An understanding of God’s
purpose in the events of life a
person has experienced.
 Prophecy
Cautions:
1.Be aware that others might
reject the message if it is not
spoken with love and
compassion.
2.Pride can create a
demanding, demeaning, or
 Prophecy
Cautions:
3. The message must always
agree with Scripture must
always be in line with sound
Biblical truth.
4. “Subjective” understanding
of what God is saying and
 Prophecy
Biblical Example:
Acts 21:11
When he had come to us, he
took Paul’s belt, bound his own
hands and feet, and said,
“Thus says the Holy Spirit, So
shall the Jews at Jerusalem
and deliver him into the hands
of the Gentiles.”
 Word of
Knowledge
Gnosis - to perceive a
truth, to have
understanding of, to
know.
Definition: A supernatural
ability to perceive or
understand a truth.
 Word of
Knowledge
Description: The
supernatural ability to bring a
truth or truths to others
through either a spiritual
revelation or an applied
biblical insight.
 Word of
Knowledge
Results:
1.Gains knowledge which was
not attained by natural
observation, education, or
human insight.
2.These supernatural insights
or understandings will help an
 Word of
Knowledge
Results:
3. Causes faith to be released
in
others enabling them to
believe
God for miracles.
 Word of
Knowledge
Cautions:
1.Be careful that this gift
doesn’t lead to pride –
“knowledge puffs up.”
2.Remember that you are
receiving God’s message. It
isn’t your insight.
 Word of
Knowledge
Cautions:
3. Remember that with the
increase of knowledge can
come an increase of pain.
 Word of
Knowledge
Biblical Example:
John 1:45-50 - Philip found
Nathanael and said to him,
"We have found Him of whom
Moses in the law, and also the
prophets, wrote-Jesus of
Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
good come out of Nazareth?"
Philip said to him, "Come and
see." Jesus saw Nathanael
coming toward Him, and said
of him, "Behold, an Israelite
indeed, in whom is no deceit!"
Nathanael said to Him, "How
do You know me?" Jesus
answered and said to him,
you." Nathanael answered and
said to Him, "Rabbi, You are
the Son of God! You are the
King of Israel!" Jesus answered
and said to him, "Because I
said to you, 'I saw you under
the fig tree,' do you believe?
You will see greater things
than these."
Word of Wisdom
Sophia - knowing the right
course of action, having
sound judgment.
Definition: A supernatural
ability to offer a practical
application to a truth.
Word of Wisdom
Description: A supernatural
ability to know the right course
of action a person should take
when a spiritual truth has been
revealed. It is a spiritual
expression that reveals the
right application of a truth in a
Word of Wisdom
Results:
1.Discerns the unseen
consequences in determining
the next steps to take.
2.An understanding of what is
really necessary to meet the
needs of an individual or
Word of Wisdom
Results:
3. Provides divinely given
solutions in the midst of
conflict and confusion.
4. Receives from the Holy
Spirit the directions for
God’s best in a given
Word of Wisdom
Results:
5. Applies spiritual truths in
specific and practical ways.
Word of Wisdom
Cautions:
1.Don’t fail to share with
others the wisdom that God
gives you.
2.Don’t let others develop a
dependency upon your
wisdom.
Word of Wisdom
Biblical Example:
Genesis 41:33-36
33
 “Therefore, Pharaoh should
find an intelligent and wise
man and put him in charge of
the entire land of
Egypt. 34 Then Pharaoh should
and let them collect one-fifth
of all the crops during the
seven good years. 35  Have
them gather all the food
produced in the good years
that are just ahead and bring it
to Pharaoh’s storehouses.
Store it away, and guard it so
there will be food in the
36
seven years of famine come to
the land of Egypt. Otherwise
this famine will destroy the
land.”