What is your ministry gift?

I've only figured out a few... the ones I know of are my strong empathy, my musicality, and my mouth (evangelism and apologetics).

lucypevensie - I'm not completely familiar with all the gifts, but isn't there a gift of service? That sound like it could be you.

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You know, I think that's what it was . I remember now.

I guess I never thought finding your spiritual gift was a great big deal. Like even though evangelism is definitely NOT a gift of mine, I still believe that God wants me to evangelize. Because Jesus commands all His followers to go make disciples, not just certain people.

Please don't think I'm knocking the whole concept of spiritual gifts, because I know that God does give us strengths in certain areas. I just get concerned that some people might think they don't have to give or show compassion because it's not their gift. Ya know what I mean?

i feel my gift is helping as well as encourageing people
in there daily lives i ve ben doing my care ministrey since 1997 god bless you all

Originally posted by Didymus
yes thank you . I do like to do Bible study and I have been a teacher in the past. i alos am not afraid of getting up in front of a crowd to speak. Sometimes i have paired up with people who have a good message written up but are scared to speak so I read it for them. I have also been told I have a very good reading voice.

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Didymus - if you go to www.teamministry.com you can take the test online, and get the results right away. I'm sure there are other tests out there, but I think they all pretty much use the same questions, etc. This is the one our church used.

Ummm .. spiritual gifts are not the same as earthly gifts. I'm very musical, gifted in computers, and athletic, but those aren't spiritual gifts. I had those gifts before I was saved - people are writers before they are saved, also. Maybe not apologetics, but writers

There is a difference though, between spiritual gifts and earthly or natural talents...

hehe, hi johnr7, remember me? I still don't believe in the gifts of healing and prophecy being around today, sorry and not poison drinking/snake biting, raising of the dead, or tongues.....

like lucypevensie in her first post here, I have no idea what my gift/s are, if any...

I think many of us are like that...

I once took a test in a Disciple class that pointed to teaching, after that I was enrolled in teaching at a university and found out it certainly wasn't for me, at least not their approach to it

:o

Originally posted by cenimo
like lucypevensie in her first post here, i have no idea what my gift/s are, if any...

I think many of us are like that...

I once took a test in a Disciple class that pointed to teaching, after that I was entolled in teaching at a university and foubnd out it certainly wasn't for me, at least not their approach to it

:o

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If you go to www.teamministry.com you can take an online test that will give you the results right away. It will tell you where your strongest and weakest leanings are.

Ummm .. spiritual gifts are not the same as earthly gifts. I'm very musical, gifted in computers, and athletic, but those aren't spiritual gifts. I had those gifts before I was saved - people are writers before they are saved, also. Maybe not apologetics, but writers

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One: I didn't recognize music as a gift until after I was saved, and didn't even know I could sing.

Two: Yes, musicality can be a spiritual gift. When I use my music, I only use it to glorify God and further His Kingdom.

Mine is teaching... most specifically teaching of children

And for those of you who have the gift of prophesy, what exactly does that mean you can do??

Ah! Thanks, E-Beth. I was wondering that too.

Originally posted by E-beth
Mine is teaching... most specifically teaching of children

And for those of you who have the gift of prophesy, what exactly does that mean you can do??

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In my experience, it means that God gives me prophetic words for someone, or, most often, it's a prophetic vision that I get. I get those quite often, usually during worship or prayer times at church.

Ah! So people who have visions...?

I've had three in my short Christian life, but I don't know if that's prophesying, or just the only way God could get things through my stubborn head!

To Lucy:

I'm sure your gift is one of service to others, but I like the way someone else phrased it, "helps." You are the type who visits friends in the hospital, cheers up a cranky baby when a tired mother is shopping, you give your smile to everyone you see, you pitch in and clean up after potluck...

Not every ministry is evangelization. God isn't asking all of us to stand on streetcorners and preach The Word. We all have a way to share our hearts with God's love.

Spiritual Gifts can be present before a person knows God, however, the Gift will never reach fulfillment until the person can kneel in prayer and say, "Dear Lord, it is through You, Your generosity, that I have this wonderful talent. I praise You for it. However, I cannot use it by myself, as wonderful as it is. Therefore, Lord, I give it back to You, to use as You will."

Makes all the difference in the world!

(pssst: my gift is writing... can you tell?)


Peace be with you,
~VOW

Hmmmm..
I am intrigued by the healing and prophesy thing.

So prophesy is, ummm, like being given the right words to say to someone at just the right time? Being God's mouthpiece? It doesn't have anything to do with foreseeing future events or anything like that, right?

by healing, do you mean physical healing, emotional, spiritual, or what?

Being given the right word to say to someone would be the word of wisdom or knowledge. Prophesying is more like words directly from God, "Thus saith the Lord..." like in scripture. I don't believe in prophecy as far as it being further revelation from God.

I also don't believe that a person is given the gift of healing to where anyone that person touches is made well.
Oh well just my 2 cents.

Originally posted by E-beth
Hmmmm..
I am intrigued by the healing and prophesy thing.

So prophesy is, ummm, like being given the right words to say to someone at just the right time? Being God's mouthpiece? It doesn't have anything to do with foreseeing future events or anything like that, right?

by healing, do you mean physical healing, emotional, spiritual, or what?

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Actually, beiing given the right words at the right time could be the gift of knowledge. With the gift of prophesy, God often reveals something He is going to do, so yeah I guess it is like foreseeing the future. However, in my own experience, He has revealed something to me through vision or dreams, not so that I could foretell the future, but so that I could pray accordingly. Often the visions are a "word picture" for what He is going to do, rather than an actual revelation of exactly what and how He's going to do something. He has many, many times blessed me by allowing me to see the outcome, or the proof, of the vision. I will give you one example from my own experience: I have a friend who is unsaved and for whom I have been interceding for 4 years. One morning, I stayed home from church (for some reason). I decided to have some time of worship on my living room floor. During this time, I got a vision of my friend laying on the ground in front of Jesus. He bent down, picked her up and pulled her to Him. The time of this vision was approximately 9:00 a.m. I began fervently praying that Jesus would comfort this woman, speak to her somehow, and let her know He is there. Later in the afternoon, I heard from my friend. She told me that at around 9:00 that morning she had been in the shower, and she was crying over the state of her life and that she cried out and told Jesus that if He wanted to have a relationship with her, she was willing. She then told me that suddenly, she knew He was there, that she felt Him put His arms around her. So, even though my vision had nothing to do with the shower, it was a picture of what Christ wanted to do that morning for that woman.

I am not a "prophet", but I do operate, when God chooses, in the prophetic gifting. I don't know if that makes sense or not. The way I would explain it is, Isaiah was a "prophet", but John operated in the prophetic. (Revelation)

The gift of knowledge is slightly different. There have been only one or two times that I have operated in that gift. Someone has come to me asking for prayer. As they begin to explain their situation, God has revealed to me "knowledge" about them or their situation in order that I might pray rightly. People with the gift of knowledge have, when praying for me, spoken out something about my situation that only God would have known, which usually brings me right to my knees!

Why else would someone deny the power of God, unless they do not have the power of God in their ministry? I see God heal people all the time, so I just give a witness and a testimony to what He is doing. Thanks, JohnR7

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Becuase of the Bible and what God said. Experience is subjective - the Bible is God's Word.

Also, I have heard there are no valid medical records of healing..... as in, no doctors said wow that's amazxing you got healed. nothing like that. btw, my dad's a doc

Our church has the Holy Spirit - there is no such thing as a church without the Spirit, for all true believers have the Spirit. Further, all Believers have as much of the Spirit as they will get - it's a matter of, will they let the Spirit work with them. And that doesn't mean babbling off in a language noboy understands, nor rolling around on the floor, laughing hysterically.... those are not the fruit of the spirit, are they? "Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, self-control" (may have skipped a few, not sure ).

"Prophecy" merely means "declaration." 80 to 90 percent of the Bible, when it says the word Prophecy, from context means preaching or that sort of thing, not direct revalation from God. Prophet can also be tyranslated "preacher," as well. Context determines which it means.

Actually, being given the right words to say at the right time is somethign the Spirit does with all believers...

Originally posted by paulewog


Becuase of the Bible and what God said. Experience is subjective - the Bible is God's Word.

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I could argue with your entire post, but I won't, because only God will be able to change your mind. I will comment on one thing though...no one said that rolling around on the floor or laughing was a gift of the Holy Spirit. In certain circles those are considered "manifestations", which is not the topic of this thread. <lest anyone believe that rolling on the floor is a gift.>

Originally posted by paulewog
Also, I have heard there are no valid medical records of healing..... as in, no doctors said wow that's amazxing you got healed. nothing like that. btw, my dad's a doc

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Check out the Round Table; there's a thread about healings. I posted some links to the Lourdes Shrine in France. The Catholic Church has 66 DOCUMENTED cases of healings, medical records, the whole nine yards. There are probably thousands of UNDOCUMENTED cases, as well. Each case is verified by a impartial board of well-qualified physicians. You might be surprised.


Peace be with you,
~VOW