Discipleship Gifts

I call spiritual gifts, "Holy Spirit acts of grace" because Holy Spirit manifests Himself by acts of His grace through believers in Jesus.  Holy Spirit is involved with every aspect of the believer's life, but for the purposes of this study, we are focusing on how they relate to personal discipleship, hence the name of this web page, Discipleship Gifts.

1 Corinthians 12:11 says:

“But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.” (LSB)

1 Peter 4:10–11 says:

“ Whatever specific grace you each have received, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God: If anyone speaks, speak the oracles of God. If anyone serves, serve with the strength which God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power throughout all the ages. Amen.” (MSV)

By this we understand that Holy Spirit decides how He will manifest Himself through each believer. Our job is not to pick which "spiritual gift" we want, but to be a good steward of how Holy Spirit wants to manifest Himself through us - in other words, we are to work in cooperation with Holy Spirit to accomplish His will.

Not sure how Holy Spirit wants to extend His grace through you?

1. Pray. “Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” (James 1:5, BSB)

2. Get involved in a ministry that catches your attention and your heart. 

3. Pay attention to how Holy Spirit uses you in the lives of others as you serve in ministry. 

Romans 12:6-8

1 Corinthians 12:8-10

1 Corinthians 12:28-30

Ephesians 4:11

(This Page Last Updated 2/1/2025)