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Spiritual gifts and gifting

7 Characteristics of Spiritual Gifts

7 Characteristics of Spiritual Gifts

As we explore spiritual gifts in more depth, we need to answer a few crucial questions, such as: What is a (spiritual) gift? What...

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Spiritual gifts as manifestations of the Spirit

Spiritual gifts as manifestations of the Spirit

What does “spiritual” mean to you? This post will confront our cultural misunderstanding with the biblical meaning. And while we are...

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Some new horizons for understanding spiritual gifts

Some new horizons for understanding spiritual gifts

Have you ever been in someone’s tool shed or at a well-equipped workbench? There are tools of every shape and size for every imaginable...

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Insights into prophesying, teaching, and encouraging

Insights into prophesying, teaching, and encouraging

In earlier posts, we built a foundation for learning about and living our spiritual gifts. We now start looking at some of these gifts...

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Insights into giving, serving, and helping

Insights into giving, serving, and helping

What are the gifts of giving, serving, and helping?  These three are grouped as examples of predominantly non-verbal gifts. This is...

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Insights into leading, administering, and showing mercy

Insights into leading, administering, and showing mercy

You might wonder why I linked these three gift activities.  My main reason is that they appear to relate to people in a particular...

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4 Marks of a Genuine Gifting of Tongues

4 Marks of a Genuine Gifting of Tongues

Strangely, the gift of tongues seems to be the first of the spiritual gifts unveiled. The event is recorded in Acts 2, which I...

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2 distortions of spiritual gifts to avoid

2 distortions of spiritual gifts to avoid

A few years ago, I saw a large banner. It read:  “Miracles of the Holy Spirit here at 6 p.m. Sunday.” Are miracles of the Holy...

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5 Principles for Discerning Authentic Spiritual Gifting

5 Principles for Discerning Authentic Spiritual Gifting

How can we discern between a proper and an improper expression of authentic spiritual gifting, between the false and the true?   Keep...

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The Body of Christ Is More than Lips and Eyeballs

The Body of Christ Is More than Lips and Eyeballs

For a moment, think about your body. If it helps, stand in front of a mirror. Now be aware of the various parts of your body. Look at...

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