spiritual gifts, talents and fruits
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Spiritual Gifts, Talents and Fruits…
I am so confused…!!!
Receiving the Gifts of the Holy Spirit…Isaiah 11
• Wisdom
• Knowledge
• Courage (fortitude)
• Understanding
• Right Judgment
• Piety
• Awe and Wonder (fear)
…prepares us to Give the Holy Spirit……prepares us to GIVE the Holy Spirit through charisms (“talents”)
1 Corinthians 12:8-10: "To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom; to another the expression of knowledge … to another faith … to another gifts of healing … to another mighty deeds; to another prophecy; to another discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues; to another interpretation of tongues."
1 Corinthians 12:28: "Some people God has designated in the church to be, first, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then, mighty deeds; then, gifts of healing, assistance, administration, and varieties of tongues."
Romans 12:6-8: "Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, in proportion to the faith; if ministry, in ministering; if one is a teacher, in teaching; if one exhorts, in exhortation; if one contributes, in generosity; if one is over others, with diligence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness."
Natural Talents
Spiritual TalentsSelf/selfish shared/never used for self/evil
Genetic/Environmental varies/God-given
Permanent can be temporary
Physical/material results hidden/spiritual results
Takes practice/hard work can just “happen”
Broadly gifted overachievers
bad at some things
Ordinary/explainable effects
includes miraculous
May stand alone work together
One option for discerning your charisms…
The Spiritual Gifts Inventory provides a numerical score
Spiritual “Talents” =CharismsEncouragement Music
Faith (trust) Giving
Healing Prophecy
Hospitality Service
Knowledge Teaching
Leadership Voluntary Poverty
Mercy Wisdom
Missionary Writing
Encouragement Music
Faith (trust) Giving
Healing Prophecy
Hospitality Service
Knowledge 9 Teaching 12
Leadership Voluntary Poverty
Mercy Wisdom
Missionary 8 Writing
My Highest Scores (Index range 0-15)
Everyone has Epic Fails!(My low scores)
Encouragement 1 Music
Faith (trust) Giving
Healing 0 Prophecy 3
Hospitality Service
Knowledge Teaching
Leadership Voluntary Poverty
Mercy 3 Wisdom
Missionary Writing
What are Your Strengths…and Fails?
1 Corinthians 12:12-14
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ… For the body does not consist of one member but of many…
Effective
Affirmation from Others
Energizing
Yields Joy
Circumstances of Opportunity
Signs and Evidence
charity joy peace patience kindness goodness generosity gentleness faithfulness modesty self-control chastity
Fruits of the Spirit
CCC 1832
Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them.” (Matthew 7:17-20)