sermon: Outline: A Survey of God's Gifts to Us

Martin G. Collins
Given 02-Sep-00; Sermon #465B; 56 minutes

PAUL'S THREE LISTS OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS

(Romans 12:6-8; I Corinthians 12:4-11, 28-30; Ephesians 4:11)

I. Gifts for THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD

1. Gift of Apostleship

(I Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11)

2. Gift of Prophecy

(Romans 12:6; I Corinthians 12:10; Ephesians 4:11)

3. Gift of the Discerning of Spirits

(I Corinthians 12:10)

4. Gift of Teaching

(Romans 12:7; I Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11)

5. Gifts of Kinds of Tongues and Interpretation of Tongues

(I Corinthians 12:10, 28, 30)

1. The Gift of the Word of Wisdom

(I Corinthians 12:8)

2. The Gift of the Word of Knowledge

(I Corinthians 12:8)

B. Gifts of Power

1. Gifts of Faith

(Romans 12:6; I Corinthians 12:9)

2. Gifts of Healings

(I Corinthians 12:9, 28. 30)

3. Gifts of Miracles ["powers"]

(I Corinthians 12:10, 28-29)

C. Gifts of Sympathy

1. Gifts of Helps

(I Corinthians 12:28)

2. Gifts of Exhortation

(Romans 12:8)

3. Gifts of Alms Giving

(Romans 12:8)

4. Gifts of Works of Mercy

(Romans 12:8)

5. Gifts of Ministry [Service]

(Romans 12:7)

D. The Gift of Administration

The ruler (Romans 12:8) and

Governments (I Corinthians 12:28)

The gift of LOVE regulates all the other spiritual gifts.

[Martin Collins, 9/2/00]