The Gifts of the Spirit
Romans 12:6-8
Gift
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Definition
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Prophesying
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The ability to receive and communicate an immediate
message of God to His people through a divinely anointed utterance.
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Serving
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The ability to identify the unmet needs involved in a task
related to God’s work, and to make use of available resources to meet those
needs and help accomplish the desired goals.
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Teaching
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The special ability that God gives to communicate
information, relevant to the health and ministry of the Body of Christ and its
members in such a way that others will learn and be edified.
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Exhortation
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A gift that enables someone to minister words of comfort,
consolation, encouragement, counsel, and reproof to other people in such a
way that they are helped, healed, or convicted to turn from sin.
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Giving
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The ability of someone to be willing to cheerfully
contribute their material resources to the work of God with liberality and
without any desire for self-benefit.
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Leadership
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The ability to set goals in accordance with God’s purpose
for the future and to communicate those goals to others in such a way that
they voluntarily and harmoniously work together to accomplish those goals.
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Mercy
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The ability to feel genuine empathy and compassion for
individuals, both Christian and non-Christian, who suffer distressing
physical, mental or emotional problems. And then to apply that compassion
into deeds that will alleviate and comfort their suffering.
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1 Corinthians 12
Word of wisdom
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The ability to apply Biblical knowledge in such a way as
to make spiritual truths quite relevant and practical in proper decision
making and daily life situations.
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Word of knowledge
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The ability to discover, accumulate, analyze, and clarify
information and ideas that are pertinent to the growth and well-being of the
Body of Christ.
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Faith
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The ability of being firmly persuaded of God’s power and
promises to accomplish His will and purpose and to display such a confidence
in God and His word that circumstances and obstacles do not shake that
conviction. This person has a deeper insight into God’s will and plans.
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Healing
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The ability to heal people of their sicknesses and
deformities and to restore health apart from natural means.
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Effecting of miracles
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The ability to demonstrate supernatural powers, acts, and
deeds that are unexplainable except by the divine intervention of God. These
acts are observable, immediate, and beyond the realm of human experimentation
or explanation.
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Distinguishing of spirits
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The ability that enables one to accurately assess and
judge inner motives, hidden errors, or corrupting doctrines. This person can
distinguish between teaching and behavior that is from God, from the flesh or
from the devil.
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Tongues
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The Greek word means “to speak in a tongue.” It is the
ability to speak in a language not previously learned so 1) unbelievers can
hear God’s message in their own language, 2) believers can be edified and
encouraged and 3) God can be praised beyond our understanding.
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Interpretation of tongues
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The ability to make known in the vernacular (common
language) the message of one who speaks in tongues. Realize that it is an
interpretation and not a translation.
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Apostles
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The special ability that God gives to certain members of
the body of Christ that enables them to assume and exercise helpful
leadership over a number of churches in spiritual matters.
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Helps
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The Greek word for helps means, “to take a burden upon
oneself.” It is to invest the talents that a person has into the life and
ministry of other members of the Body of Christ, thus enabling that person
helped to increase the effectiveness of his own ministry.
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Administration
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The Greek word for administration means, “piloting or
steering.” It was the helmsman whose chief task was to keep his ship on
course. He steered the ship from dangerous rocks, mapped out the course that
the ship would take, and knew the limits and capabilities of the crew. It is
the ability to clearly understand the immediate and long-range goals of a
particular project and to plan, organize, and supervise others to reach that
goal.
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Ephesians 4:11
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Evangelism
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This enables someone to present the Gospel with
simplicity, clarity, and effectiveness. This person has a deep concern about
those who are lost and is comfortable and able to share the Gospel in any
situation and at any time.
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Pastor
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In the Bible the words pastor, shepherd, elder, overseer,
and bishop are often used interchangeably. It is the ability to spiritually
care for, protect, guide, and feed a group of believers entrusted to one’s
care.
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1 Peter 3:9-11
Hospitality
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The Greek word means “love of strangers.” It is a great
desire to warmly welcome people, even strangers, into one’s home or church as
a means of serving those in need of food or lodging.
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Prophesying
Characterized by:
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A desire to speak direct messages
from God that edify, exhort, or comfort others
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Have a strong sense of what God
wants to say to people in response to a particular situation
·
Sometimes feel that you know
exactly what God wants to do in ministry at a specific point in time
·
Not afraid to announce God’s
judgment on sin
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Can speak clearly, boldly, and
with conviction what you believe God wants people to know
Serving
Characterized by:
·
Enjoy being called upon to do
special jobs around the church
·
Content to do the work rather than
to direct others
·
Oftentimes are right there
offering to help out
·
Willing to work at a task no
matter how simple or trivial it may seem
·
Have a sense of satisfaction in
seeing a task through to completion
·
Very dependable and responsible
Teaching
Characterized by:
·
A strong desire to study the Bible
and learn its doctrines and examples
·
The ability to communicate truth
so that people understand it better
·
Sharing things that change
people’s knowledge, attitudes, values, or conduct
·
The ability to make difficult
teachings and passages clear and relevant
Exhortation
Characterized by:
·
People often come to you with
their personal problems for counsel
·
You are often challenged to help
others reach their potential in Christ
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Generally available to talk to
others
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Find yourself encouraging the
downtrodden and also convicting those on the path of sin
Giving
Characterized by:
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Seeking to manage your money in
order to give liberally to the Lord’s work
·
When you are moved by an appeal to
give to God’s work, you usually find the money or resources needed to respond
·
You can say, “I am so confident
that God will meet my needs that I give to Him sacrificially and consistently.”
·
You are willing to maintain a
lower standard of living in order to benefit God’s work
·
You consider all that you own as
resources for God’s use and you freely and joyfully give of these resources
because you love God
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When you give you have no desire
to draw attention to yourself and will oftentimes give anonymously
Leadership
Characterized by:
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Able to motivate people with such
care and diligence that they are willing to help accomplish set goals
·
People respect and follow your
direction
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In a group where there is no
leader you generally assume leadership
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You are good at discerning
people’s skills, talents, gifts and abilities and how to effectively utilize
them
·
Enjoy working with people
Mercy
Characterized by:
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Have a tender heart toward the
needy and will often do what you can to help those who are in distress
·
Enjoy visiting the sick and
shut-in and in going to hospitals and nursing homes
·
Look out for those who are
neglected and alienated
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Empathize with those who are
embarrassed and humiliated and seek to comfort them
·
Like to spend time with those who
are lonely and hurting to cheer them up
·
Work joyfully with those people
who are ignored by the majority of those around them
Word of wisdom
Characterized by:
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Able to see how the Bible relates
to daily life and how to apply Biblical principles to different situations
·
Have insight and ability to solve
problems
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Able to offer practical solutions
to difficult problems
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Often sought out for your opinions
·
Oftentimes sense God’s presence
and direction when important decisions need to be made
Word of knowledge
Characterized by:
·
Known as a scholar of the Bible
·
Enjoy searching for answers to
difficult questions in the Bible
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Able to take information from
several sources and come up with an answer or a thesis about a subject
·
Frequently discover new insights
into Scripture through personal study
·
Enjoy doing word studies,
examining the historical background of a text and getting at the facts of a
passage in order to benefit yourself and others
Faith
Characterized by:
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Able to trust God for great things
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Have a confident expectation that
God will accomplish what He says
·
Willing to step out in faith where
others are more calculating and fearful
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Have a great number of your
prayers answered
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Have unusual confidence in God’s
plans in a specific situation where others are uncertain
·
Able to depend on God’s resources
and guidance much more so than others
Healing
Characterized by:
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In the name of the Lord, you have
been able to cure illnesses instantly
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Physical healing has occurred as a
result of your praying for others
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God impressing on your heart to
pray for those who are ill
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Able to heal even people who lack
faith
Effecting of miracles
Characterized by:
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Having performed supernatural
signs and wonders
·
Able to transform circumstances
through the name of the Lord
·
Have brought people to Christ
through these supernatural acts
·
Glory is directed only to God and
not to yourself
·
You have accomplished things
beyond human means
Distinguishing of sprits
Characterized by:
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Able to detect a spiritual phony
·
Known for good spiritual judgement
·
Seek to prevent false teaching and
confusion from overtaking the church
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Very quick to pick up on error
·
Can readily tell if something is
from God or from other sources
Tongues
Characterized by:
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Through the prompting of the Holy
Spirit, able to speak in a language unknown to you whether that be the tongues
of men or of angels as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13:1
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Tongues enables our spirits to
communicate directly with God above and beyond the power of our minds to
understand
·
Tongues liberates the Spirit of
God within us
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Tongues enables the spirit to take
its place of ascendancy over soul and body
Interpretation of tongues
Characterized by:
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Oftentimes hearing someone
speaking in a tongue and, though the Holy Spirit, able to interpret what was
said.
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Can interpret a language that you
have never studied or know
Apostles
Characterized by:
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Eagerness to start new churches in
places where there are none
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Respected as an authority in
spiritual matters
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Able to oversee and administrate a
large group of churches
Helps
Characterized by:
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Desire to assist pastors, staff
and ministry leaders so as to free them up for their main duties
·
Help others become more effective
in their own ministries
·
You can say, “When I do things
behind the scenes and others are helped, I am joyful.” And, “I really do not
care who gets the credit.”
·
Enjoy doing the menial and non-glamorous
but necessary tasks
·
Others know that they can call
upon you to assist them
Administration
Characterized by:
·
Very good at organizing and
coordinating activities
·
Able to delegate responsibilities
to other people so as to best accomplish set goals
·
Good at planning strategies that
most effectively pursue a vision
·
Oftentimes find yourself in a
place of leadership
·
Willing to bear the responsibility
for the success or failure of a particular task within the church
·
Able to lead a committee or group
in making correct decisions
Evangelism
Characterized by:
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A strong desire to share your
faith with unbelievers
·
Able to give a clear presentation
of the Gospel
·
Can keep people interested in
hearing the Gospel
·
Frequently instrumental in leading
others to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ
Pastor
Characterized by:
·
Concerned for the spiritual
welfare of others
·
Willing to take responsibility for
the spiritual growth and well being of those under your sphere of ministry
·
Willing to give your own time to
be available for the needs of others
·
Willing to relate to a group of
people over a long period of time, sharing personal responsibility in their
successes and failures
·
Desire to restore people back to
the church
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Concerned about guarding, like a
shepherd, a group of Christians from those who are enemies of Christianity
Hospitality
Characterized by:
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Seeking out strangers and making
them feel welcome in the church
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Often opening your home to
newcomers and visitors in the church
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Enjoy meeting new people
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Able to make strangers feel
immediately comfortable in your presence
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Enjoy letting out-of-state vistors
stay at your home
So how might some of these
gifts fit together to further God’s will in the world?
Someone in the congregation
who has the gift of faith sees clearly God’s plan to establish a sister church
in another, perhaps distant, place.
One with the gift of
administration puts together a plan involving finances, people, building
materials, schedule, and so forth to accomplish this vision.
One with the gift of exhortation
is able to encourage people to pray about and then volunteer to help with this
project.
One with the gift of
leadership is able gather these volunteers and assign them so that they are the
most efficient.
Those with the gift of
serving will gather the necessary materials before leaving and doing a lot of
the menial and necessary tasks once everyone is there.
Once there, someone with the
gift of pastoring will take over shepherding the new church.
Someone with the gift of
distinguishing of spirits will be able to keep away those who want to come in
and do harm to the new church.
Someone with the gift of
miracles or healing can demonstrate great signs to prove to the locals that
this is indeed a work of the true God.
One with the gift of teaching
may lead Bible studies to grow those newcomers in the church.
And so on. Every gift would
ultimately have a very important and critical function in starting and growing
this church.
As you can see, it takes a
lot of different talents to build a church. Imagine if everyone who was
involved had only the gift of pastoring or the gift of administration or the
gift of faith. The work would never get done. Also, imagine if the person who
had the gift of teaching decided to bag it. Someone else who would be less skilled
would have to take over. The church needs EVERYONE. And EVERYONE has something
very crucial to add.
Questionnaire for Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts
1) For
each row circle or mark only one choice for each question.
O = Often
S = Sometimes
R = Rarely
N = Never
2) Do
not dwell too long on any one question but choose whatever answer comes to mind
first.
3) Do
not answer the questions with the answer that you think you SHOULD give. Just
be honest.
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1
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I have a desire to speak direct message from God that
edify, exhort, or comfort others.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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2
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I enjoy being called upon to do special jobs around the
church.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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3
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People have told me that I have helped them learned
biblical truths in meaningful ways.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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4
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I have encouraged the doubting, the troubled, or the
discouraged.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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5
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I find that I manage money well in order to give liberally
to the Lords work.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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6
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When I speak, people seem to listen and agree.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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7
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I desire to work with those who have physical or mental
problems and to alleviate their suffering.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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8
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I have applied spiritual truths effectively to situations
in my own and other people’s lives.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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9
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Others have told me I have helped them distinguish key and
important facts of Scripture.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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10
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When in a group, I am the one others often look to for
vision and direction.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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11
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In the name of Lord, I have been used in curing diseases
instantaneously.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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12
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Others can point to specific instances where my prayers
have resulted in visible miracles
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O
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S
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R
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N
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13
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I have been able to see through phoniness before it was to
other people.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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14
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I have spoken in another language that I did not know
previously.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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15
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Sometimes when a person speaks in tongues, I get an
interpretation about what God is saying.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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16
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I have little fear in leading people to where God wants
them to go.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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17
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I have assisted Christian leaders so as to free them up
for their essential jobs.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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18
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When a group I am in is lacking organization I tend to
step in the fill the gap.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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19
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I have led others to make a decision for salvation in
Christ.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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20
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I am eager to take on the responsibility of leading other
people in their spiritual life.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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21
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My home is always open to people passing through who need
a place to stay.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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22
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It is important for me to speak God’s Word of warning and
judgment in the world today.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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23
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I do what needs to be done around the church.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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24
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I feel I can explain biblical teachings in a way that
makes it relevant to other people
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O
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S
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R
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N
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25
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I can effectively motivate people to get involved in
ministry when it is needed
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O
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S
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R
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N
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26
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I give considerably more than 10% of my income and/or
resources to the Lord’s work.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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27
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I love to lead people in accomplishing group goals.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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28
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I have cared for others when they have had material or
physical needs.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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29
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I arrive at solutions to fairly complicated problems.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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30
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I have had deep insights into spiritual truths.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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31
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I have believed God for the impossible and have seen it
happen in a tangible way.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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32
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I enjoy praying for sick people because I know that many
of them will be healed as a result
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O
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S
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R
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N
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33
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God has used me personally to perform supernatural signs
and wonders.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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34
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I seem to know very quickly when something is right or
wrong.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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35
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When I am in deep prayer or worship I may find myself
speaking in a language that I do not know.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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36
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I have interpreted tongues with results that the body of
Christ was edified, exhorted or comforted
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O
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S
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R
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N
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37
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I enjoy training workers in the congregation.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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38
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I have helped other people become more effective in their
ministries.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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39
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I enjoy handling the details of organizing ideas, people,
and resources for more effective ministry.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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40
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I enjoy sharing with non-believers how Christ has changed
my life.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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41
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I enjoy assuming the responsibility for the spiritual well
being of a particular group of Christians.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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42
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I enjoy introducing myself and welcoming new people at the
church.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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43
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I have communicated timely and urgent messages that have
come directly from God.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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44
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I seem to enjoy routine tasks and do well and them.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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45
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I devote considerable time to learning new biblical truths
in order to communicate them to others.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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46
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I love to motivate people to a higher spiritual
commitment.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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47
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When I am moved by an appeal to give to God’s work, I
usually find the money I need to do it.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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48
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When I set goals, other seem to accept them readily.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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49
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People come to me in their afflictions and suffering and
tell me they have been helped and healed.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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50
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When a person has a problem I can frequently guide him or
her to the best Biblical solution.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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51
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I have been able to understand the deeper things of the
Bible.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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52
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I have the faith to accomplish what seems to be impossible
to other people.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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53
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I feel confident when I pray for someone who is sick that
they will get better because of my prayers.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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54
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As I read about the miracles in the Bible I am reminded of
how God has used me in similar ways.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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55
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I seem to be able to faithfully judge between the
truthfulness and error of a given doctrinal statement.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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56
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When I speak in a language unknown to me other Christians
have been edified and encouraged.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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57
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I find myself praying that I may interpret if someone
begins speaking in tongues.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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58
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I desire to help coordinate the efforts of a number of
churches so as to make them more effective.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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59
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I enjoy doing routine tasks that lead to more effective
ministry by others.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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60
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I am able to make effective and efficient plans for
accomplishing the goals of a group.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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61
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I find it easy to give people tracts and to start up a
conversation about Christ with a stranger.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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62
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I feel confident giving spiritual guidance and directions
to a group of Christians.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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63
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When people come to my home they tell me that they “feel
at home” with me.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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64
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I have a strong sense of what God wants to say to people
in response to particular situations.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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65
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I take great joy in doing little jobs around the church.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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66
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I can communicate Biblical truths to others and see
changes in knowledge, attitudes, or conduct.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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67
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When I see another Christian in sin I have been able to
persuade them to repent.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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68
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I am so confident that God will meet my needs that I give
to Him sacrificially and consistently.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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69
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People seem to rally around me when it comes time to do an
important task.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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70
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I have a deep empathy for the suffering and problems of
others.
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O
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S
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R
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N
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71
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People with spiritual problems seem to come to me for
advice and counsel.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
72
|
I study and read quite a bit in order to learn new
Biblical truths.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
73
|
I know God’s specific will for the future growth of His
work, even when others are not so sure.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
74
|
I have prayed for others and physical healing has actually
occurred.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
75
|
God has used me to perform great deeds that are beyond
natural explanation.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
76
|
I can recognize whether a person’s teaching is from God,
from Satan, or of human origin.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
77
|
When I speak in a language unknown to me I feel myself
drawn closer to God.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
78
|
I have interpreted tongues in a way that seemed to bless
others.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
79
|
I am eager to start new churches where there are none.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
80
|
When I do things behind the scenes and others are made
more effective, I am joyful.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
81
|
I accept the challenge of taking the responsibility of
accomplishing group tasks.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
82
|
Sharing the Gospel in a very understandable manner comes
easily to me.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
83
|
I have helped Christians by guiding them to relevant
portions of the Bible and praying with them.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
84
|
I love having people over to my home and making them feel
special.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
85
|
I feel that I know exactly what God wants to do in
ministry at a specific point in time.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
86
|
I respond cheerfully when asked to do a job, even if it
seems menial.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
87
|
Studying the Bible and sharing my insights with others is
very satisfying for me.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
88
|
I love to encourage people by pointing out their good
qualities and praising them for work well done.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
89
|
I have been willing to maintain a lower standard of living
in order to benefit God’s work.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
90
|
I am good at discerning people’s abilities and assigning
them corresponding tasks.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
91
|
I desire to spend time with a lonely, shut-in person, with
prisoners, and with the sick.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
92
|
I feel a presence of God and personal confidence when
important decisions need to be made.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
93
|
I have the ability to discover new truths through reading
or observing situations firsthand.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
94
|
I believe that I am a person of unusual vision.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
95
|
I like to participate in ministry to the physically or
emotionally ill.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
96
|
God has used me to accomplish things and change
circumstances beyond human means.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
97
|
I can discern when someone who claims to be a prophet or a
teacher is real or is a phony.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
98
|
When I speak in a language unknown to me I forget about
everything and focus only on God.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
99
|
I have been able to interpret a language that I have never
heard before.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
100
|
I would like to oversee and administrate a large group of
churches.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
101
|
When I serve the Lord, I don’t really care who gets the
credit.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
102
|
When I am in charge things seem to go smoothly.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
103
|
I am draw to non-Christians because of my strong desire to
win them to Christ.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
104
|
I love providing leadership and guidance to a group of
people.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
|
105
|
I desire to make my home available to those in the Lord’s
service whenever needed.
|
O
|
S
|
R
|
N
|
Scoring your Spiritual Gifts
1) Find
the column in the box.
2) Write
in the number corresponding to the frequency that you choose:
O = 3
S = 2
R = 1
N = 0
3) When
finished with all of the boxes add up the total of each row.
4) The
totals that are the highest probably indicate your spiritual gift.
|
Number
|
Number
|
Number
|
Number
|
Number
|
Total
|
Gift
|
|
1
|
22
|
43
|
64
|
85
|
|
Prophesying
|
|
2
|
23
|
44
|
65
|
86
|
|
Serving
|
|
3
|
24
|
45
|
66
|
87
|
|
Teaching
|
|
4
|
25
|
46
|
67
|
88
|
|
Exhortation
|
|
5
|
26
|
47
|
68
|
89
|
|
Giving
|
|
6
|
27
|
48
|
69
|
90
|
|
Leadership
|
|
7
|
28
|
49
|
70
|
91
|
|
Mercy
|
|
8
|
29
|
50
|
71
|
92
|
|
Word of Wisdom
|
|
9
|
30
|
51
|
72
|
93
|
|
Word of Knowledge
|
|
10
|
31
|
52
|
73
|
94
|
|
Faith
|
|
11
|
32
|
53
|
74
|
95
|
|
Healing
|
|
12
|
33
|
54
|
75
|
96
|
|
Effecting of Miracles
|
|
13
|
34
|
55
|
76
|
97
|
|
Distinguishing of spirits
|
|
14
|
35
|
56
|
77
|
98
|
|
Tongues
|
|
15
|
36
|
57
|
78
|
99
|
|
Interpretation of tongues
|
|
16
|
37
|
58
|
79
|
100
|
|
Apostles
|
|
17
|
38
|
59
|
80
|
101
|
|
Helps
|
|
18
|
39
|
60
|
81
|
102
|
|
Administration
|
|
19
|
40
|
61
|
82
|
103
|
|
Evangelism
|
|
20
|
41
|
62
|
83
|
104
|
|
Pastor
|
|
21
|
42
|
63
|
84
|
105
|
|
Hospitality
|
Each of the following numbers is a possible total from the
scoring above. You can put a mark (dash, circle, check) under each number for
each total above. So if you had three totals of 5 then you would have three
marks under the number 5. This may help you to make your break for determining
which gifts are the highest.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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