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THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HIS GIFTS

EQUIPPING THE SAINTS MAY 2016


THE PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

▸ Who He Is

▸ a Person

▸ a Divine Person

▸ Always a "He"

▸ Who He Isn't (an "It")

▸ not an impersonal force

▸ not to be "used" (HE uses US)


PERSONHOOD

▸ 1 Corinthians 2:9-12

▸ has knowledge and will

▸ reveals, searches, enables our understanding

▸ Rom 15:30 loves

▸ Neh 9:19,20 teaches


DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

▸ Heb 9:14 He is eternal

▸ Ps 139:7-10 He is omnipresent

▸ 1 Cor 2:11, John 14;26 He is omniscient

▸ Luke 1:35 He is omnipotent (Virgin Birth)


DIVINE WORKS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

▸ Creation

▸ Gen 1:2

▸ Psalm 104:25-30

▸ Imparting life

▸ John 6:63

▸ Rom 8:11

▸ Speaks to the churches Rev 2,3

▸ Spirit of Sonship Gal 4:6


THE SPIRIT'S AUTHORITY IN THE CHURCH

▸ Took Jesus' place John 14:16,7/16:7

▸ Forbids Acts 16:6,7

▸ Ordains and appoints Acts 13:2, 20:28

▸ Leads us, intercedes for us Rom 8:14, 26,27

▸ Teaches us Jn 14:26, guides us Jn 16:12-14


CO-EQUALITY WITH THE FATHER AND THE SON

▸ 1 Cor 12:4-6

▸ gifts/service/working

▸ Spirit/Lord/God

▸ Mt 28:19 formulation for baptism

▸ Is 6:8-10

▸ "The Lord (Yahweh)"

▸ Jn 12:39-41 attributed to Christ

▸ Acts 28:25-27 attributed to the Holy Spirit


CO-EQUAL, YET DISTINCT

▸ Luke 3:21-22

▸ Jesus going up from water

▸ Holy Spirit descending from the Father

▸ the Father sending and speaking from heaven

▸ Jn 16:7-13

▸ Jesus must go away

▸ so the Spirit can come

▸ Jesus will be with the Father

▸ Jn 15:26 Jesus sends the Spirit from the Father


THE INTERRELATIONSHIP

▸ Father

▸ the Invisible One, Head of all

▸ Son

▸ The Word made flesh

▸ The Visible One, the revealer of the Father

▸ Holy Spirit

▸ the Spirit of life, the author of the Resurrection

▸ the Revealer of Christ, the indweller of men


"THE SPIRIT 'OF GOD'"

▸ 1 Cor 3:16 God's Spirit lives in you

▸ possessive language

▸ the Spirit "of God" and no other

▸ 2 Cor 33:3 Spirit of the Living God

▸ God is ALIVE

▸ The Spirit shows us that God is alive


"THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST"

▸ Rom 8:9 belonging to Christ

▸ The Revealer of the Christ (TO us)

▸ 1 Cor 2:9-16

▸ John 15:26, 16:14

▸ The Revealer of the Christ (IN us)

▸ John 14:16-18

▸ Ephesians 3:16,17


HIS ROLE IN OUR LIVES

▸ Convicts of Sin, Leads to Repentance and Faith

▸ Teaches & Guides

▸ Enables us to Pray

▸ Empowers for Service


"WALKING IN THE SPIRIT"▸ Reproduces the Life of Christ

▸ John 15 the Vine and the Branch

▸ "I am the vine, you are the branches"

▸ Fruit-bearing comes from the life within

▸ Galatians 5 the fruit of the Spirit

▸ Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control

▸ "Walk in the Spirit" Gal 5:16


HIS ROLE IN THE CHURCH

▸ To form Christ corporately

▸ 1 Pet 2:4-10 built into a temple

▸ Ephesians 2:20-22 built into a habitation for God

▸ The Body of Christ 1 Cor 12:12, 27


FRUIT AND GIFTS

▸ "Fruit"--the Holy Spirit working to manifest Christ in ME

▸ "Gifts"--the Holy Spirit working to manifest Christ in His body

▸ gifts not given to ME

▸ gifts given to others THROUGH me


THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

▸ Manifestation 1 Corinthians 12

▸ Motivation Romans 12

▸ Ministry Ephesians 4

▸ A Summary Statement 1 Pet 4:10,11


THE BASICS

▸ Everyone is gifted in some way 1 Pet 4:10-11

▸ Each of us functions differently

▸ Our gifts are not hierarchical

▸ The kingdom depends on each gift being developed and used

▸ The motivation of each gift is love

▸ Spiritual gifts are NOT natural gifts, although they may overlap


MANIFESTATION GIFTS (1 COR 12)

▸ v3 How to know the true from the false

▸ Provides understanding

▸ Provides caution

▸ Must exalt Christ

▸ Manifestations must be tested

▸ v 4-6 Commonalities of the gifts

▸ v7 Given to EACH ONE, but for the common good


WHY WE CALL THEM "MANIFESTATION" GIFTS

▸ Fast forward to 1 Cor 14

▸ Public assembly of the Corinthian church

▸ Gifts were visible/audible

▸ "Utterance" gifts being misused

▸ Assembly disorderly, confusing

▸ v18 Paul spoke in tongues

▸ "yet IN THE CHURCH"


MANIFESTATION GIFTS LISTED 1 COR 8-10:

▸ Word of wisdom

▸ Word of knowledge

▸ Faith

▸ Gifts of healing

▸ Miracles

▸ Prophecy

▸ Discerning of spirits

▸ Tongues

▸ Interpretation of Tongues


THREE CATEGORIES OF MANIFESTATION GIFTS

▸ Insight (Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge, Discerning of Spirits)

▸ Power (Faith, Healings, Miracles)

▸ Utterance (Prophecy, Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues)


GIFTS OF INSIGHT (1)

▸ Word of Wisdom

▸ Often improperly "wisdom"

▸ Instantaneous insight as to a course of action

▸ Acts 6:3-10; 15:13-21

▸ Word of Knowledge

▸ Often improperly "knowledge"

▸ Instantaneous impartation of significant knowledge

▸ Acts 5:1-11; (some say Acts 17:16-34)


INSIGHT GIFTS ARE "MANIFESTATION" GIFTS

▸ Some would view any exercise of "wisdom" or "knowledge" as reflecting these gifts

▸ Yet they are listed among the manifestation gifts

▸ Must be visible and/or audible

▸ Not a general disposition to knowledge or wisdom


GIFTS OF INSIGHT (2)

▸ Discerning of Spirits

▸ not all supernatural manifestations issue from God

▸ some are devilish or demonic

▸ not all of those are obviously evil

▸ Satan's intent is to deceive and mislead

▸ This is a gift of an instantaneous knowledge of which is which

▸ Acts 5:1-4; 10:19-20; 13:9 1 John 4:1


GIFTS OF POWER (1)

▸ Gift of Faith

▸ To be distinguished from "saving faith"

▸ Special ability to trust God to do remarkable things in the face of seeming impossibility

▸ Comes to this moment instantaneously

▸ Peter walking on water Mt 14:29

▸ Acts 14:9 "perceiving he had faith to be healed"

▸ Abraham the model Rom 4:18-25

▸ The heroes of faith Heb 11:1-40


GIFTS OF POWER (2)

▸ Gifts of Healings

▸ Greek text, both words are PLURAL

▸ Varies in interpretation, especially by those who do not accept present-day manifestations of the Holy Spirit

▸ Otherwise obvious--a supernatural gift to administer the healing power of Jesus Christ

▸ We are all commanded to pray for the sick--but not all have this gift

▸ Many examples including Acts 3:1-8; 5:15-16


GIFTS OF POWER (3)

▸ Miracles

▸ By definition, a miracle is an event that transcends or violates the rules of nature

▸ Viewed in the Old and New Testaments as a manifestation of God's presence and power

▸ Seen by some as a necessary attestation of the validity of one's calling

▸ Acts 9:40; 13:6-12; 16:24-32


GIFTS OF UTTERANCE (1)

▸ Prophecy

▸ widely misunderstood as only a foretelling of the future

▸ while it MAY be so (especially in the OT) the Greek verb means "a speaking forth"--a "forth-telling"

▸ while characteristic of "prophets", the gift not limited to them

▸ The "simple" gift of prophecy is best understood in conjunction with other utterance gifts 1 Cor 14



▸ Tongues

▸ a spontaneous utterance prompted by the Spirit in a language unknown to the speaker

▸ may be an earthly language hearers know (Acts 2:1-11), or not as in 1 Cor 14



▸ Interpretation of Tongues

▸ not "translation"

▸ still a language unknown the hearer

▸ rendering a message that was delivered in an unknown tongue into the common speech of the congregation


RULES FOR CONGREGATIONAL ORDER 1 COR 14

▸ v1 A. Love B. Desire C. Emphasis prophecy

▸ v2 speaking in tongues is "to God"

▸ v3 prophecy "strengthens, encourages, comforts"

▸ v4 speaking in tongues "edifies oneself", but prophecy "edifies the church" (so fulfilling love, as in v1)

▸ v5 prophecy greater than tongues, unless interpreted

▸ implication: tongues + interpretation = prophecy


RULES FOR CONGREGATIONAL ORDER (2)

▸ some argue vs6-13 render tongues meaningless in today's church

▸ yet v 14 "If I pray in a tongue my spirit prays"

▸ v16 "praising God in the Spirit"

▸ v17 "you are giving thanks well enough"

▸ v18 Paul spoke in tongues "more than all"

▸ v19 "yet in the church..."

▸ Implication: a distinction between 1. the gift of tongues as a congregational utterance gift, and 2. speaking in tongues as a private means of devotion

▸ vs 26-28 indicate the Corinthian church had become disorderly by confusing the two


MANIFESTATION GIFTS SUMMARIZED

▸ Setting--congregational gathering

▸ To each one the manifestation of the Spirit given 1 Cor 12:7

▸ visible or audible

▸ governable and to be orderly

▸ Each represents a different part of the Body

▸ We are v30 "desire the greater gifts"


MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS ROM 12

▸ Setting--larger congregational life

▸ v4 associates these gifts with FUNCTION

▸ v6 gifts differ according to grace given us

▸ these gifts relate to "how we are wired"--hence "motivational"

▸ many of these gifts have both natural elements (inborn talents) along with a spiritual quickening


MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS (1)

▸ Prophecy

▸ same meaning as 1 Cor 12

▸ "to speak to edify, exhort, comfort"

▸ Yet here, based on the idea of function in the body

▸ implication: hear from God, and speak

▸ as a matter of regular or expected activity



▸ Serving

▸ Often one of the least-appreciated of the gifts

▸ that is, by everyone except God

▸ all should serve in some way

▸ but some do so with unusual ability and grace

▸ Often out of the public eye

▸ Some translations "helps"

▸ Yet the King James version "ministry"

▸ A "servant's heart"



▸ Teaching

▸ along with prophecy, implies speaking

▸ less instantaneous, more prepared and systematic

▸ some are wired this way

▸ James 3:1 "Not many of you should become teachers....because you know that we who teach will be judge more strictly."



▸ Exhortation/Encouragement

▸ one who comes alongside saying "come on, you can do it!"

▸ so refreshing to receive encouragement

▸ example Barnabas--

▸ Acts 4:36,37

▸ Acts 9:25-27

▸ Acts 11:22-30

▸ became a prophet/teacher, companion to Paul

▸ eventually the champion of John Mark



▸ Giving

▸ not appreciated as being a gift

▸ but generosity is a reflection of the character of God

▸ they are "wired" this way

▸ may be placed in the church to provide for the poor or underwrite costs of ministry

▸ Those used in this way must exercise restraint and wisdom



▸ Leadership

▸ Some are born natural leaders

▸ This often emerges in God's kingdom but is strengthened

▸ Paul was both (the leader of the church's persecutors becomes an apostle)

▸ Joshua among the leader of the Twelve Spies, later led the nation

▸ Gideon and man others were not born leaders, but became so by the Spirit



▸ Mercy

▸ empathy, compassion for the suffering

▸ take action to alleviate suffering

▸ may be private, one on one

▸ may relate uniquely to social justice

▸ Showing love grace and dignity even to those undeserving


MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS SUMMARIZED

▸ Each motivational gift is a reflection of some aspect of the divine character

▸ In that sense together they represent the corporate character of Christ

▸ when each person performs his or her form of service, the church fully reveals God in the earth

▸ God has distributed these gifts to us to serve each other and the world


MINISTRY GIFTS EPHESIANS 4

▸ Setting of Eph 4:7, 11-13--

▸ these "gifts" are PEOPLE

▸ God has set SOME in the church

▸ Role of these individuals:

▸ equip God's people to serve

▸ so that their serving builds up the Body of Christ

▸ unity of faith, knowing Christ, becoming mature


MINISTRY GIFTS (1)

▸ The Apostle

▸ everywhere listed, apostle comes first

▸ Greek APOSTELLO "one who is sent on a mission"

▸ Jesus named Twelve--some assume that's all there ever were

▸ Yet Judas was subtracted

▸ Mathias was added Acts 1:26

▸ Paul and Barnabas Acts 14:14

▸ James, the Lord's brother Gal 1:19


THE APOSTLE

▸ Missionary

▸ Church-Planter

▸ starts new works

▸ raises up next-generation leadership

▸ moves on

▸ a father-figure in faith

▸ the model is Paul

▸ Visionary leader

▸ Incorporates elements of each of the other ministry gifts


MINISTRY GIFTS (2)

▸ The Prophet

▸ exercises the gift of prophecy, to be sure

▸ but this goes beyond

▸ Many OT but fewer NT examples

▸ Agabus Acts 11:27

▸ Act 13:1 lists "prophets and teachers" including Paul, Barnabas

▸ Acts 15:32 Judas and Silas

▸ Acts 21:10 Agabus again


MINISTRY GIFTS (3)

▸ The Evangelist

▸ one uniquely gifted to proclaim the EUANGGELION--"the good news"

▸ distinctly the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ to a lost person

▸ Philip the only person so called in the Bible

▸ one of the original seven deacons

▸ Acts 8:5-13

▸ Acts 8:26-40


MINISTRY GIFTS (4)

▸ The Pastor

▸ so-called because both English word and the Greek relate to shepherding

▸ a pastor is a shepherd of "sheep"

▸ Imagery

▸ Psalm 23 Jesus is the model

▸ John 21:15-17 Peter called


THE PASTORAL GIFT

▸ Feeding

▸ the ability to provide spiritual food through teaching and preaching

▸ Caring

▸ a shepherd leads sheep, he does not drive them

▸ he speaks gently to them

▸ he protects them from wolves

▸ he seeks out the wandering ones Mat 18:12,13

▸ Of all gifts, the one most likely to remain in one place with one flock for lengthy periods


MINISTRY GIFTS (5)

▸ The Teacher

▸ 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

▸ not words taught by human wisdom

▸ but words taught by the Spirit

▸ a person with unique and gifted insight into God's Word

▸ both seeing deep truths

▸ and having a unique gift to communicate them

▸ Often prepared or accompanied by considerable human learning (as Paul was)


EPILOGUE: "THE COMFORTER"

▸ John 15:26 "When the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father"

▸ John 14:26 "But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name....."

▸ Greek word is PARAKLETOS

▸ the "Paraklete"

▸ "one called alongside to help"

▸ Jesus was our Comforter, our Paraklete

▸ He is with the Father now, but has sent another Paraklete

▸ Translated in the Amplified Version by SEVEN words


THE PARAKLETE (WEBSTER DEFINITIONS) (1)

▸ Comforter--one who soothes, eases in distress, sorrow or pain; who produces a state of ease and quiet enjoyment

▸ Counsellor--one who gives advice, ideas, opinions, wisdom, judgment, or a plan

▸ Helper--one who gives what is necessary or shares in labor, who makes another more effective or causes improvement


THE PARAKLETE (WEBSTER DEFINITIONS) (2)

▸ Intercessor--one who pleads of makes request on behalf of another

▸ Advocate--one who pleads another's cause or speaks in support of another

▸ Strengthener--one who causes to increase in the power to resist stress, strain, or attack

▸ Standby--one that can always be depended on



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