1. WORSHIP Everyone gets to play! 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

2. Can you imagine Christmas?!!

3. They’re all the same, but different You love them all, equally You want to give them great gifts at Christmas You choose them personally with care and love They don’t agree with your choices They envy each other’s gift They become jealous and start to argue They want what others have been given It ends in tears - Mum’s and Dad’s tears

4. Administration Apostleship Celibacy/Marriage Crafts Discerning spirits Encouragement Eternal life Evangelism Faith Giving Healing Hospitality Humility Interpretation of tongues Knowledge Leadership Martyrdom Mercy Miracle-working Music-making Mission Pastoral care Peacemaking Poverty Prophecy Service Speaking in tongues Suffering Teaching Wisdom CHARISMATA - gifts of grace and love

5. HOW TO AVOID SQUABBLING OVER SPIRITUAL GIFTS (1 Corinthians 12:12-31) 1 We’re one body, and we stand or fall together (12,13) 2 We’re incomplete (grotesque, useless) on our own (12) 3 We need each other (14-20)

6. 5 We must not judge anyone insignificant or unimportant (22-25) 6 The gifts are not for you! (7, 25, 1 Corinthians 13) 7 No one has all the gifts (29,30) 4 God has arranged the parts - not the Vicar or the PCC … or YOU!! (18)

7. 11 Compassion and ‘conjubilation’ is the name of the game (26) 8 None of the gifts is given to everyone (29,30?) 9 Some gifts are ‘greater’ (31a) 10 Love is ‘the way’ to use all the gifts (31b) 12 Jesus is Lord! (3) [ - if we let him?]

8. Finally, a picture of Jesus …. The body of Christ Christ has no hands but our hands to do His work today; He has no feet but our feet to lead men in His way; He has no voice but our voice to tell men how He died; He has no help but our help to lead them to His side.

9. Christ has no hands but our hands to do His work today; He has no feet but our feet to lead men in His way. He has no voice but our voice to tell men how He died; He has no help but our help to lead them to His side.

10. Which kind of family are we? SPIRITUAL GIFTS WORKSHOP St James’ Church 6.00-8.00pm TONIGHT!