1. Spiritual Gifts
application

2. 1 Corinthians 12:1
“Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.”

3. APPLICATION
The action of putting something into operation

4. Why is applying the gifts so important?
It gives direction to your life

5. Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

6. Ephesians 2:10
“For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

7. Why is applying the gifts so important?
It gives direction to your life
It helps you understand yourself and embrace who God made you

8. 1 Corinthians 12:11
“All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.”

9. Why is applying the gifts so important?
It gives direction to your life
It helps you understand yourself and embrace who God made you
It will bring you JOY

10. Why is applying the gifts so important?
It gives direction to your life
It helps you understand yourself and embrace who God made you
It will bring you JOY
Your team needs you!

11. 1 Corinthians 12-20
“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.  For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.  Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. And if the ear should say,

12. 1 Corinthians 12-20
“Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact, God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

13. Why is applying the gifts so important?
It gives direction to your life
It helps you understand yourself and embrace who God made you
It will bring you JOY
Your team needs you!
You will be held responsible for your stewardship

14. 1 Timothy 4:14-15
“Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.

15. Developing the Gifts
Learn more about the gifts that God has given you

16. Developing the Gifts Learn more about the gifts that God has given you
Take time to learn from those who are more experienced in the area of your gift

17. Developing the Gifts Learn more about the gifts that God has given you
Take time to learn from those who are more experienced in the area of your gift
Exercise your gifts

18. Reflect and Respond