Abide - Part 15: "Spiritual Gifts"

The Holy Spirit’s gifts are diverse and exciting. He wants to equip us for our daily interactions and circumstances, but it is important to understand what the gifts are, how we can pray for them, and what they look like in our lives, so that we can recognize His hand at work in us. This week, we continue our discussion of the spiritual gifts with giving, leadership, administration, mercy, faith, and healing. Key verses: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10, 28, Ephesians 4:11-12 1. When you hear the word giving, what comes to mind? Why? How else can you give? What is something that someone has given you that was not a financial gift that has impacted your life? 2. What is the difference between giving cheerfully and just giving out of obligation? Why do you think that matters to God? How is the giver’s life impacted by the attitude they have? 3. Why is giving important? 4. Jake said that a good leader must rule their own lives well; what does that look like? Do you think you rule your life well? Why or why not? 5. Why is it important to know your leaders? Why does knowing and respecting your leaders go hand in hand? 6. Where are some places in your life where you are a leader (maybe you haven’t thought of yourself as a leader until now)? Are you acting as a servant leader in that role? What specific actions or attitudes could you change to become the type of leader that Jesus is? 7. What is the difference between an administrator and a leader? Why are they both important? Do you feel yourself fitting more naturally in one of those two roles? Why? 8. How have you been shown mercy in your own life? Is there a time where you wished someone would show you mercy and it wasn’t? How can you be more like Jesus in the way you show mercy to others? Why is it important to put action to the feelings of empathy as a believer? 9. The point of faith is the object of the faith not the person who has faith… what does that mean to you? When in your life, has God been faithful to you even though your faith was small? How does being a person of faith change you? 10. What are the different ways that Jesus healed people? Do you believe that you have the power to heal the way Jesus did? Why or why not? How have you seen God heal you or others (physically, emotionally, spiritually)?