The spiritual gift of leading is like the ability to steer a ship. Those with this gift are able to help the church stay focused on their primary mission, and they help the church fulfill the tasks needed to accomplish that mission.
Akigawa Baptist Church
Spiritual Gifts
The spiritual gift of showing mercy is the special ability given by the Holy Spirit to recognize when people are going through emotional or spiritual difficulty, and then encourage them by providing comfort and support through either physical or spiritual help. How is it seen in Scripture, and how do we see it in our…
The spiritual gift of helps (or serving) may seem less “spiritual” because of its primary focus on the physical aspect of life. The reality is that it has profound spiritual impact on the church family, and has a critical role in the growth of the body of Christ.
“Paraklesis.” It’s an interesting Greek word that isn’t easy to define, in English or in Japanese. But the Bible gives us an amazing picture of what this spiritual gift is, through several surpising ways. It shows us how we can, through this gift of exhortation, walk alongside others to encourage and challenge them to follow…
The gift of pastor-teaching, or shepherding is a key gift in the church family. It is a gift that anyone in the church can have, not just the pastor. This gift can be described as the Holy Spirit enabled ability to care for the spiritual well-being of the flock of Jesus. Do you have this…
Much of what we know about the deep and wonderful truths of God have to do with the spirititual gift of teaching. How does the gift of teaching work? And what does the Bible tell us about how to use it? Do we ALL teach? How do we know if we have the gift of…
What is the gift of evangelism? How do we know we have it? What do we do if we have it, and what do we do if we don’t?
As we begin to look at the eight speaking and serving gifts, how do we actually discover our gifts, and then learn how to use them? Today we look at ten practical ways we can do so. To download the Spiritual Gifts Guideline pdf, please click here.
What was the spiritual gift of speaking in tongues actually like in the early Church? What was the purpose for the gift? How was it used during the gathering of the church, and how does that apply to us now? These are the things that we look at during our study of the gift of…
How would people who had never met the apostles or prophets know that they were actually speaking the truths of God? We start looking at how certain gifts were given to support, or verify the truths of God’s spoken Word.
