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Sermons on Spiritual Gifts

The Spiritual Gift of Showing Mercy

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 Exhortation

“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 Spiritual Gift of Teaching

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…

The Spiritual Gift of Speaking in Tongues

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…