Gift Discovery

You are gifted!  It's true we all have natural abilities and talents which can be used for God's glory.  We also have available to us gifts of the Holy Spirit which are supernatural, spiritual gifts designed to build up God's work.

Last night at New Life's Midweek Fellowship we focused on discovering gifts--natural and spiritual gifts.  One of the questions for discussion was this . . . "What is the difference between natural gifts or talents and supernatural or spiritual gifts talked about in the Bible?"

Here's what we came up with in the Bible study discussion.

1. A natural talent of gift is the result of genetics or training, while spiritual gifts are the result of the
     Spirit's presence and power in the church or a believer's life.
2. A natural talent can be possessed by anyone; spiritual gifts are only possessed by Christians.
3. While natural talents and spiritual gifts should be used for God's glory; spiritual gifts are given to
     individual believers in the church for the specific purpose of building up the kingdom of God.
     Natural talents on the other hand can be used for entirely non-spiritual pursuits.

I'm looking forward to more great discussion on the gifts of the Holy Spirit in upcoming weeks.  Come join us on Thursdays at 6 PM at the church (1300 Blue Ridge Road).  We all need more of the Spirit's presence and power in our Christian lives.

See you Sunday, Pastor Tom