What are the twelve gifts of the Holy Spirit?

Answer 1

Wisdom - desire for the things of God, and to direct our whole life and all our actions to His honor and glory Understanding - enable us to know more clearly the mysteries of faith Counsel ( Right Judgement ) - warn us of the deceits of the devil, and of the dangers to salvation Knowledge - enable us to discover the will of God in all things Fortitude ( Courage ) - strengthen us to do the will of God in all things

Piety (Reference) - love God as a Father, and obey Him because we love Him

Fear of the Lord - have a dread of sin and fear of offending God

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There are also Specific Practical Motivational Gifts...

Motivational Gifts

Motivated

Each gifting… Each motivation…

Positive

Negative

1. The Prophet

Perceiver

Say what they think…Declare the truth…Right or wrong…Black or white…Quality control…

See right to the heart of a issue. They are motivated to reveal what is true; They are concerned with revealing the other persons motives; They have a natural "discernment"

It is hard to keep silence when they feel truth is being twisted or hidden or offended.
They usually lack tact
They need to learn to speak the truth in love
They need to know "when" to speak. Proper channels of "who" to speak to

2. The Minister

Servant

Meet the physical needs of others
Helps ministries, ushers, feed the hungry, set up the stage. They have to DO something to help

Can see what needs to be done

Their motives are often misunderstood
Trying to "be seen" or "showing off" Weakness/easily offended. If you don't show them appreciation. Take care for others. They look down their noses at people who don't see the physical needs. They look down their noses at people who don't see the physical needs

3. The Teacher

Research the facts, the history, new ideas, details…Impart instruction, communicate knowledge

Is motivated to validate truth, wants to know "why" "how" "when" "where" - facts details, put the details in order

They can be really boring! They have to tell you "why" they are qualified to do what they do, place a lot of importance on "degrees" or "academics". If they don't feel you are "qualified" they won't listen to you. Much detail, more info than you could ever use, great difficulty communicating the practical use of their knowledge
easily offended & critical

4. The Exhorter

Take care of the spiritual needs of others. Stimulate… build up… edify. Head up the Pep rally
"You're going to make it!"

Is motivated to be on top of any situation… not easily discouraged

They often won't let you grieve, often lack empathy, everything is mind over matter, decision; can run over or ignore the work of the Holy Spirit. They skip "process"
Easily offended. If you don't do what they counsel…

5. The Giver

Gifted to make money, money is their friend, Love to give money, it excites them, They may not even have a lot of money, give & careful what they have

The Giver is motivated to make money & give money…

The motivation to make money & handle money properly opens a door for hording and stinginess, Classic example: SCROOGE, or they can give everything away and not take care of themselves, The giver is offended: if you don't listen to their financial advice, debt offends them, lack of financial planning…

6. The Leader

Administration

They can see the bigger picture in a situation, delegate quickly. If there is a vacuum of leadership, they will "take over"

The Administrator is great at making an almost instant evaluation of a problem and assign steps of action to solve the problem. Delegate people to handle it, fully capable of making adjustments as they go

The Administrator can manipulate, control, or even dominate others, subconsciously; They don't verbalize their appreciation. "Expect you to do your job" We have to serve one another, submit to one another; won't listen to your input; won't let you finish your point, They "think" they already know what you're going to say; jump to conclusions; constantly changing their minds, extremely impatient; Offended: If you don't obey them… if you question their command, you better jump, and ask how high as your going up, they can't stand turtles.

7. Mercy

They are focused on the emotional needs of others, full of compassion, love, mercy, very forgiving; can't we all just get along…?

Very compassionate, empathetic, loyal, forgiving…

Totally blind to the faults of the person they are working with; Offended: if you hurt somebody's feelings; they will take up other people's offenses; no motivational gift is better than the other one; Many parts, one body; all are necessary! Don't spend a lot of time analyzing yourself or others; Learn to recognize the gifts and capitalize on them.

• Most everyone has ONE dominate gift, and then a SECONDARY strength…
• We must learn to know our strengths & our weaknesses…
• Many parts, one body… ALL ARE NECESSARY!
• All seven of these gifts should be functioning in part in each of our lives…
• But we will have one that is the strongest… then a secondary one…
• Often, our motivational gifts can be altered by maturity…
• Our situation / responsibility can greatly impact which motivational gift we will draw upon…
• Don't spend a lot of time analyzing yourself or others…
• Learn to recognize the gifts and capitalize on them
• Don't box yourself or others in…
• But rather be aware that when you find your gifting you will
• It's important to develop all of the Motivational Gifts in yourself and those who you have influence with…
• No motivational gift is better than the other one…
• Many parts, one body… ALL ARE NECESSARY!
• Many are frustrated because they are operating in an area they are not equipped to handle…
  Hearts not in it…not motivated to do it…

The Motivational Gifts are divided into DOING and SPEAKING ministries.

Speaking: Prophecy, Teaching, Exhortation, Leading/Admin

Doing : Serving/Helps, Giving, Showing Mercy/Hospitality/Healings

Doing Ministry motto: 1 John 3:18

Speaking Ministry Motto: 1 Thess 1:5

(a) The DOING Ministries (1 Peter 4:11b - 'with the ability that God supplies')

"Preach the Gospel every day and, if needed, use words!" - 1 John 3:18 (Pastor on battle field with wounded soldier, give up drink and clothes…'I know You're a Christian, tell me more')

- Start With your GENERAL MINISTRY:

- (1) Ministry to the Lord (Romans 1:1; 12:1-3)

- (2) A Ministry of Reconciliation (2 Cor 5:18-20)

- (3) A Ministry to the Saints (1 Cor 16:15)

- Very difficult to discover ministry gifts if person is not ministering!!!! Recognition comes out of observation.

Ministry is God-Centered and People Focused (Matt 9:35-38)

A. Serving/ Helps (Acts 6:1-6): Motivation of demonstrating love by meeting practical needs.

+'ves: Example: Timothy

1. An ability to see practical needs and a desire to meet them (Phil 2:19-20)

2. A joy in serving when it frees others to do more important things (Phil 2:22)

3. A willingness to sacrifice time & resources to serve others (Rom 12:1-3)

4. A special enjoyment in providing for physical needs and comforts (can remember likes and dislikes) (2 Tim 4:13)

5. A strong desire to be with others, providing more serving opportunities (Acts 16:2,17:14; 18:5;19:22)

-'ves:

1. Neglecting home responsibilities to help others.

2. Accepting too many jobs at one time (cannot say 'no')

3. Wearing themselves out physically.

4. Being too persistent in giving unrequested help to others.

5. Going around proper authorities to get job done.

6. Interfering with God's discipline by premature help.

7. Excluding others from helping on a job (difficult to delegate)

8. Being hurt by ungratefulness of those helped.

9. Getting sidetracked while working on an assignment.

B. Giving : Motivation to entrust personal assets to others for the furtherance of the ministry.

+'ves: Example: Matthew

1. A keen ability to discern wise investments in order to have more money available to give away (Matt 16:19-20)

2. A desire to give quietly without public notice (Matt 6:1-4)

3. A desire to give gifts which are of high quality (Matt 2:11)

4. An ability to see financial needs which others tend to overlook (Matt 15:3-7)

5. A desire to use giving as a way to motivate others to give (Luke 5:29)

-'ves:

1. Giving too sparingly to own family.

2. Causing family to resent those to whom gifts are given.

3. Listening to unscriptural counsel on money management.

4. Putting pressure on people who have less to give.

5. Failing to discern God's promptings for giving.

6. Judging those who misuse funds rather than aiding them.

7. Controlling people or ministries by giving.

8. Corrupting people by giving too much.

9. Investing in projects that do not benefit people's lives.

B. Mercy: Motivation to identify and comfort those who are in distress.

+'ves: Example: John

1. Ability to sense and express genuine love (1 John 4:8)

2. A need for deep friendships in which there is mutual commitment (John 13:23)

3. A greater concern over mental joy or distress than physical concerns (1 Jn 3:17)

4. A tendency to attract people who are having mental and emotional distress.

5. A desire to remove the causes of hurts rather than to look for benefits from them.

-'ves:

1. Failing to be firm and decisive when necessary.

2. A tendency to react harshly when intimate friends are rejected (Luke 9:53-54)

3. A greater vulnerability to deeper and more frequent hurts from the lack of love (can take up offenses for hurts of others).

4. Basing decisions on emotions rather than on reason.

5. Promoting improper affections from the opposite sex.

6. Cutting off fellowship with those who are insensitive to others.

7. Reacting to God's purpose in allowing people to suffer.

8. Sympathizing with those violating God's standards.

9. Establishing possessive relationships with others.

(b) The SPEAKING Ministries

Text: "If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God." 1 Peter 4:11a(NKJV)

From Romans 12:6-8 we see the Speaking Gifts are Prophecy, Teaching, Exhortation, and Leadership/Administration

Speaking ministry in: Jesus - Luke 4:2; John 3:34

Believers: Acts 2:14; 4:31; 5:20

Teaching and Prophecy were covered under 5-Fold ministries. Let's look at other 2… (1) Gift of Exhortation: The motivation to stimulate the faith of others. To call to the side to urge one to pursue a course of conduct. Personal counseling to encourage spiritual growth.

+ves:E.g. Barnabas (Acts 4:36; 9:27; 11:24; 13:2,14; 15:36-41)

1. A motivation to urge people to their full spiritual maturity in Christ.

2. An ability to discern where a person is in spiritual growth and to speak on that level.

3. A desire to give precise: steps of action in urging people toward spiritual maturity.

4. A drive to explain truth with logical reasoning, in order to make it accepted.

5. An ability to visualize spiritual achievement for people and to use this to motivate them to action.

6. A desire for face-to-face discussion in order to determine and insure a positive response.

7. An ability to identify with people of different types and backgrounds in order to gain a wider hearing.

8. A motivation to bring harmony between diverse groups of Christians, and an awareness that harmony is basic to spiritual maturity.

9. An ability to welcome personal tribulation as a chief motivator of spiritual growth

-ves:

1. Raising the expectations of others prematurely.

2. Taking 'family time' to counsel others.

3. Treating family and friends as "Projects" rather than people.

4. Sharing private illustrations without permission.

5. Jumping into new projects without finishing existing ones.

6. Encouraging others to depend on them rather than God.

7. Trusting visible results rather than true change of heart.

8. Neglecting proper emphasis on basic Bible doctrine.

9. Giving counsel before discerning the type of problem or person.

(2) Gift of Leadership/Administration : The motivation to coordinate the activities of others for the achievement of common goals. To preside over. To lead. To stand before. To distinguish major objectives and help those around him to visualize them.

+ves: E.g. Nehemiah

1. An ability to visualize the final result of a major undertaking (Neh 1:2-3; 2:5)

2. An ability to break down major goals into smaller, achievable tasks (Neh 3)

3. An ability to know what resources are available and needed to reach a goal (Neh 2:6-8)

4. A tendency to remove himself from distracting details in order to focus on the ultimate goal (Neh 5:1-13).

5. A willingness to endure reaction from insiders and outsiders in order to reach an ultimate goal (Neh 4:8-18)

6. A need for loyalty and confidence from those who are being directed and served (Neh 5:1)

7. An ability to know what he should and should not delegate to others (Neh 4:13)

8. An ability to inspire and encourage workers by cheerfulness, approval, praise, and challenges (Neh 2:1; 4:14)

9. A joy and fulfillment in seeing all the parts come together in a finished product (Neh 8)

-ves:

1. Viewing people as 'human resources' rather than human beings.

2. Using people to accomplish personal ambitions.

3. Showing favoritism to those who seem most loyal.

4. Taking charge of projects that are not God's direction.

5. Delegating too much work to others.

6. Overlooking serious character faults in valuable workers.

7. Being unresponsive to suggestions and appeals.

8. Failure in giving proper explanations and praises to workers.

Answer 2

The twelve gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, fear of the Lord, charity, joy, peace, patience, and kindness. These gifts are believed to be given by the Holy Spirit to help individuals live a Christian life.

Answer 3

Wisdom Understanding Counsel Fortitude Knowledge Piety - love God Fear of the Lord

Answer:

I am not sure where the above answer comes from. There are 9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 12:4-14There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same[a] Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

Answer 4

The 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit are

Love - Joy - Peace - Long-suffering - Kindness - Goodness - Faithfulness - Gentleness - Self-control.

These "virtues" are symbolised or characterised as fruit. Humans can't gain these by their own efforts, they are produced in us by working of the Holy Spirit. As the Holy Spirit (God) is given control in a believer's life, He, the Holy Spirit brings forth these "graces/virtues". The more we read God's Word, pray, fellowship with others, then these virtues become apparent in our lives. We change from having anger, resentment, hostility, ungratefulness and with the Holy Spirit's "touch" we "take on" these new and better ways.

The fruits - the first 3, Love, Joy and Peace concern our attitude to God. Our love for Him, our joy in Him and our peace because of Him.

In the second group of 3, Long-suffering, Kindness and Goodness - these deal with our interaction with other people and with the last 3 - Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control - these describe the principles that a Christian life if guided by.