The Fruits and Gifts
We all bear fruit, whether it be fruit of the flesh or of the Spirit.
The fruits of the flesh are; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulation, and wrath.
When Jesus & the Holy Spirit come into our lives when we accept Him, he plants the fruits of Galatians 22-23 in us. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
The fruit of the spirit is the essence of the Christian life, you cannot live a double life. If you’re not living out the fruits of the spirit during the week, you should not be doing it on Sunday to put on a show.
Did you know that everyone has a gift that God has given them? The gifts of God are: wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, speaking in tongues, and interpreting tongues.
Well, what do we do with them? We are responsible for developing those gifts so that we can edify the church - and bless people. He gave us each a different gift so that we can work together to Glorify God. Find someone or a resource that can help you develop your gift. If you reject your gift, that’s your choice. But remember that it’s important to find people who have wisdom in this gift to help you develop your gift. Make sure you ask other trusted people to point you toward good resources.
Let's walk through some of the gifts of God in detail.
The gift of wisdom - a supernatural ability that is guided by the Holy Spirit and he gives it to us in specific situations.
You can find an example of this in 1 Kings Chapter 3:16-28 where God gives the king wisdom for the strategy to determine the baby's true mother.
The gift of words of knowledge - this is not human knowledge of science, politics, or general studies. God's gift of knowledge is an understanding that God puts inside of a person and can tell you about another person. Not to shame them, but to bring life and direction to a person. People in the world will have a gift of knowledge that the Lord has given them but instead of using hope and peace through God to deliver His messages, they use tarot cards and other methods of witchcraft in fear tacticts to deliver the message.
The gift of faith - we as believers have faith and are saved by faith. The gift of faith is a different kind of faith - God gives us a supernatural faith to believe in a certain thing even in circumstances that seem difficult.
The gift of healing - are words of knowledge that someone needs healing, then they pray over that person/people to be healed. We forget that God uses that gift to show people that He is a real, living, God, and that he is still moving today!
The gift of miracles: these miracles are like when Moses parted the Red Sea. God reveals His mysteries to us. You can find tons of these examples in the gospels. For example, casting demons out, resurrection of dead, and converting water to wine.
Gift of prophecy: this is unfortunately one of the most abused gifts that the enemy loves to twist and distort. The enemy might use a prophecy disguised as gossip. It’s so important in your spirit to know - to discern - who is coming with words from the Word of God, or from the flesh. Remember it is also important to learn how to use your gifts and Grow in the spirit so that once you’re grown you can tell who is using their gifts in the flesh.
The gift of discernment of Spirits: this is when you walk into a place and feel that something is off or near someone and feel that something is off with them. The Holy Spirit in you might be having a conflict with whatever spirit is in that person.
The gift of speaking in tongues: These are angelic tongues. A supernatural gift that God gives people through an unknown language.
It goes hand in hand with the gift of interpretation of tongues. - to share the interpretation of the message so that everyone can understand Gods message.
You can see an example of this in Acts 1:2-11 .
Believers, use the gifts that God has given you. Don’t fall into pride. Ask God for humility and remember with spiritual gifts, we do spiritual warfare. It’s in the gifts that God reveals the schemes of the enemy that he is using against you.
Ask Holy Spirit to convict and reveal the gifts that he has given you and to help you grow in the gifts. Look for someone to disciple you in your gifts and find resources to help you grow. Develop those gifts that the Lord has given you and ask Him how to use them!
If you have a gift and use it beautifully but you have no love, you have nothing. Love puts up with all. Ask the Lord for love. Not romantic love, but the love of God that is over everything. We also have the Holy Spirit that can help us grow the fruits and the gifts of the Spirit. If you don’t have fruits, you don’t have gifts.
If you need a place to start, you can ask Pastor for a Spiritual Gift Test!
The fruits of the flesh are; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulation, and wrath.
When Jesus & the Holy Spirit come into our lives when we accept Him, he plants the fruits of Galatians 22-23 in us. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
The fruit of the spirit is the essence of the Christian life, you cannot live a double life. If you’re not living out the fruits of the spirit during the week, you should not be doing it on Sunday to put on a show.
Did you know that everyone has a gift that God has given them? The gifts of God are: wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, speaking in tongues, and interpreting tongues.
Well, what do we do with them? We are responsible for developing those gifts so that we can edify the church - and bless people. He gave us each a different gift so that we can work together to Glorify God. Find someone or a resource that can help you develop your gift. If you reject your gift, that’s your choice. But remember that it’s important to find people who have wisdom in this gift to help you develop your gift. Make sure you ask other trusted people to point you toward good resources.
Let's walk through some of the gifts of God in detail.
The gift of wisdom - a supernatural ability that is guided by the Holy Spirit and he gives it to us in specific situations.
You can find an example of this in 1 Kings Chapter 3:16-28 where God gives the king wisdom for the strategy to determine the baby's true mother.
The gift of words of knowledge - this is not human knowledge of science, politics, or general studies. God's gift of knowledge is an understanding that God puts inside of a person and can tell you about another person. Not to shame them, but to bring life and direction to a person. People in the world will have a gift of knowledge that the Lord has given them but instead of using hope and peace through God to deliver His messages, they use tarot cards and other methods of witchcraft in fear tacticts to deliver the message.
The gift of faith - we as believers have faith and are saved by faith. The gift of faith is a different kind of faith - God gives us a supernatural faith to believe in a certain thing even in circumstances that seem difficult.
The gift of healing - are words of knowledge that someone needs healing, then they pray over that person/people to be healed. We forget that God uses that gift to show people that He is a real, living, God, and that he is still moving today!
The gift of miracles: these miracles are like when Moses parted the Red Sea. God reveals His mysteries to us. You can find tons of these examples in the gospels. For example, casting demons out, resurrection of dead, and converting water to wine.
Gift of prophecy: this is unfortunately one of the most abused gifts that the enemy loves to twist and distort. The enemy might use a prophecy disguised as gossip. It’s so important in your spirit to know - to discern - who is coming with words from the Word of God, or from the flesh. Remember it is also important to learn how to use your gifts and Grow in the spirit so that once you’re grown you can tell who is using their gifts in the flesh.
The gift of discernment of Spirits: this is when you walk into a place and feel that something is off or near someone and feel that something is off with them. The Holy Spirit in you might be having a conflict with whatever spirit is in that person.
The gift of speaking in tongues: These are angelic tongues. A supernatural gift that God gives people through an unknown language.
It goes hand in hand with the gift of interpretation of tongues. - to share the interpretation of the message so that everyone can understand Gods message.
You can see an example of this in Acts 1:2-11 .
Believers, use the gifts that God has given you. Don’t fall into pride. Ask God for humility and remember with spiritual gifts, we do spiritual warfare. It’s in the gifts that God reveals the schemes of the enemy that he is using against you.
Ask Holy Spirit to convict and reveal the gifts that he has given you and to help you grow in the gifts. Look for someone to disciple you in your gifts and find resources to help you grow. Develop those gifts that the Lord has given you and ask Him how to use them!
If you have a gift and use it beautifully but you have no love, you have nothing. Love puts up with all. Ask the Lord for love. Not romantic love, but the love of God that is over everything. We also have the Holy Spirit that can help us grow the fruits and the gifts of the Spirit. If you don’t have fruits, you don’t have gifts.
If you need a place to start, you can ask Pastor for a Spiritual Gift Test!
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