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Family
Building
Army

1. Unity
2. Fellowship
3. Spiritual Gifts
Domans 12
1 Corinthians 12
Ephesians 4
1 Peter 4
1 Corinthians 12:1
Now concerning spiritual
gifts (expressions), brothers,
I do not want you to be
uninformed.

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spiritual expressions
Spiritual Expressions
1. Manifestations:
È momentary supernatural
empowerment expressed
through an individual, within
the Body of Christ, by the Holy
Spirit.
 Manifestations
. Prophecy 6. Interpreting
2. Knowledge Tongues
3. Wisdom 7. Faith
4. Discernment 8. Healing
5. Tongues 9. Miracles
Spiritual Expressions
2. Grace Gift Doles
È specific set of behaviors
associated with a position held
by an individual and placed by
the Holy Spirit within the Body
of Christ.
Grace Gift Doles
. Èpostle
2. Prophet
3. Evangelist
4. Pastor
5. Teacher
Spiritual Expressions
3. Grace Gift Functions
È particular activity performed
through an individual, within the
Body of Christ, empowered by the
Holy Spirit.
Domans 12:4-5 (NLT)
ëust as our bodies have many parts and
each part has a special function, 5 so
it is with Christǯs body. We are many
parts of one body, and we all belong to
each other._

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  Function:
activities to be engaged in.
 Grace Functions
. Èdministration 6. Hospitality
2. Leadership 7. Mercy
3. Service 8. Exhortation
4. Helps 9. Poverty
5. Giving  . Celibacy
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 to aid, to give
assistance, to lay hold, to help

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4escription: The spiritual expression
that supernaturally enables a person
to come alongside someone else to
support, render aid, take care of
practical needs, and to Dzlift the
load.dz
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Desults:
. It isnǯt a Dzdoing fordz someone,
but is a Dzdoing withdz someone.
2. There is an aspect of
Dzconnectingdz with the person
being helped.
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Desults:
3. This is more than serving a need.
It is getting involved in a way that
supports the person being
helped.
4. There is a strong Dznurturingdz
component. Empathy to others.
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Cautions:
. The Scriptures encourage us to
not become Dzwearydz in doing
good. It is easy to lose motivation
when we donǯt feel we are being
appreciated for our help
rendered.
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Cautions:
2. Remember that this gift is to
support someone else. It is easy
to become frustrated if not given
the opportunity to do it our way.
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Cautions:
3. This gift isnǯt meant to create an
unhealthy dependency upon the
person offering help. Be careful
not to become the Dzrescuerdz of a
person feeling Dzvictimizeddz by
circumstances.
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Biblical Example:
2 Timothy 1:15-18 (Message)
But God bless Onesiphorus and his
family! Many's the time I've been
refreshed in that house. Ènd he wasn't
embarrassed a bit that I was in jail. The
first thing he did when he got to Rome
was look me up. May God, on the Last
Day, treat him as well as he treated me.
Ènd then there was all the help he
provided in Ephesus Ȅ but you know
that better than I.
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 to bestow
something upon another.
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 Giving
4escription: È supernatural
empowerment by the Holy Spirit
enabling a person to contribute
money and other resources to the
work of the Lord with cheerfulness
and liberality.
 Giving
Desults:
. People with this gift do not ask,
DzHow much money do I need to
give?dz but, DzHow much money do
I need to live on?dz
2. Motivated to give much when the
results bring much glory to God.
 Giving
Desults:
3. Often feel compelled to give
generously when it becomes an
expression of Godǯs mercy and
grace.
4. The receiver usually sees the gift
as answer to prayer.
 Giving
Desults:
5. Often they have a supernatural
ability to Dzmake moneydz which
creates more resource to give
away.
 Giving
Cautions:
. Remember that others might
need to learn generosity but
donǯt become judgmental.
2. Donǯt allow pride or the desire for
praise and recognition to become
motivation for giving.
 Giving
Cautions:
3. Remember that financial
contributions do not give you the
right to tell leadership what to do.
4. Donǯt expect Dzbetterdz treatment
because you are a Dzbetterdz giver.
(ëames 2:
7)
 Giving
Biblical Example:
Acts 4:36-37
Thus ëoseph, who was also called by the
apostles Barnabas (which means son of
encouragement), a Levite, a native of
Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him
and brought the money and laid it at the
apostlesǯ feet.
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 — to love strangers

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 åospitality
4escription: È special
empowerment by the Holy Spirit
enabling a person to extend loving
care by offering food, shelter, and
warm friendship toward others.
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Desults:
. This person will have an acute
awareness of visitors and a strong
desire to make sure they feel
welcomed.
2. Enjoys having visitors in their
home and shows them value.
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Desults:
3. Èrenǯt usually upset when people
just stop by and the house is a
little messy.
4. Èble to set people at ease and
help them feel comfortable in an
unfamiliar setting.
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Cautions:
. Donǯt forget the importance of
this gift. It is much more than just
being a good entertainer.
2. Be careful not to create too much
stress upon other family members
by always bringing people home.
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Cautions:
3. Donǯt allow yourself to become
resentful if others arenǯt as
sensitive to being hospitable as
you.
4. Make sure you are praying
before responding to need.
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Biblical Example:
Acts 16:14-15 (Message)
One woman, Lydia, was from
Thyatira and a dealer in expensive
textiles, known to be a God
fearing
woman. Ès she listened with
intensity to what was being said, the
Master gave her a trusting heart Ȅ
and she believed! Èfter she was
baptized, along with everyone in her
household, she said in a surge of
hospitality, "If you're confident that
I'm in this with you and believe in the
Master truly, come home with me
and be my guests." We hesitated,
but she wouldn't take no for an
answer.
 Muestions
. Have you ever experienced the
supernatural grace to function
in the spiritual gift expressions
of helps, giving, or hospitality?
2. Do you know someone that
often demonstrates one of
these spiritual gift expressions?