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There are nine gifts of the Holy Spirit revealed in Gods’ word. Even as we live in a natural world, we also live in a spiritual world. These gifts enable us to function effectively in the spiritual world.

Since these are gifts, we don’t have to work for them. Every one of us can receive these gifts from our Lord. The apostle Paul emphasized the importance of the gifts of the Holy Spirit to all believers when he wrote, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant.” (1 Corinthians 12:1)

God wants you to have them, so ask for them, desire them and pray to receive them. “But earnestly desire the best gifts …” (1 Corinthians 12:31)

THE NINE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The nine gifts of the Holy Spirit are mentioned in (1 Corinthians 12:8 – 11), and can be categorized into three groups.

Group #1:  The Revelation Gifts (Hearing)

• The word of Wisdom.

• The word of Knowledge

• Discerning of Spirits.
  

Group #2: The Vocal Gifts (Speaking)

• Tongues

• Interpretation of Tongues

• Prophecy
  

Group #3: The Power Gifts (Doing)

• The Gift of Faith

• Working of miracles

• The Gifts of healings.

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The Purpose of the Gifts:

• Stewardship – We are good stewards when we minister in gifts. “as each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” (1 Peter 4: 10)
  
• Established – We become established in our spiritual life by using the gifts. “For I long to see you that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established.” (Romans 1:11)
  
• Spiritual up building, encouragement & consolation –  The church is spiritually progressed, built up, encouraged, and consoled. “But the one who prophesies speaks to men for their up building and constructive spiritual progress and encouragement and consolation.” (1 Corinthians 14: 3 AMP)
  
• Profits Everyone – “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all.”
  (1 Corinthians 12:7)
  
• Identified – We are identified as a true believer through the gifts of the Spirit. “and these signs will follow those who believe; In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues …” (Mark 16.17)
  

The Revelation Gifts (Hearing)

• The Word of Wisdom – The gift of the word of wisdom is the application of knowledge that God gives you. This kind of wisdom is not gained through study or experiences – it is a gift. Yet it is not a substitute for study or experience.


• God told Moses to speak to the rock and water will come out of it (Numbers 20:8). But Moses disobeyed and smites the rock (Num 20.12, Deut 3:26). On an earlier occasion God tells him to smite the rock (Exodus 17:5,6)
  
• Moses turns the bitter waters at Marah sweet by cutting a tree into it. (Exodus 15: 22 – 25)
  
• King Solomon’s wisdom (1 Kings 1 – 11)
  
• The temptation of our Lord Jesus (Luke 4: 1 – 14)
  
• The apostle Paul’s warning of disaster on the ships voyage (Acts 27: 9 – 10)
  
There are three types of wisdom:


• The wisdom of God (1 Cor 2: 6–7)
• The wisdom of the world  (1 Cor 2:6)
• The wisdom of man (Ecc. 1: 16 – 18)
  
• The word of Knowledge – The word of knowledge is a definite conviction, impression or knowing that comes to you in a similitude (a mental picture), a dream, through a vision or by a scripture that is quickened to you. It is supernatural knowledge that you need regarding situations, circumstances or problems.
  
  
  • Noah knew about the flood and how to build the ark, because God revealed it to him. (Genesis 6: 13-22)
    
    
  • God revealed to King David his son Solomon will build the house of God and His courts and not King David. (1 Sam 17: 1-2, 1 Chronicles 28:6)
    
    
  • Joshua knew Achan’s sin by the word of knowledge (Josh 7: 10-11)
    
    
  • Elisha knew about Gehazi lying to Naaman through the word of knowledge (2 Kings 5: 20 – 27).
    
    
  The Gifts of the word of wisdom and the word of knowledge function together. The word of wisdom tells you what to do with the knowledge from the word of knowledge.
  
• Discerning of spirits – Discerning of spirits is the supernatural ability given by the Holy Spirit to perceive the source of a spiritual manifestation behind a person, situation, an action or a message and determine whether it is of God, the devil or man.
  
  There are three dimensions of the Spirit world:
  
  
  • The world of the Spirit of God
    
  • The world of the Spirit of enemy
    
  • The world of the Human spirit.

  We are in contact continually with all three. The gift of discerning of spirits enables you to tell which spirit is operating.
  
  

  • The Spirit of God – The apostle Peter discerned the Holy Spirit in Cornelius (Acts 10: 30 – 35)
    
  • The Spirit of the enemy – The apostle Paul perceived the demon spirit in a slave girl even though she was speaking the truth. (Acts 16: 16 – 18)
    
  • The Human Spirit – The apostle Paul discerned a jealous, bitter human spirit operating in Simon the sorcerer.
   

The three vocal gifts (Speaking)