The Gift of Knowledge

Definition: 'The gift of knowledge is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to discover, accumulate, analyze and clarify information and ideas that are pertinent to the growth and well-being of the Body."

Check the qualities you believe a person with the gift of knowledge might exhibit:

• enjoys studying and research
• bored with reading
• gets ideas in abundance from the Spirit
• enjoys socializing with people
• works well as a scholar
• has a poor memory
• is able to recall vast amounts of information
• short attention span
• eager to learn

Who are some people you know who may have this gift:


The Gifts of Wisdom

Definition: 'The gift of wisdom is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to know the mind of the Holy Spirit in such a way as to receive insight into how given knowledge may best be applied to specific needs arising in the Body of Christ.'

What might you see as the qualities associated with this gift? Put an X on the line where you see the strength of this gift.

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Gets to the heart of a problem quickly Struggles with problems

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Enjoys working with people and their problems Prefers working alone


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Makes correct decisions Has trouble focusing on the problem or solution

with surprising ease

Part Two: The Speaking Gifts

The Gift of Prophecy

Definition: 'The gift of prophecy is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to receive and communicate an immediate message of God to His people through a divinely anointed utterance."

The word prophecy means:

The word anointed means:

In our church the gift of prophecy is:

• encouraged
• viewed only as inspired preaching

Read 1 Corinthians 14:1-5. Briefly paraphrase this teaching by Paul on prophecy:

The Gift of Tongues

Definition: 'The gift of tongues is the special ability that God gives certain members of the Body of Christ (A) to speak to God in a language they have never learned and/or (B) to receive and communicate an immediate message of God to His people through a divinely anointed utterance in a language they have never learned.'

Read Acts 2:1-21. How did God use tongues in this situation?

I believe that the gift of tongues is:

The Gift of Interpretation of Tongues

Definition: The gift of interpretation of tongues is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to make known in the vernacular the message of one who speaks in tongues.'

Vernacular means:

I believe the interpretation of tongues is: