SPIRITUAL GIFTS ASSESSMENT

The gifts of the Holy Spirit are listed in a number of New Testament passages: Romans 12:3-8, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4:7-13, 1 Peter 4:10,11. Below is a list of some of them, clustered into related themes. Which gifts are you attracted to? 

PRAYER GIFTS

Faith: You believe God will do it before anyone does and long after others have given up, you believe until it happens! 

Mercy: You feel the needs of others and you do what you can to help them. 

Healing: You listen to people who are ill, you pray for them and you see God bring health to them. 

Gift of Tongues: You are able to pray in another language you never were taught and afterward your love for God grows and surprising doors open. 

Interpretation of Tongues: When someone shares a message in tongues publicly you have a sense of the message God is speaking. 

LEADING GIFTS

Leadership: You can see where God is going, cast the vision, gather followers and mobilize them to accomplish the goal.

Pastor: You nurture, guide and care for people and as a result they follow you and become more like Christ. 

INSIGHT GIFTS

Discernment: You have a sense of what is motivating a person, and can discern whether that is from God or not. 

Knowledge: You inexplicably know inside information about others that proves pivotal in seeing their lives change for the better. 

Wisdom: You know just the right thing to say at just the right time that helps others hear God. 

Encouragement: The words you speak comfort, encourage and urge to action those who listen.

HELPER GIFTS

Helps: You love to help others, nothing is too much to ask, and others seek you out when they face a practical need. 

Hospitality: You show your love for people by making them feel welcome in your home or anywhere. 

Giving: You love to give, God guides you to give, and you have the ability to know just what others need. 

Administration: Like the pilot of a ship, you can focus people and resources in such a way that the work is done and done well.