Galatia New Life Church
Sunday, May 3, 2026
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  • Ministry Gifts
    Week 3: Nine Ministry Gifts
    TEXT: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
    I. Introduction
    II. READ
    Let's read our text.
    1 Co 12:1–11 NKJV
    Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
    III. Nine Gifts, Three Categories
    A. Revelation Gifts - Gifts that Reveal Something
    a. The Word of Wisdom
    b. The Word of Knowledge
    c. Discerning of spirits
    B. Power Gifts - Gifts that do something
    a. Gift of special faith
    b. The working of Miracles
    c. The Gifts of Healings
    C. Utterance Gifts - Gift that say something inspirational
    a. Prophecy
    b. Different types of tongues
    c. Interpretation of tongues
    IV. Revelation Gifts  - Gifts that reveal something
    1 Corinthians 12:7–11 NKJV
    But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
    Manifestation of the Spirit
    A.  The Supernatural Gift “Word of wisdom”
    a. This not the gift of wisdom
    b. This is a WORD of Wisdom
    c. God has all wisdom and knowledge
    d. God gives us a word or a part
    e. Divine purpose and plan for the future
    B. Not natural Wisdom
    a. Education
    b. Learned knowledge
    C. Not a Guiding Wisdom from the Word of God
    a. There is a supernatural wisdom that we gained through studying
    of God’s Word, but that is not the supernatural manifestation.
    Joshua 1:8 ESV
    This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
    b. Romans 10:17
    Romans 10:17 NKJV
    So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
    c. James 1:1-5
    James 1:5 NKJV
    If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
    B. Old Testament Examples
    a. Noah - Flood
    Genesis 6:13–18 NKJV
    And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.
    i. Warned people concerning the future judgment of God
    ii. Noah built the ark
    b. Joseph - Famine
    Genesis 41:15–36 NKJV
    And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it.” So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “Behold, in my dream I stood on the bank of the river. Suddenly seven cows came up out of the river, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow. Then behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such ugliness as I have never seen in all the land of Egypt. And the gaunt and ugly cows ate up the first seven, the fat cows. When they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were just as ugly as at the beginning. So I awoke. Also I saw in my dream, and suddenly seven heads came up on one stalk, full and good. Then behold, seven heads, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them. And the thin heads devoured the seven good heads. So I told this to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.” Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do: The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads are seven years; the dreams are one. And the seven thin and ugly cows which came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty heads blighted by the east wind are seven years of famine. This is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do. Indeed seven years of great plenty will come throughout all the land of Egypt; but after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will deplete the land. So the plenty will not be known in the land because of the famine following, for it will be very severe. And the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. “Now therefore, let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years. And let them gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. Then that food shall be as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine.”
    C. New Testament Examples
    a. Agabus the prophet
    i. Famine
    Acts 11:28 NKJV
    Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.
    ii. Warned Paul of what the Jews at Jerusalem
    Acts 21:11 NKJV
    When he had come to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”
    b. Paul
    Acts 27:10 NKJV
    saying, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.”
    Acts 27:23–25 NKJV
    For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve, saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me.
    VII. Conclusion
    VIII. Prayer:
    Be Blessed
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      • 1 Corinthians 12:1–11NLT

      • 1 Corinthians 12:7–11NLT

      • Joshua 1:8NLT

      • Romans 10:17NLT

      • James 1:5NLT

      • Genesis 6:13–18NLT

      • Genesis 41:15–36NLT

      • Acts 11:28NLT

      • Acts 21:11NLT

      • Acts 27:10NLT

      • Acts 27:23–25NLT

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