The Ministry Gifts of the Holy Spirit (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781548328955)

Perhaps one of the most misunderstood things in the Bible if the Holy Spirit. Most people know that it is a part of the Holy trinity, some may even know about the baptism of the Holy Spirit; however most people rarely go beyond that. The Holy Spirit is significantly more important than most Christians understand. It's not only important to us but the Church as well. Today more than ever we need to understand the Holy Spirit, as well as the gifting of the Spirit. We read in Ephesians 4:11 that the Lord gave us gifts to be used. These gifts are known as ministry gifts they are to be used to prefect the church. They were all but forgotten however, they were restored to the church by the reawakening of the charismatic movement. Like all things of God the Devil has a counterfeit which had led to much confusion and misunderstanding, it has also led to much abuse. Today, He is restoring a biblical understanding of what these roles and callings mean. The church has come a long way, even though there is still a lot of wrong conceptions and rejection due to the abuse prevalent in His body. However, when the gifts are recognized and they start taking their rightful places, the Church can come into its maturity. Having all five offices in place in the church does not mean it is free from all work and responsibilities, on the contrary. It will find itself in a place of growth and equipping that nobody has ever dreamed possible. Only when the church becomes what God meant it to be, with all of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as the five-fold ministry gifts, in place, will we truly come into full maturity and have the ability to fulfill the commission our Master Jesus gave us, to make disciples of all nations, doing the same works He did, and even greater. That is why now more then ever their is a need to understand the Gifts of the Spirit more than ever. Over the years, there have been volumes written on the subject of spiritual gifts. Lists have been compiled, and test written and administered with various degrees of success and understanding. Even with all the differing opinions from various people, the study and application of knowing one's spiritual gift can have the greatest of impacts on the character of the church and its membership. Once you understand what your gifting is, it will bring a greater sense of pleasure, purpose and security. In today's Church the gifts of ministry are needed more than ever, however we don't see them in action very often, some people may even have gone their entire life and not see the gifts working. Some may have a general idea of what they are while others may not know what they are. Most who do know of the Gifts of the Spirit are often confused about them. How often does someone misunderstand how they work, and confuse the use of them? Such as the prophet, and the gift of Prophecy, both are gifts of the Spirit but each is different in how they are used. For example all prophets have the gift of prophecy and can use the gift of prophecy, but not all people who can prophecy are prophets. With the reawakening of the charismatic movement the gifts of the spirit (Spiritual gifts) has been reawakened and brought back into the church. It is sad to say that in today's church the use of Spiritual gifts are the source of much controversy and confusion among believers. Some churches and or their demotions won't allow them because they don't know them are they fear them. This is interesting and something of a sad commentary, since these gifts are meant to be graces from God for the edification of the church. Even today, as in the early church, the misuse and misunderstanding of spiritual gifts have brought division--splitting up, rather than building up--in the church. Here in this book I seek to avoid the controversies by simply exploring what the Bible says about spiritual gifts, and help you to understand what the gifts are and how they can benefit the Church.

Author: Billy M. Lauderdale
ISBN-10: 1548328952
ISBN-13: 9781548328955
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2017
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.48d