Spiritual Gifts MARCH 8, 2017

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1 What s Your Super Power? Spiritual Gifts MARCH 8, 2017 Materials adapted from Leadership Lab s What s Mine? Basic Lab Workshop Discovering My Gifts Each participant will discover their spiritual gifts and learn that each gift is important in the Body of Christ. Spiritual Gifts Service Large Group activity of spiritual gifts (see additional page) Spirituals Gift Defined: Spiritual gifts are Godgiven through the Holy Spirit. They are abilities God has given to us to make our unique contribution. There are no right or (like athletics or playing an instrument). Spiritual gifts guide and direct everything we are involved in. Gifts are diverse The various gifts work together in the Body of Christ for the common good. Paper Airplane Activity (see additional page) Teaching Evangelism Encouragement Leadership Kindness / Mercy wrong spiritual gifts. Spiritual gifts answer 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 Discovering my Gifts Generosity the WHAT? question: What do I do when I serve? Spiritual gifts are Students and Guides will be given time to complete the Spiritual Gifts activity. (See additional sheet). Faith Helps different than talents HOW THIS NIGHT IS DIFFERENT 8th Graders are upstairs with the Senior High Ministry We won t have an opening game or Bible Drama to allow time for everyone to take the 50 question Spiritual Gift assessment. Depending on reading abilities, the assessment goes quickly. Guides will take the assessment too! You might want to take it ahead of time so that you can help students in your group when necessary during Large Group. Small group time is all about discussing everyone s results. What does it say about me? What does it say about us as a group? You may need to encourage youth who didn t have a high number in any area (see assessment).

2 GIFT OF SERVICE God has given me the special ability for helping out whenever a need arises. If there is a job that needs to be done, I am willing to do it if I can. GIFT OF TEACHING God has given me a skill for helping others to learn. I am good at motivating people to learn and grow in Christian faith. GIFT OF SPEAKING GOD S TRUTH (Evangelism) God has given me a gift for communicating the Gospel (God s good news) to others. When I explain the Good News, God seems to use my words to bring insight and understanding about His grace. GIFT OF ENCOURAGEMENT God has given me the ability to see the best in others. I find it easy to compliment people to point out their strengths. GIFT OF LEADERSHIP God has given me a gift for organization. I can get things done. I find it easy to take responsibility and direct others. GIFT OF KINDNESS (Mercy) God has given me the ability to be compassionate and understanding whenever someone is in trouble or needs help. I enjoy being able to minister to someone who is feeling down. GIFT OF GENEROSITY (Giving) God has given me the freedom to share myself with others. I find it easy to give whatever I can to others or to God s work whenever a special need arises. GIFT OF FAITH God has given me complete confidence and trust in Him. Whenever I pray, I believe and fully expect that God will answer my prayer. GIFT OF HELPS God has given me the desire and ability to assist other members of the body to use their spiritual gifts. I enjoy helping other people to be more effective in their ministries.

3 PAPER AIRPLANE ACTIVITY Here s a fun way to kick off a discussion on the body of Christ, the church, or spiritual gifts. This active and exciting game is a simple yet effective way to show how the various parts of the body must work together in order to accomplish a common goal. Students will be randomly assigned one of the parts of the body listen below. RIGHT HANDS: Raise and wave their right hands. (Everyone born in January and February) LEFT HANDS: Raise and wave their left hands. (Everyone born in March and April) RIGHT FEET: Hop on their right foot. (Everyone born in May and June) LEFT FEET: Hop on their left foot. (Everyone born in July and August) MOUTHS: Yell (Everyone born in September and October) TORSOS: Do the twist. (Everyone born in November and December) When the signal is given, each person performs the motion for his or her part of the body in an attempt to attract other body parts and for a complete, six-person body. No other talking is allowed during this part of the game. Kids must form a group of six a complete body, including a right and left hand, a right and left foot, a mouth, and a torso. After the group of six is together, the two feet carry one of the hands to the stage where the hand picks up a blank piece of paper. The hand still being carried by the feet takes the paper back to the group where the mouth instructs the hands to fold a paper airplane. The hands can only use the hand that they are, LEFT or RIGHT. Once the plane is folded, the feet carry the other hand to the back of the room where the hand will launch their paper airplane in the air. Jeff Larson - All Rights Reserved

4 DISCOVER YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS INSTRUCTIONS: For each question, enter the number that most applies to you. 3=That s me! 2=This is probably me. 1=This is probably NOT me. 0=Definitely not me. 1. I try to be more concerned about the needs of others than my own. 2. People come to me when they need to talk out a problem. 3. I would like to give my money to those in need. 4. I enjoy explaining the Bible to others. 5. I like to try to help others know God better. 6. I don t mind being with people who aren t seen as that popular. 7. When I see a person in need on cold nights, I really feel like inviting them home or somewhere warm. 8. On Friday nights, I am usually the one who decides where we go and what we do. 9. I like to tell others about my relationship with God. 10. I have confidence that God will get me through both good and bad times. 11. I like doing jobs that most people don t like to do. 12. I am known for my positive attitude. 13. I love giving stuff away! 14. I like studying the Bible so I can explain it to others. 15. I like to pray for and with others. 16. I would like to work with people that have special needs. 17. I like having friends stay overnight at my house. 18. I like to organize and motivate groups of people. 19. I can sometimes make discussions relate to God. 26. I feel very sympathetic toward the needy. 27. I don t feel disrupted when there are guests at my home. 28. I have encouraged others to finish a job. 29. I would like to help someone else become a Christian. 30. I have faith that God keeps His promises even when things are bad. 31. I don t mind doing little jobs that other people don t see as important. 32. I can encourage others through what I say. 33. I know that God meets my needs, so I want to give freely to others. 34. I could show others what different ideas in the Bible mean. 35. I like to serve people to show that God cares for them. 36. If a friend is sick, I call/txt/? To see how they are doing. 37. I like having company come to my house. 38. I would like to lead, inspire, and motivate people to do God s work. 39. I would like to tell others that Jesus is the Savior and help them see the positive results. 40. I trust that I can call on God and know that He will be there when impossible issues happen. 41. Sometimes when I do jobs, nobody notices, but I don t mind. 42. I like it when people are happier after I have talked to them. 43. I have given away my money or belongings to those in need. 44. I think I could show others how to find answers on their own. 20. I believe that God can do things that seem impossible. 45. I would like to help bring people who walked away from God, back to Him. 21. I have helped other people so their work was easier. 22. I like to help people who are sad. 23. I try to be smart with my money so that I can give extra to people who need it. 24. I like learning and studying the Bible. 25. I would love to lead a Bible study at school. 46. When I see a homeless person, I really want to help. 47. Friends come to my house because they feel comfortable there. 48. When I m in a group, sometimes people look to me to take charge. 49. I take any opportunity I can to tell people about Christ. 50. When things look bad, I can still trust God.

5 SPIRITUAL GIFTS RESULTS INSTRUCTIONS 1. Put your response (0-3) to each test question in the blank next to the appropriate number on the chart below. 2. Add up the number going across the blanks and record them in the box under the word total. TOTAL A B C D E F G H I J What Does This All Mean? GIFT A HELPING The ability to assist and serve others. GIFT B ENCOURAGING The ability to support people and help them regain hope. GIFT C GIVING The ability to give your time and money so that it can be used for God s work. GIFT GIFT D TEACHING The ability to teach the Bible in such a way that people can learn and grow. GIFT E PASTORING The ability to effectively guide and care for people in their walk with God. GIFT F MERCY The ability to act out of compassion toward those who are suffering. GIFT G HOSPITALITY The gift of being friendly and generous to guests and strangers. GIFT H LEADING The ability to motivate others to use their spiritual gifts and to do their best for the work of the Lord. GIFT I EVANGELISM The ability to help others come to know Jesus personally. GIFT J FAITH The ability to have a confident belief that God will always do what is the very best. To figure out your probable gift(s), look at the score in the total section : There is great evidence that God has blessed you with this spiritual gift. 8-11: There is a strong possibility that God has blessed you with this spiritual gift. 4-7: There is a good possibility that God could be developing this spiritual gift in you. 0-4: This area may not be one that God is blessing you with (but you never know).

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