Leadership Advance Notes: Session 4

Pastor Chris Foster Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts And Understanding Spirit-Led Leadership
God wants the supernatural to be _________________ for every believer! Being spirit-led is simply ____________________ what He says and doing it. 1. A Spirit-filled leader is personally ____________________ to the Holy Spirit. 2. A Spirit-filled leader sets an _____________________ with the way they live. 3. A Spirit-filled leader _____________________ others to Christ.

Acts 1:8 (NIV) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. 4. A Spirit-led leader ___________________ spiritual gifts. Romans 12:6-8 (NIV) 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. 7 If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. 1 Corinthians 12:1 (NIV) Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (NIV) 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. Why is the manifestation of the spirit given? For the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines. Word of Wisdom: This type of wisdom is a gift which cannot be gained through ___________________ or ______________________. Word of Knowledge: A supernatural _____________________ or understanding of circumstances, situations, or problems. The Gift of Faith: The supernatural ability to believe God without doubt, combat unbelief, and visualize what God wants to ______________________. The Gift of Healing: The supernatural healing without human aid; it is a special gift to pray for specific diseases. The Gift of Miracles: The performance of something which is ______________________ the laws of nature; Discernment of Spirits: The supernatural ability given by the Holy Spirit to perceive the source of a spiritual _________________________ and determine whether it is of God (Acts 10:30-35), of the devil (Acts 16:16-18), of man (Acts 8:18-23), or of the world.

Speaking In Tongues: Speaking through the power of the Holy Spirit in a person that manifests as spiritual ______________________. www.thecreativepunk.com
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Interpreting Tongues: This is a supernatural interpretation to reveal the meaning of a tongue. This gift operates out of the mind of the Spirit rather than out of the mind of ___________. Prophesy: The gift of prophecy edifies, exhorts, and comforts (I Corinthians 14:3); helps us build up or strengthen; and should lead us to the ___________ ____ _________.