What’s Your Gift?
Spiritual Gifts: How to Discover Your Primary Spiritual Gift
In the first session, Chip Ingram talks about the spiritual gifts that are given by God. Using a paintbrush analogy, he explains how everyone has a unique spiritual gift. There are various kinds of paintbrushes. There are small, delicate brushes, and there are brushes with big and broad strokes, and there are even rollers out there. We cannot paint a wide wall with a small and delicate brush. Also, we cannot paint a small and detailed object with a roller. All the brushes are useful, and none of them are worse than others. They all have pros and cons. Moving on, Chip Ingram gives definitions of teaching, leadership, and gift of mercy. People who are good at teaching ask, “What can I give to meet the need?” People who have great leadership skills ask, “What is the goal and how can it be accomplished?” People who are merciful think, “How can I make people feel better?”
Everybody has a different gift, and in order to discover our gift, we can consider how we respond to certain situations. Do I enjoy studying and teaching? Do I have an ability to coordinate people’s plans and efficiently lead them? Or do I first think about what I should do to make people who are embarrassed feel better? I believe these are only few examples. However, by asking ourselves questions and observing ourselves, we will eventually see where God is leading us, and do what is needed to be done correctly.
~Vivvy
In the second segment of the sermon series, Pastor Chip Ingram discussed the seven motivational spiritual gifts. He described spiritual gifts as a “divine endowment for service” and firmly believed that every believer has one primary motivational spiritual gift that when used correctly bring fulfillment and fruitfulness. The seven motivational spiritual gifts are prophecy, service, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership, and mercy. Pastor Chip Ingram described each gift in detail and asked at the end of each description for his congregation to circle “yes” “no” or “maybe” as they considered what their primary motivational spiritual gift might be.
After listening to the first two sermons, I am still unsure of my primary motivational spiritual gift. As Pastor Chip Ingram described each gift, I listened intently, considering if each might be my gift. For many, I circled “maybe.” Nevertheless, I now have a better understanding of the gifts that God bestows on believers and the importance of using them to serve Him.
~Elizabeth