As we continue looking at the person and work of the Holy Spirit this morning, the Bible says that God not only gives us the extraordinary gift of our salvation, the gift of Jesus and the gift of the Holy Spirit Himself, but through the Holy Spirit gives us what the Bible calls spiritual gifts or gifts from the Spirit. Spiritual gifts can be easily misunderstood. It’s why Paul starts our passage this morning by saying, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.” One of the biggest misunderstandings about spiritual gifts are who they are for. A lot of spiritual gift inventories or tests out there seem to lead us to believe that Spiritual gifts are for our own fulfillment. But 1 Corinthians 12:7 says, “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” The gifts the Spirit gives us are meant to both bless us, but mostly to be given away to bless the local body of Christ where he has put us. Our Scripture this morning comes from 1 Corinthians 12. Let’s read it together.
