Spiritual Gifts, Talents and Fruits…

I am so confused…!!!

Receiving the Gifts of the Holy Spirit…Isaiah 11

• Wisdom

• Knowledge

• Courage (fortitude)

• Understanding

• Right Judgment

• Piety

• Awe and Wonder (fear)

…prepares us to Give the Holy Spirit……prepares us to GIVE the Holy Spirit through charisms (“talents”)

1 Corinthians 12:8-10:  "To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom; to another the expression of knowledge … to another faith … to another gifts of healing … to another mighty deeds; to another prophecy; to another discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues; to another interpretation of tongues."

1 Corinthians 12:28:  "Some people God has designated in the church to be, first, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then, mighty deeds; then, gifts of healing, assistance, administration, and varieties of tongues."

Romans 12:6-8:  "Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, in proportion to the faith; if ministry, in ministering; if one is a teacher, in teaching; if one exhorts, in exhortation; if one contributes, in generosity; if one is over others, with diligence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness."

Natural Talents

Spiritual TalentsSelf/selfish shared/never used for self/evil

Genetic/Environmental varies/God-given

Permanent can be temporary

Physical/material results hidden/spiritual results

Takes practice/hard work can just “happen”

Broadly gifted overachievers

bad at some things

Ordinary/explainable effects

includes miraculous

May stand alone work together

One option for discerning your charisms…

The Spiritual Gifts Inventory provides a numerical score

Spiritual “Talents” =CharismsEncouragement Music

Faith (trust) Giving

Healing Prophecy

Hospitality Service

Knowledge Teaching

Leadership Voluntary Poverty

Mercy Wisdom

Missionary Writing

Encouragement Music

Faith (trust) Giving

Healing Prophecy

Hospitality Service

Knowledge 9 Teaching 12

Leadership Voluntary Poverty

Mercy Wisdom

Missionary 8 Writing

My Highest Scores (Index range 0-15)

Everyone has Epic Fails!(My low scores)

Encouragement 1 Music

Faith (trust) Giving

Healing 0 Prophecy 3

Hospitality Service

Knowledge Teaching

Leadership Voluntary Poverty

Mercy 3 Wisdom

Missionary Writing

What are Your Strengths…and Fails?

1 Corinthians 12:12-14

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ… For the body does not consist of one member but of many…

Effective

Affirmation from Others

Energizing

Yields Joy

Circumstances of Opportunity

Signs and Evidence

charity joy peace patience kindness goodness generosity gentleness faithfulness modesty self-control chastity

Fruits of the Spirit

CCC 1832

Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them.” (Matthew 7:17-20)