Spiritual Gifts
What is a Spiritual Gift?
A gift given to believers by the Holy Spirit for building up the church!
What are Spiritual Disciplines?
Spiritual disciplines are practices that help us grow closer to the Lord.
Who wrote Ephesians?
Paul!
What is a parable?
It is a story used to teach a lesson about something.
Who was our guest speaker at Winter Retreat?
Griff !!!
Name two Spiritual Gifts.
Prophecy, encouragement, words of knowledge, healing, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues, hospitality, mercy, pastor, and others.
Do Spiritual Gifts earn us our salvation?
No! They are a ways to draw closer to the Lord- not a means of salvation or being a "perfect Christian."
Jesus calls himself the one true vine. He says we should ___ in him.
Abide!
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Where did we go for Winter Retreat?
FFA Camp in Covington, GA
Spiritual gifts are worthless if not ___________.
Done in love.
What does it mean to "live the new life" as a Christian?
To deny ourselves and commit to living as Jesus has called us to.
Name 1 of the minor prophets. (bonus points if you can name more than one)
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah.
What does Jesus say is the most important commandment?
To love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and soul and to love your neighbor as yourself.
True or false: You can tell the Holy Spirit which gift you want. After all, it's based on your personality.
False- you can ask the Spirit for specific gifts, but only the Spirit decides who gets what gift.
Explain a "yoke"
The way that two working oxen were bound together. Helps them walk in step. Jesus calls us to take on his yoke.
What is a promise God made to Abraham in Genesis?
That he would multiply his families and that all the nations would be blessed through his family!
Who wrote a large number of books in the New Testament?
How many people threw up on the drive home?
Paul teaches that we should ____________ gifts of the Spirit.
Eagerly desire
What is prayer? (note- think about it a minute)
The practice of talking to God and listening to God.
Tell me the events of any two days of the week of Holy Week.
Tuesday, leaders argued with Jesus.
Wednesday, plotted to kill Jesus.
Thursday, last supper and arrest.
Friday, the cruxifixction.
Quote any piece of scripture for me other than John 3:16.
:)
Tell me one Spiritual Lesson you learned from Griff.
Anything he talked about!