Now Concerning Spiritual Gifts

Reverend Brian Carpenter

What is God’s primary purpose for His church and how are spiritual gifts given to help accomplish that purpose?

Key Points

• The church exists to gather and perfect the saints.

• God gives spiritual gifts to every believer so that the church can gather and perfect the saints.

• God expects you to use the gift he gave you to build up the body of Christ.

• A failure to exercise our spiritual gifts will leave us weak, vulnerable, unstable, divided, and immature.

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Scripture References

1 Corinthians 12:1-7, Ephesians 4:1-8, Ephesians 4:11-16, 2 Timothy 4:1-5

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Other Works Referenced

The Lost World of American Evangelicalism by Aaron Renn

There’s a Work for Jesus by Elsie Duncan Yale