ELCoG 2023 04 30 Message Pr Samkutty Mathew
Channel: Eternal Life Church of God
Date: 2023-06-04

Eternal Life Church of God, Sacramento, CA

Spiritual gifts with the purpose of common good   [1Cor.12:4,7]

“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all”
“എന്നാൽ കൃപാവരങ്ങളിൽ വ്യത്യാസം ഉണ്ടു; ആത്മാവു ഒന്നത്രേ”

“To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good”
“എന്നാൽ ഓരോരുത്തന്നു ആത്മാവിന്‍റെ പ്രകാശനം പൊതുപ്രയോജനത്തിന്നായി നല്കപ്പെടുന്നു”

Various Spiritual gifts in the N.T
The word of wisdom
The word of knowledge
Faith (extraordinary trust and surrender)
Gifts of healing
Gift  of doing miracles
Prophecy
The distinguishing of spirits
Tongues
The interpretation of tongues
Service
Teaching
Exhortation
Giving
Leadership
Hospitality
Helping
Administration

Purpose of the manifestation of gifts
- 1Cor.12:7
- FOR COMMON GOOD = To help each other, common profit, Serving others, for the benefit of whole church
- To build up the church not to destroy/divide 

Why many hesitate to function the spiritual gifts?
1. Purposeful ignorance [1Cor.12:1]
2. Unbiblical & indecent activity
3. Outdated 
4. Demonic
5. Fear to perform in public
6. Ignorance in exercising gifts
7. Confused with natural talents & Spiritual gifts
REMEMBER: Natural talents are imparted in our natural birth, but spiritual gifts are given when we are born again.

Rom.1:11 “For I long to visit you that I may impart to you some spiritual gifts to strengthen you”

1Tim.4:14 “Don’t neglect the spiritual gifts with in you”