How does Heavenly Father want me to use my spiritual gifts? How do I identify my spiritual gifts? How does Heavenly Father want me to use my gifts? Related Youth Activities. This is a study, understanding and development game. The leaders or orchestrators of the game must have a clear uderstanding of the gifts to lead the game. First write as many of the spiritual gifts and there definitions on. Identify Personal Spiritual Gifts. Next, help youth identify some of the more applicable. Go through the gifts again, inviting group members to name those in the group. There are ton of free spiritual gift inventories. Spiritual Gifts by Brian Shipman (Youth. Pastor. com)Scripture quotations are from the GOD'S WORD. GOD'S WORD is a copyrighted work of God's. Word to the Nations Bible Society. Quotations are used by. Copyright 1. 99. 5 by God's Word to the Nations Bible Society. All. rights reserved. The purpose of this session is to introduce youth to. While acknowledging that the miraculous gifts exist, the focus of. You may want to divide this session into two halves. During the first. A spiritual gift inventory is a series of. Activate Your Audience. Would You Rather.. This activity is adapted from the popular book. Youth Specialties (author Doug Fields) by the same name. Have everyone. in the group stand up together. Explain that you are going to read a. Would you rather A or B?" Those who choose. A must move to the left side of the room. Those who choose B must choose the. Allow for a few moments of frenzied activity. You can use the questions found in the book. Would You Rather.. TV for one year or be homeless for one month? TV in your room? keep your siblings or be an only. Bring them Closer. Groupies. Explain that everyone is alike in some ways and everyone. Explain that you. For instance, if you call out. Pizza," then everyone would group themselves according to the. Other favorites include color. TV show, band, teacher at school, etc. You could also try it with the category "worst" instead of. This will set the tone for you to explain that there are. Spiritual gifts, and God gives each of us different gifts. His will. Music. Lead your group to sing some songs that focus on the. God's Spirit and His influence in our lives. Communicate the Word: It's Your Thang - -. Spiritual Gifts. Each time you explain a specific spiritual gift, you might have everyone. This. will also relate back to the earlier activities. Perhaps you could divide. What is a spiritual gift? What it is not. A talent (something you just happen to be good at). An ability (a developed skill). A personality trait (whether environmental or genetic). You get it when you become a Christian (Ephesians 4: 7, I. Corinthians 1. 2: 7). There are no believers without gifts. There are no unbelievers with gifts It is a supernatural ability that works through God's Holy. Spirit (I Peter 4: 1. The reason you have it is to do God's work. You supply the availability and God will supply the. Your gift is not for you - - it is for the youth group and. Church (Ephesians 4: 1. God gave us all different ones so that we could all work. Romans 1. 2: 4 - 6) What are the spiritual gifts? Apostle/Missionary (I Corinthians 1. Supernatural abilities. Leave home/family/friends. Travel on the road. Adapt to foreign cultures/food/etc. Possible worldly weaknesses. Demands everyone travel as a missionary. Thinks people who cannot handle foreign culture/food are. Ministry opportunities. Missionary (home or foreign). Traveling business person who adapts to and witnesses in. Reaching beyond your own clique and group at school to. Prophet/Preacher (I Corinthians 1. Supernatural abilities. Not afraid to tell individuals and groups that they are. God's eyes. Apply God's Word to specific situations to determine. Sense the need for revival in the youth group or Church. Possible worldly weaknesses. See everything as black or white (no gray areas). Hurt people's feelings by loveless criticism (hate the. Tend to be depressed too often about the bad stuff going. Church Ministry opportunities. Help individuals see that they need to turn back to God. Bring about revival in the youth group and Church. Help others resist peer pressure by encouraging them to. Evangelist (Ephesians 4: 1. II Timothy 4: 5). Supernatural abilities. Talk about Jesus anytime, anywhere. Identify with people right where they are and explain. Gospel in related terms. Know just what to say to people when witnessing Possible worldly weaknesses. Too much talking and not enough doing/caring for people. Tend to be flighty - - you cannot spend much time working. Look over physical/emotional needs and still expect a. Ministry opportunities. Form a specific witnessing effort at school. Win people to Christ one by one. Come up with new and unique ways to share Jesus. Pastor/Teacher (Ephesians 4: 1. Romans 1. 2: 6 - 7, James 3: 1). Supernatural abilities. Strong desire to see individuals and groups learning. God's Word. Sensitive to people caught in sin - - you want to help. Can communicate easily and well to others Possible worldly weaknesses. Become angry at people who don't have the same love of. God's Word as you. Despair and discouragement when people don't respond to. Concentrate more on your speaking/writing/helping than. Ministry opportunities. Lead small group Bible studies. Counsel Christian friends on what to do in tough times. Unify the youth group and Church Encourager (Romans 1. Supernatural abilities. Sense when someone is down. Help others see the bright, spiritual side of things. Spend time and energy cheering others up spiritually. Possible worldly weaknesses. Become down when others don't appreciate your. Have a lot of good intentions to encourage people, but. Become hard to cheer up yourself Ministry opportunities. Christian comedian. Deliver or send cards/letters/gifts to people who are. Spend time one- on- one in person or on phone with people. Messenger of Knowledge/Wisdom (I Corinthians 1. Supernatural abilities. Know what to do in a crisis situation. Know what to say to unbelievers' questions about God. Know how to defend your faith on the spot when it is. Possible worldly weaknesses. Think you know it all and that everyone should always. Answer to quickly/abruptly without love to an unbeliever. Depend on your own wisdom instead of waiting on God's to. Ministry opportunities. Pull the youth group closer together during a crisis. Step to the front of the pack during times of. Explain to others intellectually why Jesus is real. Server (I Corinthians 1. Supernatural abilities. See things that need to be done and do them. Accomplish tasks very well. Work behind the scenes to take care of things others. Possible worldly weaknesses. Become upset when people don't notice your work. Try and do everything yourself. Criticize the way others do things Ministry opportunities. Help set- up and tear- down for youth activities. Form a team to Adopt- a- Highway and pick up trash in the. Ask youth workers/leaders how you can help Hospitality Giver (I Corinthians 1. Supernatural abilities. Sense physical needs of others. Give time, money, effort to helping meet those needs. Let go of your own possessions to help others for a time. Possible worldly weaknesses. Expect others to meet your needs the same way you meet. Keep track of what you give and expect repayment. Become down when others don't appreciate your efforts. Ministry possibilities. Collect and send food/clothes to disaster relief victims. Let others borrow/have your things to meet their own. Share your room with a foreign exchange student and help. Giver (I Corinthians 1. Supernatural abilities. Sense a financial need/burden in others. Give your own money to help others. Organize people to give money to help others Possible worldly weaknesses. Brag about your giving. Keep track of how much you have given and expect others. God to repay you. Become angry at those who don't give as much as you. Ministry possibilities. Donate money to help someone else go to camp. Organize youth to give money to help someone in the. Church that has a need. Find and meet financial needs of lost people in your. Leader/Administrator (I Corinthians 1. Supernatural abilities. Sense what needs to be done and how to do it. Accept challenges and organize people/resources to solve. Motivate people to become a part of your vision for. God's work in the youth group and Church Possible worldly weaknesses. Think your ideas are better than everyone else's. Be upset when you can't be the leader and you have to. Treat people insensitively by trying to make them do. Ministry possibilities. Organize teams of people in the youth group to perform a. Plan and lead a Backyard Bible Club made up of several. Take charge of problems and help solve them Mercy (Romans 1. Supernatural abilities. Have deep compassion for people who are in pain. Can comfort others with ease. Very considerate of other people's feelings Possible worldly weaknesses. Become angry with those who do not show mercy toward. Expect people to comfort you the same way you comfort. Lash out at those who are not considerate of you Ministry opportunities. Reach out to the handicapped in our. Defend and stand by those who get made fun of. Instill confidence and comfort in the underdogs around. Faith (I Corinthians 1. Supernatural abilities. Sense God's presence when no one else can. Sense that God is at work when no one else can. Trust in God in spite of tremendous obstacles Possible worldly weaknesses. Become angry/upset with others who lack faith. Believe that you are always right. Believe that you are better than others for your beliefs. Ministry opportunities. Organize a prayer ministry to pray for big things. Challenge others to win their campuses to Christ. Motivate others in the youth group and Church to rely on. God in tough times Discernment (I Corinthians 1. Supernatural abilities. Sense hypocrisy or dishonesty in the others. Sense when God is at work. Sense when Satan is at work Possible worldly weaknesses. Tend to judge and criticize others for their faults. Be melodramatic about spiritual things. Arrive at your own conclusions about others instead of. God's Spirit Ministry opportunities. Steer the youth group clear of Satanic influences. Ouija boards, etc.). Steer the youth group toward depending on God's Spirit. Point out hypocrisy in the youth group and Church. Do Something About It. Explain: Everyone divide up into groups based on your top spiritual. If someone ends up alone, have a leader pray with him/her - -. God has given to this person. Or, direct. this person to choose his/her secondary gift and meet with that group. 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