Spiritual Gifts Paper

Lloyd Shaw

CHMN 201

May 27, 2013

Spiritual Gifts Paper

PART ONE: What are your top two spiritual gifts? Do you agree with the results? Why or Why not? My top two spiritual gifts are; Evangelist, Pastor/Shepherd. I agree with the results because as a small boy growing up in Tennessee, I use to see how my father carried himself as a minister for God and I wanted to be just like him when I grew up. My father use to travel from town to town preaching the gospel to everyone and eventually became pastor of a Church. At the age of 40 God called me to preach and I love it very much. As I continue on this Christian journey, I pray that God will lead me where I can be used by God to help people daily. There is, no better gifts than the gifts from God. I truly love telling people about Him.

PART TWO: Specifically, how can you use your gifts at this time? How might you misuse your gifts? My gift of evangelism is a special gift given by the Holy Spirit to certain members of the Church to share the Gospel with unbelievers in such a way that the believer becomes a disciple of Jesus Christ. My gift of evangelism includes; joyful speaking to others about Jesus Christ; knowing when a person is ready to accept Jesus Christ; have a strong burden or compulsion to speak to people about their need for Christ; being happy to share how Christ has brought him to Him; being able to explain clearly the meaning that Jesus Christ is Saviour, and continually seek out unbelievers in order to win them to Christ. My gift of evangelism can be used for: calling on visitors in Church; neighborhood witnessing; distributing tracts; serve on Evangelism Committee; create an opportunity or ministry for the gift. Pastor/Shepherd is used only once in the New Testament. Usually when a person thinks of the term “pastor” they think of an ordained minister who is spiritually over a local congregation. Jesus Christ is called the “Great Shepherd in 1Peter 5:4. The shepherd nurtures the sheep, protects them...