Spiritual Gifts
"For by the grace given to me I say to
everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly
than you ought to think, but to think with sober
judgment, each according to the measure of faith that
God has assigned. For as in one body we have many
members, and not all the members have the same function,
so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and
individually we are members one of another. We have
gifts that differ according to the grace given to us:
prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in
ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in
exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in
diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness."
-Romans 12:3-8 (NRSV)
Every person is gifted by God. Spiritual gifts are
innate - inborn orientations that transcend skills or
abilities. When we understand our spiritual gifts, we
understand that certain aspects of our lives are
natural, normal, and easy. No one has to work hard to
use his or her gifts, though each and every gift can be
developed and strengthened.
For most of us, a handful of gifts will be evident at
any point in our lives. In different situations, at
various phases of our lives, new gifts may emerge as
others recede. Spiritual gifts are from God, and God's
spirit blows where it wills - what is strong in us
today, may become secondary tomorrow. What remains
constant is that we are gifted by God to use our gifts
for the common good.
Please take a few moments to take the Spiritual Gift
Assessment using the link below. It will only take a few
minutes, but can help identify where your skills and
talents can be used in growing God's kingdom.
Spiritual Gift Assessment
When you take the Spiritual Gift Assessment online, you
should print a copy for yourself to keep and in the box
at the bottom of the assessment page, fill in your name
and the e-mail address should be completed with either
your own e-mail address or with
Contact@centreville-umc.com . If you send it to your
own e-mail, please then forward the results to Jerry's
e-mail address with a copy to Pastor Mark Farnell
at
Mark.Farnell@centreville-umc.com.
Thank you for your participation - our congregation
greatly appreciates your thoughtfulness.
To learn more about Spiritual Gift
Assessment, contact the Church Office at (410) 758-0868.
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