The Dynamics of Spiritual Gifts
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Our churches have hardly begun to tap the potential in the pews. Many Christians have settled for far less than God intends because many have never discovered or developed their spiritual gifts. "An understanding of Ephesians 4:11-16 has changed my entire perspective on my Christian service. I discovered that one of my highest priorities must be equipping the saints for their work of service. Pursuing this objective I have made a second discovery. Exceedingly few believers are conscious of possessing a spiritual gift, and even fewer know what their gift is or what to do about it. My third discovery is that few things can be of greater assistance to a Christian in setting his own priorities or discerning the will of God than knowing his own gift. These are the discoveries that have motivated me to prepare this book," says the author.
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- Draws on experiences from the author's ministry at a large congregation
- Hits problems head-on, and it forces readers to interact with the biblical evidence
- Provides a thorough biblical study of spiritual gifts with ramifications for the life of a church
- The Definition of a Gift
- The Distribution of the Gifts
- A Description of the Gifts
- The Distinctions Within the Gifts
- The Discovery of Your Gift
- The Development of Gift
Top Highlights
“First, you have at least one spiritual gift. Second, you may have more than one.” (source)
“From this text we learn that spiritual gifts are distributed by the ascended Christ to every individual believer, for the profit of others, through the Holy Spirit sovereignly, probably at the time of salvation, and on the basis of grace.” (source)
“Most apparent of all, a spiritual gift involves ability” (source)
“Fourth, your gift is essential to the efficient functioning of the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:14-18). Each member is needed. Each makes a distinctive contribution.” (source)
“But there is a fourth. It naturally follows that if a gift is a divine endowment, then it surely involves responsibility. It is part of our stewardship. What a solemn fact. We stand responsible today for our use of the time, money, bodies, and opportunities that have been entrusted to us. But that is not all. We are also accountable for how we have invested the gift entrusted to us. Have you ever seen this as part of Paul’s statement concerning the Day of Review?” (source)
- Title: The Dynamics of Spiritual Gifts
- Author: William J. McRae
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Print Publication Date: 2010
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Pages: 144
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subject: Gifts, Spritiual
- ISBNs: 9780310139492, 9780310877677, 031013949X, 0310877679
- Resource ID: LLS:9780310877677
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-08-22T15:45:46Z