St. Paul tells us, here, that each person is uniquely gifted not only to serve God in his/her vocation, but also to serve God in the Church. The spiritual gifts can be found in three passages in Scripture.
| 1 Corinthians 12 | Romans 12 | Ephesians 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Wisdom | Evangelist | |
| Encouragement | ||
| Knowledge | ||
| Giving | ||
| Faith (vision) | ||
| Mercy | ||
| Healing | ||
| Miracles | ||
| Prophecy | Prophesying | Prophet |
| Discernment | ||
| Tongues | ||
| Interpretation | ||
| Apostle | Apostle | |
| Teacher | Teacher | Pastor-teacher |
| Service | ||
| Helps | ||
| Administration | ||
| Leadership |
Many have found benefit from using a Spiritual Gifts Inventory. These surveys help a person determine how God's Spirit might have blessed an individual to serve Him. If you are interested in taking such a survey, here is one from an LCMS congregation in Virginia. You can download it and do it yourself on your own computer.
http://www.peacelutherankgva.org/gifts/spirtual_gifts_survey.xls
Give it a try and see where God might be leading you to serve Him.
For a greater understanding of the spiritual gifts, I commend to you the following document from our Commission on Theology.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcms.org%2FDocument.fdoc%3Fsrc%3Dlcm%26id%3D413&ei=7KT7Uc2CCYmY9gSJ64DwCw&usg=AFQjCNF50xkuOYnbT0b6tatA_o0Ti4vFgg&sig2=Jdx10roLaf-RUhgBdbczug
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