Having Gifts That Differ: What They Are Not

Scripture Texts:  Romans 12:4-8; I Corinthians 12:1-11

Introduction.

I have given a couple of introductory sermons on spiritual gifts leading up to preaching on the gifts Paul mentions in Romans 12 to take to heart Paul’s admonition in I Corinthians 12:1.

I Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.

In my last sermon I gave ten truths about spiritual gifts.  I said only those who have the Spirit have them, meaning Christians.  Every Christian has at least one, no one has them all and no single gift is given to every Christian, one body, many different parts.  We can’t earn them, and the Spirit decides who gets which ones.  As long as you have the Holy Spirit you have His gifts and have a purpose and place in the body of Christ to serve one another for the common good.

This morning I want to give six things spiritual gifts are not or are not to be confused with.  All of this is in an effort to help us not be uninformed or ignorant about spiritual gifts.