Apply Your Spiritual Gifts Below are descriptions of each spiritual gift and some next steps you can take to use them!

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1 Apply Yur Spiritual Gifts Belw are descriptins f each spiritual gift and sme next steps yu can take t use them! Administratin - The Gd- given ability t understand what makes an rganizatin functin, and the special ability t plan and carry ut prcesses that accmplish the gals f a ministry (1 Crinthians 12:28; Acts 6:1-7; Exdus 18:13-26). Cntact the leader f yur Uprising and ask t get invlved in the planning and rganizing Ask yur Huse Grup r Small Grup Leader if yu can plan and rganize Huse Grup times Cntact Liz at Student Impact t vlunteer in the Impact ffices (labfall@willwcreek.rg) Shadw smene wh is in a psitin f administrative leadership Read thrugh Acts and highlight the parts where peple are rganizing prcesses t accmplish ministry Apstleship - The Gd- given ability t start and versee the develpment f new churches r ministry structures (1 Crinthians 12:28-29; Ephesians 4:11-12; Rmans 1:5; Acts 13:2-3). Set aside time each week t pray fr Student Impact Cnsider starting r reviving the Uprising at yur schl Find a mentr wh has the gift f apstleship Read thrugh the bk f Acts and take nte f the hw the apstles lived and did ministry Craftsmanship - The Gd- given ability t creatively design and/r build items t be used fr ministry (Exdus 31:3, 35:31-35; Acts 9:36-39; 2 Kings 22:5-6). Vlunteer with Impact s Prductin Team (Cntact Liz fr mre infrmatin labfall@willwcreek.rg) Vlunteer with the Willw Creek Care Center (Cntact carecenter@willwcreek.rg) G n a natinal serving trip Practice, practice, practice! Research new design and building techniques. Find an adult wh is excelling in craftsmanship and shadw them Creative Cmmunicatin - The Gd- given ability t cmmunicate Gd s truth thrugh a variety f art frms (Psalms 150:3-5; 2 Samuel 6:14-15; Mark 4:2, 33). Get invlved with yur Uprising and use yur gifts t creatively prmte events Vlunteer with Impact s Creative Team (Cntact Liz fr mre infrmatin labfall@willwcreek.rg) Challenge peple s perspective f Gd thrugh varius frms f art Develp yur artistic skills (if it is music feel free t Tny at tsrrentin@willwcreek.rg) Discernment - The Gd- given ability t distinguish between truth and errr. It is able t discern the spirits, differentiating between gd and evil, right and wrng (1 Crinthians 12:10; Acts 5:1-4; Matthew 16:21-23). Jin the Student Impact r Cmpassin and Justice prayer team Jin yur Uprising and use yur gift t make sure truth is being cmmunicated Find a mentr wh has the gift f discernment Pray that Gd wuld increase yur ability t discern truth

2 Encuragement The Gd- given ability t present truth s as t strengthen, cmfrt, r urge t actin thse wh are discuraged r wavering in their faith (Rmans 12:8; Acts 11:22-24, 15:30-32). Seek ur pprtunities t encurage students wh are new in their faith Seek ut peple at yur schl wh are experiencing difficulties listen t them and encurage them t seek Gd in their struggles Vlunteer at the Willw Creek Care Center (Cntact carecenter@willwcreek.rg) Jin the Impact Welcme Team (Cntact Liz at Impact fr mre infrmatin labfall@willwcreek.rg) Cntact new students wh attend yur Huse Grup r Small Grup and encurage them t cme again Spend time in prayer and jurnaling yur mtives fr encuragement Find an adult leader wh will challenge yur ideas f what it means t encurage Evangelism The Gd- given ability t effectively cmmunicate the gspel t unbelievers s they respnd in faith and mve tward discipleship (Ephesians 4:11; Acts 8:26-40; Luke 19:1-10). Bring a different nn- Christian friend t small grup week fr an entire series Take a nn- Christian friend ut and ask them t share their stry with yu Spend mre time with nn- believers in yur schl D small acts f kindness t peple that may nt be Christians. If they ask why yu are ding these things, tell them it is because f Jesus. Practice sharing the Gspel with yur Christian friends s that yu will be prepared t share in difficult settings Read the bk f Acts t see hw the Gspel was spread Faith The Gd- given ability t act n Gd s prmises with unwavering belief in Gd s ability t fulfill His prmises (1 Crinthians 12:9, 13:2; Hebrews 11:1; Rmans 4:18-21). Use yur faith t encurage thers when theirs may be weaker. Be patient with thers and let yur faith encurage, nt discurage. Spend time reading Hebrews 11 ask Gd t teach yu abut faith frm thse wh have gne befre yu Read stries abut Christian martyrs frm histry Giving The Gd- given ability t cntribute mney and resurces t the wrk f the Lrd with cheerfulness and liberality (freedm). Peple with this gift d nt ask, Hw much d I need t give t Gd but Hw much d I need t live n? (Rmans 12:8; 2 Crinthians 6:8; Luke 21:1-4). Cnsider financially supprting a student wh is ging n a serving trip Spnsr a child thrugh Cmpassin Internatinal Gather yur unused clthes and belngings and give them t thse in need Research rganizatins that address a need that yu are passinate abut (AIDS, sex trafficking, rphans, etc.) and crdinate a fundraiser t help raise mney Spend time in prayer asking Gd hw he wuld like yu t use this gift Helps The Gd- given ability t accmplish practical and necessary tasks that free up, supprt and meet the needs f thers (1 Crinthians 12:28; Rmans 12:7; Acts 6:1-4; Rmans 16:1-2). Cntact Liz at Student Impact (labfall@willwcreek.rg) t find ut ways yu can vlunteer

3 Stay after Impact r Huse Grup and help clean the rms that were used Cntact yur Uprising leader t see if there are ways yu can get invlved Spend time in prayer and jurnaling yur mtives fr helping Find an adult leader wh will challenge yur ideas f what it means t help and serve thers Hspitality The Gd- given ability t care fr peple by prviding cmmunity, fd and shelter (1 Peter 4:9-10; Rmans 12:13; Hebrews 13:1-2). Jin the Welcme Team t help make new students feel knwn at Impact (cntact Liz fr mre infrmatin labfall@willwcreek.rg) As yur Huse Grup r Small Grup leader fr a list f new students in yur grup. Call them t fllw up abut their experience and invite them back. G early t yur Uprising and help welcme peple as they arrive Find ut if there are any families in yur Small Grup r Huse Grup wh are in need and ffer t ck a meal fr them. Read thrugh the Gspels and see hw peple practiced hspitality Find an adult gifted in this area and ask them hw they use their gift Intercessin The Gd- given ability t cnsistently pray n behalf f and fr thers, seeing frequent and specific results (Rmans 8:26-27; Jhn 17:9-26; 1 Timthy 2:1-2; Clssians 1:9-12, 4:12-13). Jin the Impact Prayer team G t schl r Student Impact early and spend time praying fr the needs there Keep a prayer jurnal nting the ways that gd has answered yur prayers Read thrugh the Gspel f Jhn (specifically chapter 17) and study hw Jesus prayed Ask an adult wh is passinate abut intercessin t help yu brainstrm different ways f praying fr thers Knwledge The Gd- given ability t bring truth t the bdy thrugh a revelatin r biblical insight (1 Crinthians 12:8; Mark 2:6-8; Jhn 1:45-50). Cnsider becming a small grup leader in Elevate (Cntact Andy at abhn@willwcreek.rg) As yur small grup leader if yu can c- lead a small grup time During times f Scripture Reflectin, begin writing truths that Gd reveals t yu in the passage yu are reading Read Christian bks r listen t sermns nline t increase yur knwledge f Gd s truth Leadership The Gd- given ability t cast visin, mtivate, and direct peple t harmniusly accmplish the purpses f Gd (Rmans 12:8; Hebrews 13:17; Luke 22:25-26). Cnsider becming a small grup leader in Elevate (Cntact Andy at abhn@willwcreek.rg) Find ut ways t get invlved in yur Uprising. If yur schl des nt have ne, cnsider starting ne. As yur small grup leader if yu can lead small grup at least nce befre the end f the year Lead a Bible study with a grup f friends Ask an adult leader if yu can shadw them. Take ntes n hw they lead. Interview them t learn mre abut hw they came t be a leader. Read thrugh t bk f Acts and take nte abut hw the apstles led

4 Mercy The Gd- given ability t cheerfully and practically help thse wh are suffering r in need, cmpassin mved t actin (Rmans 12:8; Matthew 5:7; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 10:25-37). Cnsider ging n a lcal r glbal serving trip Vlunteer in the Willw Creek Care Center ( carecenter@willwcreek.rg) Reach ut t a different persn in yur schl each week wh may nt have many friends r wh may seem t be ging thrugh a difficult time Research lcal ministries in the area wh help thse in need and learn hw they shw mercy Find an adult leader wh have this gift and ask them hw they use it and hw yu can grw it Prphecy The Gd- given ability t reveal truth and prclaim it is a timely and relevant manner fr understanding, crrectin, and repentance t edificatin (Rmans 12:6; 1 Crinthians 12:10, 12:28, 13:2; 2 Peter 1:19-21). Cnsider being a small grup leader in Elevate (Cntact Andy at abhn@willwcreek.rg) Cme t Impact early and walk arund the rm praying that Gd wuld mve in the lives f students Be an accuntability partner with smene in yur small grup As yur small grup leader if yu can lead small grup at least nce befre the end f the schl year Spend time listening t Gd and asking him fr wisdm Read thrugh the New Testament and nte ways that Gd speaks thrugh ther peple fr the edificatin f the Church Shepherding The Gd- given ability t nurture, care fr, and guide peple tward nging spiritual maturity and becming like Christ (Ephesians 4:11-12; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Jhn 10:1-18). Cnsider becming a small grup leader in Elevate (Cntact Andy at abhn@willwcreek.rg) Jin the Impact Welcme Team and spend time getting t knw peple befre the service (Cntact Liz fr mre infrmatin labfall@willwcreek.rg) Ask yur small grup leader if yu can lead a small grup time Get invlved in yur schl s Uprising Take initiative t ntice wh is missing frm small grup each week and cntact them t shw that they were missed Read thrugh the Gspels and nte the way that Jesus shepherded Read thrugh Paul s letters and ntice hw he shepherds his churches Teaching The Gd- given ability t understand, clearly explain and apply the Wrd f Gd, causing greater Christ- likeness in the lives f listeners (Rmans 12:7; 1 Crinthians 12:28-29; Acts 18:24-28; 2 Timthy 2:2). Cnsider being a small grup leader in Elevate (Cntact Andy at abhn@willwcreek.rg) Get invlved in leading the Uprising at yur schl Ask yur small grup leader if yu can lead a small grup time Cnsider tutring ther students in yur Huse Grup r thrugh a lcal tutring agency Begin a Bible study with yur friends Cntact Liz at Impact (labfall@willwcreek.rg) t see if there are pprtunities fr yu t help research r write segments f curriculum r sermns Watch sermns and nte the methds teachers use t cnvey their message Begin writing sermns. Yu dn t have t deliver them; the prcess f writing will help yu grw!

5 Wisdm The Gd- given ability t apply spiritual truth effectively t meet a need in a specific situatin (1 Crinthians 12:8, 2:3-14; James 3:13-18; Jeremiah 9:23-24). Cnsider being a small grup leader fr Elevate (Cntact Andy at abhn@willwcreek.rg) Speak up when yur friends are struggling with the truth abut them and Gd s plan fr their life Cnfess any frustratin with thse wh dn t seem t get it the way yu d As parents, friends, r leaders wh they lk t fr wisdm. Seek t learn frm thse wh are wise. The Miraculus Gifts: These gifts are referenced in the Bible, but are nt n the Spiritual Gifts Test because their presence in a persn s life wuld be bvius there wuld be n need t test fr them. Healing The Gd- given ability t be Gd s means fr restring peple t whleness (1 Crinthians 12:9, 12:28, 12:30; Acts 3:1-16; Mark 2:1-12). Cnsider jining the Impact r Cmpassin and Justice prayer team Cnsult a trusted Christian leader n this subject Read Scriptures that talk abut all three types f healing n a regular basis Cnfess any act f taking credit fr healings that really were Gd wrking thrugh yu Tngues The Gd- given ability t speak, wrship r pray in a language unknwn t the speaker. Peple with this gift may receive a spntaneus message frm Gd that is made knwn t His Bdy thrugh the gift f interpretatin (1 Crinthians 12:10, 12:28-30, 13:1, 14:1-33; Acts 2:1-11). Jin the Impact r Cmpassin and Justice prayer team Read Scriptures abut this gift Ask trusted Christian leaders abut their thughts abut hw this gift wrks and why Gd uses it Interpretatin f Tngues The Gd- given ability t make knwn t the Bdy f Christ the message f ne wh is speaking in tngues (1 Crinthians 12:10, 14:5, 14:26-28). Pray cnstantly and pray with thers with the gift f tngues Read Scripture abut this gift Ask trusted Christian leaders what they knw and think abut this gift Give all the glry t Gd Miracles The Gd- given ability t cnfirm the ministry and message f Gd thrugh supernatural interventins that glrify Him (1 Crinthians 12:10, 12:28-29; Jhn 2:1-11; Luke 5:1-11). Get invlved with the Willw prayer team Read Scripture abut miracles Ask trusted Christian leaders t educate yu abut the supernatural Pray cnstantly Give glry, hnr, and praise t Gd