Spiritual Gifts

Spiritual Gifts 08: Power Gifts | Discussion Guide

Debrief Last Week’s Practice (10 mins):

Discussion (35 mins):

Watch this video together.
What are some common misconceptions people have about spiritual gifts?
Read this week’s practice together. What stands out to you?
Have you ever felt like your life seems powerless? Why or why not? What was that like?
Has anyone tried any of these gifts before? If, so which ones? How did it go?
What has been your biggest barrier to practicing power gifts in the past?
What would have to change for you to practice power gifts on a regular basis?
Do you believe God wants to use you in these areas?

Do the practice together (30 mins):

Break into smaller groups and practice this together.

Ask for gifts. Spend some time praying for each other. Ask God to empower you with power gifts. You can play some light music if you’d like.
Words of wisdom/knowledge. The leader of the group will get everyone to close their eyes and they will secretly choose one person to receive the words of wisdom/knowledge (you can tap that person’s shoulder so they know it’s them). Once someone in your group is chosen, take 5-10 minutes to listen to the Holy Spirit. You can play some light music if you’d like. Each person will write down anything that comes to mind. It might not even make sense at the time, but write it down. Once the time is up, reveal who the person is. Ask each person to share what came to mind. It’s okay if you get it wrong. We are just practicing and exercising our listening muscles. Ask the person who is receiving the words if anything resonated with them. My encouragement would be to write these down so you can give them to the person later.
Pray for healing. If there’s anyone in your group who needs healing, place them in the middle of the prayer circle. Get the group to lay hands on them and pray for healing.

Debrief (15 mins):

Come back together and debrief how it went in your group.