SERMON DISCUSSION GUIDE
June 1, 2025 | Josh Reasoner | 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
Reflections on the Gifts
A word about spiritual gifts: There are differing views about the sign gifts, specifically tongues, miracles, prophecy, miracles, healing, and discerning of spirits. In the sermon, Josh referred to these as “lanes”:
continuation #1
all the gifts of the Spirit are available today
“eager and discerning” position
continuations #2
all the gifts of the Spirit are available today, but the sign gifts are rare
“open but cautious” position
cessationist
many of the gifts of the Spirit are available today, but the sign gifts are not
Your group may include people who embrace one of these views and people who don’t know or haven’t considered it. As a church family – and part of the global church body – we can and should worship together in this knowledge: regardless of your view or your neighbor’s, we can agree that the gifts were and are given for the glory of Jesus, the building up of the body, and for carrying out the mission of the gospel. The points of agreement are of greater importance than the points of disagreement.
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Remember that small groups are a place to practice loving each other: listen thoughtfully, speak gently, and be cautious of forming judgments.
Have someone in your group read aloud 1 Corinthians 15:1-8. Then pray together asking the Holy Spirit to help you keep the gospel as the central focus of your hearts and today’s discussion.
What is one thing you have learned in this sermon series?
Your viewpoint on the gifts of the Holy Spirit is important (because it shapes you and how you live and interact with others); however, it is not essential to your salvation that you think one way or another. How do we determine what is an essential belief and what is a non-essential position? Why is it valuable for you to know which is which?
How can practicing the gifts of the Spirit with the fruits of the Spirit bring about orderly worship, charitable debate, and most importantly, unified community in our church?
**Read the fruits in Galatians 5:22-23 and the gifts in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Romans 12:6-8, and Ephesians 4:11.**How can your group pray for you, specifically in relation to the gifts of the Holy Spirit?
