Friday, January 21, 2005
Step 2 of the Spiritual Gifts Test
1. Enter the numberial value of each of your responses next to the number of the corresponding statement of the Spriritual Gifts Discovery. The test is the first entry on this blog.
MUCH = 3 SOME = 2 LITLE = 1 NOT AT ALL = 0
2. Then add up the five numbers that you have recorded in each row. Each row is a different gift.
Row A 1, 26, 51, 76, 101 = Prophecy
Row B 2, 27, 52, 77, 102 = Pastoral
Row C 3, 28, 53, 78, 103 = Teaching
Row D 4, 29, 54, 79, 104 = Wisdom
Row E 5, 30, 55, 80, 105 = Knowledge
Row F 6, 31, 56, 81, 106 = Exhortation
Row G 7, 32, 57, 82, 107 = Discernment
Row H 8, 33, 58, 83, 108 = Giving
Row I 9, 34, 59, 84, 109 = Helps
Row J 10, 35, 60, 85, 110 = Mercy
Row K 11, 36, 61, 86, 111 = Missions
Row L 12, 37, 62, 87, 112 = Evangelism
Row M 13, 38, 63, 88. 113 = Hospitality
Row N 14, 39, 64, 89, 114 = Faith
Row O 15, 40, 65, 90, 115 = Leadership
Row P 16, 41, 66, 91, 116 = Administration
Row Q 17, 42, 67, 92, 117 = Miracles
Row R 18, 43, 68, 93, 118 = Healing
Row S 19, 44, 69, 94, 119 = Tongues
Row T 20, 45, 70, 95, 120 = Interpretations
Row U 21, 46, 71, 96, 121 = Apostle
Row V 22, 47, 72, 97, 122 = Celebacy
Row W 23, 48, 73, 98, 123 = Intercession
Row X 24, 49, 74, 99, 124 = Martyrdom
Row Y 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 = Serving
Don't know what your spiritual gift/gifts mean? Please e-mail questions to jenmayhue@juno.com.
MUCH = 3 SOME = 2 LITLE = 1 NOT AT ALL = 0
2. Then add up the five numbers that you have recorded in each row. Each row is a different gift.
Row A 1, 26, 51, 76, 101 = Prophecy
Row B 2, 27, 52, 77, 102 = Pastoral
Row C 3, 28, 53, 78, 103 = Teaching
Row D 4, 29, 54, 79, 104 = Wisdom
Row E 5, 30, 55, 80, 105 = Knowledge
Row F 6, 31, 56, 81, 106 = Exhortation
Row G 7, 32, 57, 82, 107 = Discernment
Row H 8, 33, 58, 83, 108 = Giving
Row I 9, 34, 59, 84, 109 = Helps
Row J 10, 35, 60, 85, 110 = Mercy
Row K 11, 36, 61, 86, 111 = Missions
Row L 12, 37, 62, 87, 112 = Evangelism
Row M 13, 38, 63, 88. 113 = Hospitality
Row N 14, 39, 64, 89, 114 = Faith
Row O 15, 40, 65, 90, 115 = Leadership
Row P 16, 41, 66, 91, 116 = Administration
Row Q 17, 42, 67, 92, 117 = Miracles
Row R 18, 43, 68, 93, 118 = Healing
Row S 19, 44, 69, 94, 119 = Tongues
Row T 20, 45, 70, 95, 120 = Interpretations
Row U 21, 46, 71, 96, 121 = Apostle
Row V 22, 47, 72, 97, 122 = Celebacy
Row W 23, 48, 73, 98, 123 = Intercession
Row X 24, 49, 74, 99, 124 = Martyrdom
Row Y 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 = Serving
Don't know what your spiritual gift/gifts mean? Please e-mail questions to jenmayhue@juno.com.
Thursday, January 13, 2005
Spiritual Gifts Discovery
For each statement, mark to what extent it
is true of your life: (3) MUCH, (2) SOME
(1) LITTLE, (0) NOT AT ALL
1. I have given messages of warning, judgment, or direction from
the Lord.
2. I have enjoyed the responsibility for the spiritual well-being of a
group of Christians
3. I feel I could enable persons to learn biblical truths in detail.
4. I have applied truth effectively in my own life.
5. I have the ability to discover new truths for myself.
6. I have verbally encouraged the wavering, the troubled, or the
discouraged.
7. I have clearly perceived the difference between truth and error.
8. I desire to manage money well in order to give liberally to the
Lord's work.
9. I have assisted leaders to relieve them for their essential job.
10. I have a desire to work with those who have physical or mental
problems to alleviate their suffering.
11. I have adapted easily in a culture different from mine.
12. I have led others to a decision for salvation through faith in
Christ.
13. I feel I could provide food and/or lodging graciously to those in
need.
14. I have had confidence that God would keep His promises in
spite of circumstantial evidence.
15. I have a desire to persuade others to move toward achieving
biblical objectives.
16. I have been able to discern when to delegate important
responsibility, and whom to delegate it.
17. In the name of the Lord, H have been used to miraculously
change circumstances, and He was glorified.
18. In the name of the Lord, I have been used in curing diseases.
19. I have spoken in tongues.
20. I have interpreted messages in tongues.
21. I have felt a sense of authority in relating to other Christians.
22. I am single and I enjoy it.
23. I have had a sense of recognizing prayer needs before others.
24. I feel I could face imprisonment or even death for my faith with
confidence.
25. I would enjoy being called upon to do special jobs around the
church.
26. Through God, I can reveal what will happen in the future.
27. I have enjoyed relating to the same group of people over a long
period of time, in their successes and their failures.
28. I feel I could explain clearly the New Testament teaching about
the health and ministry of the body of Christ.
29. I can intuitively arrive at solutions to complicated problems.
30. I have had insights of truth which brought conviction to other
Christians.
31. I feel I could be an instrument for dislodging the complacent and
redirecting the wayward to face spiritual reality.
32. I have judged well between what is poor and what is good (or
evil and good).
33. I have given things or money cheerfully for the Lord's work.
34. I have sensed the need to help other people become more
effective in their ministries.
35. I have felt an unusual compassion for those with physical or
spiritual needs.
36. I feel I could learn another language will in order to minister to
those in a different culture.
37. I have shared joyfully how Christ has brought me to Himself in a
way that is meaningful to non-believers.
38. I have provided a gracious haven for guests without the feeling
of family interruption.
39. I have received from God an unusual assurance that He will do
the impossible to fulfill a special work.
40. I know where I am going, and I have seen other Christians
follow me.
41. I can organize ideas, people, resources, and time for more
effective ministry.
42. In the name of the Lord, I have cast out demons.
43. In the name of the Lord, I have healed the emotionally disturbed.
44. I have spoken an immediate message of God to His people in a
language I have never learned.
45. I have interpreted tongues with the result that the body of Christ
was edified, exhorted, or comforted.
46. I feel I could proclaim the gospel in a new area and see new
groups of Christians formed.
47. I am single and feel indifferent toward being married.
48. I take prayer requests more seriously than other Christians
seem to.
49. Suffering physical persecution for my faith is not a major
concern of mine.
50. I have been able to effectively take care of odd jobs around the
church.
51. I have communicated to others timely and urgent messages which
I felt came directly from God.
52. I tend to know intimately those I serve and guide, and to be
known intimately by them.
53. I can devote a great amount of time to learning new biblical
truths to communicate to others.
54. I have chosen from several biblical alternatives an option which
usually worked.
55. I feel I can acquire and master new facts and principles of Bible
truth.
56. I have urged others to seek a biblical solution to their affliction
or suffering.
57. I tend to look beneath the surface and examine people's
motives.
58. I feel deeply moved when confronted with urgent financial
needs in God's work.
59. I have enjoyed doing routine tasks that led to more effective
ministry by others.
60. I would enjoy visiting in hospitals and/or retirement homes, and
would do fine in such a ministry.
61. I have been able to relate well to Christians of a different race,
language, or culture.
62. I have explained clearly that Jesus is the Savior and have seen
a positive effect on the listeners.
63. I have a knack for making strangers feel at home.
64. I can trust in the presence and power of God for the impossible.
65. I would enjoy leading, inspiring, and motivating others to involve
themselves in the Lord's work.
66. I have been able to make effective and efficient plans for
accomplishing the goals of a group.
67. God has intervened many times to do impossible things through
my life.
68. In the name of the Lord I have successfully treated those who
were spiritually sick.
69. I can speak in a language I have never learned.
70. I have prayed that I may interpret if someone begins speaking
in tongues.
71. Other Christians have been willing to do what I say without
asking many questions.
72. I am glad I have more time to serve the Lord because I am
single.
73. Prayer has been one of my favorite spiritual exercises.
74. I feel confident that dying for my faith would not be the worst
things that could happen to me.
75. I feel satisfaction in performing routine tasks for God's glory.
76. I have a desire to speak direct messages from God that edify,
exhort, or comfort others.
77. I have helped needy Christians by guiding them to relevant
portions of the Bible and praying with them.
78. I feel I could communicate biblical truths to others and see
resulting changes in knowledge, attitudes, values or conduct.
79. I have been able to perceive and apply biblical truth to the
specific needs of the body of Christ.
80. I have studied and read a great deal to learn biblical truths.
81. I have a desire to effectively counsel the perplexed, the guilty,
or the addicted.
82. I have accurately recognized whether a teaching is from God,
from Satan, or of human origin.
83. I am so confident that God will meet my needs that I give to Him
sacrificially and consistently.
84. I am happy when others get credit for what I do.
85. I would enjoy taking shut-ins out for a drive or assisting them in
other practical ways.
86. I feel I could enjoy living in a foreign country.
87. I have a desire to speak messages which are primarily the
gospel of salvation.
88. I have a genuine graciousness toward and appreciate the
guests who come to my home.
89. I have felt sure I knew God's specific will for the future growth
of His work, even when others have not been so sure.
90. I have influenced others to accomplish a particular task or
biblical purpose.
91. I am able to give directions to others and make decisions for
them, rather than trying to persuade them to my way of
thinking.
92. I have been an instrument for Gods' supernatural change in
lives and events.
93. I have prayed for others so that healing occurred.
94. When I give a public message in tongues I expect it to be
interpreted.
95. I have interpreted tongues in a way that seemed to bless
others.
96. I have a desire to be sent out by a church to start new
churches.
97. I am single but have little difficulty controlling my sexual
desires.
98. God has consistently answered my prayers in tangible ways.
99. I feel that terrorist threats of death would not shake my faith.
100. I have been able to identify what needs to be done around the
church and volunteer to help.
101. I have proclaimed God's truth in a way that at times irritated
the "establishment".
102. I feel I can restore persons who have wandered away from
their Christian community.
103. I have trained Christians to be more obedient disciples of
Christ.
104. I have felt an unusual presence of God and personal
confidence when important decisions needed to be made.
105. I have been able to distinguish key and important facts of
Scripture.
106. I have comforted Christians in their afflictions or sufferings in
such a way that they felt helped or healed.
107. I can see through a phony before his phoniness is clearly
evident to most other people.
108. I have been willing to maintain a lower standard of living in
order to benefit God's work.
109. I would be happy to be a teacher's aide in a Bible class.
110. I would enjoy offering cheerful conversation to a lonely shut-in
person or someone in prison.
111. More than most, I have had a strong desire to see people of
other countries won to the Lord.
112. I have a burden to seek out unbelievers in order to win them to
Christ.
113. I have desired to make my home available to those in the
Lord's service.
114. I can trust in the reliability of God when all else looks dim.
115. Others have followed me because I have had some expert
knowledge which contributed to the edification of the Church.
116. I have enjoyed bearing the responsibility for the success of a group.
117. In the name of the Lord, I have been able to recover sight to
the blind.
118. I have prayed successfully for others for restoration of health
apart from natural means.
119. When I speak in tongues, I believe it is edifying to the Lord's body.
120. I have interpreted tongues in such a way that the message
appeared to be directly from God.
121. I have received a commission from Christians to exercise God-
given authority among believers and unbelievers.
122. I can really identify with Pail/s desire for others to be single as
he was.
123. I desire to faithfully pray for others in ministry, since I
recognize that their effectiveness depends upon it.
124. I can identify with persecuted Christians who will not recant to
avoid imprisonment or death.
125. I respond cheerfully when asked to do tasks even is they seem
menial.
is true of your life: (3) MUCH, (2) SOME
(1) LITTLE, (0) NOT AT ALL
1. I have given messages of warning, judgment, or direction from
the Lord.
2. I have enjoyed the responsibility for the spiritual well-being of a
group of Christians
3. I feel I could enable persons to learn biblical truths in detail.
4. I have applied truth effectively in my own life.
5. I have the ability to discover new truths for myself.
6. I have verbally encouraged the wavering, the troubled, or the
discouraged.
7. I have clearly perceived the difference between truth and error.
8. I desire to manage money well in order to give liberally to the
Lord's work.
9. I have assisted leaders to relieve them for their essential job.
10. I have a desire to work with those who have physical or mental
problems to alleviate their suffering.
11. I have adapted easily in a culture different from mine.
12. I have led others to a decision for salvation through faith in
Christ.
13. I feel I could provide food and/or lodging graciously to those in
need.
14. I have had confidence that God would keep His promises in
spite of circumstantial evidence.
15. I have a desire to persuade others to move toward achieving
biblical objectives.
16. I have been able to discern when to delegate important
responsibility, and whom to delegate it.
17. In the name of the Lord, H have been used to miraculously
change circumstances, and He was glorified.
18. In the name of the Lord, I have been used in curing diseases.
19. I have spoken in tongues.
20. I have interpreted messages in tongues.
21. I have felt a sense of authority in relating to other Christians.
22. I am single and I enjoy it.
23. I have had a sense of recognizing prayer needs before others.
24. I feel I could face imprisonment or even death for my faith with
confidence.
25. I would enjoy being called upon to do special jobs around the
church.
26. Through God, I can reveal what will happen in the future.
27. I have enjoyed relating to the same group of people over a long
period of time, in their successes and their failures.
28. I feel I could explain clearly the New Testament teaching about
the health and ministry of the body of Christ.
29. I can intuitively arrive at solutions to complicated problems.
30. I have had insights of truth which brought conviction to other
Christians.
31. I feel I could be an instrument for dislodging the complacent and
redirecting the wayward to face spiritual reality.
32. I have judged well between what is poor and what is good (or
evil and good).
33. I have given things or money cheerfully for the Lord's work.
34. I have sensed the need to help other people become more
effective in their ministries.
35. I have felt an unusual compassion for those with physical or
spiritual needs.
36. I feel I could learn another language will in order to minister to
those in a different culture.
37. I have shared joyfully how Christ has brought me to Himself in a
way that is meaningful to non-believers.
38. I have provided a gracious haven for guests without the feeling
of family interruption.
39. I have received from God an unusual assurance that He will do
the impossible to fulfill a special work.
40. I know where I am going, and I have seen other Christians
follow me.
41. I can organize ideas, people, resources, and time for more
effective ministry.
42. In the name of the Lord, I have cast out demons.
43. In the name of the Lord, I have healed the emotionally disturbed.
44. I have spoken an immediate message of God to His people in a
language I have never learned.
45. I have interpreted tongues with the result that the body of Christ
was edified, exhorted, or comforted.
46. I feel I could proclaim the gospel in a new area and see new
groups of Christians formed.
47. I am single and feel indifferent toward being married.
48. I take prayer requests more seriously than other Christians
seem to.
49. Suffering physical persecution for my faith is not a major
concern of mine.
50. I have been able to effectively take care of odd jobs around the
church.
51. I have communicated to others timely and urgent messages which
I felt came directly from God.
52. I tend to know intimately those I serve and guide, and to be
known intimately by them.
53. I can devote a great amount of time to learning new biblical
truths to communicate to others.
54. I have chosen from several biblical alternatives an option which
usually worked.
55. I feel I can acquire and master new facts and principles of Bible
truth.
56. I have urged others to seek a biblical solution to their affliction
or suffering.
57. I tend to look beneath the surface and examine people's
motives.
58. I feel deeply moved when confronted with urgent financial
needs in God's work.
59. I have enjoyed doing routine tasks that led to more effective
ministry by others.
60. I would enjoy visiting in hospitals and/or retirement homes, and
would do fine in such a ministry.
61. I have been able to relate well to Christians of a different race,
language, or culture.
62. I have explained clearly that Jesus is the Savior and have seen
a positive effect on the listeners.
63. I have a knack for making strangers feel at home.
64. I can trust in the presence and power of God for the impossible.
65. I would enjoy leading, inspiring, and motivating others to involve
themselves in the Lord's work.
66. I have been able to make effective and efficient plans for
accomplishing the goals of a group.
67. God has intervened many times to do impossible things through
my life.
68. In the name of the Lord I have successfully treated those who
were spiritually sick.
69. I can speak in a language I have never learned.
70. I have prayed that I may interpret if someone begins speaking
in tongues.
71. Other Christians have been willing to do what I say without
asking many questions.
72. I am glad I have more time to serve the Lord because I am
single.
73. Prayer has been one of my favorite spiritual exercises.
74. I feel confident that dying for my faith would not be the worst
things that could happen to me.
75. I feel satisfaction in performing routine tasks for God's glory.
76. I have a desire to speak direct messages from God that edify,
exhort, or comfort others.
77. I have helped needy Christians by guiding them to relevant
portions of the Bible and praying with them.
78. I feel I could communicate biblical truths to others and see
resulting changes in knowledge, attitudes, values or conduct.
79. I have been able to perceive and apply biblical truth to the
specific needs of the body of Christ.
80. I have studied and read a great deal to learn biblical truths.
81. I have a desire to effectively counsel the perplexed, the guilty,
or the addicted.
82. I have accurately recognized whether a teaching is from God,
from Satan, or of human origin.
83. I am so confident that God will meet my needs that I give to Him
sacrificially and consistently.
84. I am happy when others get credit for what I do.
85. I would enjoy taking shut-ins out for a drive or assisting them in
other practical ways.
86. I feel I could enjoy living in a foreign country.
87. I have a desire to speak messages which are primarily the
gospel of salvation.
88. I have a genuine graciousness toward and appreciate the
guests who come to my home.
89. I have felt sure I knew God's specific will for the future growth
of His work, even when others have not been so sure.
90. I have influenced others to accomplish a particular task or
biblical purpose.
91. I am able to give directions to others and make decisions for
them, rather than trying to persuade them to my way of
thinking.
92. I have been an instrument for Gods' supernatural change in
lives and events.
93. I have prayed for others so that healing occurred.
94. When I give a public message in tongues I expect it to be
interpreted.
95. I have interpreted tongues in a way that seemed to bless
others.
96. I have a desire to be sent out by a church to start new
churches.
97. I am single but have little difficulty controlling my sexual
desires.
98. God has consistently answered my prayers in tangible ways.
99. I feel that terrorist threats of death would not shake my faith.
100. I have been able to identify what needs to be done around the
church and volunteer to help.
101. I have proclaimed God's truth in a way that at times irritated
the "establishment".
102. I feel I can restore persons who have wandered away from
their Christian community.
103. I have trained Christians to be more obedient disciples of
Christ.
104. I have felt an unusual presence of God and personal
confidence when important decisions needed to be made.
105. I have been able to distinguish key and important facts of
Scripture.
106. I have comforted Christians in their afflictions or sufferings in
such a way that they felt helped or healed.
107. I can see through a phony before his phoniness is clearly
evident to most other people.
108. I have been willing to maintain a lower standard of living in
order to benefit God's work.
109. I would be happy to be a teacher's aide in a Bible class.
110. I would enjoy offering cheerful conversation to a lonely shut-in
person or someone in prison.
111. More than most, I have had a strong desire to see people of
other countries won to the Lord.
112. I have a burden to seek out unbelievers in order to win them to
Christ.
113. I have desired to make my home available to those in the
Lord's service.
114. I can trust in the reliability of God when all else looks dim.
115. Others have followed me because I have had some expert
knowledge which contributed to the edification of the Church.
116. I have enjoyed bearing the responsibility for the success of a group.
117. In the name of the Lord, I have been able to recover sight to
the blind.
118. I have prayed successfully for others for restoration of health
apart from natural means.
119. When I speak in tongues, I believe it is edifying to the Lord's body.
120. I have interpreted tongues in such a way that the message
appeared to be directly from God.
121. I have received a commission from Christians to exercise God-
given authority among believers and unbelievers.
122. I can really identify with Pail/s desire for others to be single as
he was.
123. I desire to faithfully pray for others in ministry, since I
recognize that their effectiveness depends upon it.
124. I can identify with persecuted Christians who will not recant to
avoid imprisonment or death.
125. I respond cheerfully when asked to do tasks even is they seem
menial.
