Base on The Holy Spirit and His Gifts by Kenneth E. Hagin
Three REVELATION Gifts (3 to know)
Word of Wisdom
Word of Knowledge
Discerning of Spirit
Three POWER Gifts (3 to Do)
Gift of Faith
Working of Miracles
Gift of Healing
Three UTTERANCE OR INSPIRATIONAL Gifts (3
to Say)
Prophecy
Divers kinds of tongues
Interpretation of tongues
Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge,
Discerning of Spirits
The Word of knowledge is the supernatural
revelation by the Holy Spirit of certain facts in
the mind of God.
God gives a fragmentary part of the His entire knowledge
What the Word of Knowledge is not:
It is not a profound knowledge of the bible
It is not knowledge of God through close
communion with Him
Examples of the Word of Knowledge
Word of Knowledge to Ananias (Act 9)
Word of Knowledge to Peter (Acts 10: 9-19)
Modern Examples
A Word of Knowledge isn’t just for the Early church, but it
for today.
Manifestations of the Word of Knowledge
Sometime the word of knowledge can come through
inward revelation
It can come by an audible Voice, by the Spirit of God
speaking to you
It can be manifested through interpretation of tongues
although this is not the usual vehicle
It can manifest through a vision, dream, message from an
angel, or through the gift of prophecy
The Word of Wisdom is the supernatural
revelation by the Holy Spirit concerning the
divine purpose and plan in the mind and will of
God
God gives a fragmentary part of the His entire wisdom
The difference between the Word of
knowledge and the Word of Wisdom:
The Word of Knowledge is always present tense or
concerning something that has happened in the past
The Word of Wisdom always speaks of the future
These two gifts were in operation in both the
Old and the New Testament
Old Testament prophets often operated in these
gifts along with the gift of prophecy
Old Testament prophets not only prophesied about
the present (Word of Knowledge) but they also
prophesied about things in the future (Word of
Wisdom)
New Testament examples include John on the Isle
of Patmos, Ananaias, Phillip
Manifestations of the Word of Wisdom:
It can come through vocal gift of utterance-through
prophecy or through tongues and interpretation
A vision
A dream
Audible voice of God
How a word of Wisdom is used:
To warn people concerning future judgment or peril
To reveal God’s plan
To give assurance of coming deliverance in the time of
calamity
Some manifestations are conditional based on obedience
The Discerning of Spirits gives supernatural
insight into the spirit world
“To discern” means to perceive by seeing or hearing
It is the same as seeing or hearing in the realm of spirits
What Discerning of Spirits is Not:
It is not discernment. It is discerning spirits
It is not the power to discern faults in others
It is not faultfinding
It is not just the discerning of devils or evil spirits. It has
to do with the entire class of spirits.
Within the scope of this gift is
Seeing the similitude of God
Seeing the Risen Lord
Discerning of spirits: divine, satanic, and human
Discerning of the Holy Spirit
Discerning of spirit can reveal cherubim, seraphim,
archangels, or a host of God’s angels
Discerning of spirits can reveal the power, whether
good or evil, that may be enforcing a supernatural
manifestation or influencing a type of behavior
“Without even having the discerning of spirits in
manifestation, if we know the Word of God and if
we are walking in the Spirit, we will have an inward
witness if someone is operating by a wrong spirit.
The Holy Spirit on the inside of us, in our spirits, will
warn us if we are at all sensitive to Him… We don’t
need the discerning of spirits to know when
something is out of order. We ought to know God’s
Word well enough for ourselves to know when
somethin doesn’t line up with the Word of God. And
we ought to be led by the inward witness.” (Rom.
8:14) Kenneth E. Hagin
Faith, Miracles, Healings
The Gift of Faith is a supernatural manifestation
of the Holy Spirit whereby a believer is
empowered with special faith, or wonderworking faith, and it is beyond simple faith.
Every believer has general faith or saving faith
The Gift of Faith is a gift of the Spirit to the
believer in order that he might receive
miracles.
The working of miracles, on the other hand, is a gift given
to believers that he might work miracles
One gift receives, the other does something
The Gift of Faith is a special gift which is given
supernaturally by the Spirit of God, as He wills.
Those who operate in special faith, the gift of the
Spirit, can believe God in such a way that God
honors their word as His own, and miraculously
brings to pass the desired result.
There are various types of faith . This is a special kind
of faith that goes beyond faith for general needs.
The manifestation of the gift of special faith can
come as a gift of the Spirit after one receives the
baptism of the Holy Spirit.
The Gift of Faith employs faith that passively
expects a miracle as a sustained or continuous
action. That means when it is necessary, there is
a duration to the gift of special faith—it is
ongoing in its action.
When the gift of faith is in operation, it may be that
nothing is seen at the time to confirm that the
person has an answer. Therefore, special faith may
carry over a long period of time.
The Gift of Faith is a divine gift or enabling by the Spirit of
God that causes what is spoken or desired by man, or
spoken by God to ultimately come to pass
Key Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7-11
The Working of Miracles Defined
A miracle is a supernatural intervention by God in
the ordinary course of nature; a temporary
suspension of the accustomed order, or an
interruption in the system of nature as we know
it, operated by the Holy Spirit.
It is a supernatural act on a natural plane
Everyone of the gifts of the Spirit is miraculous; they are
all supernatural. But, they are not all the gift of working
miracles.
When the working of miracles is in manifestation, there is
a divine intervention in the ordinary course of nature.
Ex. 2 Kings 2:14
The difference between the gift of faith and the
working of miracles is that the gift of faith receives a
miracle and the working of miracles works a miracle.
The working of miracles is used to display God’s
power and magnificence.
The working of miracles could be called the working
of acts of powers.
According to the Greek concordance, the Greek
word also means, explosions of almightiness or
impelling , staggering wonders, or astonishments
In other words, the Greek of 1 Corinthians 12:7-11
could read, “To another the working of impelling,
staggering wonders or astonishments, or the
outworkings of explosions of almightiness and acts
of powers.”
Quotes
Howard Gardner said, “ The working of miracles is a
very important manifestation of the Spirit. It is the
mighty power of God flowing through a person.”
Kenneth Hagin said, “ We might say that when this
gift is in manifestation through a believer, he
participates in the same power of God that was in
manifestation when God created the world.”
Discussion Question
Why don’t we have more manifestations of spiritual
gifts? 1Cor. 12:31
Prophesy, Divers Tongues,
Interpretation of Tongues
Prophecy is supernatural utterance in a known
tongue.
The Greek word that is translated “prophesy”
means to speak for another. So, “prophesy” can
mean to speak for God or to be His spokesman.
The simple gift of prophesy should not be
confused with the prophetic office or with
prophetic utterance that may come forth in the
prophet’s ministry.
Prophesying is More Than Preaching
Some people think that “to prophesy” means to
preach.
“To preach” means to proclaim, to announce, to cry
or to tell.
Differences between Old and New Testament
Prophets
In the Old Testament, prophecy was essentially
foretelling, in the New Testament the gift of
prophesy shifted to forth telling.
New Testament example Agabus in Acts 21:10-11
The Gift of Prophecy vs. The Office of the
Prophet
The fact that the gift of simple prophecy operates through a
person doesn’t make him a prophet.
A prophet has more of the gifts of the Spirit in operation
than just the gift of prophesy
To stand in the office of a prophet, the person must have 2
of the revelation gifts—word of wisdom and word of
knowledge or discerning of spirits-- operating on a continual
basis in the person’s life and ministry, plus the gift of
prophecy.
For a person standing in the office of the prophet, a person
needs to be called to the fivefold ministry as a preacher or
teacher of the word (Eph. 4: 11-12)
1 Cor. 14:3
“But the one who prophesies speaks to people for
their strengthening, encouraging and comfort.”
Many people thing the gift of prophecy is prediction. The
simple gift of prophesy is not prediction but is speaking
unto men “…to edification, and exhortation, and
comfort.”
The gift of prophecy is given to edify the Church through
exhortation.
Exhort means a calling nearer to God or an invitation
The simple gift of prophesy is given for comfort.
Prophesy is not faultfinding. Comfort, not correction, is
the purpose of the simple gift of prophecy. Prophesy may
cause conviction of sin
The Gift of Divers Kinds of Tongues is a
supernatural utterance by the Holy Spirit in
languages never learned by the speaker, nor
understood by the speaker, nor necessarily
always understood by the hearer.
Speaking in tongues has nothing whatsoever to do with
linguistic ability; it has nothing to do with the mind or the
intellect of man. It is a vocal miracle of the Holy Spirit.
Purposes of Speaking in Tongues
Speaking in tongues is the initial evidence or sign of the Holy Spirit’s
infilling presence (Acts 2:4).
Speaking with other tongues is talking to God supernaturally. It is
your spirit, by the Holy Spirit within you, talking to God (1 Cor. 14:14)
Speaking in tongues is a means of magnifying God (Acts 10:45, 46)
Speaking in tongues edifies the believer (1 Cor. 14:4; Jude 20)
Speaking in tongues is praying in the Spirit (Eph. 6:18)
Speaking in tongues allows our spirits the opportunity to pray. (Heb.
12:9; 1 Cor. 14:14)
Speaking in tongues fills our spirits with the Holy Spirit (Eph. 5: 18)
The public ministry of diversity of tongues is a
ministry gift denoting more of a prophetic
office, not the devotional gift of tongues. `