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Jeremy Haroldson tackles one of the most misunderstood topics in organizational and spiritual life: Giftings. Often relegated to "weird" religious corners, Jeremy reframes spiritual gifts as essential operational tools for any high-functioning team.
Using 1 Corinthians 12 as the manual, this session moves beyond the "what" of the gifts and into the "why" and "how." If you feel like you are operating at 50% capacity, or if your team feels disjointed and competitive, this teaching provides the blueprint for unlocking the full spectrum of supernatural capability.
The teaching opens with a warning: "I do not want you to be uninformed [ignorant]." Jeremy explains that ignorance isn't bliss; it's a lid on your potential.
"If you don't know what's in your toolbox, you can't build the house." Many leaders struggle because they are trying to solve supernatural problems with natural effort. They are unaware of the tools (wisdom, discernment, faith) available to them. The first step to power is simply knowing what is available.
Jeremy demystifies the word "manifestation." It simply means to make something clear or visible. "Spiritual gifts are the invisible intelligence of [the Source] becoming visible solutions through people."
When you operate in a gift, you are bringing a solution from the unseen realm (an idea, a healing, a strategy) into the seen realm. You act as a conduit. This shifts the pressure off of you to "perform" and places it on your ability to "receive and release."
Why do these gifts exist? "To each is given the manifestation... for the common good [profit]."
This is the litmus test for any gift: Does it help the team? If your "gift" draws attention to you but doesn't add value to the community, it's not a spiritual gift; it's an ego trip. True spiritual capacity always results in the profit of the whole body. It solves problems, heals wounds, and provides direction.
Jeremy uses Paul's famous "Body" metaphor. "If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing?"
We often try to clone ourselves in leadership. We want everyone to think like us. But a body of only "eyes" is a monster. Healthy organizations require diversity of function but unity of purpose. We need the visionaries (eyes), the workers (hands), and the movers (feet). You must learn to value the gift that is *opposite* to yours.
Jeremy closes with a challenge to ambition: "Earnestly desire the higher gifts."
This isn't about greed; it's about capacity. You should want the best tools because you want to do the best work. Don't settle for living a "natural" life when a "supernatural" one is available. Ask for the upgrade. Step into the risk. Activate the gift.
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A natural talent is something you are born with (like singing or math). A spiritual gift is a supernatural empowerment given by the Spirit for a specific purpose (like discernment or prophecy). Often, God uses natural talents as a vessel for spiritual gifts, but they are distinct in origin and power.
Yes. The text says "to each is given." Every believer has the potential to operate in spiritual gifts because the Holy Spirit lives inside them. It is not an elite club; it is standard equipment for the Christian life.
Because dependency creates unity. If everyone had every gift, we wouldn't need each other. God designed the system so that I need what you carry, and you need what I carry. This interdependence forces us to walk in love and humility.
Key Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12:1, 12:7
"Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed... To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good."