Understanding Spiritual Gifts

A Comprehensive Guide

By: Sam Storms

Narrated by: Adam Barr

What are spiritual gifts?

Storms has spent several decades teaching on the topic of the spiritual gifts and equipping believers in the faithful practice of God's gifts. Yet there remains a great deal of confusion about the nature of the gifts and how they best function in the body of Christ.

In this comprehensive guide to the spiritual gifts, Storms addresses the many bizarre and misleading interpretations while confronting the tendency to downplay the urgency of spiritual gifts for Christian living and ministry. He explains how spiritual gifts--both the more miraculous and the everyday--are given to build up the body of Christ.

God has graciously provided these "manifestations of the Spirit" so that believers might encourage, edify, strengthen, instruct, and console one another, all with a view to an ever-increasing, incremental transformation into the image of Jesus Christ. Throughout this guide, Sam Storms unpacks the glorious truth that there is a supernatural and divine energy or power that fills and indwells the body and soul of every Christian believer.

Understanding Spiritual Gifts is useful as a reference to address common questions about the gifts, but it also serves as a training manual for using and exercising the gifts in ministry. It is perfect for any individual or group who wants to grow in their understanding of spiritual gifts for today.

outstanding.

this book does a really good job of both being honest with the opposing arguments and being true to the text.

Well thought out book!

Sam Storms with the mind of a Theologian but the heart of a Pastor works his way through every text were the spiritual gifts are mentioned. The book is a bit long but not filled with fluff. Storms is helpful with both his real life illustrations, examples from church history and more importantly reasoning from the scriptures. This book no matter your position will help you think on the topic.

You will be provoked to ponder the scriptures.

Loved it! Theology that us accessible to everyone. Sam simplifies the purpose and application of spiritual gifts in the 21st century church. He answers the many objections of the cessesationist.

Thorough overview

I feel that the brought up a lot of good questions on the debate of spiritual gifts and covered a lot of issues. He gave me a lot to consider though he didn’t get me to agree with his conclusions. I’m left with more to figure out.

In my opinion this book is a masterpiece.

Every Christian should have this book in their library. Sam Storms did an absolutely incredible job in explaining all aspects of the gifts. This book is an absolute blessing to the individual or even the congregation. It’s a must have...