The Gifts of The Spirit: The Gifts that Perceive and Respond

The Gifts of The Spirit: The Gifts that Perceive and Respond

From Grace City Church by Grace City Church

June 2, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

The episode explores the gifts of discernment and faith within the context of the Holy Spirit and their importance in the church.

What if you’ve been carrying a spiritual gift your whole life and never had a name for it? In this message, we explore two of the most underrated gifts of the Holy Spirit; the Gift of Discernment and the Gift of Faith. We break down the three domains of discernment (the Holy Spirit, the human spirit, and the demonic), what it looks like when discernment goes wrong, and why the church desperately needs people who can see clearly and act on what they see. We also unpack the Gift of Faith, not saving faith, but the Spirit-given capacity to look directly at impossibility and still hold to the promise. From Abraham to George Müller, we trace what this gift looks like in real life and why every church needs people who carry it. These two gifts are not opposites. Discernment without faith produces cynicism. Faith without discernment produces naïveté. Together, they produce exactly the kind of person the body of Christ needs right now. 📖 1 Corinthians 12:10 | 1 John 4:1 | Romans 4:18–21

Topics covered

  • spiritual gifts
  • discernment
  • faith
  • Holy Spirit
  • church needs
  • Christianity

Keywords

  • spiritual gifts
  • discernment
  • gift of faith
  • Holy Spirit
  • church
  • Christianity
  • cynicism
  • naïveté

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 1 Corinthians 12:10, 1 John 4:1, Romans 4:18–21

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