THE MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS

The Motivational Gifts are supernatural abilities God endows us with at new birth (on becoming a Christian). They are given by Father God for the work of the ministry. All of us will have at least one of these gifts that must be empowered by the Manifestation Gifts of 1 Corinthians 12:7-10 which are given at the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Manifestation gifts will be dealt with separately. Some of the motivational gifts may develop into one of the Fivefold ministries (Teaching may develop into the office of Teacher, Prophecy may develop into the office of a Prophet and a combination of others into Apostle, Pastor or Evangelist) but that is outside the scope of this teaching.

For more teaching on the Spiritual Gifts in the context of our calling go to my BIG PICTURE teaching.

INVENTORY - Click here to take a spiritual gifts assessment Then you can look below for more details (use back button to come here after taking assessment).
Motivational Gifts	*Motivated*	Each gifting… Each motivation…
Motivational Gifts	*Motivated*	Positive	Negative
1. The Prophet Perceiver	Say what they think…Declare the truth…Right or wrong…Black or white…Quality control…	See right to the heart of a issue. They are motivated to reveal what is true; They are concerned with revealing the other persons motives; They have a natural "discernment"	It is hard to keep silence when they feel truth is being twisted or hidden or offended. They usually lack tact They need to learn to speak the truth in love They need to know "when" to speak. Proper channels of "who" to speak to
2. The Minister Servant	Meet the physical needs of others Helps ministries, ushers, feed the hungry, set up the stage. They have to DO something to help	Can see what needs to be done	Their motives are often misunderstood Trying to "be seen" or "showing off" Weakness/easily offended. If you don’t show them appreciation. Take care for others. They look down their noses at people who don’t see the physical needs. They look down their noses at people who don’t see the physical needs
3. The Teacher	Research the facts, the history, new ideas, details…Impart instruction, communicate knowledge	Is motivated to validate truth, wants to know "why" "how" "when" "where" - facts details, put the details in order	They can be really boring! They have to tell you "why" they are qualified to do what they do, place a lot of importance on "degrees" or "academics". If they don’t feel you are "qualified" they won’t listen to you. Much detail, more info than you could ever use, great difficulty communicating the practical use of their knowledge easily offended & critical
4. The Exhorter	Take care of the spiritual needs of others. Stimulate… build up… edify. Head up the Pep rally "You’re going to make it!"	Is motivated to be on top of any situation… not easily discouraged	They often won’t let you grieve, often lack empathy, everything is mind over matter, decision; can run over or ignore the work of the Holy Spirit. They skip "process" Easily offended. If you don’t do what they counsel…
5. The Giver	Gifted to make money, money is their friend, Love to give money, it excites them, They may not even have a lot of money, give & careful what they have	The Giver is motivated to make money & give money…	The motivation to make money & handle money properly opens a door for hording and stinginess, Classic example: SCROOGE, or they can give everything away and not take care of themselves, The giver is offended: if you don’t listen to their financial advice, debt offends them, lack of financial planning…
6. The Leader Administration	They can see the bigger picture in a situation, delegate quickly. If there is a vacuum of leadership, they will "take over"	The Administrator is great at making an almost instant evaluation of a problem and assign steps of action to solve the problem. Delegate people to handle it, fully capable of making adjustments as they go	The Administrator can manipulate, control, or even dominate others, subconsciously; They don’t verbalize their appreciation. "Expect you to do your job" We have to serve one another, submit to one another; won’t listen to your input; won’t let you finish your point, They "think" they already know what you’re going to say; jump to conclusions; constantly changing their minds, extremely impatient; Offended: If you don’t obey them… if you question their command, you better jump, and ask how high as your going up, they can’t stand turtles.
7. Mercy	They are focused on the emotional needs of others, full of compassion, love, mercy, very forgiving; can’t we all just get along…?	Very compassionate, empathetic, loyal, forgiving…	Totally blind to the faults of the person they are working with; Offended: if you hurt somebody’s feelings; they will take up other people’s offenses; no motivational gift is better than the other one; Many parts, one body; all are necessary! Don’t spend a lot of time analyzing yourself or others; Learn to recognize the gifts and capitalize on them.

(a) The DOING Ministries (1 Peter 4:11b – ‘with the ability that God supplies’)

“Preach the Gospel every day and, if needed, use words!” – 1 John 3:18 (Pastor on battle field with wounded soldier, give up drink and clothes…’I know You’re a Christian, tell me more’)

- Very difficult to discover ministry gifts if person is not ministering!!!! Recognition comes out of observation.

A. Serving/ Helps (Acts 6:1-6): Motivation of demonstrating love by meeting practical needs.

2. A joy in serving when it frees others to do more important things (Phil 2:22)

4. A special enjoyment in providing for physical needs and comforts (can remember likes and dislikes) (2 Tim 4:13)

5. A strong desire to be with others, providing more serving opportunities (Acts 16:2,17:14; 18:5;19:22)

B. Giving : Motivation to entrust personal assets to others for the furtherance of the ministry.

1. A keen ability to discern wise investments in order to have more money available to give away (Matt 16:19-20)

4. An ability to see financial needs which others tend to overlook (Matt 15:3-7)

3. A greater concern over mental joy or distress than physical concerns (1 Jn 3:17)

5. A desire to remove the causes of hurts rather than to look for benefits from them.

2. A tendency to react harshly when intimate friends are rejected (Luke 9:53-54)

3. A greater vulnerability to deeper and more frequent hurts from the lack of love (can take up offenses for hurts of others).

(b) The SPEAKING Ministries

Text: “If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God.” 1 Peter 4:11a(NKJV)

From Romans 12:6-8 we see the Speaking Gifts are Prophecy, Teaching, Exhortation, and Leadership/Administration

Teaching and Prophecy were covered under 5-Fold ministries. Let’s look at other 2…

(1) Gift of Exhortation: The motivation to stimulate the faith of others. To call to the side to urge one to pursue a course of conduct. Personal counseling to encourage spiritual growth.

2. An ability to discern where a person is in spiritual growth and to speak on that level.

3. A desire to give precise: steps of action in urging people toward spiritual maturity.

4. A drive to explain truth with logical reasoning, in order to make it accepted.

5. An ability to visualize spiritual achievement for people and to use this to motivate them to action.

6. A desire for face-to-face discussion in order to determine and insure a positive response.

7. An ability to identify with people of different types and backgrounds in order to gain a wider hearing.

8. A motivation to bring harmony between diverse groups of Christians, and an awareness that harmony is basic to spiritual maturity.

9. An ability to welcome personal tribulation as a chief motivator of spiritual growth

(2) Gift of Leadership/Administration : The motivation to coordinate the activities of others for the achievement of common goals. To preside over. To lead. To stand before. To distinguish major objectives and help those around him to visualize them.

1. An ability to visualize the final result of a major undertaking (Neh 1:2-3; 2:5)

3. An ability to know what resources are available and needed to reach a goal (Neh 2:6-8)

4. A tendency to remove himself from distracting details in order to focus on the ultimate goal (Neh 5:1-13).

5. A willingness to endure reaction from insiders and outsiders in order to reach an ultimate goal (Neh 4:8-18)

6. A need for loyalty and confidence from those who are being directed and served (Neh 5:1)

7. An ability to know what he should and should not delegate to others (Neh 4:13)

8. An ability to inspire and encourage workers by cheerfulness, approval, praise, and challenges (Neh 2:1; 4:14)

9. A joy and fulfillment in seeing all the parts come together in a finished product (Neh 8)