Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal.
3 sermons cite this verse
… No, no, no. Oh, that's good, though. 1 Corinthians 12, verses 7 through 11, that the manifestation of the Spirit, there are nine of them. This means that when you receive power from the Holy Ghost, oh, God, help me, that it is not just so that you can do the miracles and the wonders. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all. Let's talk about the manifestation of the Spirit. For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit. The power of the Holy Ghost is not just for casting out devils. It can give you wisdom through the Spirit. Come on, somebody. The Holy Spirit doesn't just stop there. Another manifestation of the Spirit is the word of knowledge through the same Spirit. Otherwise, you will know things that you're not even supposed to know because the Holy Spirit told me. Some of you have been filled with the Holy Ghost and you thought because you didn't have the church manifestation that you didn't have the Holy Ghost. …
… things and all persons, but to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." And one thing I want us to recognize right up front, that is when God gives spiritual gifts, which He does, He always gives it for the common good, not for some individual's sake or to make us feel good or to get prideful and puffy about what we have or don't have. It's always for the common good of the whole body of Christ. Now, one of the first things we need to do is to clarify terms because sometimes people get them a little confused. So, let's look first of all at the idea of the gift of the Spirit, G-I-F-T. And that is, we're talking about the person of the Holy Spirit who is given to every single believer upon our salvation. This is what Peter was preaching in Acts chapter 2, verse 38. When you were saved, the Holy Spirit came into your life to indwell and to seal you as a child of God. …
… And there are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things and all persons. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. As we have discussed of the spiritual gifts that God has given to the church, as we saw in Ephesians chapter 4, that he's given to the church apostles. He's given to the church prophets, evangelists, and pastor teachers. Some of those were temporary gifts, and some of them were permanent gifts, the evangelists and the pastors and teachers. But likewise has he given to every part of the body a spiritual gift. And so what I want us to look at now is the gifts that God has given to each member of the body. There is a difference between having a natural talent and having a spiritual gift. Everybody, to some degree, has natural talents. That is, what we are born with as a result of what God sees fit to place in your life at your physical birth. …