Spiritual Gift Service | Helps
The Greek word for the spiritual gift service | Helps is “diakonos” G1249 or “antilēmpsis” G484.
Definition and Purpose of the Service | Helps Gift
The spiritual gift service | helps is the special ability enable others by working gladly behind the scenes in a supporting role to help and aid others. Groups need someone with this gift to ensure the overall group is maintaining an attitude of humility and willingness, while giving freely to aid and care for those around them.
Service ideas: weekly service needs, church website/data entry, newsletters, P.A./sound system technician, recording and taping church services, child care and Sunday school, kitchen cleaning team, providing transportation, weekly ministries, church cleaning/construction, homeless feeding, serving at church pot-lucks
Vulnerability of Service | Helps
All the gifts, talents and abilities that we have can be used negatively. When service and helps are used in a selfish, harsh, over-barring, reckless manner or when it is enabling sin or dysfunctional behavior, it would not be Spirit-led or an expression of love. This gift is best used when coupled with Leadership, Apostle, Government, Wisdom, Pastor and Prophecy
For example, someone with the Service gifting could be blessed with a heart to help the poor but without healthy boundaries may actually be hurtful to themselves or others.
Study more:
Matthew 20:26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Matthew 23:11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
Mark 10: 43-45 Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
1 Corinthians 12:28 And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues
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Guidance Spiritual Gifts
Leader | Leadership | Apostle | Wisdom | Pastor | Shepherd
Communication Spiritual Gifts
Encourager | Exhortation | Faith | Evangelist | Teacher
Navigation Spiritual Gifts
Administrator | Prophet | Knowledge | Discernment
Support Spiritual Gifts
Service | Helps | Giver | Intercessor | Prayer | Mercy
Other Spiritual Gifts
Artistry | Hospitality | Music–Vocal | Music–Instrumental | Skilled Crafts | Writing Service Ideas |
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