Service and Charismatic Gifts Assessment

I have a desire to speak direct messages from God that edify or exhort or comfort others.

Through God I have revealed specific things which will happen in the future.

People have told me that I have communicated timely and urgent messages which have come directly from the Lord.

I sometimes have a strong sense of what God wants to say to people in response to a particular situation.

I sometimes feel that I know exactly what God wants me to do in ministry at a specific point in time.

I have enjoyed relating to a certain group of people over a long period of time, sharing personally in their successes and failures.

I have enjoyed assuming the responsibility for the spiritual well being of a particular group of Christians.

I feel unafraid of giving spiritual guidance and direction in a group of Christians.

I have helped fellow believers by guiding them to relevant portions of the Bible and praying with them.

People have told me that I have helped them to be restored to the Christian community.

People have told me that I have helped them learn some biblical truth in a meaningful way.

I feel I can explain the New Testament teaching about the health and ministry of the body of Christ in a relevant way.

I can devote considerable time to learning new biblical truths in order to communicate them to others.

I feel I can communicate Biblical truths to others and see resulting changes in knowledge, attitudes, values, or conduct.

Studying the Bible and sharing my insights with others is very satisfying for me.

I have applied spiritual truth effectively to situations in my own life.

I can intuitively arrive at solutions to fairly complicated problems.

When a person has a problem I can frequently guide them to the best Biblical solution

Some people indicate that I have perceived and applied Biblical truth to the specified needs of fellow believers.

I have felt an unusual presence of God and personal confidence when important decisions needed to be made.

Others have told me that I have helped them distinguish key and important facts of scripture.

I have had insights of spiritual truth which others have said helped bring them closer to God.

Through study or experience I have discerned major strategies or techniques God seems to use in furthering His kingdom.

I study and read quite a bit in order to learn new Biblical truths.

I have the ability to discover new truths for myself through reading or observing situations firsthand.

I have verbally encouraged the wavering, the troubled, or the discouraged.

I can effectively motivate people to get involved in ministry when it’s needed.

People come to me in their afflictions or suffering, and have told me that they have been helped, relieved and healed.

I have a desire to effectively counsel the perplexed, the guilty, or the addicted.

I have urged others to seek a Biblical solution to their affliction or suffering.

Others in the church have noted that I was able to see through phoniness before it was evident to other people.

I can “see” the Spirit of God resting on certain people from time to time.

I can tell with a fairly high degree of assurance when a person is afflicted by an evil spirit.

I can recognize whether a person’s teaching is from God, from Satan, or of human origin

I can tell whether a person speaking in tongues is genuine.

I find I manage money well in order to give liberally to the Lord’s work.

My giving records show that I give considerably more than 10 percent of my income to the Lord’s work.

When I am moved by an appeal to give to God’s work, I usually find the money that I need to do it.

I am so confident that God will meet my needs that I give to Him sacrificially and consistently.

I have been willing to maintain a lower standard of living in order to benefit God’s work.

I have assisted Christian leaders to relieve them for their essential job.

Other people have told me that I helped them become more effective in their ministries.

I have enjoyed doing routine tasks that led to more effective ministry by others.

When I do things behind the scenes and others are helped, I am joyful.

When I serve the Lord, I really don’t care who gets the credit.

I have a desire to work with those who have physical or mental problems, to alleviate their suffering.

I have cared for others when they have had material of physical needs.

I enjoy visiting in hospitals and/or retirement homes, and feel I do well in such a ministry.

People call on me to help those who are less fortunate.

I would enjoy spending time with a lonely, shut-in person or someone in prison.

I feel comfortable relating to ethnics and minorities, and they seem to accept me.

I feel I could learn another language well in order to minister to those in a different culture.

People in a different race or culture have been attracted to me, and we have related well.

I would be willing to leave comfortable surroundings if it would enable me to share Christ with more people.

More than most, I have had a strong desire to see people of others countries won to the Lord.

I have led others to a decision for salvation through faith in Christ.

I have shared joyfully how Christ has brought me to Himself in a way that is meaningful to non-believers.

Non-Christians have noted that they feel comfortable when they are around me, and that I have a positive effect on them toward developing a faith in Christ.

I get frustrated when others don’t seem to share their faith with unbelievers as much as I do.

I am attracted to non-believers because of my desire to win them to Christ.

My home is always open to people passing through who need a place to stay.

I enjoy taking charge of church suppers or social gatherings.

When people come to our home, they indicate that they “feel at home” with us.

Others have mentioned to me that I am a very hospitable person.

I have desired to make my home available to those in the Lord’s service whenever needed.

When in a group, I am often the one others often look to for vision and direction

I have believed God for the impossible and have seen it happen in a tangible way.

Other people have told me that I had faith to accomplish what seemed impossible to them

There have been times when I have felt sure I knew God’s specific will for the future growth of His work, even when others did not been so sure.

Others have told me that I am a person of unusual vision and I agree.

When I speak people seem to listen and agree.

Other Christians have followed my leadership because they believed in me.

When I set goals, others seem to accept them readily.

When I join a group, others seem to back off and expect me to take the leadership.

When I am in charge, things seem to run smoothly

When a group I am in is lacking organization, I tend to step in and fill the gap.

I enjoy the details of organizing ideas, people, resources and time for more effective ministry.

I have been able to make effective and efficient plans for accomplishing the goals of a group.

I am able to give directions to others without using persuasion to get them to accomplish a task

I have enjoyed bearing the responsibility for the success of a particular task within my church.

I am single and I enjoy it.

Other people have noted that I feel more indifferent about not being married than most.

I am glad I have more time to serve the Lord because I am single.

I am single and I have little difficulty controlling my sexual desires.

I readily identify with Paul’s desire for others to be single as he was.

I have spoken to evil spirits and they have obeyed me.

I have actually heard a demon speak in a loud voice.

Others call on me when they suspect that someone is demonized.

Other people have been instantly delivered from demonic oppression when I have prayed

I cast out demons in Jesus’ name.

In the name of the Lord, I have been used in curing diseases instantaneously.

I enjoy praying for sick people because I know that many of them will be healed as a result.

Others have told me that God healed them of an emotional problem when I ministered to them.

I have prayed for others and physical healing has actually occurred.

When I pray for the sick, either I or they feel sensations of tingling or warmth.

I spend at least an hour a day in prayer.

When I hear a prayer request, I pray for that need for several days at least.

Intercessory prayer is one of my favorite ways of spending time.

Others have told me that my prayers for them have been answered in tangible ways.

When I pray, God frequently speaks to me, and I recognize His voice.

Sometimes when a person speaks in tongues, I get an idea about what God is saying.

I have interpreted tongues with the result that the body of Christ was edified, exhorted, or comforted.

I have prayed that I may interpret if someone begins speaking in tongues.

I have interpreted tongues in a way that seemed to bless others.

I have interpreted tongues in such a way that the message appeared to be directly from God.

Others can point to specific instances where my prayers have resulted in visible miracles.

God has used me personally to perform supernatural signs and wonders

God regularly seems to do impossible things through my life.

People have told me that I was God’s instrument which brought supernatural changes in lives or circumstances.

In the name of the Lord, I have been able to recover sight to the blind.

I enjoy being called upon to do special jobs around the church.

I don’t have many special skills, but I do what needs to be done around the church.

Others have mentioned that I seem to enjoy routine tasks and do well at them.

I prefer being active and doing something rather than just sitting around talking or reading or listening to a speaker.

I respond cheerfully when asked to do a job, even if it seems menial.

I have spoken in tongues.

I have spoken an immediate message of God to His people in a language that I have never learned.

I can speak to God in a language I have never learned.

When I give a public message in tongues, I expect it to be interpreted.

When I speak in tongues, I believe it is edifying to the Lord’s body.

I could live more comfortably, but I choose not to in order to live with the poor.

Living a simple lifestyle is an exciting challenge for me.

I am not poor but I can identify with poor people.

Others tell me I sacrifice much materially in order to minister.

Poor people accept me because I choose to live on their level.