The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
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Prayer

• Romans Chapter 8

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• There are seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
• Wisdom
• Understanding
• Counsel
• Fortitude
• Knowledge
• Piety
• Fear of the Lord

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The Fruits of the Holy Spirit

• The fruits of the Holy Spirit are perfections
  that are formed in us as the first fruits of
  eternal Glory.
• There are 12 Fruits
• Charity
• Joy
• Peace
• Patience
• Kindness
• Goodness
• Generosity
• Gentleness
• Faithfulness
• Modesty
• Self-Control
• Chastity

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• God gives the gifts of the Holy Spirit to us so
  that we may grow in a deeper relationship with
  Christ.
• Each Gift has its own way of assisting us in our
  effort to build a relationship with God.
• All of these Gifts are given to us at Baptism but
  they are strengthened through Confirmation.

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• Fear of the Lord This gift helps us recognize
  Gods will by understanding that He holds the
  keys to eternal life. This is our beginning step
  on our relationship to peace with God. This
  leads to
• Piety (Devotion) The gift of devotion to the
  Lord helps us grow in obedience to Christ by
  learning about Him through the Scriptures. This
  helps us to be meek, which is the loss of
  resentment towards people. Once we control our
  anger, we are open to see each other and God
  Clearly. This leads to

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• Knowledge The gift of knowledge leads us to be
  confronted with the fact that God is to be loved
  for Himself, neighbors are to be loved because of
  God, and that our love for God involves
  everything heart, mind, and soul. It is not so
  much an intellectual knowledge as it is the
  Gospel experience of being united in love. This
  leads to
• Fortitude The Gift of fortitude is needed to
  keep out love of God secure, even in bad times.
  Fortitude keeps us strong, away from despair and
  focused on eternity. When difficulties hit, and
  the feeling of love fades, it helps us to stay
  strong. This leads to

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• Counsel The gift of counsel can be understood
  in relationship to the practice of counseling.
  Counseling involves receiving correction of our
  actions. According to God, there is no deeper
  way to love than to be a person of mercy. The
  gift of counsel leads us to mercy, which leads us
  to perfection in love. Mercy is the way God
  deals with us, and is what is best for us. It is
  a love that dies for someone, even when they
  dont deserve it. This leads to

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• Understanding The gift of understanding
  concerns the understanding of the heart, the part
  of ourselves where only God and I are present.
  The gift of understanding cleanses the heart to
  prefer the Truth to everything, and leads us to
  love that which we thought was unlovable,
  including our enemies. This leads us to
• Wisdom The gift of wisdom is the final stage of
  our growth in faith. Here, we live a life that
  pleases God alone and are able to enjoy His peace
  here on earth and into eternity.

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Using Our Gifts

• The way to progress from one Gift of the Holy
  Spirit to the next is to use our personal
  God-given gifts for the service of others
• I Corinthians 12
• How do we develop our personal gifts
• Prayer
• Studying Gods ways and training our minds
• Getting involved in our Parish
• Hard Work!
• Being risky, leaving our comfort zone to love.

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Being a Good Gift Receiver

• We should treat our spiritual gifts, given to us
  by God, the same way we treat physical gifts
  given to us by others.
• If someone buys you a car for your 16th Birthday
  you would probably be quick to say thank you.
• You would probably use the car and maintain it,
  instead of letting it sit in your yard or let it
  fall apart.
• Why should our Spiritual Gifts be treated
  differently?

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Witness
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Group Activity

• Write 1 paragraph that defines your purpose in
  life as a follower of Christ and a Catholic.
• List 10 gifts you have to offer the Church
• Write down 10 affirmation statements based on
  your gifts.
• I.E. I am a person who is good at sharing my
  faith with others.