3. The gift of faith (1 Corinthians 12:9)—the ability to trust God and envision grand goals that God can accomplish through His church. Some call this the gift of vision—the ability to envision grand ideas, become gripped by them, and move forward even against the odds to make that vision a reality in God’s name. Every great Christian enterprise was begun by someone with the gift of faith.
4. The gift of healing (1 Corinthians 12:9)—the ability to pray and touch lives in such a way that God is able to restore people to physical, mental, or emotional health. This gift goes beyond the skills of a doctor or therapist (although a healing professional could possess this gift). The spiritual gift of healing is clearly the supernatural ability to make sick people well. Occasionally, in the record of church history, there have been some who had the gift of healing, but it is a rare gift today, infrequently bestowed.
