Score Sheet
For Your Motivational Gifts
Test
"For as we have many member in one body,
and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body
in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts
differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy,
let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministering:
or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation:
he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth,
with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness"
(Romans 12:4-8).
Letter key for each motivational gift.
| Prophecy |
[P]
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| Ministering or
Serving |
[S]
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| Teaching |
[T]
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| Exhortation (encouraging) |
[E]
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| Giving |
[G]
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| Ruling or
Administration |
[A]
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| Mercy |
[M]
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Please check your MGT by the key below.
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One
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Two
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Three
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Four
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Five
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Six
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Seven
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Eight
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Nine
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Ten
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1. [P]
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1. [S]
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1. [T]
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1. [E]
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1. [G]
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1. [A]
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1. [M]
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1. [E]
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1. [G]
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1. [A]
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2. [S]
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2. [M]
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2. [G]
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2. [A]
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2. [M]
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2. [P]
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2. [A]
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2. [S]
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2. [T]
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2. [E]
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3. [T]
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3. [A]
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3. [M]
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3. [P]
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3. [P]
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3. [S]
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3. [P]
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3. [M]
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3. [P]
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3. [S]
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4. [E]
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4. [P]
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4. [P]
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4. [S]
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4. [S]
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4. [T]
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4. [E]
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4. [A]
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4. [M]
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4. [M]
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5. [G]
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5. [T]
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5. [S]
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5. [M]
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5. [T]
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5. [E]
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5. [T]
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5. [G]
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5. [A]
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5. [G]
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6. [A]
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6. [G]
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6. [E]
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6. [G]
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6. [E]
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6. [G]
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6. [S]
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6. [T]
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6. [E]
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6. [T]
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7. [M]
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7. [E]
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7. [A]
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7. [T]
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7. [A]
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7. [M]
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7. [G]
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7. [P]
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7. [S]
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7. [P]
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Please type in the appropriate letters
that match your MGT.
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Nine
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B
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Type in the number for the totals below and print the page
for your records
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Total = A
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[P]=
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[S]=
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[T]=
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[E]=
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[G]=
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[A]=
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[M]=
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Total = B
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[P]=
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[S]=
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[T]=
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[E]=
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[G]=
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[A]=
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[M]=
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Total A&B
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[P]=
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[S]=
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[T]=
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[G]=
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[A]=
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Some basic characteristics of the different gifts
Prophecy
1. You often see issues as being all white or all black (right or wrong).
2. You must see outward change before accepting sincere inward repentance.
3. You believe in an all or nothing commitment.
4. You find yourself to be quick to discern, direct in speech, and
forceful in action.
5. You have a strong interest in future events and can foresee them
before they occur.
6. You are a strong defender of truth and will even suffer for righteousness.
7. You are hard on yourself when you discover that you have been wrong.
8. Others may say that you are overly critical and even judgmental.
9. You may say, "That's what happens when you ...."
10. You may ask, "What is God trying to say to you?"
Service (ministering)
1. You have the ability to discern the personal needs of others.
2. You find it difficult to say "No" when others ask for your assistance.
3. You have a tendency to exhaust yourself in helping others.
4. You can remember the personal likes and dislikes of others.
5. You would rather do things for yourself rather than having others
help you.
6. You don't get tired of doing things that please others.
7. You have the desire to be appreciated, but do not want public recognition.
8. Others may say that you help others so that you can control them.
9. You may ask, "How can I help you?"
10. You may say, "Why don't you let me take care of that for you?"
Teaching
1. You have the ability to systematically present the truth to others.
2. You can easily dedicate yourself to deep research.
3. You are very particular about the accuracy of details.
4. You like to accumulate and file knowledge that you have discovered.
5. You are persistent to dig out little known facts.
6. You feel a need to validate and clarify truth.
7. You only rely upon established sources of authority.
8. Others may say that you bore them with too many details.
9. You may state, "The reason it happened was ...."
10. You may say, "I have done some research and I believe ...."
Exhortation (encouraging)
1. You have the ability to see both sides of a situation.
2. You often outline clear, practical steps of action in counseling
others.
3. You have the ability to see root causes of surface problems.
4. You can see the big picture and encourage others to find their place
in it.
5. You encourage and motivate others to reach their full potential.
6. You enjoy sharing truth face to face.
7. You can see how tragedy and struggles can produce growth.
8. Others may say that you are too personable and offer too much advice.
9. You may say, "Let me encourage you to use these steps next time."
10. You may ask, "What can we learn from this experience to use in
the future?"
Giving
1. You desire to give quality gifts to others.
2. You can see the material needs of someone, when others can't.
3. You may tend to judge the spirituality of others based upon their
use of finances.
4. You like to motivate others to give through your giving.
5. You seek to make wise investments that you may have more resources
to give.
6. You will invest of yourself along with your financial giving.
7. You often prefer to keep your giving secret.
8. Others may say that you just give to receive the recognition.
9. You may ask, "Do you have the finances to cover that expense, if
not, I ...."
10. You may say, "Let me tell you all the rewards of giving."
Administration (ruling)
1. You can see the resources in others and find it easy to delegate
responsibilities.
2. You will follow a job through to completion, then look for a new
one.
3. You are concerned about the precise details of a project.
4. You can look at a large project and break it into achievable goals.
5. You find it easy to take charge in the absence of leadership.
6. You are a self-starter and decisive.
7. You require the loyalty of those under your authority.
8. Others may say that they resent your sureness about your authority.
9. You may say, "Jack you do this, James you do that, and I will do
the other."
10. You may say, "Bill, I have been watching you, and it is time that
you take over."
Mercy
1. You have the ability to discern emotional distress or joy in individuals
or groups.
2. You desire to remove others immediately from an emotional or hurtful
situation.
3. You have the ability to have empathy with hurting people.
4. You have the tendency to overlook the failures of others in order
to relate to them.
5. You try to avoid confrontation whenever possible.
6. You have a tendency to measure acceptance by closeness in relationships.
7. You are sensitive to words, attitudes, and actions that may harm
others.
8. Others may say that you are too accepting of people when they are
wrong.
9. You often sincerely ask, "How do you feel?"
10. You may say, "Don't feel too badly; it happens to everyone sooner
or later."
Some basic motives of each gift
Prophecy:
Serving:
To meet the needs of others.
Teaching:
To discover how, when, where, why, and communicate the research to
others.
Exhortation:
To encourage others in growth or to correct for the future.
Giving:
To give or motivate others to give to a tangible need.
Administration
To set in order or to reach a goal by organizing a group.
Mercy:
To relate to the feelings of others or to relieve embarrassment or
emotional pain.
Some common weaknesses associated with the gifts
Prophecy:
1. He may become prideful.
2. He may be inconsiderate of people, pouring out the judgment of God.
3. He may prophecy out of his imagination and not by revelation of
the Spirit.
Serving:
1. He may exhaust himself or other under his authority in his serving.
2. He may try to help others who do not want or need his help.
3. He may reject his gift if others don't show appreciation for his
service.
Teaching:
1. He may give unnecessary, boring details when he teaches.
2. He may declare that his gifting is basic to all other gifts.
3. He may become puffed up with his knowledge.
Exhortation:
1. He may become to familiar with those to whom he ministers.
2. He may have problems making decisions because he can see both sides
of issues.
3. He may give counsel before someone is ready to receive the counsel.
Giving:
1. He may give to the detriment of his own household.
2. He may interfere with God's discipline of someone by giving to meet
their needs.
3. He may promote giving as the sole means of the demonstration of
one's faith.
Administration:
1. He may solely see people as nothing more than resources.
2. He may assume authority that has not been delegated to him.
3. He may drive faithful people away by his strong demand for loyalty.
Mercy:
1. He may become hardened toward those who are insensitive to the emotions
of others.
2. He may become passive to the wrongs of others.
3. He may attract wrong relationships with those of the opposite sex.
Some interactions of those having different gifts
1. One who has the gift of mercy
may want to get someone immediately out of a hurtful situation, while someone
having the gift of exhortation is willing
to let the person stay there for a while to learn from the situation.
2. One who has the gift of prophecy
may want to place God's judgment upon someone, while someone having the
gift of mercy wants to demonstrate
God's mercy.
3. One who has the gift of service
may want to give of his time and energy to serve, while someone having
the gift of giving may want to give
finances instead.
4. One who has the gift of teaching
may want to explain the details of a issue, while someone who has the gift
of administration wants to get to the
bottom line.
5. One who has the gift of prophecy
may claim that his words are from God, while someone who has the the gift
of administration
may claim that his authority is from God.
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