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Episode 8: Holy Spirit as Gift-Giver (Jon Thompson)

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Nov 17, 2025

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Jon Thompson

Jon Thompson, Senior Pastor at Sanctus Church in Toronto, shares his profound insights on recognizing and nurturing spiritual gifts within the church community. He discusses how Jesus exemplified using the Spirit and emphasizes love as the foundation for these gifts. Jon distinguishes between natural, acquired, and spiritual gifts, explaining their unique roles in church dynamics. He offers practical steps for discovering these gifts in community and addresses the importance of healing from past traumas related to misuse, ultimately advocating for a Spirit-led church culture.

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ADVICE

Assess Gifts In Community First

Treat every spiritual gift as possible and evaluate them in the context of community, not a platform.
Focus on interdependency, humility, and maturity as you grow in gifts.

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INSIGHT

Jesus Modeled Spirit-Led Ministry

Jesus modeled spiritual gifts by living under the Father's direction and using the Spirit's power, not by accessing innate divinity.
That makes imitating Jesus possible because believers can operate by the Spirit as he did.

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INSIGHT

Gifts Provide Guaranteed Power

Spiritual gifts are the only guaranteed place of supernatural power to change the world, distinct from natural or acquired talents.
Gifts tap into the Spirit's eternal well regardless of personality, status, or education.

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Jesus as the Model for Spiritual Gifts

03:45 • 4min

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Why Start with the Father and Son Upstairs

07:21 • 2min

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Jesus Chose to Rely on the Spirit

09:22 • 3min

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Gifts, Disciplines, and Imitating Jesus

12:01 • 2min

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Love as the Foundation for Gifts

14:15 • 2min

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Distinguishing Natural, Acquired, and Spiritual Gifts

16:31 • 3min

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How Gifts Change Church Dynamics

20:01 • 5min

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Where to Find the Biblical Gift Lists

24:51 • 5min

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How the Lord Assigns Gifts and Limits Anointing

29:25 • 4min

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Practical Steps to Discover Gifts in Community

33:50 • 7min

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Rules for Identifying Gifts: Dots, Anger, and Ease

40:48 • 3min

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Pre-conversion Experiences versus Spirit Gifts

43:20 • 4min

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Dealing with Fear, Abuse, and Skepticism Around Gifts

47:28 • 5min

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Gifts Practiced Locally Transform Evangelism

52:25 • 5min

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Three Categories of Gifts: Love, Word, Power

57:45 • 3min

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How Jon Learned and Built a Gift Culture

01:01:11 • 2min

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Gifts Reduce Burnout and Increase Discipleship

01:03:36 • 1min

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In this episode, Matt sits down with Jon Thompson, Senior Pastor of Sanctus Church in Toronto, Canada. Jon has spent the last couple decades working out what it looks like to function as one body, made up of many parts within the local church. Matt and Jon explore what it looks like to identify spiritual gifts and grow in maturity with the ultimate goal of loving people one at a time.

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