In 1906 in a place called Azusa Street in Los Angelos, California an amazing series of meetings happened when the Holy Spirit sent revival beginning will all of the nine gifts or manifestations of the power of the Holy Spirit present and operating in that place. This was the birth place of the modern Pentecostal/neo-pentecostal/charismatic move of God that is sweeping the nations of the world at this time.

Since that time the believing church has seen more of the power of God at work in the earth then in the previous 18 centuries since the original Pentecostal outpouring of God that occurred in the book of Acts died out (about 250 years later).

In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul lists out these gifts. Any Spirit filled Christian can manifest or release any of these gifts as the Holy Spirit directs them.

• Word of Wisdom - God's supernatural perspective on how to achieve God's will. God's knowledge rightly applied to specific situations.
• Word of Knowledge - "facts" given by God that are unknowable without revelation.
• The Gift of Faith - the supernatural ability to believe God without doubt. Essential to the Gift of Healing and Miracles.
• The Gift of Healing - supernatural healing through special anointing of the Holy Spirit.
• The Working of Miracles - a supernatural display of power that goes beyond the natural to counteract earthly and evil forces.
• Discerning of Spirits - Spiritual insight into differences between the Holy Spirit, the Human Spirit, and evil Spirits at work in the earth. It is not the discerning of character faults.
• The Gift of Prophecy - the forth telling of God's utterance. It is not of the intellect but of the Spirit. It is divinely inspired and anointed words spoken by a believer.
• Different Kinds of Tongues - This is not to be confused with the use of tongues in private prayer or worship. This refers to the ministry of tongues to others. An utterance from a believer to another in a language unknown to the speaker (Is. 28:11, Mk. 16:17, Acts 2:4; 10:44-48; 19:1-7, 1 Cor. 12:10; 13:1-3; 14:2; 14:4-22; 14:26-31; 28:31)
• Interpretation of Tongues - Supernatural power to reveal the meaning of tongues. Not a translation, but an interpretation. Tongues and Interpretation working together can be the equivalent of prophecy.

The working of these nine Gifts is for the profit of advantage of the Church. They are for the benefit of the Church and are specifically available to every believer as the Holy Spirit wills (1 Cor. 12:7-11; 14:12). They should all be actively welcomed and expected in your life (1 Cor. 14:1)