Are spiritual gifts able to be used in contexts other than "church gatherings"? For example what about the following venues?
Home Bible studies
At home with family and/or friends
At work
When out and about
Per a private request
At family gatherings
Over the internet
Over email
Gifts of the Spirit are defined as being any of the following:
• The gift of wisdom seems to be the ability to make decisions and give guidance that is according to God's will through the power of the Spirit.
• The gift of knowledge is the ability to have an in-depth understanding of a spiritual issue or situation through the power of the Spirit.
• The gift of faith is being able to trust God and encourage others to trust God, no matter the circumstances through the power of the Spirit.
• The gift of healing is the miraculous ability to use God's healing power to restore a person who is sick, injured, or suffering through the power of the Spirit.
• The gift of miracles is being able to perform signs and wonders that give authenticity to God's Word and the Gospel message through the power of the Spirit.
• The gift of prophecy is being able to proclaim a message from God through the power of the Spirit.
• The gift of discerning spirits is the ability to determine whether or not a message, person, or event is truly from God or to see/feel and understand what is happening in the spiritual realm through the power of the Spirit.
• The gift of tongues is the ability to speak in a spiritual language (the tongue of angels) accompanied with prophetic interpretation or in private prayer through the power of the Spirit.
• The gift of interpreting tongues is the ability to translate the tongues speaking and communicate it back to others in your own language through the power of the Spirit.
• The gift of administration is being able to keep things organized and in accordance with God's principles through the power of the Spirit.
• The gift of helps is always having the desire and ability to help others, to do whatever it takes to get a task accomplished through the power of the Spirit.
Thoughts?