Another reason why extraordinary gifts are misunderstood, is that many today have not taken the time to search all of the Scriptures to see what God's purpose is for these gifts. Herein I narrow the gifts to those such as: Preforming a miracle, Speaking in an unknown language and Healing the sick through extraordinary means. God does not grant these types of demonstrations willy-nilly by His people. They are always for the intent of furthering His purpose and eternal plan.
If that is your position, why are you a cessationist? Cessationism is weak on the issue of the sovereignty of God. Basically the cessationist who argues miracles have ceased presumes to assume what God's sovereign plans are for miracles-- that He has no plan for them in this day and age (or no place for miracles done through the saints or whatever limitation the cessationist mind devises.)
Example: Moses ability to perform miracles was primarily used to bring about judgement upon Egypt. These Judgements had already been established by God and Moses was God's spoke's person and agent. God had assigned ten judgements upon Egypt and nothing Pharaoh could do was going to stop them.
In the New Testament, signs and wonders are done to bear witness to the message of Jesus and spiritual gifts edify the church. Can you decree that these are no longer the purposes of God in this day and age? If so, what is your authority for doing so?
Does the principle described in Ephesians 2:10 apply to us today?
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
(NKJV)
Did God only care that first century Christians do good works, and leave our good works, the good works of those who believe in Christ in subsequent ages unplanned?
And what about Ephesians 3:10
10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, (NKJV)
Do you think God only planned to show His wisdom through the first century church, but doesn't have any particular plans to do so through the church now?
Miracles are not the only good works that the church might do, but they can be among the good works of God. God having planned out good works or having plans for miracles and supernatural gifts is in no way an argument against such things operating today.
You also seem to overlook the fact that the gifts are given to members of the body of Christ for the common good according to I Corinthians 12. The only lengthy set of instructions we have for what to do in scripture (aside from a set of instructions on how not to have communion) assumes the operation of the gifts of prophecy, tongues, and interpretation and commands the church to allow prophesying.
Jesus Christ was the only one to always pray in the will of His Father. The believers prayer may or may not be in the will of God. If it is, it is heard by God and if it isn't it is not heard by God.
The Bible also says to ask in faith without doubting and for the man who doubts not to think he will receiving anything of the Lord. He Who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. The fact that God has His plans in signs and wonders and spiritual gifts is no excuse for spending our lives working and coming home and plopping down on the couch and watching 12 hours of ESPN or Lifetime until we get sleepy and never sharing the gospel, encouraging others, ministering to the sick, or believing God for answers to prayer, or to work through spiritual gifts.
Likewise the Church or Assembly was temporarily granted these gifts to authenticate and help establish the fledgling assemblies. Also to do the same for the Apostles as they went about their ministerial duties.
Here you interject your own ideas, that the gifts were given temporarily to authenticate and help establish the fledgling assemblies. I'm working on organizing an event where church planters will share testimonies and teachings related to their ministry of winning thousands to Christ and establishing new churches. There are plenty of new fledgling assemblies, so why would spiritual gifts have ceased if that is their purpose? And aren't spiritual gifts given until we come to the full measure of he stature of Christ according to Ephesians 4, and didn't Paul write to the Corinthians and all believers, 'so that ye come behind in no spiritual gift, waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.'? (I Corinthians 1:7.) You seem to be interjecting your own theories of temporariness into the post.
Additionally, misunderstandings about some verses cause problems.
If Christians have misunderstandings, then perfect knowledge has not come yet.
1) That the keys or authority will be given in the future to the completed assembly which Christ is building and not to any local aspect of the assembly. (This conclusion needs additional space for argument but must be ended here for now)
2) Her authority, will be that which has already been determined in the heavens by God. She (the assembly) will loose and bind in accordance with God's will and in harmony with His Divine Purpose.
I am familiar with the 'have already been bound in heaven' concept, and I would agree that some of the 'binding Satan' interpretations seem to veer from what some of these passages are saying. But binding and losing is mentioned in Matthew 18 there where the instructions are given for an individual is brought before an assembly after not repenting of his sin. How could this not be an actual local assembly? Paul wanted the fornicator in I Corinthians 5 to be dealt with in a local assembly, not just before the church universal in an esoteric manner.