TITLE Are You Being Served TEXT Romans 1238 THEME You should discover and exercise the gifts God has given you Bob Dylan You Gotta Serve Somebody You may be an ambassador to England or France ID: 556603
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Rediscover Gifts- Service
TITLE: Are You Being Served?
TEXT: Romans 12:3-8
THEME: You should discover and exercise the gifts God has given you.Slide3Slide4
Bob Dylan “You Gotta Serve Somebody”
You may be an ambassador to England or France,
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.
You may be a construction worker working on a home,
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome,
You might own guns and you might even own tanks,
You might be somebody’s landlord, you might even own banks. Slide5
Bob Dylan “You Gotta Serve Somebody”
But
you’re
gonna
have to serve somebody, yes indeed.
You’re
gonna
have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord,
But you’re
gonna
have to serve somebody. Slide6
John 8:34
Jesus
said,
“Truly
, Truly, I say unto you, Whoever commits sin is the servant of sin.” Slide7
Romans 7
Pau: Although
I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.”Slide8Slide9
Conform
Literally means “to shape by placing in a container, or mold”. That is exactly what the world or age, desires to
do.Slide10
Conform
Literally means “to shape by placing in a container, or mold”. That is exactly what the world or age, desires to
do.
God does not desire that you be molded by the world and becoming its slaveSlide11Slide12
How should you demonstrate sacrificial living in the church?Slide13
I. By having a
realistic
assessment of your role (3)
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.Slide14
I. By having a
realistic
assessment of your role (3)
A. Do
not think to highly of yourself. Slide15
I. By having a
realistic
assessment of your role (3)
A. Do
not think to highly of yourself.
B.
Think
of yourself with
sober
judgment
.Slide16
I. By having a
realistic
assessment of your role (3)
A. Do
not think to highly of yourself.
B.
Think
of yourself with
sober
judgment.
C. Accordance
with the faith God has
distributed
to you. Slide17
Matthew 25
14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his
journeySlide18
Matthew 25
16
The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.”Slide19
Message of the Parable
28 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’Slide20Slide21
How should you demonstrate sacrificial living in the church?Slide22
II. By accepting the different
roles
that each believer plays (4-5)Slide23
Romans 12:4-5
4. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.Slide24
II. By accepting the different roles that each believer plays (4-5)
A. Like
a
body
- different parts have different
functionsSlide25
II. By accepting the different roles that each believer plays (4-5)
A. Like
a
body
- different parts have different functions
B. The
church is
one
body: Slide26
II. By accepting the different roles that each believer plays (4-5)
A. Like
a
body
- different parts have different functions
B. The
church is
one
body:
Each person has a different
functionSlide27
II. By accepting the different roles that each believer plays (4-5)
A. Like
a
body
- different parts have different functions
B. The
church is
one
body:
Each person has a different function
Each person
belongs
to each otherSlide28
Nobody is a nobody in the Body of Christ. While no one can do everything, everyone can do something.Slide29
Rick Warren S-H-A-P-E
Spiritual Gifts (what you do
)Slide30
Rick Warren S-H-A-P-E
Spiritual Gifts (what you do)
Heart (where you do it
)Slide31
Rick Warren S-H-A-P-E
Spiritual Gifts (what you do)
Heart (where you do it)
Abilities (talents
)Slide32
Rick Warren S-H-A-P-E
Spiritual Gifts (what you do)
Heart (where you do it)
Abilities (talents)
Personality (how you do it
)Slide33
Rick Warren S-H-A-P-E
Spiritual Gifts (what you do)
Heart (where you do it)
Abilities (talents)
Personality (how you do it)
Experiences (our spiritual resume)Slide34Slide35
How should you demonstrate sacrificial living in the church?
Slide36
III. By serving others using the specific
gift(s)
God has given you. (6-8)Slide37
Romans 12:6-8
6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then
teachSlide38
Romans 12:6-8
8
if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.Slide39
III. By serving others using the specific gift(s) God has given you. (6-8)
A. We all have different
giftsSlide40
III. By serving others using the specific gift(s) God has given you. (6-8)
A. We all have different
giftsSlide41
A Spiritual Gift is a distinct characteristic given by God, through the Holy Spirit, to every
Christian
, by God’s grace alone, for the purpose of the entire Body
. Slide42
Biblical (Greek) words used for “Gifts”.
1. Charisma - Grace (Undeserved Favor). Found in Romans 12
.Slide43
Biblical (Greek) words used for “Gifts”.
1. Charisma - Grace (Undeserved Favor). Found in Romans 12.
2.
Pneumatikos
- Spiritual matters [things]. Found in I Corinthians 12
.Slide44
Biblical (Greek) words used for “Gifts”.
1. Charisma - Grace (Undeserved Favor). Found in Romans 12.
2.
Pneumatikos
- Spiritual matters [things]. Found in I Corinthians 12.
3.
Dorea
- Gift (General). Found in Ephesians 4 and I Peter 4.Slide45
III. By serving others using the specific gift(s) God has given you. (6-8)
A. We all have different gifts
B. God
distributes
the gifts according His grace.Slide46
What are these Gifts?
1. Romans
12: (Charisma Gifts)
Prophesying,
Serving
,
Teaching
,
Encouraging
,
Giving
,
Leadership
,
Mercy.Slide47
What are these Gifts?
2. I
Corinthians 12 (
Pneumatikos
Gifts)
Message of Wisdom,
Message
of Knowledge,
Faith
,
Healing
,
Miraculous
Powers, Prophecy,
Discernment
,
Speaking
in
Tongues,
Interpretation
of Tongues
.Slide48
What are these Gifts?
3.
Ephesians
4 (
Dorea
Gifts-
Dorothy and Theodore come from this word meaning gift of God.
)
Apostles,
Prophets
,
Evangelists
,
Pastors
,
Teachers.Slide49
What are these Gifts?
4.
I
Peter 4 (
Dorea
Gfits
)
Hospitality,
Serving
,
Speaking
, Slide50
III. By serving others using the specific gift(s) God has given you. (6-8)
A. We all have different gifts
B. God
distributes the gifts according His grace.
C. We
should all use the gift God has given us for the
benefit
of the body.Slide51
We always learn more by doing because our gifts are given to be given.
· Commit to personal growth through fully expressing your surrender to God.
· Commit to this local body through a proper estimate of yourself.
· Commit to ministry by completely engaging in service.
When we do, we’ll tap into the rich reservoir of God’s blessings.Slide52Slide53
APPLICATION
1. The world desires to shape you and mold you so you serve it, but God desires to transform you so you serve Him and His people. Relinquish yourselves to God, renew your minds in His word, and realign yourself to ministry. We must realign ourselves to following the example of Jesus and be instruments of service for God
.Slide54
APPLICATION
2.
God
is calling you to ministry; every one of you has a place and a part to play in the body of Christ. You will never, never reach your full potential, you will never be all that you can and could be, until you learn the importance of service in the body of Christ. Slide55Slide56
2 Corinthians 3:18
“And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”Slide57