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GIFTED

TO SERVE

By Erna K. JohnsonWomen’s Ministries directorSouth Pacific Division of Seventh-day AdventistsSlide2

GIFTED TO

SERVE1 CORINTHIANS 13:1,

THE LIVING BIBLE

1

“If

I had the gift of being able to speak in other

languages

without

learning them

and could speak in every language there

is

in

all of heaven and earth,

but didn’t love

others,

I

would only be

making noise.

”Slide3

GIFTED TO

SERVE1 Corinthians 13:2, The Living Bible

2“If I had the gift of prophecy and knew all about what is going to happen in the future,knew everything about everything, but didn’t love others,

what good would it do?

Even

if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move,

I would still be worth nothing at all without love

.”Slide4

GIFTED TO

SERVE1 Corinthians 13:3, The Living Bible

3“If I gave everything I have to poor people,

and if I were burned alive for preaching the

Gospel

but

didn’t love others,

it would be of no value whatever

.”Slide5

GIFTED TO

SERVEJoel 2:28, The Living Bible

28“After I have poured out my rains again,I will pour out my Spirit upon all of you!

Your sons and daughters will prophesy;

your old men will dream

dreams,

and

your young men see visions

.”Slide6

GIFTED TO

SERVEJoel 2:29, The Living Bible

29“And I will pour out my Spiriteven on your slaves,

men

and women

alike.”Slide7

Gifted to Serve

God gifts each believer with at least one spiritual gift,NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE,OR WHICH GENDER YOU ARE,OR HOW OLD YOU ARE.

Each spiritual gift demonstrates the PURPOSE God has for our lives.Slide8

Different gifts,

but the same Spirit

Different spiritual gifts,but the same Spirit of God distributes them.

Different types of

service

,

but we serve the same Lord.

Different

activities

,

but the same Spirit is at work within us.

(See 1 Corinthians 12:4-6)Slide9

Gifts

and Passion

Part of the joy of life is the process of discovering:The GIFTS

God gives you.

The

PASSION

God gives you.Slide10

Erna Johnson

Women’s Ministries leader

When Erna recognized how to combine her gifts with her passion for teens, she organized hundreds of conferences for young girls and trained others to follow her example.

Erna wishes she had known her spiritual gifts at the beginning of her career as pastor’s wife

.Slide11

Mona

Giheno

mentor for young women

Mona discovered her spiritual gifts are to teach and to reach out to teenage girls.

Now Mona

presents the Women’s Ministries teen resource programs,

Real Beauty, Real Me, Real Love, Real

Friends. She also holds programs for little girls.

Mona created and hosts a television

series for Hope TV

Channel which is

geared to young

girls.Slide12

Catherine Booth

mother of the army1829-1890

Even while suffering from serious illnesses during her lifetime, Catherine and her husband William Booth began a movement later called the Salvation Army.

At age nine Catherine’s passion

initiated her life-long mission for

helping

the poor and

oppressed.Slide13

Ellen White

messenger of God1827-1915

Even being poorly educated and suffering illness during childhood, Ellen White and her husband James helped found a worldwide spiritual movement later called the Seventh-day Adventist church.

At age seventeen Ellen’s passion for sharing the Advent message did not diminish after the Great Disappointment when she received a vision.

Tasked by God to point out error, she found it difficult but did not refuse. Slide14

Ellen G. White—

Wrote 40 books.Published 5,000 periodical articles.Penned 50,000 pages of manuscript.

EGW legacy includes:Being the most translated woman in the history of literature.

Being the most translated American author of either gender.

Having

Steps to Christ

published in more than 140 languages.

Ellen White

messenger of God

1827-1915Slide15

Our

Roles and Responsibilities

When you identify your gifts and passion,you have the responsibility for using themto share the good news.Slide16

Nine

Spiritual Gifts1 Corinthians 12:8-10, New King James Version

WisdomKnowledge

Faith

Healing

Miracles

Prophecy

Discernment

Speaking in tongues

Interpretation of tonguesSlide17

Seven

Spiritual GiftsRomans 12:6-8, New King James Version

ProphecyMinistry

Teaching

Exhortation

Giving

Leadership

MercySlide18

Our

Roles and Responsibilities

BELIEVERS

ARE CALLED

TO SERVICE.Slide19

Our

Roles and Responsibilities

WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR GIFT,

YOU KNOW YOUR MINISTRY.Slide20

Christ’s

Method Alone

“Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching the people. The Saviour mingled with men as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, and won their confidence. Then He bade them, ‘Follow

Me.’ ”

Ellen

G. White,

Ministry of Healing,

p. 143 Slide21

Roles

and Responsibilities

When you develop your spiritual gifts and passion— You will worship and glorify God because you are

fulfilled

through service.

You will build up and

edify the

church

because you enjoy

ministering to

others. Slide22

Gifted to

ServeJoel 2:28, The Living Bible

“After I have poured out my rains again,I will pour out my Spirit upon all of you!Your sons and daughters will prophesy;

your old men will dream

dreams,

and

your young men see visions

.”Slide23

Gifted to

ServeJoel 2:29, The Living Bible

“And I will pour out my Spiriteven on your slaves,men

and women

alike

.”Slide24

Challenge

Are you willing

to offer your life in service for God?