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Spiritual Gifts
Discovering the Why, How, and What of spiritual gifts!
Romans 12:2-6, Proverbs 3:5-6Slide3Slide4Slide5Slide6Slide7Slide8Slide9Slide10
Spiritual Gifts
The 3 Questions we’ll wrestle with:
Why?
What?
How?Slide11
Why?
‘Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.’
-famous atheistSlide12
Why?
Who am I, O Lord God?
2 Sam 7:18
‘Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?’
Exo 3:11Slide13
Why?
‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.’
Isaiah 55:8
.
Our attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus…
’
Philippians 2:5
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Why?
No matter where you are in life, perhaps we can all agree with the following statement:
I’m shaped to be part
of something significant!Slide15
Why?
1. Spiritual gifts teach you about God’s
grace
.
We have different
GIFTS
, according to the
GRACE
given us.
Romans 12:6
Gifts:
Charisma
Grace:
CharisSlide16
Romans 12:3
For by the grace [GIFT] 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. Slide17
Romans 12:4-6
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different [GRACE] gifts, according to the grace [GIFTS] given to each of us.Slide18
Why?
2. The Lord is shaping your
heart
for
significance
.
Proverbs 3:5-6
The key word is ‘trust’Slide19
Why?
3.
Scripture
says your life is being shaped for significance.
Jeremiah 29:11
This commonly quoted verse was written to a group of people who had lost
everything.Slide20
Why?
4. Spiritual gifts reflect God’s grace in light of ____________.
Matt 28:19-20
“You were made by God and for God-and until you understand that, life will never make sense.”
Rick Warren, from the book,
‘The Purpose Driven Life’Slide21
What?
1. Spiritual Gifts are NOT
The gift of eternal life
NOT the same thing as…
NOT your personality, natural talents, passionsSlide22
What?
Talents
Spiritual Gifts
born with
born-again
with
for own benefit for benefit of
others
self-focused
others
focused
naturally expressed
supernaturally
expressed
here on Earth connected to
eternitySlide23
Types of Spiritual Gifts
Motivational
Gifts
How God shapes a believer’s interests & perspective on life to be a blessing to others
Examples:
prophecy, serving, teaching, exhorting, giving, administration, or mercySlide24
Types of Spiritual Gifts
Ministry
Gifts
the 5 leadership gifts taught in Ephesians 4:11
Examples:
apostles, evangelists, pastors, teachers, prophetsSlide25
Types of Spiritual Gifts
Manifestation
Gifts
Also referred to as the supernatural gifts, these are regularly taught on in charismatic and Pentecostal churches.
1 Corinthians 12
Examples:
word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, healing, miraculous powers, prophecy, discernment, different kinds of tongues, interpretation of tonguesSlide26
How?
1.
Stop:
Rest, Reconnect, and Renew Your Value in God’s Grace
Rom 12:2Slide27
How?
2.
Initiate
a plan to discover your spiritual gifts.
1
Cor
12:1Slide28
How?
3.
Practice
using your spiritual gifts.
2 Tim 1:6Slide29
How?
4.
Help
others find their spiritual gifts.
1
Cor
12:4-7,
Eph
4:12Slide30
Conclusion
Which option applies to you?
Where are you at with Jesus?
Is it time to discover or re-discover your spiritual gifts?
Is it time to find a place to serve in the body of Christ?