Network: Spiritual Gifts Session 3

Introduction

Recapp:

We defined a Spiritual gift.

Listed the Gifts from Scripture

Matched them with their descriptions.

Seen their unique contributions and taken assessments to identify our own Spiritual Gifts.

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Tonight we will spend most of our time delving deeper into understanding your own Spiritual gifts.

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Recognizing the Spiritual gifts of others enables us to affirm their contributions to the ministry and it helps us see Spiritual Gifts in Action.

THE TRUE AND FINAL TEST OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS IS IN THE AFFIRMATION OF THE BODY OF CHRIST.

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Lets look at a cheesy video and see of we can recognize the Spiritual gifts of each person.

As you identify a gift in a person write it down on a paper or in your book.

DVD ——

Tony - Leadership

Jessie Hospitality

Damarco - Intercession

Ashley - Administration

Kayla - Evangelism

Nick - Craftsmanship

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Ok now lets look at your gifts.

Have each person tell their top 3 and write them down on the white wall.

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Turn to page 72

REFERENCE ASSESMENT -

DIRECTIONS

Locate your top Spiritual gift from pg 68

Check the boxes that you feel applies to you.

If you see that the traits and etc do not apply to you look at your second gift and do the same.

6 minutes to complete the exercise.

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GROUPS

Groups of 3

Share with your group your primary SG and why you think you have it.

Share a caution you think you need to be aware of when using this Gift.

16 minutes:

Come back and tell me what you have learned about your gifts and what you need to watch out for.

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GENERAL CAUTIONS

GENERAL CAUTIONS CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS.

Gift Projection - Projecting your spiritual gift on to others. The Do as I do mentality.

We may expect people to serve like us, or to be as effective in an area that we are forgetting that we have different gifts.

GIFT ELEVATION - The perception that your gift is more important than another.

HAVE THE GROUP READ 1 COR 12 OUT LOUD THROUGH BALL TOSS.

Animal Story group exercise

Groups of 4-6

One person read the story on pg 97 -

In groups discuss the relevance of the story to Spiritual gifts in the Church.

12 minutes -

BIG QUESTION

Why is it so important that we serve based on our unique design and Spiritual gifts and not based on the gifts and design of others?

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Homework - read session 4 in your workbook.

No classes next week - Resurrection week.

Meet the following week and discuss session 4