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Intro.
Intro.
We all have certain common deep needs.
Loved, appreciated, needed
Significance, importance, value, looking for purpose.
These are critical needs because God made us as human beings to love and to be loved.
He created us for a purpose so we live lives of despair and emptiness if we cannot find our true place in this world.
If God made us with these needs then by common sense we ought to go to Him to reveal them to us.
As you develop a relationship with Jesus and walk with Him daily, He will unfold His plan for your life, and it is great.
A wonderful journey of faith.
As you surrender your life to Him, He will open your eyes to certain unique abilities, gifts, talents, training, skill, education and passion you have that He can use in the church and the world to be a blessing to others.
As you surrender your life to Him, He will open your eyes to certain unique abilities, gifts, talents, training, skill, education and passion you have that He can use in the church and the world to be a blessing to others.
Today, I want to talk about our gifts and their use in the body of Christ.
In this series on Committing to Christ through His Church, we have learnt that:
The church is the Bride of Christ.
We ought to love what Jesus loved.
The church is the family of God.
God’s cure for loneliness.
A home for us.
The church is a fellowship.
Unity and harmony.
Today: The Body of Christ.
One Body, many members with various gifts.
If we grab this concept it can help us to find our place in this world, our purpose.
Our text is and my take home message is this:
You have a gift; use it!
What does the Scripture reveal to us about our gifts?
1. God has given a variety of gifts to the church.
One of the deep needs
Paul is referring specifically to spiritual gifts.
Aside from spiritual gifts we also have talent, ability, skill.
maybe Paul realizes that is an area of ignorance, a lack of information.
“My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge.”
My people do not attain their full potential because of a lack of knowledge.
We need to be informed about the:
nature [types] of spiritual gifts
prevalence of spiritual gifts
importance of spiritual gifts
proper use of spiritual gifts
purpose of spiritual gifts
1. GOD HAS GIVEN A VARIETY OF GIFTS.
I mention this because of the threat of extinction!
There is such a thing as spiritual gifts – given by God freely as He chooses.
We can also desire spiritual gifts.
· JC – if we ask for the Spirit
· V31 - earnestly desire the higher gifts.
Gifts of utterance: tongues, interpretation of tongues, prophecy
Gifts of revelation: utterance of wisdom, knowledge and distinguishing between spirits
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Gifts of power: faith, healing, miracles
Notice the work of the ministry is done by the saints.
The pastor equips.
We have got this so wrong in the church.
eph.
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One reason for small groups is to get more people involved in ministry.
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Some scholars have categorized these gifts into-
ministry gifts: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers,
spiritual gifts: 1 Cor.
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administrative gifts: administration, helps, acts of mercy
administrative gifts
Many times we focus on the big names: apostle, prophet, pastor, teacher, evangelist and we ignore administration, service [helps], generosity, acts of mercy.
Do you recognize your gift?
Ability?
calling?
What has God placed on your heart.
If you have been in the church for years and you haven’t figured that out, you need to do some soul searching.
God has distributed the gifts as He wills.
God decides whom He blesses/imparts what.
I don’t know my gift, ability does not mean God has not given you a gift.
Most likely to spiritual immaturity or religiosity.
There is such a thing as spiritual gifts – given by God freely as He chooses.
We can also desire spiritual gifts.
There is such a thing as spiritual gifts – given by God freely as He chooses.
We can also desire spiritual gifts.
2. DESPITE THE VARIETY, WE MUST OPERATE IN UNITY.
· JC – if we ask for the Spirit
1 Cor.
12.
· V31
There is one body but many parts.
There are varieties of gifts.
Slide - body
The gift is a manifestation of the Spirit.
There is an obvious manifestation to be seen.
My body is one - two eyes, ears, hands, feet, my chest, head - but still one body.
It is for the common good.
In the expression of our gifts, talents, abilities, we all work together for a purpose greater than ourselves.
Always remember the “Big Picture.”
There is one body but many parts.
The church is never about one person showing up himself or herself or one person’s agenda superseding that of the Body of Christ.
In the church we can have to guard against two opposite mindsets:
The Inferiority Complex.
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The foot and ear think they are not important.
· Avoid Inferiority complex
Not big enough, not good enough.
o One part cannot think they have a lower role in the body.
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I am a nobody.
I am not significant.
And the enemy uses that to make you feel even smaller.
What does God say about this thinking:
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Every part is critical.
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