Spiritual Gifts
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Introduction
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People now a days are so conscious about how they look physically just for beauty sake, others because they want to to be in their best form, generally everybody wants to be in a tip top shape, right?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s data says:
Percent of adults aged 18 and over who met the Physical Activity Guidelines for aerobic physical activity: 51.7%
Percent of adults aged 18 and over who met the Physical Activity Guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity: 21.7%
And you can see and read more data about the risk factors one person can have if not into the habit of getting physically fit.
We all know that getting into the right shape physically takes sheer determination, it’s not just willed by your mind alone but by your whole being...
Physically fit...
How much more....Spiritually Fit…DO YOU KNOW YOUR S.H.A.P.E.?
Starting today and the following Sundays …study..
S - piritual Gifts
H - eart
A- bilities
P-ersonality
E-xperience
........ AMEN???
It’s kinda like easy to understand when some one says...
“God has given you a gift, use it!!” But it’s not just that simple.
This morning…I would like to just point out 2 things..
Why do we have spiritual gifts....
What are those spiritual gifts??
We receive spiritual gifts and are ...
We receive spiritual gifts and are ...
Equipped to carry out tasks or responsibilities of a spiritual nature.
Equipped to carry out tasks or responsibilities of a spiritual nature.
Moses
Moses
When you receive a gift from someone, normally that person is thinking … “It’s Pastor Jon’s Birthday, (he is at a store..) I think he really needs this.....DEODORANT!!!
God knows who we are individually and He knows what kind of gift suits us or is best for us!!!! Amen
Encouragement: Ain’t that really something, that God, in spite of the millions of Christians all over the world, knows what kind of gift is best for you and me?!!!! right????
Bible says ...
13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Song: He Knows My Name - Tommy Walker
He knows you…Me …all of us!!
And he specifically choose us…
for a bigger task, higher than anything or any body!!!
It is a privilege.... (encourage up the congregation)
And that privilege also comes with a gift, and like any earthly gifts, we are to use that gift!!!
Equipped to carry out tasks or responsibilities of a spiritual nature.
Equipped to carry out tasks or responsibilities of a spiritual nature.
Jesus Christ was equipped for his work
Jesus Christ was equipped for his work
Jesus Christ was equipped for his work
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. 2 He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.
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Isaiah was declaring this during his time and was literally prophesying it about Jesus, that’s why when you go to , Jesus quoted the same words Isaiah said.
18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
Again, Matthew said, just right before verse 18..
17 This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning him:
38 And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
34 For he is sent by God. He speaks God’s words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit.
God’s people are equipped for service
God’s people are equipped for service
In the Old Testament
MOSES
MOSES
10 But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.” 11 Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”
Exodus 4:10-
22 Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in both speech and action.
Acts
Do you think Moses could’t really do it?
He said ..
10 But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.”
Expound......
then go to..
11 Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”
Exodus 4:11-
Was Moses telling a lie?
Was he making excuses?
22 Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in both speech and action.
Do you know what this means? The word of God only wants to show that even though the fact shows that Moses was indeed capable, it is only God who really enables him, for us, this means we can’t really depend on our own strength, on what we know.
BEZALEL AND OHOLIAB
BEZALEL AND OHOLIAB
1 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. 4 He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. 5 He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft! 6 “And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make:
BEZALEL AND OHOLIAB
BEZALEL AND OHOLIAB
They were specifically chosen, and check out what happened...
3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.
Exodus 31:
God has equipped them so that they can do what they are called to do.
Not only that ....
34 And the Lord has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.
I hope you are seeing the pattern now...
GIDEON
GIDEON
14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”
34 Then the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with power. He blew a ram’s horn as a call to arms, and the men of the clan of Abiezer came to him.
Judges
Gideon have the strength but it is still God who sends him out, again it’s not about what Gideon can do but about God enabling him.
That’s why we can see in....
34 Then the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with power. He blew a ram’s horn as a call to arms, and the men of the clan of Abiezer came to him.
Do you know the phrase “we are redeemed by the blood of Christ”
Literally - we are covered
After that, simultaneously we were sealed by the Holy Spirit,
Meaning, from the very first time, that moment when we uttered the words, “Jesus, forgive my sin, come into my life and be my Lord and Savior” form that moment until now, we are already enabled! God have already enabled us, equipped us for service.
BELIEVERS ARE EQUIPPED FOR SPIRITUAL TASKS
BELIEVERS ARE EQUIPPED FOR SPIRITUAL TASKS
Now we go back...
We kept hearing - the harvest is plenty.....
Luke 1o
2 These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.
1 The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned to visit. 2 These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields. 3 Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road. 5 “Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say, ‘May God’s peace be on this house.’ 6 If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you. 7 Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay. 8 “If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you. 9 Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.’ 10 But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11 ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’ 12 I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day. 13 “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse. 14 Yes, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you. 15 And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead.” 16 Then he said to the disciples, “Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.” 17 When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!” 18 “Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning! 19 Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you. 20 But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.” 21 At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way. 22 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” 23 Then when they were alone, he turned to the disciples and said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you have seen. 24 I tell you, many prophets and kings longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.” 25 One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?” 27 The man answered, “ ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” 28 “Right!” Jesus told him. “Do this and you will live!” 29 The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road. 31 “By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. 32 A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side. 33 “Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. 34 Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. 35 The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’ 36 “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked. 37 The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.” 38 As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. 40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” 41 But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! 42 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”
all of us here accepted the Lord right? Covered and redeemed by the blood of Christ, amen? Then we are already enabled by the Holy Spirit, then why would the Lord say...”but the workers are few”?
So I believe it is NOT JUST us responding to the call of telling others about Christ, bottom line IT IS US NOT responding TO DISCIPLE somebody so that there will be more workers!!
By the call of Jesus Christ
By the call of Jesus Christ
19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
We are enabled, from the beginning we were redeemed by His blood, we have the ability and we are equipped to do the ministry.
1 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. 5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all. 7 However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. 8 That is why the Scriptures say, “When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people.” 9 Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world. 10 And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself. 11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. 14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. 17 With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. 18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. 19 They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. 20 But that isn’t what you learned about Christ. 21 Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, 22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. 23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. 24 Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. 25 So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. 26 And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 for anger gives a foothold to the devil. 28 If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need. 29 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. 30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
So the so the right question is why are we not discipling somebody right now?
Do we doubt our position in Christ?
Are we afraid that we will slip, or make a mistake in representing Christ to others?
God has so equipped us that even the demons will hide when we start ministering.
1 One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases. 2 Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
search - Illustration about doubting God’s calling
The great violinist, Nicolo Paganini, willed his marvelous violin to Genoa -- the city of his birth -- but only on condition that the instrument never be played upon. It was an unfortunate condition, for it is a peculiarity of wood that as long as it is used and handled, it shows little wear. As soon as it is discarded, it begins to decay. The exquisite, mellow-toned violin has become worm-eaten in its beautiful case, valueless except as a relic. The moldering instrument is a reminder that a life withdrawn from all service to others loses its meaning.
Bits & Pieces, June 25, 1992
Remember the parable of the talents?
The master entrusted to his wealth to his servants..
1st servant - 5
2nd servant - 2
3rd servant - 1
At the end of the parable the 3rd servant didn’t do anything about was given to him compared to the other other servants who invested what was given to them and gained more.
And in the last verse we see..
26 “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, 27 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’ 28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. 29 To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.
Matthew 25:26-
Spiritual Gifts
Spiritual Gifts
All of us here are already enabled, equipped for spiritual tasks.
Each of us has unique talents and abilities. Most of us are not dynamic preachers or wealthy philanthropists, but our contribution is just as important. Paul wrote:
4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. 5 There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. 6 God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. 7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.
“A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other”
We might not go through each of the spiritual gifts right now, but you have a copy in your hand and I suggest you study it and if you want to determine what spiritual gift you have, we have what we call Spiritual Gifts Test, just approach me, Pastor Ed or Pastor William and we can help you with that.
So the gifts that we have, if we don’t know it yet, we have to discover it. Why?
10 God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.
4 Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, 5 so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. 6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.
Romans 12:4
So we can use it to serve God and others through the church family and to begin to serve in the ministries that this church have.
So we can use it to serve God and others through the church family and to begin to serve in the ministries that this church have.
Enumerate all the present ministries and show on which category if falls under.
So we can use it to serve God and others through the church family and to begin to serve in the ministries that this church have.
Adminsitration
Christian Education
Missions
Discipleship
Evangelism
Life Group
Fellowship
Youth
Men
Women
Steward
Administrative
Finance
Agape
Worship and Music
Worship and Music
In his description of The Final Judgment, Jesus made it crystal clear that we will be judged on our response to the needs of others. He also listed some other examples of using our time and money wisely:
Everyone of us here have been given a gift, and each one’s contribution is of equal importance. What I know you don’t know, what you know I don’t know, everyone has a role to play, each one of us is part of a big puzzle, one can not do with out the other.
Mike Yaconelli in his book, Messy Spirituality, wrote of how individual believers, who may think they are insignificant, are brought together in the body of Christ to create a magnificent work of art.
Moorhead, Minnesota, the home of Concordia College, lies across the state line from Fargo, North Dakota, a very bleak part of the country (especially during the winter). All year, the community anticipates Concordia's annual Christmas concert. Each December, a huge choir and a full orchestra give a musical performance in the concert hall at the college.
Every year, the people in the community create a unique background for the concert—a one-hundred-by-thirty-foot mosaic. Beginning in the summer, about six months before the concert, the community designs a new mosaic, rents an empty building, and the painting begins. Hundreds of people, from junior high schoolers to senior citizens, paint the mosaic. They paint by number on a large-scale design that has thousands of tiny pieces. Day after day, month after month, one little painted piece at a time, the picture on the mosaic gradually takes shape.
When everyone has finished painting, an artist goes over the entire creation, perfecting the final work of art. When the mosaic is completed, they place it behind the choir. It has the appearance of an enormous, beautiful stained-glass window. The weekend of the concert, those people who helped paint arrive early, along with their friends and neighbors. Throughout the building, you can hear people whispering, "See that little green spot below the camel's foot? I painted it."
Every year in the middle of the summer in Moorhead, Minnesota, thousands of unknown, ordinary people paint a tiny insignificant tile. Six months later, the result is a spectacularly beautiful masterpiece.
It does not matter whether we have been given great talents, abilities and wealth, or very little. What matters to God is whether we make good use of what we have been given, whether large or small:
48 But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.
By Spiritual Gifts
By Spiritual Gifts