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4 Chairs
Spiritual Gifts series
PRAYER JAR
Intro
Oil change, damaged bumper
Orchestrated donation pickups and organization
Guy said he’d take $20 extra to help
Stayed up all night, useless in the morning
Ended up damaging
Couldn’t listen to simple commands
Fell asleep briefly behind the wheel
Exhaustion while trying to serve God
This can represent many of you in your lives while you go to school and church
In our series on spiritual gifts, beware lest you pursue obedience and fall asleep behind the wheel
Body
Spiritual gifts--What are they?
teaching, administration, faith, discernment, evangelism, pastoring, serving, encouraging, giving, leading, mercy
Not everyone is meant to be a teacher— you can teach your friends the Gospel, but maybe you won’t be a Sunday School teacher
What are they for?
ESV4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.
Illustration of God’s love on earth
World’s Last chance
Not spiritual maturity, but spiritual competency
The reason you’re still on earth—the struggle in war
How to use them?
, every thought captive to Christ!
When that takes place, you emulate F.A.T. in everything
Show up to church, want to help out, willing to be discipled
Where to use them?
So many things to do!
Long lists, but one thing you need to know:
It’s the “A” in F.A.T. Get that down, everything else will fall into place
How to stay nourished
After getting plugged in is that all?
Honduras Mission Trip Fundraiser
Responded to gifts, wanted to teach, decided to go on missions trip
Orchestrated donation pickups and organization
Stayed up all night, useless in the morning
Couldn’t listen to simple commands
Fell asleep briefly behind the wheel
Exhaustion while trying to serve God
This can represent many of you in your lives while you go to school and church
In our series on spiritual gifts, beware lest you pursue obedience and fall asleep behind the wheel
How to stay awake?
How to be alert and do exceptionally well?
PRAY!
Have you ever been anxious or worried?
Prayer is a command!
When you’re in trouble or in need of immediate help, you don’t talk to your dog, you speak with those who can help.
Rather than depending inward, you depend upward
Trying to stay up all night and work alone and drive back home wasn’t a symbol of strength, but utter self-dependence, a prideful move
Recognition of your weaknesses will unlock the unlimited strength of God
Cannot neglect your needs
Neglecting physical needs = fail
Same goes for spiritual needs!
If Pastor Brian didn’t spend time in God’s Word, how would His sermons be?
If I’m not in constant prayer for you guys, or in God’s Word, how effective will I be in ministry?
If you don’t study, will you succeed or fail?
Do you believe God hears you or not?
Jesus believed His Father heard Him
At the beginning of his ministry
at the end of his life
Luke 22:
Does God hear us?
Jesus prayed regularly, major decision
Does God intend good?
YES
, “You don’t have because you don’t ask”
Luke 6
Augustine: “Our hearts are restless until the rest in you.”
Also, bumper story
Are you resting in Christ?
Have you experienced the peace that you’re loved and cherished no matter what?
The outcome of your best effort is on Him, not you!
A prayerless Christian is a gasless car, a study-less student, a Christ-less Christian!
Want to know how mature you are?
How often do you pray?
Lack of prayer correlates with pride
Spiritual gifts without pride: I will do this, I will make this happen, I will grow the fruit
Chair 3
It’s for imperfect Christians who want to be Faithful, Available, Teachable
You cannot be in chair 3 until you recognize how needy you are
Prayer is the natural response to God’s power in light of our weakness
Questions
What is prayer?
Why pray?
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