Spiritual Gifts: Helps
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I. Welcome
A. Dustin
II. Opening Prayer
A. Mel L.
III. Worship
A. Prayer Song: N/A
B. Song B4 Offering: Good Good Father
C. Offering:
IV. Greeting Time (N/A)
A. Announcements
B. Announcements
V. Communion
VI. Sermon
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I. INTRO
A. Where We’ve Been
B. Where We’re Going - Spiritual gift of helps!
a. Illust.: basketball (who here watches basketball?)
1. A basketball team usually has 1 or 2 star players who score the bulk o the points in a game,
i. But these star players require a person who can effectively pass the ball 2 em 2 make points.
ii. Ea time a person passes the ball to the person who scores, it is called an assist.
-take a look @ this video & u’ll c what I mean.
2. Similarly, those who exhibit the gift o helps r usually not the "star players" every1 sees, but...
i. Instead, their vital work quietly helps 2 assist those in need, building up the church in service to Christ.
ii. & if ministry leaders don't have spirit empowered supporters operating @a high level in the spiritual gift o helps ministry won't happen 2 it’s fullest potential
C. Main Text
28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
D. Prayer
E. Context
a. the word Paul uses for helping is the only time found in the NT…so the specifics o this can be a little hazy
1. But here we GO:
II. BODY
A. Spiritual Gift of Helps
a. The Supernatural empowering by the Holy Spirit for the ministry of supporting & aiding
1. The gift of helps manifests practically in a variety of ways
i. The gift o helps is anything that deals w/ aiding/supporting the operation o the Church or w/ ministry
b. The Church cannot function without many in the church operating in the Spiritual ministry & gift of helps
1. People who work in our offices r serving in the ministry of helps.
i. Office staff help the church run smoothly, effectively
ii. I couldn’t do min effectively w/out their help.
2. This is the spirit empowered gift o shelf stacking, coffee making, set up/tare down, clean up, audio/visual manning, awesomeness!
2. This is the spirit empowered gift of shelf stacking, coffee making, set up/tare down, cleaning up, audio/visual manning, awesomeness!
i. It’s the behind the scenes, bulletin stuffing, powerpoint making, arrive early, leave late, prep-work that makes ministry possible.
ii. It’s the glamor-less, unsung heroism that Jesus loves 2 c
iii. It’s selfless, other’s serving, humble, christ-like work
iv. It’s counter 2 human nature which says, “look @ me” or “what do I get” & “how can I benefit”
-Which is why, the H.S. must empower the person called 2 the gift & ministry o helps
B. Aaron & Hur operated in the gift of helps
Illust. have a couple kids hold up pencils while u talk about the scene
(describe the scene)
Hagin, Kenneth E. The Ministry Gifts . Faith Library Publications. Kindle Edition.
12 But Moses’ hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
Ex 17:12
Hagin, Kenneth E. The Ministry Gifts . Faith Library Publications. Kindle Edition.
Illust. have a couple kids hold up pencils while u talk about the scene
Illust. have a couple kids hold up pencils while u talk about the scene
(describe the scene)
a. God did a miracle that day through Moses & delivered Isr. frm the hands o the Amalekites
1. But it wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t 4 Aaron & hur operating in the gift o helps, aiding a tired & weary Moses.
-Like we saw in the NBA video, the
2. It’s folks w/the spiritual gift o helps that make successful ministry possible!
i. The gift o helps hold up the arms o their leaders, helping hold the weight o ministry & allowing ministry 2b sustained over long periods o time.
ii. W/out Aaron & Hur
-Moses loses strength & Isr. loses
-they never make it 2 the promised land &
-God’s salvation plan 2 redeem the world through Isr. ends b4 it ever gets going.
-I am not overstating the need 4 God’s people to step in2 their God given gift & ministry of Helps!!!
-w/out the ministry & gift o helps ministry leaders burn out & ministry dies.
iii. The people operating in the gift o helps sustains life in ministry.
-Moses loses strength & Isr. loses
-w/out the ministry & gift o helps ministry leaders burn out & God ordained ministry dies.
-they never make it 2 the promised land &
-I am not overstating the need 4 God’s people to step in2 their God given gift & ministry of Helps!!!
-God’s salvation plan 2 redeem the world through Isr. ends b4 it ever gets going.
*Now here’s something that surprised me in my research regarding the gift o helps:
-I am not overstating the need 4 God’s people to step in2 their God given gift & ministry of Helps!!!
~Kennith Haggin argued that...
C. Music ministry is part of the helps ministry & gifting
a. Music ministry supports The flowing of God’s Spirit through his people
(Describe the scene) Isr. Judah & Edom against a rebelling Moabites
2 Kings
15 But now bring me a musician.” And when the musician played, the hand of the Lord came upon him.
16 And he said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘I will make this dry streambed full of pools.’
1. The musician helped Elisha to step into his spiritual gifts.
2. Look at Paul’s urging o Tim in...
6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,
7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,
b. The music ministry supports fanning into flame the gifts of the spirit
1. That’s why we see Musicians leading the way before the prophets in...
5 After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying.
1 Sam 10:5
2. God is giving instruction 2 Saul, the king-2-b, & telling him what he will find
i. Which happens 2b prophets being aided in ministry by musicians.
ii. The music ministry is a HUGE help in ministering w/the various gifts
-it sets the tone & atmosphere
-focuses our hearts & attention in making much o God & less o ourselves
-& God just seems to enjoy being in the middle o HIS people as we worship him!
3. This is why musicians r often apart o alter calls, & prayer times!
i. W/ their help, we find ourselves ushered in2 God’s presence or
-The H.S. moving powerfully in our midst
*Regularly during these times, I am approached by this person or that w/a word from God, a vision…or folks r healed through the laying on of hands.
D. A Practical Need
a. What happens when a person steps in2 the ministry o helps w/out the Spiritual Gift?
1. Helps tends 2 b a thankless ministry & only seems 2 get seen when it goes wrong
2. Easy 2 find ourselves in the flesh cause we get no recognition, can b taken advantage o, & quit rather than carry our load
3. Rejection when u offer to step in2 ministry & told don’t need help right now
i. These issues hurt.
b. What ministers o help need is Baptism in the H.S. & refilling by the H.S.
18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
1. the word translated be filled lit. means be being filled
i. If u operate in ministry o helps u need 2 be continually re-filled W/God’s spirit who offers
-A gift full o power, love, & sound mind 2 make great ministry assists!
III. Alter Time
(I’m going to call 2 have some folks stand. pls understand I’m not asking 4 ministry heads here, but ur assistants)
A. Please stand if ur on the
a. music min. team
b. custodial team
c. office team
d. work in the food pantry
e. ushers, greeters, cafe team or...
f. Helpers in the classrooms
1. if ur sitting near 1 o our folks standing would u please place ur hand on 'em & join me in prayer?
1. if ur sitting near 1 o our folks standing would u please place ur hand on 'em & join me in prayer?
B. Close o service
a. Grace?