Equipped and Empowered By The Spirit.
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Over the last few weeks we have been talking about the Holy Spirit.
Spirit of Life
The Same Spirit in Jesus is the Same Spirit in You.
Lift your sail to Catch the wind of the Spirit
The Joy of the Spirit
In the Spirit we all get to play.
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Today we will be talking about the role of the Spirit in the life of God’s people.
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the common understanding of the church, is you come to church to be fed – then you go home and live your lives.
Church is a place
And the role of attenders is passive.
This culture turns people into a consumer of Biblical knowledge and experiences.
The Pastor or Pastors are paid to feed the people God knowledge- Preach and entertain – visit the sick – take out trash – teach classes – Grow the church – and etc.
But is this what Jesus intended for the church?
Are you to only exist to consume and watch the leaders perform?
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Last week we discussed how we ALL get to Play!
Last week we discussed how we ALL get to Play!
Today, I want to show you how to play and what the game is we are all to play.
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You are not called to consume You are called to expand God’s Rule in Christ.
You are not called to consume You are called to expand God’s Rule in Christ.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
You are not called to consumer but to build up and encourage one another.
You are not called to consumer but to build up and encourage one another.
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
The gifts of the Spirit are not your toy
But a gift through you to encourage and build up others.
The secret to a successful church is that everyone is a minister.
The secret to a successful church is that everyone is a minister.
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You are all called to participate in Expanding the Kingdom and Building one another up.
But pastor how can God use me?
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The Spirit of God Equips and Empowers!
The Spirit of God Equips and Empowers!
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
The consumer church says, “the apostle, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers do the ministry and we watch them and are fed by them.
Paul says, no.
The five-fold ministry is the gift from the Spirit that equips the people to do ministry.
The Secret to a successful church is that everyone is a minister.
The Secret to a successful church is that everyone is a minister.
The Spirit Empowers the people to do ministry.
The Spirit Empowers the people to do ministry.
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
The secret to a successful church is that everyone is a minister.
The secret to a successful church is that everyone is a minister.
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What Meaningful Ministry Has God Put in Your Heart?
What Meaningful Ministry Has God Put in Your Heart?
Examples -
Ministry to single moms -
Free health clinic -
Visiting the sick and shut ins -
Helping young fatherless boys -
Encouraging and building families in the Lord -
Working with teens -
Helping people learn how to budget, invest, save money.
Building a prayer team that lifts the people and the ministries of the church up.
WHAT MEANINGFUL MINISTRY HAS GOD PUT IN YOUR HEART?
WHAT MEANINGFUL MINISTRY HAS GOD PUT IN YOUR HEART?
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Let me give you 4 ways to discover your meaningful ministry.
Let me give you 4 ways to discover your meaningful ministry.
Discover your Spiritual Gifts -
For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
When you serve according to your Spiritual gift you will serve more completely and in power.
In January our Life U will be dedicated to help you discover how the Spirit has gifted you.
What meaningful ministry has the Spirit gifted you for?
Heart/ Passion - What do you love?
He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them.
When you serve from your passion you are more motivated to complete the task when times get hard.
What meaningful ministry is your heart moved towards?
Callie’s heart is pointed towards a free clinic for the needy.
Temperament -
When you serve from your temperament you will serve with more confidence and be fulfilled.
Paul’s temperament was that of an academic and a Driver. He ministered from his personality.
Know your personality and allow the Spirit to work through it.
Stop trying to be like someone else and be who you are.
Natural Talents and Gifts
God gives us Spiritual gifts and God gives us natural gifts.
Often these two will converge to help you minister in strength.
God will however ask yo to give up the natural talent at times to teach you to depend on the Spirit and not yourself.
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The secret to a successful church is that everyone is a minister.
The secret to a successful church is that everyone is a minister.
God has not called a couple people - God has called all of you.
The Spirit equips you through the five fold team
The Spirit Empowers you through Spiritual gifts.
What is your meaningful ministry?
What is your meaningful ministry?
God desires to do something special here - But it will not be because of me it will be because you have chosen to become a minister in the community, in your home, and in the church.