Gifted to Attend: Ephesians 4:3-8 & 11-16

Steward/Stewardess

A person who looks after or attends to the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train and brings them meals.

Attributes

A steward is aware of the environment that they are servicing.

Due to 9/11, he or she is aware of suspicious behavior and updates the authorities.

Depending on the plain he or she will require that “carry ons” of a certain size be stored in the under carriage of the plain because there is just no room.

A Steward is a teacher

He or she is aware of the specifics of the aircraft that their employer uses and shares that pertinent information with passengers.

Exits, lavatories, exits, and safety devices and their locations and teaches the passengers what to do in case of an emergency while flying.

Good customer service

Working to make people comfortable and happy.

Knows how to speak to people

Usually joyful and appeasing tone but let someone get out of hand or do something to endanger other passengers; that face and tone changes quickly.

Serves to the best of their ability using the supplies given by the airline.

So What?

What if I told you that just like a flight attendant we are called to be stewards of the body of Christ, actively engaged in the growth, sustainability and the future of the the Church Universal by being active at the local level. Yes dear friends, it’s in the word of God that we are not only called but GIFTED to attend.

“Giftedness”

Ladies and gentlemen, when we talk about giftedness we are referring to the gifts granted by God through His spirit. Often times we can get beside ourselves due to our giftedness… But please know friends, that with out the empowerment of God, we are nothing with our gifted selves. There are several gifted people in jail, in psych wards, and strung out on drugs… I SAID GIFTED… Because the scripture teaches that the gifts of God are with out repentance, there are GIFTED PEOPLE in unfortunate situations due to reasons often times only known by them and God.

The Lexham Survey of Theology describes gifts as abilities given to individual believers by the Holy Spirit in order to equip God’s people for ministry for the edification of the Church and for God’s salvific mission to the world.

This means that the people of God have the responsibility to build up the people of God.

Let’s look at Ephesians 4:1-6

A Call to action.. to walk… In other words act like you are called.