THE REASON FOR WANTING TO DO A STUDY ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS
A. SPIRITUAL GIFTS - SECRET TO THE BODY OF CHRIST.. BY KNOWING AND EXERCISING YOUR GIFT / GIFTS...THE ENTIRE BODY BECOMES STRONGER.
RE: THE BODY OF CHRIST ... WE ARE NOT TALKING OF BAPTIST, PRESBYTERIAN, METHODIST, ASSEMBLY OF GOD ETC... WE ARE TALKING ABOUT "BORN AGAIN BELIEVERS".. THOSE WHO HAVE TRUSTED JESUS AS SAVIOR AND LORD..
B. BY STUDYING AND KNOWING YOUR GIFTS, IT FREES YOU UP AS A CHRISTIAN TO INVEST YOUR ENERGIES INTO THOSE AREAS THAT GOD'S EQUIPPED YOU.
C. HELPS US TO DIFFER GIFTS FROM TALENTS.
[1] TALENTS ARE MORE OF AN ABILITY TO EXCEL IN A CERTAIN AREA.
{EX. ATHLETICS } THEY ARE SHORT LIVED..BECAUSE THEY ARE EXERCISED MORE BY THE PHYSICAL BODY. TALENTS DO NOT REMAIN WITH A PERSON FOREVER.
** ITS EASIER TO BOAST ABOUT TALENTS BECAUSE OF THE WORK YOU'VE INVESTED TO PERFECT IT.
[2] GIFTS ARE TOTALLY FROM GOD..THEY WERE CHOSEN BY GOD FOR THE
BETTERMENT OF THE BODY AND NOT JUST THE INDIVIDUAL. OFTEN TIMES GIFTS GROW WITH AGE THROUGH MATURITY. * GOD IS TO BE THE ONE GLORIFIED AND PRAISED...
** TALENTS CAN BE WORKED FOR - GIFTS ARE GIVEN FROM OUR MAKER.
QUESTIONS
1 - HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED TEACHING OR HAVE BEEN TESTED REGARDING SPIRITUAL GIFTS ?
2 - IN A COUPLE OF SENTENCES, WRITE DOWN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS .
3 - LIST UP TO '5' SPIRITUAL GIFTS THAT YOU KNOW .
4 - LIST THE '3' KEY CHAPTERS IN THE BIBLE THAT DEAL WITH SPIRITUAL GIFTS .
5 - LIST THE GIFTS THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE .
6 - LIST THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE COMPLIMENTED ABOUT THE MOST FROM OTHERS .
BIBLE TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS # 1
UNDERSTANDING THE BODY OF CHRIST :
* * THE CHURCH [ BORN AGAIN BELIEVERS ] IS THE "BODY OF CHRIST."
EPH. 1:20,21 SPEAKS OF CHRIST'S ________________________________.
EPH. 1:22,23 SPEAKS OF CHRIST'S ________________________________.
COL. 1:18, " HE [ CHRIST ] IS ALSO HEAD OF THE BODY, THE CHURCH; AND HE IS THE BEGINNING, THE FIRST BORN OF THE DEAD; SO THAT HE HIMSELF MIGHT COME TO HAVE FIRSTPLACE IN EVERYTHING.
WE SEE "HIS HEADSHIP" OF THE BODY AND THE "LORDSHIP" OF LIFE.
ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY OF CHRIST:
1. CHRIST IS THE LORD AND HEAD OF THE BODY OF CHRIST.
HE IS THE GIVER OF GIFTS TO MEN. EPH. 4:7
2. HE CALLS AND EQUIPS INDIVIDUALS TO OVERSEE THE " BODY OF CHRIST."
EPH. 4:11
OVERSEERS RESPONSIBILITIES :
A._______________________________________________________________
EPH. 4:12,13
B._______________________________________________________________
ACTS 6:1-6
C._______________________________________________________________
HEB. 13:7
D._______________________________________________________________
HEB. 13:17
MEMBERS OF "THE BODY OF CHRIST" ARE TO USE THEIR SPIRITUAL GIFTS.
* EACH MEMBER IS A MINISTER !!! EPH. 4:12
CHRIST - GIVES GIFTS TO MEN..MEN, OVERSEERS OR PASTORS ETC., ARE TO FIND THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BODY, SO THAT EACH MEMBER WILL USE THEIR GIFTS TO BUILD "HIS" CHURCH.
** QUESTIONS ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS:
1. WHAT IS A SPIRITUAL GIFT ? " A SPECIAL ATTRIBUTE GIVEN
BY THE HOLY SPIRIT TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE BODY ACCORDING TO GOD'S
GRACE FOR USE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE BODY."
ALSO, " GOD'S DIVINE FINGER PRINTS UPON OUR LIVES"
NOTE: WHO GIVES THE GIFTS ?_________________________________
WHO RECEIVES THE GIFTS ?______________________________
WHERE IS THE GIFT USED ?_______________________________
WHO CHOOSES THE GIFTS ?________________________________
2. WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS ?
" NO LOCAL CONGREGATION WILL BE WHAT IT SHOULD BE, WHAT JESUS PRAYED THAT IT SHOULD BE, WHAT THE HOLY SPIRIT GIFTED IT AND EMPOWERED IT TO BE, UNTIL IT UNDERSTANDS SPIRITUAL GIFTS."
PASTOR JOHN MACARTHUR
A. THEY WILL BENEFIT____________________________________________
B. THEY WILL BENEFIT____________________________________________
C. THEY WILL HELP YOU KNOW_______________________________________
[ ROM. 12:1-6 ]
SINCE GIFTS ARE IMPORTANT, EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD HAVE THREE IMPORTANT GOALS CONCERNING THEM :
1._______________________________________________________________
2._______________________________________________________________
3._______________________________________________________________
** DISCOVERING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS COMES BEFORE DEVELOPING YOUR
GIFTS, BECAUSE GIFTS ARE GIVEN TO YOU AT SALVATION; THEY ARE NOT EARNED... 1 COR. 12:7-11,18
3. WHAT HAPPENS IF I DECIDE NOT TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP AND USE MY SPIRITUAL GIFTS? [ 1 PETER 4:8-11 ]
A.___________________________________________________________v.10
B.___________________________________________________________v.11
4. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS ?
A.______________________________________________. 1 COR. 12:7
B.______________________________________________.1 COR. 14:26, 31
** NO GIFT HAS A PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL. IT IS ALWAYS PRIMARILY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE BODY OF CHRIST.
Matthew 25:14-30 "For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves, and entrusted his possessions to them. [15] "And to one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. [16] "Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents. [17] "In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more. [18] "But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the ground, and hid his master's money. [19] "Now after a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. [20] "And the one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, 'Master, you entrusted five talents to me; see, I have gained five more talents.' [21] "His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things, enter into the joy of your maser.' [22] "The one also who had received the two talents came up and said, 'Master, you entrusted to me two talents; see, I have gained two more talents.' [23] "His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.' [24] "And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed. [25] 'And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground; see, you have what is yours.' [26] "But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I scattered no seed. [27] 'Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. [28] 'Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.' [29] "For to everyoe who has shall more be given, and he shall have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. [30] "And cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
THOUGHTS / REFLECTIONS REGARDING TALENTS or GIFTS
1. GOD IS A__________________________________________________________.
VS. 14
2. GOD GIVES_____________________TO EACH____________________________.
VS. 15
3. GOD GIVES GIFTS TO_________________________________________________.
VS. 15
4. NOT ALL PEOPLE_____________________IN THE__________________________. VS. 16-18
5. WE ARE ALL___________________OR________________________FOR OUR GIFTS.
VS. 19
6. GOD'S______________________IS BASED ON HOW YOU_____________YOUR GIFTS.
VS. 20-23
7. SOME PEOPLE HAVE A___________________________VIEW OF_____________.
VS. 24
8._______________________KEEPS PEOPLE FROM_____________________FOR GOD.
VS. 25
HOW TO OVERCOME FEAR :
A._________________________GOD DID NOT GIVE YOU___________________. 2 TIM. 1:7
B. FEAR______________________________WHEN WE_________________.
C. FEAR IS HELD__________________________WHEN WE_____________ GOD IS WITH US.
D. FEAR______________OUT WHEN_________________________________IN.
1 JOHN 4:18
9. THE ONE TALENTED MAN HAD A__________________________OF WHAT________________ TO GOD. VS. 25
10. GOD____________________________________________________________. VS. 26,27
11. WHAT YOU DON'T__________________YOU______________________________.
VS. 28,29
12.______________________________INVOLVES TAKING A____________________.
*** THE MAN WITH "1" TALENT HAD MORE PROBLEMS WORKING FOR GOD THAN THE MAN WITH "5" TALENTS.
*** THE MASTER SPENT AS MUCH TIME WITH THE "1" TALENTED GUY AS HE DID WITH THE GUY WITH "5" TALENTS.
BIBLE TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS # 2
LAST WEEK REVIEW :
ORGANIZATION OF THE " BODY OF CHRIST "
CHRIST [THE HEAD] GIVES GIFTS TO MEN WHICH ARE CALLED.
[ EPH. 4: 7,11 ]
OVERSEERS [ PASTORS / TEACHERS ] ARE RESPONSIBLE TO FIND THE
SPIRITUAL GIFTS OF THEIR CONGREGATION AND EQUIP THEM.
* ALL MEMBERS OF "THE BODY" ARE CALLED TO MINISTER...
QUESTIONS DISCUSSED :
1. WHAT ARE SPIRITUAL GIFTS ?
2. WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS ?
3. WHAT HAPPENS IF I DECIDE "NOT" TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP AND USE MY SPIRITUAL GIFTS?
4. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS ?[1 COR.12:7; 14:26,31]
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5. HOW ARE GIFTS MOST EFFECTIVE ? *** GIFTS ARE MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN USED ACCORDING TO THEIR PURPOSE IN " LOVE "
I COR. 13: 1-3.. PAUL LISTS THE GIFTS IN FOUR CATEGORIES AND CONCLUDES THAT THE USE OF THESE WITHOUT LOVE IS MEANINGLESS.
V. 1 A____________ ______________ WITHOUT LOVE IS NOTHING.
V. 2a A____________ ______________ WITHOUT LOVE IS NOTHING.
V. 2b A____________ ______________ WITHOUT LOVE IS NOTHING.
V. 3 A____________ ______________ WITHOUT LOVE IS NOTHING.
THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ARE NOT AN END IN THEMSELVES. THEY ARE VEHICLES THROUGH WHICH WE EXPRESS LOVE TO ONE ANOTHER.
[ GAL. 5:13 ]
JESUS DID "NOT" SAY: " ALL MEN SHALL KNOW YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES BY YOUR GIFTS"..HE SAID," ALL MEN SHALL KNOW YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES IF YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER."
** GIFTS ARE USELESS UNLESS THE ATTITUDE IS RIGHT.
6. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE "FRUIT" OF THE SPIRIT AND THE "GIFTS" OF THE SPIRIT ? * GAL. 5: 19-26 ; 1 COR. 12: 28-31
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT________________________________________
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT________________________________________
________ FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS FOR EACH SPIRIT-FILLED BELIEVER.
________ GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT ARE FOR EACH SPIRIT-FILLED BELIEVER.
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS______________________________________
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT ARE_____________________________________
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT DEALS WITH______________________________
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT DEALS WITH______________________________
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS______________________________________
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT ARE_____________________________________
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT_________________________________________
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT_________________________________________
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS______________________________________
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT_________________________________________
[1 COR. 3: 1-3]
** CONCLUSION:
IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE CARNAL AND HAVE THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE CARNAL AND HAVE THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT. THOSE WHO ARE CARNAL WILL CONTINUALLY BE TEMPTED TO USE THEIR GIFTS IN A WRONG, FLESHLY, SELFISH WAY. THIS IS THE REASON 1 COR. 12 & 14 WERE WRITTEN. THERE WAS DIVISION IN THE BODY CONCERNING THE VALUE AND FUNCTION OF THE GIFTS.
7. DOES EVERY SPIRIT-FILLED BELIEVER RECEIVE GIFTS ? ___________
EVERY BELIEVER IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BODY..
** ROMANS 12: 5 -- SO WE, WHO ARE MANY, ARE ONE BODY IN CHRIST, AND INDIVIDUALLY ONE OF ANOTHER.
** 1 PETER 4: 10 -- AS EACH ONE HAS RECEIVED A SPECIAL GIFT, EMPLOY IT IN SERVING ONE ANOTHER AS GOOD STEWARDS OF THE MANIFOLD GRACE OF GOD..
A. EACH CHRISTIAN________________________A GIFT.
B. EACH CHRISTIAN________________________THEIR GIFT.
C. EACH CHRISTIAN________________________THEIR GIFT.
8. DOES EVERY BELIEVER RECEIVE THE SAME GIFTS ? _______________
ROMANS 12: 6 -- SINCE WE HAVE GIFTS THAT DIFFER ACCORDING TO THE GRACE GIVEN TO US, LET EACH EXERCISE THEM ACCORDINGLY.
1 COR. 7: 7 --...EACH MAN HAS HIS OWN GIFT FROM GOD, ONE IN THIS MANNER AND ANOTHER IN THAT.
** DIVERSITY IS BEAUTIFUL. WE ARE NOT TO ALL HAVE THE SAME GIFTS.
<< 1 COR. 12: 4-11 ............ LESSONS ...................
1. THERE ARE__________________________ GIVEN FOR_________________
__________________ TO HAVE ________________________ ON OTHERS THAT ARE GIVEN BY THE ____________ _____________. VS. 4-6
2. THE GIFTS ARE A CHOICE OF__________NOT___________. VS. 11
***THIS REFLECTS GODS SOVEREIGNTY..
3. IT IS WRONG TO INSIST THAT OTHER CHRISTIANS RECEIVE THE SAME GIFT.
[ 1 COR. 12: 17,18 ]
GOALS FOR OUR GIFT BIBLE STUDY
1. BIBLE STUDY
2 TIM. 2: 15 [1]____________________________________________
[2]____________________________________________
2 TIM. 3: 16,17 [3]____________________________________________
[4]____________________________________________
HOW WILL I APPLY THIS LESSON TO MY LIFE ?
2. FELLOWSHIP
[1]____________________________________________
HEB. 10: 23-25 [2]____________________________________________
[3]____________________________________________
WHAT CAN I DO AT THIS STUDY TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE ?
3. BODY LIFE
[1]____________________________________________
[2]____________________________________________
1 COR. 12: 12-26
______________________________________________
[3]____________________________________________
[4]____________________________________________
[5]____________________________________________
WHO NEEDS ME TONIGHT ?
4. DISCIPLESHIP -- DISCIPLESHIP BEGINS WITH:
[1]____________________________________________
2 TIM. 2: 2 [2]____________________________________________
[3]____________________________________________
?? WHO CAN I DISCIPLE ?
5. OUTREACH
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MT. 9: 37,38 [1]_____________________________________________
------------
[2]_____________________________________________
?? WHO CAN I REACH FOR CHRIST -- HOW WILL I DO IT ?
** DISCUSSION QUESTION: IF IT IS IMPORTANT FOR A CHRISTIAN TO FIND THEIR GIFT AND USE IT, WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO FIND IT ?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
BIBLE TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS # 3
BIBLE TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS # 3
** CAUTION, WHEN STUDYING SPIRITUAL GIFTS..IT IS POSSIBLE TO SLIP INTO THE ERROR OF "_________________________________."
THIS IS WHEN WE SEEK THE GIFT MORE THAN THE "GIVER" OF THE GIFTS.
THIS HAPPENS WHEN CHRISTIANS FORGET THAT GIFTS ARE A MEANS TO AN END, NOT ENDS IN THEMSELVES.
* GOD GIVES GIFTS FOR_______________ AND _________________.
PAUL TEACHES US IN 1 COR. 13 THAT _________ IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER GIFTS. [ 1 COR. 13: 1-3 ] THIS IS AGAPE LOVE.
CHARACTERISTICS OF LOVE
1. _____________________________ = TYPE OF LOVE THAT WOULD CAUSE A PERFECT GOD TO LOVE A SINNER. [ ROM. 5: 5-10 ]
2.______________________________ = "AND OPENING HIS MOUTH, PETER SAID, I MOST CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND NOW THAT GOD IS NOT ONE TO SHOW PARTIALITY." [ ACTS 10: 34 ] WE ALL NEED TO LOOK THROUGH THE LENS OF LOVE.
3.______________________________ = [ GAL. 5: 13 ] THIS TYPE CREATES AND ADDS VALUE TO THOSE WHO RECEIVE IT.
4.______________________________ = [ ROM. 5: 6 ] GOD BRINGING LOVE TO MAN.
RELIGION____________________________________
DIFFERENCE------
CHRISTIANITY________________________________
5._____________________________ = 1 COR. 13:8.."LOVE NEVER FAILS,
BUT IF THERE ARE GIFTS OF PROPHECY, THEY WILL BE DONE AWAY WITH ;
IF THERE BE TONGUES THEY WILL CEASE ;IF THERE BE KNOWLEDGE, IT WILL BE DONE AWAY WITH.
6._____________________________ = IT OBEYS AND FULFILLS THE
LAW AND ALL OF ITS DEMANDS. [ MT. 22: 36-40 ]
** LOVE IS THAT ONE QUALITY THAT BRINGS EVERYTHING INTO PROPER BALANCE AND PROPER RELATIONS..
** LOVE -- "THAT SOMETHING WITHOUT WHICH EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOTHING. IT WOULD BE ALL-SUFFICIENT EVEN IF IT WERE ALONE. IT IS NOT MERELY AN ATTRIBUTE OF GOD; IT IS HIS VERY NATURE."
<< COL. 3: 12-14 " THEREFORE, AS GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE, HOLY AND DEARLY LOVED, CLOTHE YOURSELF WITH COMPASSION, KINDNESS, HUMILITY, GENTLENESS AND PATIENCE. BEAR WITH EACH OTHER AND FORGIVE WHATEVER GRIEVANCES YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. FORGIVE AS THE LORD FORGAVE YOU. AND OVER ALL THESE VIRTUES PUT ON LOVE, WHICH BINDS THEM ALL TOGETHER IN PERFECT UNITY." NIV
IDENTIFYING THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS
ROMANS 12: 6-8
1.______________________ 5._____________________
THESE ARE 2.______________________ 6._____________________
NOT IN ANY
SPECIFIC 3.______________________ 7._____________________
ORDER...
4.______________________
I COR. 12: 8-10 ADDS
8.______________________ 12.____________________
9.______________________ 13.____________________
10.______________________ 14.____________________
11.______________________ 15.____________________
VS. 28 ADDS EPH. 4: 11 ADDS
16._______________________ 19.____________________
17._______________________ 20.____________________
18._______________________
ALSO: OTHER GIFTS IDENTIFIED AS "CHARISMATIC" = GRACE GIFTS
21. CELIBACY - I COR. 7:7 24. HOSPITALITY - 1 PET. 4:9
22. MARTYRDOM - 1 COR. 13:3 25. INTERCESSION
23. MISSIONARY - EPH. 3:1,7 26. EXORCISM
*** THESE GIFTS MAY BE QUESTIONABLE TO SOME ***
CLASSIFICATION OF GIFTS :
" WORD GIFTS "
THESE GIFTS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN OVERSEER POSITIONS WITHIN THE BODY OF CHRIST. THESE ARE EQUIPPING GIFTS THAT ARE USED TO EVANGELIZE AND DISCIPLE BELIEVERS..
1._________________ 2.____________________ 3.____________________
4._________________ 5.____________________ 6.____________________
7._________________ 8.____________________ 9.____________________
" HELPING GIFTS " THESE GIFTS COMPLIMENT THE BODY OF CHRIST BY ENHANCING THE "WORD" GIFTS. THESE GIFTS BEST EXHIBIT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN. THESE GIFTS INDICATE SPIRITUAL MATURITY AND CONSECRATION THE MOST.
10.___________________________ 14._______________________________
11.___________________________ 15._______________________________
12.___________________________ 16._______________________________
13.___________________________ 17._______________________________
" SPECIAL EFFECTS GIFTS " THESE GIFTS CAUSE THE MOST EXCITEMENT AND THE MOST MISUNDERSTANDING WITHIN THE CHURCH. BECAUSE OF THEIR FLAMBOYANCY THEY MANY TIMES ARE MOST DESIRED AND ARE GIVEN WRONG PRIORITY AMONG CHRISTIANS. THESE GIFTS CAN LEAD TO CARNALITY, SELFISH USE AND MISUSE. DISCIPLINE, SCRIPTURAL TEACHING AND SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP ARE NEEDED TO DIRECT THESE GIFTS.. THESE GIFTS ARE NEEDED TO INCREASE THE LEVELS OF EXPECTANCY WITHIN THE BODY.. BUT AGAIN, CAN CAUSE CHAOS.
** CARNAL CHRISTIANS DESIRE THE FLASHIER GIFTS!!!
18.___________________________ 23.______________________________
19.___________________________ 24.______________________________
20.___________________________ 25.______________________________
21.___________________________ 26.______________________________
22.___________________________
** THESE GIFTS ARE IMITATED BY SATAN THE MOST.
1. APOSTLE : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO ASSUME AND EXERCISE GENERAL LEADERSHIP OVER A NUMBER OF CHURCHES WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY AUTHORITY IN SPIRITUAL MATTERS WHICH IS CREDIBLE BECAUSE OF TANGIBLE FRUIT IN MINISTRY. THIS IS RECOGNIZED AND APPRECIATED BY THOSE CHURCHES.
THE APOSTLES AUTHORITY ORIGINATES FROM_____________________.
1 COR. 12:28 ; EPH. 4:11
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF AN APOSTLE ? 2 COR. 12:12
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________
**** APOSTLE - ONE THAT IS SENT FORTH....
SCRIPTURAL FUNCTION OF AN APOSTLE.....
ACTS 15:22 " THEN IT SEEMED GOOD TO THE APOSTLES AND THE ELDERS, WITH THE WHOLE CHURCH, TO CHOOSE MEN FROM AMONG THEM......
1.________________________________________
APOSTLES -
2.________________________________________
3.________________________________________
AN APOSTLE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE AUTHORITY OVER THE LOCAL CHURCH. * 1 THES. 2:6, "NOR DID WE SEEK GLORY FROM MEN, EITHER FROM YOU OR OTHERS, EVEN THOUGH AS APOSTLES OF CHRIST WE MIGHT HAVE ASSERTED OUR AUTHORITY."
QUALIFICATIONS OF AN APOSTLE { NARROW AND BIBLICAL SENSE }
1. MUST HAVE BEEN WITH JESUS PERSONALLY OR SEEN HIM AFTER HIS RESURRECTION.... ACTS 1:21 ; 1 COR. 9:1
2. MUST HAVE CONVERTS AND CHURCHES ESTABLISHED THROUGH HIS MINISTRY.... I COR. 9
3. MUST HAVE EVIDENCE OF SIGNS AND MIRACLES GIVEN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.... ROMANS 15:19 ; 2 COR. 12:12
4. MUST EXPRESS PERSEVERANCE..IN SPITE OF THE ODDS.. 2 COR. 12:12
QUALIFICATIONS OF AN APOSTLE TODAY
1.___________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________
4._________________________________________________________
2. MISSIONARY : THE SPECIAL ABILITY TO LIVE AND MINISTER IN SECOND CULTURE.
** EPH. 3: 6-8 == PAUL, A JEW WAS GIFTED TO MINISTER TO A DIFFERENT CULTURE {GENTILE }.THE ATTITUDE OF A MISSIONARY IS EXHIBITED IN 1 COR. 9: 19-23..
THE "MISSIONARY ATTITUDE" - THE WILLINGNESS TO LIVE WITHIN THE PATTERNS OF THE CULTURE TO WHICH HE IS SENT, SO THAT PEOPLE MIGHT SEE THAT THEY CAN COME TO KNOW CHRIST WITHOUT LEAVING THEIR OWN PEOPLE.
PETER - JEWS PAUL - GENTILES
FUNCTIONS OF A MISSIONARY, ACTS 14: 21-28
1._______________________________________________ V. 21
A.___________________________
B.___________________________
2._______________________________________________ V. 22
3._______________________________________________ V. 23
4._______________________________________________ V. 23
* AT TIMES YOU ARE TOTALLY BY YOURSELF.
5._______________________________________________ V. 24-27
6._______________________________________________ V. 27
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BIBLE TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS # 4
3. EVANGELIST : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH UNBELIEVERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT MEN AND WOMEN BECOME JESUS' DISCIPLES AND RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST.
JESUS PROVIDED FOR THE SHARING OF "GOOD NEWS" IN TWO WAYS :
1.______________________________________________________________
ACTS 1:8 " YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS COME UPON YOU; AND YOU SHALL BE MY WITNESSES BOTH IN JERUSALEM AND IN JUDEA AND EVEN TO THE REMOTEST PART OF THE EARTH."
2.______________________________________________________________
PHILIP WAS AN EVANGELIST.... ACTS 21:8 " AND ON THE NEXT DAY WE DEPARTED AND CAME TO CAESAREA AND ENTERING THE HOME OF PHILIP THE EVANGELIST, WHO WAS ONE OF THE SEVEN, WE STAYED WITH HIM."
BACKGROUND OF PHILIP :
--______________________________________________________________
--______________________________________________________________
--______________________________________________________________
--______________________________________________________________
ACTS 8:1b "AND ON THAT DAY A GREAT PERSECUTION AROSE AGAINST THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM; AND THEY WERE ALL SCAT
TERED THROUGHOUT THE REGIONS OF JUDEA AND SAMARIA EXCEPT THE APOSTLES."
NOTE : THE LAYMEN WERE THE ONES WHO WENT OUT EVANGELIZING!!!!
ACTS 8 GIVES INSIGHT INTO THE MINISTRY OF AN EVANGELIST..
1.________________________________________________ VS. 26,40
2.________________________________________________ VS. 26
3.________________________________________________ VS. 12,35
4.________________________________________________ VS. 6,12
** 10% - 15% OF THE BODY HAVE THE GIFT OF EVANGELISM....
** THE BODY OF CHRIST GROWS THROUGH TIMES OF PERSECUTION !!!
A PERSON MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF EVANGELISM WHEN :
1.___________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________
6.___________________________________________________________
7.___________________________________________________________
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4. PROPHECY : "TO SPEAK FORTH" OR "TO SPEAK FOR ANOTHER" THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO RECEIVE AND COMMUNICATE AN IMMEDIATE MESSAGE OF GOD TO "HIS" PEOPLE THROUGH A DIVINELY ANOINTED UTTERANCE.
THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROPHECY :
1._____________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________
HOW TO DISTINGUISH A TRUE PROPHET FROM A FALSE PROPHET:
DEUT. 18:20-22.... THIS IS SERIOUS IN GODS SIGHT...
GUIDELINES FOR PROPHECY, I COR. 14: 29-33
1.PROPHECY IS TO BE DONE __________________. V 31 [ ONE BY ONE ]
2.IT IS TO BE__________________ BY OTHER PROPHETS. .V 29
3.THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT TO BE_________ TO OR ______________FROM.
[ REV. 22: 18,19 ]
A PERSON MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF PROPHECY IF ....
1. HE TENDS TO BE SOCIAL CONSCIOUS AND POLITICALLY MINDED.
2. HE TENDS TO BE SUSPICIOUS OF THE ORGANIZED, TRADITIONAL CHURCH.
3. HE IS A NON-CONFORMIST.
4. HE FEELS COMPELLED TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE TREND OF THE DAY.
5. HE DESIRES TO EDIFY, EXHORT, AND CONSOLE THE BODY.
5. PASTOR - TEACHER : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO ASSUME A LONG TIME PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF A GROUP OF BELIEVERS.
BASIC FUNCTIONS OF A PASTOR - TEACHER : 1 PETER 5: 1-3
1.______________________________________________ V. 2
2.______________________________________________
A.____________________________________________
B.____________________________________________
C.____________________________________________
D.____________________________________________
3.______________________________________________ V. 3
4.______________________________________________ HEBREWS 13: 7
5.______________________________________________
6.______________________________________________ HEBREWS 13: 17
7.______________________________________________
8.______________________________________________ ACTS 20: 28
9.______________________________________________ I TIM. 4: 6-16
* V. 14
10._____________________________________________
11._____________________________________________ V. 15
12._____________________________________________ V. 16
6. EXHORTATION : THE SPECIAL ABILITY GOD GIVES TO MEMBERS OF THE BODY TO MINISTER WORDS OF COMFORT, CONSOLATION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND COUNSEL TO OTHERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY FEEL HELPED AND HEALED.
EXHORT - TO URGE EARNESTLY..TO STRENGTHEN WITH ENCOURAGEMENT.
ROMANS 12: 6,8 - "AND SINCE WE HAVE GIFTS THAT DIFFER ACCORDINGLY TO THE GRACE GIVEN TO US LET US EACH EXERCISE THEM ACCORDINGLY:
HE WHO EXHORTS IN HIS EXHORTATION." ** SEE ROMANS 12:1
TYPES OF EXHORTATION
1.______________________ 3.______________________
2.______________________
EXAMPLE: PAUL WRITING TO THE CHURCH AT PHILIPPI.. { PHIL. 4:2 }
EXAMPLE: PETER REBUKED ANANIAS AND SAPHIRA FOR LYING TO THE APOSTLES AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.. { ACTS 5: 1-11 }
GUIDELINES FOR REBUKING
1.______________________________ 3._____________________________
2.______________________________ 4._____________________________
GUIDELINES FOR CHALLENGING
1.______________________________ 3._____________________________
2.______________________________
GUIDELINES FOR ENCOURAGEMENT
1.______________________________ 2._____________________________
** NOTE: THE EXHORTER MUST POSSESS AN ATTITUDE OF:
1._________________________________ = I THES. 2: 11
2._________________________________ = 1 THES. 5: 14
A PERSON MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF EXHORTATION WHEN . . .
1. HE ENJOYS ENCOURAGING OTHERS SPONTANEOUSLY
2. HE LOVES CHALLENGES
3. HE IS DISCERNING CONCERNING NEEDS
4. HE IS FILLED WITH FAITH { HEBREWS 11: 1 }
7. KNOWLEDGE : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO DISCOVER, ACCUMULATE, ANALYZE AND CLARIFY INFORMATION AND IDEAS WHICH ARE PERTINENT TO THE GROWTH AND WELL BEING OF THE BODY.
1 COR. 12: 4,8 - NOW THERE ARE VARIETIES OF GIFTS BUT THE SAME SPIRIT. FOR TO ONE IS GIVEN THE WORK OF WISDOM THROUGH THE SPIRIT AND TO ANOTHER THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE ACCORDING TO THE SAME SPIRIT.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT KNOWLEDGE
1.____________________________________________ V. 1 COR. 8: 1
2.____________________________________________ V. 1 COR. 8: 2
3.____________________________________________ V. 1 COR. 13: 8
4.____________________________________________ V. 2 COR. 12:7-10
A PERSON MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE IF . . .
1. OTHERS RELY ON HIM TO CLARIFY ISSUES
2. THERE IS A DESIRE TO GATHER FACTS INTO PROPER ORDER
3. WRITING OR SPEAKING SEEMS TO AUTOMATICALLY FALL INTO PROPER SEQUENCE.
4. THERE IS A DESIRE FOR CONTINUAL STUDY
8. WISDOM : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO KNOW THE MIND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO RECEIVE INSIGHT INTO HOW GIVEN KNOWLEDGE MAY BEST BE APPLIED TO SPECIFIC NEEDS ARISING IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. * THIS GIFT IS ASSOCIATED MORE WITH THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT THAN MOST OTHERS...
JAMES 1: 5 - "IF ANY OF YOU LACKS WISDOM, LET HIM ASK OF GOD WHO GIVES TO ALL MEN GENEROUSLY AND WITHOUT REPROACH, AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO HIM."
THOSE WHO HAVE THE GIFT OF WISDOM LIVE A QUALITY OF LIFE DESCRIBED IN JAMES 3: 17..
** 1 COR. 2: 1-8 TEACHES US THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORLDLY WISDOM
AND THE WISDOM OF GOD.. SPIRITUAL WISDOM IS :
1.___________________________ 4.________________________________
2.___________________________ 5.________________________________
3.___________________________ 6.________________________________
BIBLE TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS # 5
EPHESIANS 4: 1-16
WORD GIFTS
APOSTLE PROPHET EVANGELIST
PASTOR / TEACHER WISDOM EXHORTER
KNOWLEDGE TEACHING
9. TEACHING: THE SPECIAL ABILITY GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH AND MINISTRY OF THE BODY AND IT'S MEMBERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT OTHERS WILL LEARN.
NOT ALL ELDERS HAVE THE GIFT OF TEACHING. 1 TIM. 5:17," LET THE ELDERS WHO RULE WELL BE CONSIDERED WORTHY OF DOUBLE HONOR, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WORK HARD AT PREACHING AND TEACHING."
** ALTHOUGH NOT ALL ELDERS OR BELIEVERS HAVE THE "GIFT OF TEACHING" ALL CAN BECOME TEACHERS.
? WHAT KEPT THE HEBREW CHRISTIANS FROM BECOMING TEACHERS?
HEBREWS 5: 11-14
1.__________________________________ V. 11
2.__________________________________ V. 12
3.__________________________________ V. 14
A PERSON CAN BECOME A TEACHER OF GOD'S WORD BY POSSESSING AN EAGERNESS TO LEARN AND APPLY CONTINUALLY GOD'S TEACHINGS IN HIS DAILY LIFE.
* TEACHER = THE ABILITY TO REPRODUCE ONES-SELF IN THE LIFE OF ANOTHER. 2 TIM. 2:2, "AND THE THINGS WHICH YOU HAVE HEARD FROM ME, IN THE PRESENCE OF MANY WITNESSES, THESE ENTRUST TO FAITHFUL MEN, WHO WILL BE ABLE TO TEACH OTHERS ALSO."
10. ADMINISTRATION : THE GIFT OF ADMINISTRATION IS THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO UNDERSTAND CLEARLY THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-RANGE GOALS OF A PARTICULAR UNIT OF THE BODY OF CHRIST AND TO DEVISE AND EXECUTE PLANS FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THESE GOALS. 1 COR. 12:28
IT'S THE PICTURE OF A "____________________________"
HELPS US VISUALIZE THE MEANING OF THIS GIFT.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE "OWNER" AND THE "PILOT" / "CAPTAIN" [ADMINISTRATOR] OF A SHIP.
OWNER PILOT / CAPTAIN
THE GIFTS OF___________________ AND__________________ COMPLIMENT ONE ANOTHER.
YOU MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF ADMINISTRATION IF:
1.YOU POSSESS THE GIFT OF________________________.
2.YOU QUICKLY UNDERSTAND SITUATIONS THAT SEEM DIFFICULT TO OTHERS
3.YOU ENJOY__________________ AND__________________________.
4.YOU POSSESS A SERVANTS HEART.
5.OTHERS SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE AND ADVICE CONCERNING THEIR PROBLEMS.
11. GIVING: THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR MATERIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL RESOURCES TO THE WORK OF THE LORD WITH LIBERALITY AND CHEERFULNESS. ROM. 12:8
1 TIMOTHY 6: 17-19 SHOWS US THE "SPIRIT OF THE GIVER."
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WHAT SHOULD BE THE MOTIVATION OF GIVING? MATTHEW 6:3, "BUT WHEN YOU GIVE ALMS, DO NOT LET YOUR LEFT HAND KNOW WHAT YOUR RIGHT HAND IS DOING."
1.__________________________________
EPH. 4:8,..."LET HIM LABOR, PERFORMING WITH HIS OWN HANDS WHAT IS GOOD, IN ORDER THAT HE MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH HIM WHO HAS NEED."
2.__________________________________
1 COR. 13:3, "AND IF I GIVE ALL MY POSSESSIONS TO FEED THE POOR...BUT DO NOT HAVE LOVE, IT PROFITS ME NOTHING."
3.__________________________________
"WE CAN GIVE WITHOUT LOVING BUT NOT LOVE WITHOUT GIVING."
YOU MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF GIVING IF:
1.GOD HAS BLESSED YOU WITH FINANCES OR TIME.
2.YOU ENJOY HELPING OTHERS WHEN ONLY YOU KNOW WHAT IS DONE.
3.OPPORTUNITIES COME YOUR WAY THAT CHALLENGE YOU TO GIVE.
4.YOU ARE EAGER TO GIVE WHEN GOD TRULY BLESSES YOU.
12. HELPS : THE GIFT OF HELPS IS THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO INVEST THE TALENTS THEY HAVE IN LIFE AND MINISTRY IN OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BODY, THUS ENABLING THE PERSON HELPED TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HIS / HER SPIRITUAL GIFTS. 1 COR. 12:28
EXAMPLE: DORCAS, ACTS 9:36 "NOW IN JOPPA THERE WAS A CERTAIN DISCIPLE NAMED TABITHA {GREEK = DORCAS}; THIS WOMAN WAS ABOUNDING WITH DEEDS OF KINDNESS AND CHARITY, WHICH SHE CONTINUALLY DID."
REFLECTIONS:
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2.__________________________________
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THE GIFT OF HELPS IS USUALLY A MINISTRY TO THOSE WHO ARE ENGAGED IN OTHER MINISTRIES AND ALLOWS THE "MINISTER" TO INCREASE HIS EFFECTIVENESS . HELPS IS USED TO FREE UP OTHERS.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GIFT OF GIVING AND HELPS IS:
GIVING IS USUALLY FOR THE NEEDY. HELPS IS USUALLY FOR THE MEMBERS IN THE BODY WHO, WHILE MINISTERING, ARE GIVEN ASSISTANCE OR RELIEF MAKING THEIR MINISTRY MORE EFFECTIVE TO THE BODY.
* NUMBERS 11:16,17 = SHOWS THE GIFTS OF ADMINISTRATION AND HELPS.
YOU MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF HELPS IF:
1.YOU EASILY IDENTIFY NEEDS AND DESIRE TO HELP MEET THEM.
2.YOU DO NOT HAVE A STRONG DESIRE FOR RECOGNITION.
3.YOU RECEIVE JOY IN MINISTERING TO "MINISTERS"
4."MINISTERS" SENSE YOUR GIFT AND OPENS THE DOOR FOR YOU TO
ASSIST THEM IN THEIR WORK.
13. HOSPITALITY: THE GIFT THAT SOME MEMBERS POSSESS TO PROVIDE AN OPEN HOME AND WARMTH TO THOSE IN NEED OF FOOD / LODGING ETC..
ROMANS 12: 9-21.. TEACHES US REGARDING HOSPITALITY...
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2.__________________________________
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PROBLEMS THAT CAN ACCOMPANY THIS GIFT? ** 1 PETER 4:9,
"BE HOSPITABLE TO ONE ANOTHER WITHOUT COMPLAINT"
1.GRUMBLING AND COMPLAINING
2.WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT INDICATES THAT WE HAVE LOST SIGHT OF THE PURPOSE OF THIS GIFT. [WHICH IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS IN THE BODY]
YOU MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF HOSPITALITY IF:
1.NEW PEOPLE IN THE BODY MIGRATE TO YOU.
2.YOU SEEM TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BE OF THE SAME MIND
3.YOU DO NOT POSSESS A "GET-BACK" / RETALIATE SPIRIT.
4.YOU ENJOY ALL CLASSES OF PEOPLE AND FEEL AT EASE WITH
5.YOU ARE CREATIVE IN EXPRESSING THE LOVE OF CHRIST TO OTHERS.
COMMENTS CONCERNING HELPING GIFTS:
A] THEY ARE THE MOST PLENTIFUL GIFTS WITHIN THE BODY. [B] THEY ARE THE MOST NEEDED GIFTS. [C] THEY ARE CRUCIAL IN BUILDING UP THE CHURCH. [D] THEY ARE THE MOST CONSISTENT GIFTS. [E] THEY ARE THE MOST NEGLECTED GIFTS IN THE BODY.
BIBLE TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS # 6
INTRODUCTION:
WORD GIFTS [1] APOSTLE [2] PROPHET [3] EVANGELIST [4] PASTOR / TEACHER [5] EXHORTER [6] WISDOM [7] KNOWLEDGE [8] TEACHING
HELPING GIFTS [1] ADMINISTRATION [2] GIVING [3] HELPS
[4] HOSPITALITY [5] LEADERSHIP [6] MERCY
[7] SERVICE
14. LEADERSHIP : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO SET GOALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOD'S PURPOSE FOR THE FUTURE AND TO COMMUNICATE THESE GOALS TO OTHERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY VOLUNTARILY AND HARMONIOUSLY WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.
LEADERSHIP IS ________________________.{ ONE WORD DEFINITION }
WE ALL HAVE INFLUENCE TO SOME LEVEL / DEGREE. WHAT YOU SAY, DO, TOUCH MATTERS.
BIBLICAL FACTS ABOUT LEADERSHIP:
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EZEKIEL 22: 23-31 NUMBERS 13: 25-33
2.__________________________________
EZEKIEL 33: 1-9 HEBREWS 13:17
3.__________________________________
HEBREWS 13:7 PHILIPPIANS 4:9
YOU MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF LEADERSHIP IF:
- YOU SEEM TO HAVE ALOT OF INFLUENCE ON OTHER PEOPLE.
- FRIENDS SEEM TO WAIT ON YOUR DECISIONS.
- YOU FEEL "COMPELLED" TO 'CHANGE YOUR WORLD'.
- IF YOU SPEAK WITH CONVICTION AND CONFIDENCE.
- IF YOU ENJOY CHALLENGES AND LIKE TO STEP OUT ON FAITH TO NEW FRONTIERS.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP
*** SEE INSERT ***
15. MERCY : THE SPECIAL ABILITY GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO FEEL GENUINE EMPATHY AND COMPASSION FOR INDIVIDUALS, BOTH CHRISTIANS AND NON-CHRISTIANS, WHO SUFFER DISTRESSING PHYSICAL, MENTAL, OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, AND TO TRANSLATE THAT COMPASSION INTO CHEERFULLY DONE DEEDS WHICH REFLECT CHRIST'S LOVE AND ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING.
TWO WORDS ARE CRUCIAL IN UNDERSTANDING THIS GIFT:
1.__________________________________
2.__________________________________
AN ATTITUDE IS AN __________________________________.
ATTITUDES THAT ARE NEEDED TO MAGNIFY THE GIFT OF MERCY:
1.__________________________________
2.__________________________________
3.__________________________________
4.__________________________________
5.__________________________________
A POWERFUL PASSAGE THAT PORTRAYS MERCY: LUKE 4: 16-30
** NOTE THESE TWO THINGS:
1. JESUS DECLARED HIS INTENTION TO 'ACT' UPON.. WHAT EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO BE KNOWN FOR. [V. 22,23]
2. ONLY THOSE WHO ADMIT NEED EVER RECEIVE ACTS OF MERCY.
[V.25-30]
YOU MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF MERCY IF:
- YOU ARE EMPATHETIC TOWARD THOSE WHO HAVE PHYSICAL PROBLEMS.
- YOU HAVE PATIENCE.
- YOU ARE AN ENCOURAGER WHO DOES NOT BECOME EASILY DEPRESSED.
- YOU ENJOY MINISTERING BY YOUR ACTS OF KINDNESS.
- PEOPLE WHO ARE SICKLY RECEIVE STRENGTH FROM YOUR MINISTRY AND LIFE.
16. SERVICE : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO IDENTIFY THE UNMET NEEDS INVOLVED IN A TASK RELATED TO GOD'S WORK, AND TO MAKE USE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO MEET THOSE NEEDS AND HELP ACCOMPLISH THE DESIRED GOALS.
JESUS TAUGHT THAT LEADERSHIP IS "SERVICE"... LUKE 22: 24-27
* SERVANTHOOD CAN ONLY BE DEMONSTRATED WHEN WE UNDERSTAND GREATNESS...
* GREATNESS CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED WHEN WE DEMONSTRATE SERVANTHOOD.
YOU MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF SERVICE IF :
1. YOU ARE CONSECRATED TO CHRIST... BEING SOLD-OUT.
2. THE WORLD'S PRIORITIES DO NOT GRIP YOU.
3. REINFORCEMENT FROM PEOPLE IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
4. YOUR WILL IS SUBMISSIVE.
SPECIAL EFFECTS GIFTS : THESE GIFTS CAUSE THE MOST EXCITEMENT AND MISUNDERSTANDING WITHIN THE CHURCH. BECAUSE OF THEIR FLAMBOYANCY THEY, MANY TIMES, ARE MOST DESIRED AND ARE GIVEN WRONG PRIORITY AMONG CHRISTIANS. THESE GIFTS CAN LEAD TO CARNALITY, SELFISH USE AND MISUSE. DISCIPLINE, SCRIPTURAL TEACHING AND SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP ARE NEEDED TO DIRECT THESE GIFTS. THESE GIFTS ARE NEEDED TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF EXPECTANCY WITHIN THE CHURCH BODY.
* THESE ARE THE FOURTH OF JULY GIFTS... FIREWORKS.
[1] FAITH [2] HEALINGS [3] DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS
[4] MIRACLES [5] TONGUES [6] INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
17. FAITH : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO DISCERN WITH EXTRAORDINARY CONFIDENCE THE WILL AND PURPOSE OF GOD FOR THE FUTURE OF HIS WORK AND TO DECLARE IT AND ACT UPON IT.
** ALL CHRISTIANS NEED FAITH FOR SALVATION. EPH. 2: 8,9
** ALL CHRISTIANS NEED FAITH TO BUILD A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. COLOSSIANS 2: 6
ROMANS 14:23 -- WHATEVER IS NOT FROM FAITH IS SIN.
HEBREWS 11:6 -- WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM...
** THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FAITH THAT IS NEEDED FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING {SALVATION} AND THE GIFT OF FAITH IS...
REGULAR FAITH = FAITH THAT IS GIVEN FOR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP THAT WILL ENHANCE INDIVIDUAL GROWTH.
GIFT OF FAITH = FAITH THAT IS GIVEN FOR A PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE IN THE EYES OF OTHER BELIEVERS THAT WHEN ANSWERED, ENHANCES THE GROWTH OF MANY.
** FAITH IS NOT A CONSISTENT, CONTINUOUS GIFT.
YOU MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF FAITH IF :
1. YOU ARE CONFIDENT OF GOD'S UNDERTAKING WHEN OTHERS ARE DOUBTFUL.
2. OTHERS AROUND YOU SENSE YOUR FAITH AND HAVE THEIRS INCREASED.
3. OTHERS ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR FAITH IN A POSITIVE WAY.
18. HEALING : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO SERVE AS HUMAN CHANNELS THROUGH WHOM IT PLEASES GOD TO CURE ILLNESS AND RESTORE HEALTH APART FROM THE USE OF NATURAL MEANS.
** MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE GIFT HEALING :
1. A PERSON WITH THIS GIFT IS ABLE TO HEAL OTHERS AT ANY TIME.
-- NOT TRUE -- PAUL AND EPAPHRODITUS.. PHILIP. 2:25-27
PAUL AND TIMOTHY.. 1 TIM. 5:23
ALSO, 1 TIM. 4:20
2. SICKNESS IS ALWAYS A SIGN OF SIN IN A PERSON'S LIFE AND THEREFORE IT IS ALWAYS GOD'S WILL TO HEAL.
-- NOT TRUE -- MAN BORN BLIND.. JOHN 9:1-3
PAUL'S THORN IN THE FLESH.. 2 COR. 12:8,9
* ULTIMATELY SIN IS THE CAUSE FOR ALL SICKNESS..
3. HEALINGS ALWAYS DEPEND UPON THE SICK PERSONS FAITH.
*JOHN 9:1-3.... GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY IS THE KEY TO HEALING!!
** GOD IS ALWAYS IN FULL CONTROL.. HE IS THE ONLY ONE QUALIFIED TO HEAL AND RESTORE ANY ONE.
WHY HEALINGS ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE BODY :
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2.__________________________________
3.__________________________________
4.__________________________________
YOU MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF HEALING IF :
1. OTHERS HAVE BEEN HEALED WHEN YOU PRAYED FOR THEM.
2. YOU SPEND ALOT OF TIME IN PRAYER.
3. YOU POSSESS GREAT FAITH.
BIBLE TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS # 7
** REVIEW THE STATEMENT CONCERNING SPECIAL EFFECTS GIFTS.
19. MIRACLES : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO SERVE AS HUMAN INTERMEDIATES THROUGH WHOM IT PLEASES GOD TO PERFORM POWERFUL ACTS THAT ARE PERCEIVED BY OBSERVERS TO HAVE ALTERED THE ORDINARY COURSE OF NATURE.
PURPOSE OF MIRACLES:
1.__________________________________
2.__________________________________ EXODUS 4:1-5; JOHN 3:2
3.__________________________________ ACTS 8:4-8
4.__________________________________ ACTS 9:36-42
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20. TONGUES : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO RECEIVE AND COMMUNICATE A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO HIS PEOPLE THROUGH A DIVINELY ANOINTED LANGUAGE THEY HAVE NEVER LEARNED. SOME FEEL THIS GIFT IS EXPRESSED IN PRAYER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE BELIEVER AND GOD. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF TONGUES IS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE CHURCH.
1 COR. 14:22, "SO THEN TONGUES ARE FOR A SIGN, NOT TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE, BUT TO UNBELIEVERS."
** SEE ACTS 2:1-13; 10:34-48; 19:1-10
TONGUES WERE USED FOR NON-BELIEVERS. THEY ALL UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS SAID IN THEIR "OWN NATIVE" LANGUAGE.
NOTE: SPEAKING IN TONGUES IS NOT THE INITIAL EVIDENCE OF
BEING FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.
* GALATIANS 5:22-26..IS EVIDENCE OF BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT.
REASONS:
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** NOTE: THE GIFT OF TONGUES HAS MORE RESTRICTIONS ON IT THAN ANY OTHER GIFT!!!
THE PURPOSE OF 1 CORINTHIANS 12-14 IS TO CORRECT THE ERRORS OF TONGUES SPEAKERS AND TO RESTRICT BOTH THE USING OF THIS GIFT AND ALSO THE PREFERRING OF THIS GIFT.
THE ERRORS OF THOSE WHO WERE MISUNDERSTANDING AND MISUSING THE GIFT OF TONGUES WERE:
1. THEY WERE CONFUSING DEMONIC TONGUES WITH THE GIFT OF THE SPIRIT.
2. THEY WERE INSISTING OR IMPLYING THAT ALL SHOULD SPEAK IN TONGUES.
3. THEY WERE VALUING THE GIFT OF TONGUES AS THE MOST IMPORTANT
GIFT OF ALL. THIS WAS THE MOST ELEVATED OF ALL GIFTS. **UNHEALTHY
PAUL IMPLIES THAT TONGUES IS NOT A PREFERRED GIFT SUCH AS PROPHECY { 1 COR. 12:31; 14:1 }. WHY ???
1 CORINTHIANS 14
A. NO ONE UNDERSTANDS THE TONGUE UNLESS IT IS______________. V.2
B. TONGUES CAN BE TOTALLY______________________ AND NOT EDIFY THE WHOLE CHURCH. V. 4
C. THE GIFT OF TONGUES IS___________________ AND WITHOUT FULL USE UNLESS INTERPRETED. V.5
D. EVEN_____________ WOULD BE OF NO REAL BENEFIT IF HE ONLY SPOKE IN TONGUES. V.6
E. THE PERSON WHO SPEAKS ONLY IN TONGUES WITHOUT INTERPRETATION WILL NOT ______________________________. V.9,11
F. EXCESSIVE USE OF TONGUES WILL CAUSE___________________ TO THE CHURCH BECAUSE OF THE HARM TO OUTSIDERS. V.23
4. THEIR EMPHASIS ON TONGUES WAS PRODUCING CARNAL PRIDE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY { 1 COR. 12:12-24 }.THEY FELT THAT THEY DID NOT NEED MEMBERS WHO LACKED THE GIFT OF TONGUES { 21-25 }. THEY MADE THOSE WITHOUT THE GIFT FEEL INFERIOR { 15-19 }. THEIR EMPHASIS UPON THIS GIFT CAUSED A SCHISM { 25 }.* THIS CHURCH HAD "PROBLEMS."
THE CHURCH AT CORINTH WAS THE MOST CONFUSED OF ALL THE CHURCHES THAT PAUL DEALT WITH.
21. INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO MAKE KNOWN IN THE NATIVE OR COMMON LANGUAGE THE MESSAGE OF ONE WHO SPEAKS IN TONGUES.
1. ON WHAT OCCASION DOES THE GIFT OF TONGUES NOT REQUIRE INTERPRETATION??
2. DO ALL BELIEVERS HAVE THE GIFT OF INTERPRETATION? 1 COR. 12:30
3. WHO INTERPRETS THE TONGUES? 1 COR. 14:13,27
4. WHAT SHOULD BE THE RESULTS OF INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES?
1 COR. 14:5
5. WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS NO INTERPRETER? 1 COR. 14:28
22. DISCERNMENT : THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GOD GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO KNOW WITH ASSUR
ANCE WHETHER CERTAIN BEHAVIOR PURPORTED { INTENDED } TO BE OF GOD IS IN REALITY DIVINE, HUMAN OR SATANIC.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? { 1 JOHN 4: 1-5 }
** DURING THE TIME THAT JOHN WROTE THIS.. THE WORD OF GOD WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS WE HAVE IT TODAY.
DISCERNMENT IS IMPORTANT IN TWO AREAS :
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2.__________________________________
DISCERNMENT IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE GIFT OF WISDOM..
** STUDY ACTS 8:18-24 FOR THE INTENDED RESULT WHEN THIS GIFT
IS EXERCISED.
BIBLE TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS # 8
"HOW TO FIND AND USE YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFT"
1 TIMOTHY 4:11-16
HOWARD HENDRICKS STATED THAT--"BIBLE EXPOSITION WITHOUT APPLICATION IS AN ABORTION."
ADOLESCENT ATTITUDES CONCERNING GIFTS
1.__________________________________
APPLICATION : THE RIGHT ORDER FOR CHRISTIAN RESPONSE IS --
FACT - FAITH - FEELINGS.
IMMATURE CHRISTIANS RESPOND BY -- FEELINGS - FAITH - FACTS.
THE BIBLE IS NOT A BOOK OF JUST EMOTIONS, BUT OF HARD WORK, COMMON SENSE, DOWN-TO-EARTH TRUTHS THAT ARE BELIEVABLE AND ATTAINABLE.
IT'S BEEN SAID THAT GOD'S WORK IS NOT DONE WITH TINGLING FEELINGS BUT WITH TENACIOUS FAITH.
2. MY GIFT IS {A}_________________________{B}____________________
THE BOASTING BELIEVER SAYS: "IT'S TOO BAD OTHERS ARE NOT AS I AM." HE EDIFIES HIMSELF ONLY!!
THE BACKWARD BELIEVER SAYS: "IT'S TOO BAD THAT I'M NOT GIFTED LIKE OTHERS." HE EDIFIES NO ONE.
THE BALANCED BELIEVER SAYS: " MY GIFT IS ONE OF MANY AND IF I DON'T EXERCISE IT SOMETHING WILL BE MISSING IN THE BODY AND I WILL ALSO MISS OUT ON SOME THINGS." HE EDIFIES EVERYONE!!
3.__________________________________
4.__________________________________
GIFTS ARE NOT USED BASED ON CONVENIENCE, BUT COMMITMENT! PAUL TOLD TIMOTHY THAT HE SHOULD BE READY AT ALL TIMES. 1 TIMOTHY 4:2
SPIRITUAL GIFTS ARE LACKING ONLY BECAUSE THEY ARE NEGLECTED, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
GUIDELINES FOR FINDING AND USING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS
1.______________________________ EXPLORE THE WORD
V. 11
2.______________________________ ENCOURAGE YOURSELF
V. 12
A MINISTER'S PROMISE TO THE PEOPLE CONCERNING MINISTRY:
AS A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL I PROMISE TO:
1. NEVER CRITICIZE YOUR EFFORTS.
2. NEVER ALLOW YOUR GIFTS NOT TO BE USED.
3. NEVER DO YOUR MINISTRY FOR YOU WHEN YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF.
4. NEVER LOOK AT LAY PEOPLE AS SECOND CLASS MINISTERS.
BUT
1. ALWAYS ENCOURAGE YOUR ENDEAVORS.
2. ALWAYS EQUIP YOU FOR MINISTRY.
3. ALWAYS RECOGNIZE YOUR IMPORTANCE TO THE CHURCH BODY.
4. ALWAYS CHALLENGE YOU TO ENTER DOORS OF MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY.
A PASTORS' RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PEOPLE CONCERNING MINISTRY:
1. EQUIP YOU FOR MINISTRY.
2. ENCOURAGE YOUR INVOLVEMENT.
3. EVALUATE WITH YOU THE RESULTS OF YOUR MINISTRY.
4. EXPECT YOUR GIFTS TO BE USED FOR GOD'S GLORY.
3.________________________- EXHIBIT CHRISTIAN GRACE ABOVE GIFTS.
V. 12
4.________________________- EXPERIMENT WITH YOUR GIFTS.
V. 13
You discover a spritual gift just like you discovered your natural talents
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B.__________________________________
C.__________________________________
D.__________________________________
5.__________________________- EXERCISE YOUR GIFT WITH DILIGENCE.
V. 14-15a
DO YOUR MINISTRY WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL AND MIND!!
EXERCISE GIVES ENERGY.
THE 20th CENTURY CHURCH IS FAT, LABORING WITH A POTBELLY HANGING OUT, GASPING FOR AIR, MAKING VERY LITTLE PROGRESS.
6.___________________________- EVALUATE YOUR EFFECTIVENESS.
V. 15-16a
EVALUATION OF YOUR GIFTS AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS COMES FROM:
A.__________________________________V. 15
IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A SPIRITUAL GIFT AND ARE TRYING TO EXERCISE IT, BUT NO ONE ELSE IN YOUR CHURCH THINKS YOU HAVE IT -- YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THAT PARTICULAR GIFT.
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C.__________________________________2 TIM. 2:2
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