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DISCOVERING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFT (3 OF 4)

by Collin Wimberly

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16
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Discovering Your Spiritual Gift (3 of 4)
Series: Visionary
Collin Wimberly
Ephesians 4:7-16


CIT: The place and purpose of gifts in the body of Christ. PROPOSITION: Every member must find their place in ministry.

INTRODUCTION: On a team, any kind of sports team, every player has a role. Each player has a unique set of gifts and abilities and different strengths and weaknesses. You need some of every kind of player in order to win. Coach Jones sending me in to make a guy foul me. Did it. I was good at making people mad!

This series of sermons is called Visionary. We are taking a look at the vision, the dream, that God has for your life and this fellowship. The only way that NLC will realize it's vision of sharing the Gospel with Red River Parish, the state, the county and the world, is for each one of us to find our place on the team. I hope it's not making people mad!

In Chp. 3:2 Paul talks of the dispensation or the stewardship of Grace that had been given to him to preach the gospel to the gentiles. His desire was to be found faithful in that stewardship. To faithfully complete the task that God had given Him. To faithfully use his abilities to the fullest for the work of the Kingdom. Are you being a faithful steward of the talents and abilities that God has given you? In this passage we will find several principles about the place God has for you in ministry.

1. WHAT ARE SPIRITUAL GIFTS-VS.7 But to each one of us-Who is Paul referring to? Believers. The context demands this. Vs. 4. Those who share One Lord, One faith, one baptism, One God and Father of us all.

The Holy Spirit gives each of us a measure of grace. A special gift or spiritual talent to be used for the work of the kingdom.

THEY ARE SPIRITUAL ABILITIES - I Corinthians 12:4 The word for gift is the word from which we get charismatic. It is the Greek word, Koris. A spiritual gift is different from a natural ability or a natural talent. A gift is something that the Holy ...

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