1. spiritual BODY building – 1 1 MARCH 2015

2. Gifts of the Spirit

3. Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12 Romans 12 1 Peter 4

4. Spiritual Gifts Regular gifts Charismatic gifts misunderstanding

5. Spiritual BODY Building 1 Corinthians 12

6. 1 Corinthians 12:1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I don’t want you to be uninformed.

7. 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.

8. 1 Corinthians 12:7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

9. 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues. to still another, the interpretation of tongues.

10. 1 Corinthians 12:11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

11. 1 Corinthians 12:12 The body is a unit, though it is made of many parts, and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.

12. 1 Corinthians 12:13-14 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body – whether Jew or Gentiles, slave or free – we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Now the body is not made up of one part, but of many.

13. Gifts of the Spirit

14. Foundational Assumptions 1. the nature of the Spirit, and how he works. 2. the nature of the church that the Spirit is forming.

15. Holy Spirit

17. experienced reality A supernatural dimension to their faith. The Holy Spirit intersected with their life on a regular basis.

18. Romans 8:14 those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

19. what happened?

21. we confess Jesus to be Lord of our life but we make all of the decisions

22. in what sense is He really Lord?

23. Why are we this way? What can we do about it?

24. actively listening

26. depopulate make space

27. 2 Timothy 2:4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.

31. begin to notice the senses and impressions and intuitions that we have

32. how do you know when it’s the Holy Spirit, and not just a brain burp?

33. Is this something Jesus would do?

34. Kingdom coincidences

36. more than a belief an experienced reality

37. walk upstream

38. 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 The body is a unit, though it is made of many parts, and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body.

40. everyone who is led by the Spirit of God, will be led to function in the Body

41. you get the gift, in order to give the gift.

42. 1 Corinthians 12:7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

44. The Spirit gives it to you, but the purpose is to give it away. You’ve received a blessing, but the purpose is to give the blessing.

45. you are a gift to the Body of Christ

47. 1 Corinthians 12:24b But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it

48. Matthew 20:16 The last will be first, and the first will be last.

49. impressive

50. What are you going to do with it? Do you have a gift?

51. If you don’t use it, you lose it.

52. going rogue

53. Don’t be a butt hair on the Body of Christ

54. listen to the spirit

55. 2014 148 average attendance 136 serve at least once

56. ministry opportunities

57. Kingdom operates in community

58. Holy Spirit, if you’ve got anything to say, interrupt my plans, by all means, do.