1. Chapter 12

2. Living Sacrifices are Therefore Living Sacrifices are Presented to God Living Sacrifices are Not Conformed to world Living Sacrifices are Being Transformed Living Sacrifices are Proving...the Will of God

3. Christian, You have a Spiritual Gift!

4. As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1 Peter 4:10

5. Christian, You have a Spiritual Gift! There are only 4 possibilities 1) Know your gift...and using it 2) Know your gift...and not using it 3) Don’t know your gift...and using it 4) Don’t know your gift...and not using it

6. -not natural - talents, skills, personality GiftGift -don’t, can’t earn - given in grace SpiritualSpiritual Christian, You have a Spiritual Gift! -spiritually powered, by Spirit of God -display of the grace of God chárisma... cháris [of] - grace

7. Christian, You have a Spiritual Gift! What are the Spiritual Gifts? 1 Corinthians 12 Ephesians 4:7-16 1 Peter 4:10-11 manifestation s ministries, leadership giftsgifts Romans 12:3-8

8. As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1 Peter 4:10

9. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies... If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies... 1 Peter 4:11

10. Christian, You have a Spiritual Gift! What are the Spiritual Gifts? 1 Corinthians 12 Ephesians 4:7-16 1 Peter 4:10-11 manifestation s ministries, leadership giftsgifts Romans 12:3-8 -speaking or serving -the gifts?

11. 7 Gifts of the Spirit M a j o r i n w h a t a l l C h r i s t i a n s m i n o r i n N o t N a t u r a l t a l e n t, e t cprophecyprophecyministryministry teachesteaches exhortsexhorts givesgives leadsleads mercymercy

12. prophecyprophecy ministryministry teachesteaches exhortsexhorts givesgives leadsleads mercymercy - one who speaks or writes a message or thought from God or thought from God - one who speaks or writes a message or thought from God or thought from God - one who serves, often behind the scenes. has a heart and passion and joy in this has a heart and passion and joy in this - one who serves, often behind the scenes. has a heart and passion and joy in this has a heart and passion and joy in this - one who edifies and instructs people in the Word of God. Word of God. - one who edifies and instructs people in the Word of God. Word of God. - one who has the heart to meet needs, connect supplies and needs. money, prayer, etc supplies and needs. money, prayer, etc - one who has the heart to meet needs, connect supplies and needs. money, prayer, etc supplies and needs. money, prayer, etc - one who comes alongside others in help, encouragement and counsel-one on one. encouragement and counsel-one on one. - one who comes alongside others in help, encouragement and counsel-one on one. encouragement and counsel-one on one. - one who sets things in order, organizing people, projects...leading people, projects...leading - one who sets things in order, organizing people, projects...leading people, projects...leading - one who has compassion or mercy on a person in unhappy circumstances person in unhappy circumstances - one who has compassion or mercy on a person in unhappy circumstances person in unhappy circumstances

13. prophecyprophecy ministryministry teachesteaches exhortsexhorts givesgives leadsleads mercymercy 1) Don’t think more highly...prideful - Don’t judge by others but by faithfulness - Don’t judge others by your gift 2) Having gifts...use them - Should not be a question of IF you are using your gift, but WHERE.... your gift, but WHERE.... - Should not be a question of IF you are using your gift, but WHERE.... your gift, but WHERE.... - prophesy -ministering-ministering -teaching-teaching -exhortation-exhortation -with liberality -with diligence -with cheerfulness - each dealt measure of faith, grace

14. As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1 Peter 4:10

15. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, 1 Peter 4:11

16. that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:11

17. Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” Ephesians 4:8

18. (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) Ephesians 4:9-10