Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Romans 12:3-9

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Think About Two Ways of Thinking. Romans 12:3a

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. Romans 12:3

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Think About Two Ways of Thinking. Romans 12:3a Think About Two Common Errors in Thinking. Romans 12:3b

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. Romans 12:3

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Think About Two Ways of Thinking. Romans 12:3a Think About Two Common Errors in Thinking. Romans 12:3b Think About the Right Way to Think About Ourselves. Romans 12:3c

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. Romans 12:3

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. Romans 12:3

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Think About Two Ways of Thinking. Romans 12:3a Think About Two Common Errors in Thinking. Romans 12:3b Think About the Right Way to Think About Ourselves. Romans 12:3c Think About How You Will Give God the Ultimate Glory in Your Life. Romans 12:3d

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Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Think About How Your Life Has Been Given to Complement the Body of Christ. Romans 12:4-5

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, Romans 12:4

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Romans 12:5

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts What’s the difference between the fruit of the Spirit, Talents and a Calling?

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts The fruit of the Spirit: Galatians 5:22,23

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Talents: Matthew 25:14-30

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: 2 Corinthians 7:20 Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: 2 Corinthians 7:21 Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it..

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: 2 Corinthians 7:22 For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord’s freedman, likewise he who is called while free is Christ’s slave.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: 2 Corinthians 7:23 You were bought at a price, do not become slaves of men.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: 2 Corinthians 7:24 Brethren, let each one remain with God in that calling in which he was called.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: Galatians 5:13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: Galatians 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: Ephesians 4:7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: 2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: 2 Thessalonians 2:14 To which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: 2 Timothy 1:8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God,

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: 2 Timothy 1:9 Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Our Calling: 2 Timothy 1:10 But has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel…”

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Four Lists of Spiritual Gifts: Romans 12: I Corinthians 12: - 14: Ephesians 4: I Peter 4:

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts I Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts I Corinthians 14:12 Even so, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Seven Essential Questions on Spiritual Gifts: Who Gives the Gifts?

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts I Corinthians 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one as He wills.

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

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Seven Essential Questions on Spiritual Gifts: 2. Who receives the Gifts?

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts I Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Seven Essential Questions on Spiritual Gifts: 3. When are we given these Gifts?

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts I Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Seven Essential Questions on Spiritual Gifts: 4. What are the Gifts and which of the Gifts does God give us?

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts I Corinthians 12:18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Seven Essential Questions on Spiritual Gifts: 5. What is the purpose of Spiritual Gifts?

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts I Corinthians 12:7 Given for the Common Good of the Body.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts I Corinthians 14:12 Given to Build up and Edify the Church.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts I Peter 4:10 Given to Serve Others.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts I Peter 4:11 So that in all things Christ may be glorified forever and ever.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Seven Essential Questions on Spiritual Gifts: 6. How many Spiritual Gifts are there?

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Four Lists of Spiritual Gifts: Romans 12: I Corinthians 12: - 14: Ephesians 4: I Peter 4:

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts SIGN GIFTS SPEAKING GIFTS SERVING GIFTS

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Seven Essential Questions on Spiritual Gifts: 7. How do I know what my Spiritual Gifts are?

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Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophecy, let us prophecy in proportion to our faith, Romans 12:6

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophecy, let us prophecy in proportion to our faith, Romans 12:6b

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts USE YOUR GIFT: For the Glory of God and the Edification and Building up of the Body of Christ.

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophecy, let us prophecy in proportion to our faith, Romans 12:6c

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophecy, let us prophecy in proportion to our faith, Romans 12:6d

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Unwrap Your Gift: Romans 12:6 PROPHECY / PREACHING: Peter & Paul

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: …or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; Romans 12:7

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Unwrap Your Gift: 2. Romans 12:7 MINISTRY / HELPS SERVING: Stephen

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: …he who teaches in teaching; Romans 12:7b

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Unwrap Your Gift: 3. Romans 12:7b TEACHER: Apollos / Paul

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: …he who exhorts in exhortation; Romans 12:8a

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Unwrap Your Gift: 4. Romans 12:8 EXHORTATION / ENCOURAGEMENT: Barnabus

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: …he who gives with liberality; Romans 12:8b

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Unwrap Your Gift: 5. Romans 12:8b GIVING: The Early Church

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: …he who leads with diligence; Romans 12:8c

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Unwrap Your Gift: 6. Romans 12:8c LEADERSHIP / ADMINISTRATION: Timothy

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: …he who shows mercy with cheerfulness. Romans 12:8e

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Unwrap Your Gift: 7. Romans 12:8d MERCY: Dorcus

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Romans 12:9a

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Romans 12:9b

Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Romans 12:9c