THE BROTHERHOOD WAY OF LIFE Prayer Scripture Spiritual Gifts

GOALS 1.To motivate participants to make prayer a priority in their lives. 2.To teach them the right use of the scriptures, and 3.To encourage them to use their spiritual gifts for the good of the community.

PRAYER SCRIPTURES SPIRITUAL GIFTS Way of life

BLESSED TRINITY SANTISIMA TRINIDAD

BLESSED TRINITY

I. MAKING PRAYER A PRIORITY IN OUR LIFE LEVELS OF PRAYER VOCAL MEDITATIVE CONTEMPLATIVE ECSTASY HEAVEN Transforming our Body and Soul to GOD

QUESTIONS: Where are we now in our prayer life? Why we are not growing? What caused us to be stagnant in our prayer life ?

A. OBSTACLES TO REGULAR PRAYER Wrong Attitudes and Poor understanding of what prayer is.

WRONG ATTITUDES

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. In Judaism, Pride is called the root of all evil. In Christianity, it is called, the Original Sin, the foundation of all vices.

A PROUD PERSON IS A SELF-CENTERED AND CONCEITED PERSON LIKE SATAN Non serviam – “ I will not serve

A HUMBLE PERSON IS A GOD-CENTERED PERSON; A HUMBLE PERSON IS A PRAYERFUL PERSON LIKE MOTHER MARY “I am the servant of the Lord. Be it done unto me, according to your word.” (Luke 1:38)

WHAT IS PRAYER ?

WE DO PRAY BECAUSE WE NEED GOD JOHN 15: 5

Just as our body needs water to survive…

Our soul needs prayer So PRAYER is a necessity and a priority …

B.COMING INTO GOD’S PRESENCE TO WORSHIP Revelations 7:11

C. GOD IS THE SOURCE OF ALL HELP, WISDOM AND POWER “The salvation of the just is from the Lord, he is their refuge in time of distress and the Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them because they take refuge in him” (Ps. 37: 39-40)

D. DAILY PRAYER TIME

II. THE RIGHT USE OF HOLY SCRIPTURE

ST. JEROME “IGNORANCE OF THE SCRIPTURES IS IGNORANCE OF CHRIST”

A. RIGHT APPROACH – Through the leading of the Holy Spirit

B. KEEPING GOD’S WORD

C. PRAYING DAILY WITH THE BIBLE

III. WHAT ARE SPIRITUAL GIFTS A spiritual gift is a special attribute given by the Holy Spirit to every member of the Body of Christ according to God’s grace, for use within the context of the body.

SPIRITUAL GIFTS A.St. Paul enumerates these “ charismatic gifts” in his first letter to the Corinthians ( 1Cor. 12:1-11) B.Spiritual Gifts are manifestations of God’s presence and power C.There are nine (9) spiritual gifts

A. CHARISMATIC GIFTS CHARISMATIC – Greek word, “ Charisma,” – gift or grace. Charismatic is called, “gifted person”

ST. PAUL,FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS ( 1COR. 12:1-11)

B. SPIRITUAL GIFTS ARE MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD’S PRESENCE AND POWER

IC. THE NINE SPIRITUAL GIFTS Teachings Gifts Sign Gifts Revelation Gifts

A. TEACHING GIFTS Both gifts have 2 parts: 1. An enlightenment, and 2. An apt expression of this understanding in words designed esp. for the one listening

B. SIGN GIFTS 1. FAITH It enables the person, without human reasoning or any sense of doubt, to ask or to speak in the name of Jesus in such a way that what he says or asks will come to pass. (Genesis 6- Noah’s belief in God’s word and goes to build an ark.)

2. HEALING The gift of healing is the manifestations of the Spirit whereby a physical, psychological or spiritual healing or renewal occurs which is due primarily to God’s action, although natural causes can be used.

3. MIRACLES It is a passing manifestation of God’s power whereby some obstacle is removed or some opportunity is seized in a special way, so that the effects must come only from God’s intervention into human affairs. (Parting of the Red Seas; multiplication of loaves and fishes)

C. REVELATION GIFTS 1. DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS A gift of God which enables the person to see through the outward appearance of an action or inspiration in order to judge its source. These inspirations or actions can come from three sources (or spirits) from God, from the person or from the devil. Having correctly discovered the source, the person can then proceed in the situation with more wisdom.

2. PROPHECY It is the gift whereby God manifests to man his own thoughts so that a message may be given for the individual or for a group of persons, or for the community

3. SPEAKING IN TONGUES It is a passing manifestations of the Holy Spirit to a person during the charismatic Baptism of the Holy Spirit or at a prayer assembly, whereby the person is prompted to speak aloud in tongues, that sometimes may require an interpretation of what is said.

4. INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES The gift of interpretation is the power given to an individual, in the vernacular, of the general meaning of whatever was said aloud in the gift of tongues.

V. PURPOSE AND USE OF THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS The spiritual gifts are meant not just for the person who has received the gift; they are also given to help build up the body of Christ ( 1 Cor. 14:3)

AS RECIPIENTS OF THESE SPIRITUAL GIFTS, WE USE THEM 1. TO GLORIFY AND HONOR GOD

2. TO BUILD UP HIS BODY, THE CHURCH

3. FOR THE GOOD OF OUR FAITH COMMUNITY, THE BCBP

JUST LIKE OUR PURPOSE WHY GOD CREATED US To know God To love God To serve God So that one day we’ll be united with God in heaven

PERSONAL TESTIMONY… Prayer Scriptures Spiritual Gifts

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.