1. Timothies And Andrews 15 April 2013

2. Member to a Minister

3. Personal Profile – Name…………… What is the ministry that you do currently ? ……………………………………… In which ministry do you think you are good ? ………………………………………. If you are given the power to change anything in our church, what will be the first thing you will change? ……………………………………………

4. List of mis-fits in the Bible Abraham was old Jacob was insecure Leah was unattractive Joseph was abused Moses stuttered Gideon was poor Samson – co-dependant Rahab was immoral David and his affair Elijah was suicidal Jeremiah was depressed Jonah was reluctant Naomi was a widow John the baptist was eccentric Peter was impulsive Martha worried a lot Samaritan woman had many failed marriages Zacchaeus was unpopular Thomas had doubts Paul had poor health Timothy was timid

5. You were shaped to serve God 1 Corinthians 3:5-6

6. How God shaped you 1.Spiritual Gifts 2.Heart 3.Abilities 4.Personality 5.Experience

7. 3. Ability 1.Only you can be You 2.No duplicates in the world 3.You are unique 4.No one else on earth will ever be able to play the role God planned for you 5.If you don’t make your unique contribution to the body of Christ, it won’t be made

8. 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Different abilities to perform services Different kinds of Spiritual gifts

9. Natural Talents Came out of the womb talking Athletics abilities Physical coordination Mathematics Music Mechanics All our abilities come from God

10. Exodus 31:3-5 Spirit of God, Skill Ability and Knowledge When God wanted to create the tabernacle

11. Romans 12:6 Ability to do certain things well

12. Natural Gifts are just as important as “Spiritual” The only difference is that you were given them at birth

13. You have hundreds of untapped unrecognized & unused abilities

14. 3. Ability 1.Your brain, mind, digestive system, nose, touch and your tongue they are very special 2.You are a bundle of incredible abilities, an amazing creation of God 3.Part of the Church’s responsibility is to identify and release your abilities for serving God

15. Only for God’s glory 1.Whatever you do : 1 Cor. 10:31 2.1 Cor. 12:6 Different abilities 3.God has a place in His church where your specialties can shine and you can make a difference 4.It’s up to you to find that place. 5.God gives some people the ability to make a lot of money Duet 8:18

16. Only for God’s glory 6.People with this ability are good at 7.Building a Business 8.Making deals or sales 9.Reaping a profit 10.If you have this ability you must use it for God’s glory How ???

17. Be a Kingdom Builder 1.Realize that your ability came from God 2.Use your business to serve a need of others and to share your faith with unbelievers 3.Return at least Ten percent of the profit to God as an act of Worship

18. What I am able to do God wants me to do 1.You are the only person who can use your ability 2.No one else can play your role 3.They don’t have the unique SHAPE that God has given you 4.With all you need for doing His will Hebrews 13:21 5.Seriously examine what you are good at doing and what you are not good at

19. If God has not given you the ability to carry a tune he is not expecting you to be a Opera singer Ability you have is a strong indication of what God wants you to do

20. 1 Peter 4:10 Administer God’s grace in various forms Whatever you are good at do for your church

21. 4. Personality 1.Your DNA, uniqueness is a scientific fact of life 2.When he made you he broke the mold 3.There never has been and never will be anybody exactly like you 4.God loves variety 5.Introverts / Extroverts, Routine / variety, Thinkers / Feelers, Individual / Group

22. 4. Personality 6.There is no ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’ temperament for ministry 7.We need all kinds of personalities to balance the church 8.World would be a boring place if we were all plain vanilla 9.Your personality will affect how and where you use your spiritual gifts and abilities 10.Mimicking someone’s ministry never works. You don’t have their personality

23. 4. Personality 11.God made you to be YOU. Learn from the example of others but filter what you learn through your own SHAPE

24. When you minister in a manner consistent with the personality God gave you, you experience : Fulfillment, Satisfaction and Fruitfulness

25. 5. Experience 1.Family : What did you learn? 2.Education : Favorite subjects? 3.Vocational : Which job do you enjoy most 4.Spiritual : Most meaningful times with God? 5.Ministry : How did you serve Him in the past? 6.Painful Experience : Problems hurts thorns trials have you learned from ?

26. 5. Experience 7.Your greatest ministry will most likely come out of your greatest hurt 8.Who could better help an alcoholic recover than someone who fought that demon and found freedom? 9.Who could better comfort a wife whose husband has left her for an affair than a woman who went through that agony herself? 10.Rom 8:28-29, 2 Cor. 1-4.8-10

27. Experience is not what happened to you. It is what you do with what happens to you

28. You will be most effective when you use your spiritual Gifts and Abilities in the area of your Heart’s desire – it will express your Personality and Experience