1. 1 Corinthians 12:27
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

2. NO Pew Warmers Here

4. What is Your Piece? What is your role here?
How are you using your gifts?

5. Getting the Most out of what You Got
Mike Singletary Jim Harbaugh

6. I WANT THAT GIFT!! In the 1st Century 2014 People were jealous
People were arrogant
2014
Wishing they had no gifts
“I can’t…I’m not good at that”

7. Romans 12:3-5
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone of you: Do not think of yourselves more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourselves with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

8. Romans 12:3-5
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone of you: Do not think of yourselves more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourselves with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

9. Romans 12:3-5
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone of you: Do not think of yourselves more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourselves with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

10. God Expects us to Perform
“I don’t have a gift”
You are calling God a liar
Maybe you just don’t know your gift
“I don’t want to use my gift”
You are being lazy AND defiant toward God

11. Parable of the Talents Matt 25:14-30
Talent was a large unit of weight – 75 pounds
1 talent was 6,000 denarii or 6,000 days pay
5 talents was a 100 years pay
2 talents was 40 years pay
1 talent was 20 years pay
There was an expectation by the master

12. Points to Notice Some have more talents than others
But EVERYONE has at least ONE
Every Christian has AT LEAST ONE gift
Are you using it?
Is it under the pew?
God is going to ask you what you did with it

13. So What is Your Gift?

14. Romans 12:6-8
We have different gifts, according the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving to the needs of others, let him give generously, if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

15. Prophecy A spokesperson for someone (God)
Of all the spiritual gifts, this is the only miraculous
You have a gift in taking the word of God(Bible) and proclaiming it to people
Is that you?

16. Serving Similar to where we get the word Deacon
Some people have the ability to see what needs to be done and the skills to do what needs to be done
Is that you?

17. Teaching
Similar to prophecy, but this person has the ability to compose an argument persuade someone logically
Great debater
Do you like indepth study? Are you good with words? Is this you?

18. Encouraging
The teaching gift focuses on the logic while the encouraging gift focuses on the heart
Push you to actually do what you have learned
Is this you?

19. Giving Savvy when it comes to finances They have a generous heart
Never hold back what they have
Is this you?

20. Leadership Ability to rally people Inspire people
No fear of making tough choices
Not swayed by popular opinion
Is this you?

21. Mercy Literally means “to feel sympathy for”
Knowing when someone needs help and when they need space
Is this you?

22. Today we put all our pieces together