1. 1.1 Network Discovery Sessions The Right People … In the Right Places … For the Right Reasons … At the Right Time!

2. 1.2 “Imagine a Church …” Session 1

3. 1.3 Network’s Goal To help believers to be fruitful and fulfilled in a meaningful place of service.

4. 1.4 “You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature, rather, serve one another in love.” Galatians 5:13

5. 1.5 Serving is not optional… it’s a matter of OBEDIENCE.

6. 1.6 Network will help you better understand: Who God has made you to be When you make your unique contribution, you will make a Kingdom difference for eternity

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10. 1.10 The Network Process Step One: Discovery

11. 1.11 Course Overview Session 2—“The Purpose of Gifts” Session 3—“The Discovery of Gifts” Session 4—“The Power of Love” and “The Value of Personality” Session 5—“The Influence of Passion” Session 6—“The Promise of Ministry”

12. 1.12 The Network Process Step One: Discovery Step Two: Coaching Step Three: SERVICE

13. 1.13 Why Do We Serve Anyway? Glorify God Edify Others

14. 1.14 The Ten Commandments Exodus 20:1-17 1. Don’t have other gods 2. Don’t worship idols 3. Don’t take God’s name in vain 4. Remember the Sabbath The focus of these four is GOD and how we are to love … him.

15. 1.15 The Ten Commandments Exodus 20:1-17 5. Honor parents 6. Don’t murder 7. Don’t commit adultery 8. Don’t steal 9. Don’t be a false witness 10. Don’t covet The focus of these six is OTHERS and how we are to love … them.

16. 1.16 The Great Commandment Matthew 22:37- 40 “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

17. 1.17 Our serving glorifies God because it is a form of worship.

18. 1.18 Our serving builds up or edifies others.

19. 1.19 The Major Test of Service: When we serve, does it glorify God and edify others?

20. 1.20 How We’re to Serve

21. 1.21 There are… No right or wrong gifts … No right or wrong styles … No right or wrong passions … They are just different!

22. 1.22 You can have… Any Spiritual Gift, with … Any Personal Style, with … Any Ministry Passion!

23. 1.23 Servant Profile: SPIRITUAL GIFTS 1. Spiritual Gifts are God-given 2. There are no right or wrong Spiritual Gifts 3. Spiritual Gifts answers the “WHAT” question

24. 1.24 Spiritual Gifts are special abilities given by the Holy Spirit and distributed to every believer according to God’s design and grace for the common good of the body of Christ.

25. 1.25 Spiritual Gifts are special abilities.

26. 1.26 Spiritual Gifts are given by the HOLY SPIRIT.

27. 1.27 Spiritual Gifts are distributed to every believer according to God’s design and grace.

28. 1.28 Spiritual Gifts are for the COMMON GOOD of the body of Christ.

29. 1.29 Your Spiritual Gift is not for you, it is given to you for others.

30. 1.30 1 Corinthians 12 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given. (v. 7) He gives them to each one, just as he determines. (v. 11) God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. (v. 18)

31. 1.31 Uniqueness, Unity, and Diversity Our Spiritual Gifts are given by design and make us unique.

32. 1.32 Diversity is not DIVISION Unity is not conformity.

33. 1.33 Unity is not achieved by being alike. Unity is achieved by having the same purpose.

34. 1.34 Summary Continue to next session