1. Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts
Romans 12:3-9

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

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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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. ME US OTHERS GOD SPECTATOR HEARER FOLLOWER BUILDER
Family Bible Church (F.B.C.) Continuum
Welcome Home
Take it Home
Follow me Home
Bring it Home
Come and See
Come and Hear
Come and Follow
Come and Serve
SPECTATOR
HEARER
FOLLOWER
BUILDER
Committed to Relationships
Committed to Maturity: Fellowship
Committed to Ministry: Partnerships
Committed to Missions: Worship
The Power of the Gospel: Bring it Home!
The Power of the Gospel: Bring it Home!
The Power of the Gospel: Bring it Home!
The Power of the Gospel: Bring it Home! ME US
OTHERS
GOD
PLOW it Up
PLANT it Deep
WATER it Well
HARVEST it Often
A Self- feeding Believer
Shepherd’s Class
Member /
Small Group and or Timothy under a Paul - Discipler
Your Calling to Fulfill God’s Purposes / A Mobilizer of others
A Paul Discipling a Timothy / A Personal Ministry
It’s all about ME!
…About US!
…About OTHERS!
…About GOD!
Self-Centered
Others Centered
Principle-Centered
God-Centered
INFANT
CHILD / ADOLESCENCE
YOUNG ADULTHOOD
MATURE ADULTHOOD
BELONG
BELIEVE
BEHAVE
BE READY
Proclaiming the Living Christ
Providing a Living Hope
P r o d u c i n g L i v i n g D i s c i p l e s

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

12. 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

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So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another Romans 12:5

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

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

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Talents: Matthew 25:14-30

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

18. 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..

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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.

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

21. 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.

22. 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

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

24. 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.

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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,

26. 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.

27. 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,

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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,

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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…”

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

41. 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.

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

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I Corinthians 12:7
Given for the Common Good of the Body.

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

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

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

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

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

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SIGN GIFTS
SPEAKING GIFTS
SERVING GIFTS

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

51. Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts
Internet Searches:
spiritual-gifts/

52. 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

53. 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

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

56. 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

57. 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

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

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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

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

61. 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

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

63. 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

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

65. 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

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

67. 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

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

69. 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

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

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

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

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