Jul 29, 2018

SPIRITUAL GIFTS:  SERVING

1 Peter 4:10- 11; Romans 12:7

“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:  whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be...

Jul 22, 2018

SPIRITUAL GIFTS:  TEACHING

Ephesians 4:11; Romans 12:7; 1 Corinthians 12:27-31

The spiritual gift of teaching is a gift given and empowered by the Spirit for the purpose of teaching truth with accuracy and in a way that others gain understanding.

YOU MIGHT HAVE THE GIFT OF TEACHING IF . . .

You have a strong desire,...

Jul 15, 2018

Romans 12:1-8 (ESV)

How the Gift of Mercy edifies the body of Christ: 

1. It reminds the body of God’s mercy.

Romans 12:1 (ESV)

Exodus 34:6 (ESV)

“God's mercy is so great that you may sooner drain the sea of its water, or deprive the sun of its light, or make space too narrow, than diminish the great mercy of God.”...

Jul 8, 2018

YOU MIGHT BE A SHEPHERD IF . . .

• You are a leader, not a follower.
• You are people-focused.
• You are good at creating and cultivating healthy relational
• You have a strong protective
• You have a genuine desire to help
• You are more of a disciple-maker than you realize.

THE GIFT OF SHEPHERDING . . .

• The one who has a...

Jul 1, 2018

SPIRITUAL GIFTS:  EXHORTATION

Romans 12:6-8; 1 Timothy 4:13-14a

THE GIFT OF EXHORTATION . . .

The gift of exhortation is speaking encouragement or correction, that is intentional and directional, into the lives of others. 

• It is purposeful, not superficial or empty; it points people to something better and to become...