Created Uniquely for Others
Teaching Notes
God did something new in us the day we received Christ into our lives.
God places us into the Body of Christ so that our various gifts can work in harmony to accomplish the full will of God.
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by[c] one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” …If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
1 Corinthians 12:12-21, 26
What new thing did God do in you?
There are 14 spiritual gifts listed in the New Testament. Which one best describes you?
· Leadership – Runs point on the team or project, a visionary.
· Administration – organizes, directs, implements plans.
· Teaching – Communicates & instructs clearly & effectively.
· Knowledge/Wisdom – Ability to translate truth into life application.
· Prophecy – Insight into what is really going on in people & situations.
· Exhortation – Can encourage people but also tell them the truth.
· Shepherding – You genuinely care for and nurture people who need it.
· Faith – You trust God at his word & put the full weight of your life in his hands.
· Evangelism – You share your faith.
· Apostleship – You oversee big movements and start new things.
· Service/Helper – You help where you are needed.
· Mercy – You love & assist those who are suffering.
· Giving – You have the gift of giving.
· Hospitality – You can throw a great party for friends and strangers.
We often cannot see or underestimate our gifting.
Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, holding on to faith and a good conscience…
1 Timothy 4:18-19
I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:3-7
We were given our gift to serve others.
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
1 Peter 4:10
Application
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Check out the Ministry Fest in the Commons and see if anything stirs your spirit.
Setlist
WFC Lenexa + WFC Anywhere
What I See- Elevation Worship
My Testimony- Elevation Worship
Reign Above It All- Bethel Music
I Got Hope- Citizen Way, Mitch Langley
WFC Speedway
Praise- Elevation Worship
Love So Great- Hillsong
Build My Life- Passion City
What A Beautiful Name- Hillsong
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