You have a gift and the church needs you to use it
Colossians 3:12-17, Ephesians 4:16
Your commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ is directly tied to your involvement in the local church
Four principles related to the giving of spiritual gifts
Part 1 – The Attitude of spiritual gifts – Vs. 3 Part 4 – Why I am a Cessationist – Part 1
Part 2 – The Diversity of spiritual gifts – Vs. 4-5 Part 5 – Why I am a Cessationist – Part 2
Part 3 – The Practice of the spiritual gifts – Vs. 6
Last Week: Explanation of the gifts
Part 6 – 1. Prophecy
This week:
2. Service – Vs. 7
. Same as ‘helps’ in 1 Corinthians 12:28
. Demonstrated in Acts 6:1-4
3. Teaching – Vs. 7
. The ability to expound on the Word so that listeners have a better understanding
. . Fathers – Ephesians 6:4, Older Women – Titus 2:3-4, Everyone – Colossians 3:16
. . Pastors – 1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:9, 2 Timothy 2:2
4. Exhortation – Vs. 8
. Coming alongside believers to comfort and confront and move toward holiness
. . Negative – Warning, rebuke, admonishing – Proverbs 27:6
. . Positive – Uplifting, edifying, empathizing
5. Giving – Vs. 8 – With liberality, joyfulness
6. Leading (Administration) – Vs. 8 – 1 Thessalonians 5:12, 1 Timothy 5:17
7. Mercy – Vs. 8 – With cheerfulness