Romans 12:3-8
3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
Spiritual gifts are ways that the
has empowered our natural strengths in some cases or given us new strengths in other cases for His
and the
of the church.
We use our gifts with
rather than for self-promotion.
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think… —Romans 12:3a
We use our gifts with
to avoid missed opportunities.
but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. —Romans 12:3b
We use our gifts for the
up of the body to avoid judgmentalism.
4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. —Romans 12:4-5
Humbly
yourself to help meet needs in our church.
Humbly
feedback when you take steps of faith to serve the Lord.
: divinely initiated utterance.
“I think God wants me to tell you something and you should test it.”
: explanation of the truths of God in an understandable way.
“I think that Scripture means this and you should test it.”
: encouragement for the faint-hearted to take courage in the Lord.
“I think you should do this and you should test it.”
Service
needs and
care of those needs.
“Where is a place that I can help?”
Generosity
to find opportunities to use resources for God’s glory and others’ good.
“Where can I use my resources to move the Gospel forward?”
Mercy
for people who need help.
“Where can I care for people who are not currently being cared for?”