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Treasuring the Gift Within You

Treasuring the Gift Within You. WELCOME!!. Objectives:. WELCOME!!. Objectives: Recognize the power of the Holy Spirit for all who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. WELCOME!!. Objectives:

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Treasuring the Gift Within You

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  1. Treasuring the Gift Within You

  2. WELCOME!! Objectives:

  3. WELCOME!! Objectives: • Recognize the power of the Holy Spirit for all who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

  4. WELCOME!! Objectives: • Recognize the power of the Holy Spirit for all who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. • Review biblical passages revealing God’s intention for Spiritual gifts.

  5. Objectives: • Recognize the power of the Holy Spirit for all who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. • Review biblical passages revealing God’s intention for Spiritual gifts. • Learn how to identify and treasure the unique gifts you have received from God.

  6. Objectives: • Recognize the power of the Holy Spirit for all who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. • Review biblical passages revealing God’s intention for Spiritual gifts. • Learn how to identify and treasure the unique gifts you have received from God. • Learn from women leaders who significantly impacted the Apostle Paul's ministry.

  7. Objectives: • Recognize the power of the Holy Spirit for all who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. • Review biblical passages revealing God’s intention for Spiritual gifts. • Learn how to identify and treasure the unique gifts you have received from God. • Learn from women leaders who significantly impacted the Apostle Paul's ministry. • Explore practical uses for your gifts.

  8. WELCOME!! Objectives: • Recognize the power of the Holy Spirit for all who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. • Review biblical passages revealing God’s intention for Spiritual gifts. • Learn how to identify and treasure the unique gifts you have received from God. • Learn from women leaders who significantly impacted the Apostle Paul's ministry. • Explore practical uses for your gifts.

  9. Now the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. --II Corinthians 3:17

  10. FREEDOM, LIFE AND PEACE FreedomLife Peace These are signs that we are controlled by the Holy Spirit.

  11. FREEDOM, LIFE AND PEACE FreedomNow the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. --II Corinthians 3:17

  12. FREEDOM, LIFE AND PEACE LifeThe mind controlled by the sinful nature is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.--Romans 8:6

  13. FREEDOM, LIFE AND PEACE Peace Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. --Psalm 46:10 NASB

  14. PRAYER ANDPERSONAL TIME REFLECT….When you consider your life in recent weeks, would you say you have been living in the Holy Spirit’s power? What do you feel when you are in the Spirit’s power? Have there been moments when you’ve been running on your own power? What do you feel when you are leading from your own power?

  15. PERSONAL TIME AND PRAYER RENEW Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.--Ephesians 3:22-23

  16. Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” --Acts 2:38

  17. The Holy Spirit is the Gift “When members of a church begin considering spiritual gifts, they sometimes run into difficulty by thinking that God gives them some thing – like an ingredient called administration. No, He doesn’t give some thing; He gives Himself. The Gift is a Person…

  18. “The Holy Spirit equips you with His administrative ability…. What you observe when you see a spiritual gift exercised is a manifestation of the Holy Spirit – you see the Holy Spirit equipping and enabling an individual with His abilities and capabilities to accomplish God’s work.” Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, by Henry Blackaby

  19. SPIRITUAL GIFTS There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.

  20. SPIRITUAL GIFTS A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.

  21. SPIRITUAL GIFTS To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing.

  22. SPIRITUAL GIFTS He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit.

  23. SPIRITUAL GIFTS Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages,while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.

  24. SPIRITUAL GIFTS It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.--1 Corinthians 12:4-11

  25. DISCOVERY TIME S.H.A.P.E. Discovery Tool from Saddleback Church in California.

  26. DISCOVERY TIME!! Your S.H.A.P.E. refers to the unique way God made you!

  27. DISCOVERY TIME!! Your S.H.A.P.E. refers to your unique Spiritual Gifts

  28. DISCOVERY TIME!! Your S.H.A.P.E. refers to your unique Spiritual GiftsHeart

  29. DISCOVERY TIME!! Your S.H.A.P.E. refers to your unique Spiritual GiftsHeartAbilities

  30. DISCOVERY TIME!! Your S.H.A.P.E. refers to your unique Spiritual GiftsHeartAbilitiesPersonality

  31. DISCOVERY TIME!! Your S.H.A.P.E. refers to your unique Spiritual GiftsHeartAbilitiesPersonalityExperience

  32. A Few Truths About Spiritual Gifts • 1. Only believers have spiritual gifts. But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.--1 Corinthians 2:14Used with permission from p. 4 of the S.H.A.P.E. Discovery Tool, Saddleback Church California

  33. A Few Truths About Spiritual Gifts 2. You can’t earn or work for a spiritual gift. He has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. --Ephesians 4:7 Used with permission from p. 4 of the S.H.A.P.E. Discovery Tool, Saddleback Church California

  34. A Few Truths About Spiritual Gifts • 3. The Holy Spirit decides what gifts I get. It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.--1 Corinthians 12:11 Used with permission from p. 4 of the S.H.A.P.E. Discovery Tool, Saddleback Church California

  35. A Few Truths About Spiritual Gifts 4. I am to develop the gifts God gives me. For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn. --Romans 11:29 Used with permission from p. 4 of the S.H.A.P.E. Discovery Tool, Saddleback Church California

  36. A Few Truths About Spiritual Gifts 5. It’s a sin to waste the gifts God gave me. A person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. --1 Corinthians 4:2 Used with permission from p. 4 of the S.H.A.P.E. Discovery Tool, Saddleback Church California

  37. A Few Truths About Spiritual Gifts 5. It’s a sin to waste the gifts God gave me. Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together! --Matt 25:21 Read Matthew 25:14-30Used with permission from p. 4 of the S.H.A.P.E. Discovery Tool, Saddleback Church California

  38. A Few Truths About Spiritual Gifts 6. Using my gifts honors God and expands me. When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.--John 15:8Used with permission from p. 4 of the S.H.A.P.E. Discovery Tool, Saddleback Church California

  39. Unwrapping My Gifts As we begin to unwrap our gifts there are some important things to remember!

  40. Unwrapping My Gifts There is no hierarchy of gifts. Each one makes a vital contribution to the Kingdom of God.

  41. Unwrapping My Gifts Our gifts can change over time and we can be given specific gifts in order to answer God’s call for a specific time. Be flexible.

  42. Unwrapping My Gifts Remember, you can have more than one gift, but everyone has at least one.

  43. Things to Consider The Holy Spirit decides what gift or gifts we receive. Every gift is important! There is no need to compare yourself with others. Just develop the unique gift or gifts God has blessed you with.

  44. Things to Consider • 1 Cor. 12:7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. Our gifts are not for our personal use but are meant to bless the church and others we minister to.

  45. Unwrapping My Gifts • Now that you have completed your spiritual gifts assessment we will move to a group exercise that we hope will • Help you understand how a mix of gifts can be used in a real life setting to help further the kingdom of God. • Give you insights into the women mentioned in Paul’s writings and affirm the importance of the contribution of each unique individual.

  46. Group Exercise – Learning from unique women with different gifts who had significant kingdom impact • Your facilitators will give you the verses that refer to the women in the Bible. • In your groups discuss the woman you most identify with and discuss how you can apply what you have learned from her ministry in your own life.

  47. Group Exercise – Learning from unique women with different gifts who had significant kingdom impact • Group yourselves according to your predominant gifts as they coincide with the gifts listed for each of the women in the next slide. In essence, learn from and discuss the woman you most identify with.

  48. Lydia -leadership, administration,  prophecy, prayer, hospitality • Priscilla - teaching, hospitality, discernment • Lois and Eunice (a legacy of faith) - teaching to children, encouragement, faith, mercy • Phoebe - service, wisdom, giving

  49. Group Sharing Have each group share briefly: • what they learned about the woman in the Bible they explored. • how they will apply what they learned. • some practical ways they plan to use their unique gifts for the common good such as for church ministries, in connecting with those who do not know Christ, or in other ways?

  50. Just the Beginning In addition to the “S” referring to SPIRITUAL GIFTS other aspects of the S.H.A.P.E. discovery tool add depth to how we uniquely use our gifts. We suggest that you print out the rest of the assessment online so you can assess other areas at home. Check out - www.sadleback.com/ministry/images/discoverytool.pdf

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