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Spiritual Gifts – Are you using yours?

Spiritual Gifts – Are you using yours?. Matthew 25:14 - 29. What are “ spiritual gifts”?. Spiritual gifts – divine endowments and enablements [God-given abilities] given to every believer for the purpose of serving and encouraging the Body of Christ.

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Spiritual Gifts – Are you using yours?

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  1. Spiritual Gifts – Are you using yours? Matthew 25:14 - 29

  2. What are “spiritual gifts”? • Spiritual gifts – divine endowments and enablements [God-given abilities] given to every believer for the purpose of serving and encouraging the Body of Christ. (Uniquely You – Dr. MelsCarbonell)

  3. We are created by God to uniquely serve Him. • Each servant (believer) is given a gift to serve the master (God) with. V 25:15 • 1 Corinthians 12:7 • Gifts according to unique makeup. • According to ability. V 25:15

  4. All believers have a S H A P E: • S = Spiritual gifts (enablements from Holy Spirit) • H = Heart or interest • A = Abilities (talents we are born with) • P = Personality (extrovert/introvert) • E = Experiences (skill set; or our past pains/issues or joys/successes) • Each represents a tool God gives us to bear fruit in His name, and to glorify His name. • John 15:8, 16

  5. Spiritual Gifts Hearts Desire Abilities Personality Experience

  6. Expected to give their bestin service. • Immediately, v 16 • Doubled, v 16, 17 • Commendation is identical. V 21, 23. • Severity of the condemnation. • Wicked, lazy, worthless. V 26, 30 • Cast him out. V 30.

  7. Rewarded based on faithful service or lack thereof. • V 25:19, a “settling of accounts.” • Not level of success but faithfulness. • Divine generosity is overflowing.

  8. Faithlessness rewarded • Justification. • View of master. • Blames master.

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