Compelled to Serve – 1 Corinthians 9:16
Imagine what the church would be like today if each of us felt compelled to serve, using the gifts God has given us for the common good.
Spiritual Gifts
Treasure in a Clay Jar – 2 Corinthians 4:5-11
2 Corinthians 4:5-11 provides the basis for the title of this blog. I am a simple clay jar, nothing special or extra-ordinary about me. Yet God has put within that clay jar a treasure. That treasure is “the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ”.
Faithful Stewards of God’s Grace – 1 Peter 4:10
God’s grace is given to us in the spiritual gifts he has entrusted us with. We need to be faithful stewards of God’s grace.
Don’t Neglect Your Gift – 1 Timothy 4:14
How has God gifted you to serve within the church? However he has, don’t neglect your gift and so hurt the body, as well as yourself. Use it to the fullest.
Bezalel: Gifted by God – Exodus 35:30-33
Every believer has been gifted by God. Sometimes those gifts seem more spiritual in nature. But they might also be physical. Use them all in his kingdom.
Evaluating Your Spiritual Giftedness – Romans 12:3
Paul encourages us to evaluate our spiritual giftedness. Not for our own benefit. But for how has God equipped you to serve the body.
Who Made Me Different – 1 Corinthians 4:7
As believers we are members together of one body, the body of Christ. Each of us are equipped by God to serve the body, under the Lordship of Christ. There is no place for boasting, or thinking to highly of yourself because of what God has given you. Nor, is there a place for thinking too little of yourself because your gifting does not seem to compare to some others.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit, the 3rd person of the Trinity, brings conviction of sin to the world, enables life as a believer, and equips for service in the Kingdom.
On Being a Body Part – Romans 12:4-5
I have been called to be a part of the body of Christ. And as a body part, I have a part to play. And if I don’t, then I am hurting the body