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Reading: 1Peter 4:1-11 \\ /Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms./
1Peter 4:10 (NIV)
!! I. Equipped to follow our Orders
A.
God Graciously gives gifts
1.
/Charismata/ (Gift) is from /Charis/ (grace)
a.
A /charismata/ is a sliver of /charis/ (grace)
b.
Your spiritual gifts are portions of God’s grace given for you to distribute.
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God gifts us by His grace!
a.
It is a gift of Grace to have a spiritual gift
b.
We have gifts whether we deserve them or not!
B.
He gifts Each of us
1.
Everyone has at least one gift of grace
a.
We are all gifted by God
/But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that./
1Cor.
7:7b (NIV)
b.
Discover our gifts:our gifts class, ask those who know us, personal reflection
2.
From the least to the greatest
a.
Not just adults between 30 and 60!
b.
6 to 96! Nah, more than that!
c.
Gift shift over time~/circumstance?
C.
We are Under Orders to use them
1.
A soldier with a shovel is supposed to dig!
a.
What happens to the soldier with a shovel who runs after the enemy?
b.
He doesn’t have the shovel to lean on!
c.
He’s supposed to dig–a trench, a fox-hole, a drainage ditch.
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A soldier with a med bag isn’t supposed to!
a.
It’s hard to dig a fox hole with a med bag (although it can be done)
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Maybe there’s a time to do that!
c.
Generally speaking, a med-bag is for helping the wounded.
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If you’re not sure what to do, look at your equipment.
a.
Your gifts, abilities, experience.
b.
We are made for what we are to do \\ /For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
/Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
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Do what you are.
!! II.
Equipped to Serve Others
A.
We are Stewards of God’s grace ([[10|Bible:1 Peter 4:10]]b)
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Our gifts are slivers of grace entrusted to us
a.
Gifts are the “various forms” of grace
b.
I have to respect that grace in you & me
c.
I have to trust His gracing of you & me!
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Our job is to use them for His purposes.
a.
A steward is someone who manages the business matters or property of someone else.
b.
We are stewards of God’s grace.
([[10|Bible:1 Peter 4:10]]b)
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We have gifts to Benefit others
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“Serve” = to wait on (like a waiter!)
a.
We serve people by /serving/ them
b.
We have gifts, not to make us great but to build up others.
c.
To serve is to seek to benefit someone.
2.
“Minister” = serve~/ministry=service
a.
Everyone has a ministry assignment.
b.
To be a minister is to serve.
c.
To be a minister is to be a servant.
!! III.
Equipped in Word and Deed (v.[[11|Bible:1
Peter 4:11]])
A.
Speak the Oracles of God
1.
Some translations have “oracle” for ‘words’
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Not just godly, or ‘religious’ words
b.
These are words that come from God
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Do our words~/message come from God?
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