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My ministry is determined by my shape.
What God made you to be determines what he intends to do.
You will understand the purpose you have been made for, you will understand the kind of person you are.
This is the secret to knowing God’s will for your life.
God would not give us inborn talents and temperaments, spiritual gifts, and all sorts of life experiences and then not use them!
By reviewing and studying them we can discover the ministry God has for us… the unique way God intends for you to serve him.
The two results of discovering your shape and using it to serve God: Fulfillment and Fruitfulness
Let’s Look at
How God has Shaped you
circle formed and shaped.
God formed and shaped you in the womb before you were born.
God has been molding and shaping you since you were born.
Even before you were born, God knew that on this day, you would be sitting right here listening to me.
He knows every day of your life before you were even born.
Write this down
I was shaped for a purpose.
I am unique
There is no one else like you in the world.
If you don’t do the ministry God designed for you to do, no one else is going to do it because God made you unique and has things for only you to do.
I am wonderfully complex
Paul is saying that who are we to argue with God about how he made us.
Sometimes we wish he had made us differently… taller, thinner, more gifted, more talented, better looking…
Paul is saying who are we to argue with God because God made each one of us in a special and unique way with the background and abilities that we have for a purpose.
He has given each of us a specific design and intent.
In ministry, function follows form.
It’s the opposite in architecture.
You build a building to fit the purpose you need.
But when it comes to people… to ministry, it’s the opposite.
He designed you and the function follows the form he made you in.
You shape is determined by several factors
Factors that determine your shape
Underline spiritual gifts.
That’s one factor.
He says there are different “ways of serving” … he’s talking about your temperament, your personality...
There are different abilities and the Holy Spirits presence is shown in some way by the different experiences we have in life.
We say that SHAPE determines our ministry.
What is your shape?
There are 5 factors that determine your shape for ministry.
SHAPE
S - Spiritual Gifts
What are you gifted to do?
Everyone has at least one gift the Spirit has give them and the first thing we need to do is discover what we are gifted at.
H - Heart
What do you love to do?
A - Abilities
What are you natural abilities?
These are things that you seem to have a knack for.
Things that come natural.
natural talents and vocational skills are different from Spiritual Gifts.
These are vocational skills.
god gives people abilities.
The third question to ask yourself is, What natural talents and skills do I have?
What vocational skills have I learned?… been give by God? God didn’t give these to you for no reason… he has given you talents and abilities for a purpose and it’s not to waste them.
P - Personality
Ask yourself, Where does my personality best suit me to serve?
This is the fourth thing we will look at.
We are all different and we all have different personalities and blends of temperament.
So we will ask the question, Where does my personality best suit me to serve?
If you are an introvert, you probably don’t need to be a greeter.
If you serve in an area that you have a heart to do, but not the personality for it, it will bring you stress.
E - Experiences
What experiences have you had in life?
Your experiences determine the direction you should move toward in ministry.
God did not bring you through those experiences to waste them.
Your ministry will be most effective and fulfilling when you are using your gifts and abilities in an area of your heart’s desire in a way that expresses your personality & experience.
This is all through scripture.
Let’s look at Paul.
We are going to look at how God used these 5 areas to shape Paul’s ministry.
Paul
Paul’s Spiritual Gifts
He was a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
We know of these three for sure… probably others.
Apostolic - ability to start new churches… He always said he wanted to build where no-one else had built.
Paul’s Heart
Paul tells us where his heart is in several verses.
We see two things here.
First, we see he wanted to preach the Gospel to unchurched and lost people who had not heard the gospel.
Second we can get from this is that he wanted to preach to the Gentiles.
Then he says,
Paul’s Abilities
What were Paul’s abilities?
In addition to his Spiritual Gifts, did he have any special vocational skills or talents?
Yes Acts 18
His abilities were:
He had the ability to work with his hands… he made tents.
Some of you have talents and vocational skills… where do you think you got that ability?
Do you think that God gave it to you not to use for Him?
Paul also had the ability to debate.
He was an incredible debater… a brilliant mind, a genius.
To take on Paul was to take on a pro.
He was smart and thought fast on his feet.
Paul’s Personality
What was Paul’s personality?
He was a zealous person… a fanatic.
He served the Lord with the same zeal he had served the devil.
We need to do the same.
He was more zealous that others…
Would you say Paul was an introvert or an extravert?
Off the charts extravert.
Paul’s Experiences
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