The message on Sunday, January 20, looked at spiritual gifts.We used 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 as our starting point to see what spiritual gifts really are. We looked at why God gives us the different gifts that He does, why does He equip us the way that He does? And the short answer is, because He has work for us to do that requires the specific skill set we possess.
Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." He knew what those works were when he formed us in our mother's womb (Psalm 139:13), and He made us just the way we are, knowing what those works were.
In other words, He made us to do certain things, and formed us with the unique skill set we have, so we would be equipped to do them.
What does that mean for the church? Specifically it means that if you aren't active, you are available to do the part God created you to do, and the whole church suffers as a result. Not only that, but the churches ministry in the community suffers, because your part isn't being done.
So prayerfully consider what God has prepared for you to do. And joyfully serve Him as you do your part.
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