SERIES:NOW WHAT? EPISODE 16:NOW USE WHAT YOU HAVE AND SHOW THE WORLD WHAT YOU WORKING WITH!

DISCLAIMER: YOU MUST BE IN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST
JESUS TO FULLY GRASP THESE TEACHINGS AND TO LIVE THIS KIND OF
ABUNDANT LIFE!

INTRODUCTION- SERIES: NOW WHAT? USE WHAT YOU GOT! SHOW THE WORLD
WHAT YOU ARE WORKING WITH!


1 PETER 4:10 -Each of you should use whatever gift you have
received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in
its various forms.


This single verse reminds us of some important truths. First, it
reminds us that all believers are gifted. You may think you have
nothing to offer, but the truth of the matter is, if you believe
in Jesus Christ then God has supernaturally gifted you to serve
Him. Secondly, it reminds us that our gifts are not given to us
for our own benefit. God gave us gifts, talents, abilities, and
experiences for the benefit of other people, to be used to serve
them. Jesus has called us to serve one another. 


Besides giving us the gift of salvation, God has given us some of
the greatest gifts known to man. He has invested so much time in
giving each one of us our own uniqueness in how we use our gifts.
I know you probably heard of you losing your gift but why would
God go through so much trouble of giving you something He takes
away so quickly. The Word tells us that the Holy Spirit gives the
gifts as He desires, not based on what we do or don't do. . 


The Spirit gives a message of wisdom, He gives faith, He gives
the gift of healing, and He gives the gifts of prophecy,
distinguishing between spirits, speaking in tongues, and the gift
to interpret tongues. No matter what gift a person have, it is
given to us by the Holy Spirit. And He’s the one who decides
which gift to give each believer. We are responsible to use and
sharpen our gifts, but we are to take no credit for what God has
freely given us. (1 Cor. 12:4-10)


2 Titus 4:14 warns us not to neglect our gifts. Don’t get
disheartened if you are not using your gifts, it’s not too late.
We can longer use excuses of not be talented to do the work but
it’s a supernatural power that helps us do the work.. Our gifts
are our weapons to fight with, our tools to build with and our
effectiveness in the body of Christ gives God glory. Are you
ready to use what you got and show the world what you working
with?


John Wesley’s motto was “Do all the good you can, by all the
means you can, by all the ways you can, in all the places you
can, and at all the times you can, to all the people you ca, as
long as you can.” 


Paul said that, we have been given these spiritual gifts to equip
God’s people for work of service, so that the body of Christ may
be built up! (Eph. 4:12) Now that we have these gifts, it is
crucial that we use them. If we know what our gifts are, we
should be looking, searching for opportunities to use them. We
must know, whatever gift God has given us, 


There are thousands of Christians who reached a level of maturity
in their Christian faith and then became self-satisfied and
complacent. They decided they didn’t need to grow anymore, or
pray anymore, or study anymore. And they started dying
spiritually because they buried their talents. And you are like
servants who are responsible for using God’s gifts. 


 Peter says  be: “as good stewards”. A “steward” is
someone who takes what someone has given them and uses it in a
way the giver intended. What we has is not ours; it belongs to
the person who has given it to us, and we are responsible to that
person for what we do with what has been entrusted to us. 


NEXT WEEK, WE WILL CONTINUE THE NEW SERIES: NOW WHAT? LISTEN AND
OBEY!


STUDY THIS WEEK ISAIAH 8:11-14


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