Family Business Series 8, Our Ministries

Family Business Series 8, Our Ministries
By: Pastors Karl and Cheryl Thomas

(Notes to print and PowerPoint slides at the bottom of the page)

1 Corinthians 12:1-6
“Now concerning spiritual gifts, (Pneumatikos:— spirituals)brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb[b] idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:”

Manifestation Gifts (vs.4) Listed 1 Cor 12:8-10
“charisma”:– spiritual favours “pneuma”:– Spirit

Ministry Gifts (vs.5) Listed Eph 4:11
“diakonia”:– offices “Kurios”:– Lord {Jesus}

Motivation Gifts (vs.6) Listed Romans 12:6-8
“energma”:– show forth ones self “theos”:– God

Circle The Most Important To God:
Pastor Carpenter Lawyer Truck Driver Evangelist Teacher Waitress Doctor

Martin Luther
“A cobbler, a smith, a farmer, each has the work in the office of his trade, consecrated Priests and Bishops.”
Redeem your mind-set. Your vocation is a Holy calling. WORK = WORSHIP Bring a fresh joy to your world.

Romans 12:1 (MESSAGE)
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering.”

1 Corinthians 7:20
“Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.”
“Usually a person should keep on with the work he was doing when God called him.” (Living Bible)
“Each one should remain in the condition in which he was [when he was] called.” (AMP)

1 Peter 4:10 “As each one has received a gift,(SHAPE)minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”

Spiritual Gifts Heart A bilities P ersonality Experiences

You need to be aware of your SHAPE! Helps you find your place and function and have fun!!!

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” Larry Bird

“Others can challenge and motivate us, but we must reach down deep into our souls and call forth our God-given intelligence and capabilities. We cannot do this when we depend on the efforts of someone else.” James Faust

Circle The Most Important To God:
Greeter Parking Guest Services Piano Player Kids Church Worship Leader Preacher Usher Nursery Counting Team Drummer Small Group Leader Youth Worker Cafe Host Book Store Alter Ministry Guitar

Romans 12:3-8 Gifts from the Father — Motivation“energma”:– show forth ones self.

“For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.”

Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

WorkmanshipPoiema (poy’-ay-mah) :—that which is made or done; a work, workmanship. creation, Where we get the english word POEM … We are His PEOM!!!!

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