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Servanthood

Servanthood. Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren. What is Ministry?. Preaching Missionary Evangelist Nun ?????. What does the Bible say?. Read II Corinthians 3:6 “He has made us ministers of a new covenant” We are all called to be a “minister” Read II Corinthians 4:1 and 7

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Servanthood

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  1. Servanthood Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren

  2. What is Ministry? • Preaching • Missionary • Evangelist • Nun • ????? Class 6: Servanthood

  3. What does the Bible say? • Read II Corinthians 3:6 • “He has made us ministers of a new covenant” • We are all called to be a “minister” • Read II Corinthians 4:1 and 7 • Our treasure in this body is to share to the love of Jesus • We are “saved to serve” Class 6: Servanthood

  4. Where do you serve? • Find your S.H.A.P.E. • Spiritual Gifts • Heart • Abilities • Personality • Experiences Class 6: Servanthood

  5. Spiritual Gifts • God gave you special abilities that are meant for use in building up our church family and for reaching out to the world with Christ's love. • Preaching, Evangelism, Missions, Apostle • Teaching, Encouragement, Wisdom, Discernment, Knowledge • Service, Mercy, Hospitality, Pastoring, Giving • Music, Arts and Crafts, Intercession, Healing, Miracles • Leadership, Administration, Faith Class 6: Servanthood

  6. Heart • God gave you unique passion for particular activities, subjects and circumstances. He gave you a heart for the things you feel deeply about to help you define how and where He wants you to serve Him. • Children, Adults, Married people, Single people, Elderly, Teenagers, • Overseas missions, inner city missions, etc Class 6: Servanthood

  7. Abilities • You have abilities that you can use in specific ways • Vocational skills • Carpentry, Mechanic, Brick Laying, Farming, etc • Natural Abilities • Art, Music, Singing Class 6: Servanthood

  8. Personality • God wants your personality in ministry! • Extroverted/Introverted - Do we get energy from being with people or being alone? • Thinker/Feeler - how do we make decisions, using objective facts or intuition? • What kind of tasks do we prefer - routine (predictable) or variety? • Self-controlled/self-expressive - are we more open or controlled in our moods, words and reactions. • Relating to other people - are we more cooperative or competitive? Class 6: Servanthood

  9. Experiences • God has placed a multitude of experiences in your life to help mold you for ministry. He can, and will, use the experiences in your background to help heal the hurts of others in His church and in your community • Up-bringing, diseases, family struggles, inner struggles • Anything and everything you are willing to give! Class 6: Servanthood

  10. Get Plugged In • Best way to find your SHAPE is to experiment. • Go on a mission trip • Volunteer for a committee • Sing in the choir • Pass out bulletins • Cook a meal Class 6: Servanthood

  11. Servanthood • Begins in your heart. • If you do not want to serve check your heart. • Read I Corinthians 12:27- 31 • Eagerly desire spiritual gifts. • Read I Corinthians 13 • Love…….the greatest is love. • Serve with LOVE Class 6: Servanthood

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