Mark Hunnicutt

Gifts #3&4 - 1 Cor. 12-14

 If the Roman church was a model church on how to use spiritual gifts the Corinthian church was a messed up church that abused spiritual gifts.  These two teaching outlines walk you through some of the misunderstanding and misinterpretations that these immature believers practiced.  Gifts are not about show and sensationalism they are about shinning the light on Jesus.  Have you discovered you gift?  Have you connected with a group of likeminded believers?  Are you attempting with that group to make Jesus famous?

Click on images to view outlines.

        

What were you "take aways" from these studies?

Gifts #2 Community Group Questions

       My favorite time at SNC is our Community Groups.  We meet right after the worship service around 6:30pm until 7pmish.  Several of you couldn't make it this week so I'm posting the communiation handout.  Click on the image on the right to view.  There is a Communicty Group for you so make plans to attend this SNC.

Gifts #2 - Romans 12

The church at Rome was a very diverse culture with no iconic leader.  This church was known throughout the entire world for it's impact, why? Romans 1:8

They knew and exercised their gifts.

They were likeminded.

They desired to make Jesus famous.

That is my Christmas prayer for churches around the world.  Click on image to left for entire message outline. 

Gifts #1 - 1 Peter 4

One of my favorite gifts was a 22 rifle.  That rifle is a great illustration of NT gifts.  You are the bullet, your ministry context in a local church is the barrel and the gun powder is the Holy Spirit.  A bullet by itself is of no practical use.  A bullet, a barrel and a blast can make an impact! 

How do you identify your spiritual gift?  One of the best ways to identify your gift is to get involved in a variety of ministry experiences.  In those experiences look for...

ministries in which you feel the most fulfilled   

ministries in which you seem to be the most effective

ministries in which others affirm your abilities

How do you identify your gift?  Take a online gifts assessment...

http://www.elmertowns.com/spiritual_gifts_test/

http://mintools.com/spiritual-gifts-test.htm#begin

For the complete outline click on the image below.  Let me know what your gift assessment revealed.  Merry Christmas!

Spiritual Gifts Defined?

 

To better communicate spritual gifts I wanted to build a doctrinal definition.

Notice I didn’t say “the” definition because no where does the Bible specifically define the term.  I built this definition by bringing together key truths from the Word of God:

 

Spiritual Gift = a God-given ability, given by the Holy Spirit at salvation to every believer, to serve the church effectively and to show Christ love to the church and current culture thereby growing God’s Kingdom, bringing glory to God and building up the Body of Christ.

 

What would you add or take away? 

New SNC Series: GIFTS - Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts This Christmas