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Get Real - Stewards of God! Part 3 Stewardship of Gifts and Talents (Reconnecting the heart of service)
Gifts and Talents:
expressions of the creativity of God
The heart of service
Connecting to the heart of service
Vocation
(Callings from God)
Participation in
New Creation
Reconnecting the heart of service
A Sermon on Stewardship of Gifts and Talents
- Real Gift
- Real Responsibility
- Real Joy
The most basic spiritual gift: faith in Jesus as Lord
1 Corinthians 12:3-7
1 Corinthians 12
Body life: using your gifts and talents for
the glory of God and the good of others
John 13:6-9, 12-16
Love the Lord your God with
all your heart, with all your soul,
and with all your mind.
(Jesus in Matthew 22:37)
Look in
What am I good at?
What do I love to do?
What makes me come alive?
The problem with
Look out
What are the needs of the world around me?
How do my gifts and talents help to meet these needs?
How do they build up the body and help others?
1 Corinthians 12:1-2
Now about spiritual gifts,
brothers and sisters,
I do not want you to be ignorant. You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to
mute idols.
Look up
The beating cell
What is God calling me to do?
What is my mission?
What is the church's mission?
Exodus 35:30-36:5
A Time for Everything
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
- Matthew 24:42-44
- Prayer
- Meditation on God's Word
- Worship
Relation
With God and others
2 Corinthians 5:14-18
Implications:
Serve others!
Use your gifts joyfully within and outside the church!
Go outside your comfort zone!
Time is a period of grace, given to us by God,
to prepare for eternity.
Recreation
Sabbath!
Rest! Be unproductive!
Just Be!
Salvation
Jesus solves the Trouble with Chronos
Jesus redeems time and saves us from death
Galatians 4:4-6
Romans 5:6-8