Power: Serving Gifts

It’s easy for us to point out what is wrong in the world: violence, injustice, abuse, division, war, famine… As disciples of Jesus, our call is to do more than point out the wrong; God’s power within us--all of us together--shines a light in the darkness.

Romans 12:6-8 (NLT) 6  In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. 7  If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. 8  If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.   

Gift Lists in Scripture: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 27-31, 1 Peter 4:9-11

Three ways to leverage your Spiritual Gifts.

1. Experiment with different areas of service.
   1. Plug into a Sunday morning ministry by marking your Communication Card (including contact info). Rachael Allen will follow up to let you know about open positions.
   2. Participate in your Small Group service projects.
   3. Connect with Service Initiatives like: monthly reviveWISCONSIN outreach events (second Saturday each month), New Day’s Community Christmas Eve Worship Service, Good Friday Blood Drive, Backyard Missions.
2. Use an online gifts assessment tool.
   1. Spiritualgiftstest.com is a good one. No single assessment is perfect.
3. Ask others what gifts they see in me.