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ROMANS 12
LESSON #15
BIBLICAL GIFTS EXPLAINED
MEMORY VERSE: ROM 12:1-2
CHAPTER 12 IS AN EXHORTATION TO THE PRACTICAL PRACTICE OF THE GOSPEL OUTLINE OF ROMANS12-16
OUTLINE OF ROMANS 12 – 16
PRACTICAL
SON OF GOD WITH POWER TO ESTABLISH:
HIS LIFE IN US
| EXHORTATION | EXPLANATION |
| ROM 12 – 13 | ROM 14 – 16 |
| THE BELIEVERS TRANSFORMATION (12): MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS | THE BELIEVERS OBLIGATION (14) |
| CIVIL AND SOCIAL RELATIONS (13) | HIS ASSOCIATIONS (15) |
| SECRET MOTIVE (13:8-14) | SECRET MOTIVE (15:1-13) |
| CHRISTIAN LOVE – LIBERTY | GENTILES EVANGELIZED |
| THE LAW IN BREVITY | FELLOWSHIP, PRAISE, TRUST ISA 42:6-7 DEU 32:43 PSA 117:1 ISA 11:1,10 |
BEING A WITNESS:
TO THE GENTILES, TO THE JEWS
BY THE WAY WE LIVE
READ ROM 12:1-2
WE ARE TOLD “TO DO” CERTAIN THINGS IN THESE VERSES AND CERTAIN THINGS WE ARETOLD “NOT TO DO”
1.WE ARE TOLD TO PRESENT OUR BODIES
“PRESENT” = PLACE ALONGSIDE FOR HIS DISPOSAL
**HOW DO WE DO THIS?
TO FIND THE WILL OF GOD WE LAY OUR OWN PLANS DOWN
“A LIVING SACRIFICE” = NOT A DEAD ONE
“REASONABLE SERVICE” = SPIRITUAL WORSHIP
TOTAL WORSHIP INCLUDES:
a. WORSHIP WITH REGENERATED SPIRIT.
b. WORSHIP WITH RENEWED MINDS.
c. WORSHIP WITH REVIVED EMOTIONS.
d. WORSHIP WITH DEDICATED BODIES.
OUR WHOLE LIFE IS AN ACT OF WORSHIP:
2. WE ARE TOLD NOT TO BE “CONFORMED” TO THE
WORLD SYSTEM = TAKING A SHAPE BASED UPON EXTERNAL PRESSURE — FOR EXAMPLE:
A BEAN BAG CHAIR AS OPPOSED TO A BALLOON
**WHAT KIND OF THINGS CONFORM US?
**HOW DO WE AVOID THESE CONFORMITIES?
3. WE ARE “TO BE TRANSFORMED” = TAKING THE SHAPE BASED UPONINTERNAL PRESSURE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
**HOW DOES HE SAY TO BE TRANSFORMED?
BY RENEWING YOUR MIND. IT’S YOUR MIND THAT’S POLLUTED
**HOW DO WE RENEW THE MIND?
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY: BY STUDYING THE WORD OF GOD EPH 5:26
MANY CHRISTIANS ASK, “WHAT IS THE WILL OF GOD FOR MY LIFE?”
THESE TWO VERSES TELL US VERY SPECIFICALLY
THEREFORE, WE’RE TO PUT POUR BODIES IN A POSITION SO THAT THE RENEWING OF OUR MIND WILLTAKE PLACE AND CAUSE US TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO BEING LIKE JESUS.
READ ROM 12:3-8 MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS
I. INTRODUCTION
A.YOU ARE HIS SPECIAL CREATION EPH 2:10
B. YOU ARE INDIVIDUALLY DIFFERENT MADE FOR A SPECIFIC TASK .1CO 12:14-26
C. HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR LIFE EFFECTIVE FOR HIM? ROM 12:1-5
D. EVERY BELIEVER IS GIVEN A MEASURE OF FAITH AT THE NEW BIRTH. WE CAN CAUSE THAT MEASUREOF FAITH TO GROW BY EXERCISING IT (LIKE A MUSCLE)
E. EVERY BELIEVER AND EVERY NON-BELIEVER HAS BEEN GIVEN A MOTIVATIONAL GIFT. THE BELIEVERHAS BEEN GIVEN FAITH TO USE THAT GIFT FOR SERVICE TO GOD.
YOUR GIFT AND A ‘MEASURE OF FAITH’ ROM 12:3
‘ALLOTTED’ = (meris) PART OF A WHOLE THAT HAS BEEN DIVIDED.
WE NEED OTHERS
WE ARE ONLY A PART OF THE WHOLE
FAITH IS THE DETERMINING PRINCIPLE OF OUR PERSONALITY TENDENCIES .
F. BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS A MOTIVATIONAL GIFT TO USE AND
CONTRIBUTE TO THE BODY OF CHRIST, WE’RE NOT TO HAVE PRIDE
G. WHAT IS A MOTIVATIONAL GIFT?
ALL THE BIBLICAL GIFTS
I COR 12:5-7 DIVIDES ALL THE BIBLICAL GIFTS FOR US INTO 3 AREAS:
1. ADMINISTRATIONS 2. GIFTS 3. OPERATIONS
1.ADMINISTRATIONS “diakonia” (POSITIONAL GIFTS OF MINISTRY GIVEN BY JESUS,THE SON, TO THE BODY OF CHRIST. THESE MAY OR MAY NOT BE CONTINUAL DEPENDING ON GOD’SCALL.) ALL ARE PEOPLE.
EPH 4:11
APOSTLES
PROPHETS
EVANGELISTS
PASTORS
TEACHERS
II TIM 1:6 THESE GIFTS ARE TO BE “STIRRED UP” (STIR = RE-ENKINDLE A LIVETHING…LIVE THE GIFT AS PAUL TOLD PASTOR TIMOTHY TO DO)
2.GIFTS “pneumatika charismata” (GIFTS OF SUPERNATURAL ABILITY
GIVEN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT AT A SPECIFIC POINT IN
TIME FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. NOT A CONTINUALLY RESIDENT GIFT). THESE GIFTS ARE NOT PEOPLEBUT ABILITIES.
I COR 12:8-10
WORD OF WISDOM
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
FAITH
GIFTS OF HEALING
WORKING OF MIRACLES
PROPHECY
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
DIVERSE TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
I COR 12: 31 ALL BELIEVERS ARE TO “COVET” ALL OF THESE GIFTS
3.OPERATIONS “energamata” (MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS THAT ARE GIVEN BY GOD, THEFATHER, TO INDIVIDUALS. THESE ARE CONTINUALLY RESIDENT GIFTS.) I PET 4:10-11 DIVIDESTHESE GIFTS INTO SPEAKING GIFTS AND MINISTERING GIFTS.
ROM 12:6-8 SPEAKING GIFTS:
PROPHECY
TEACHING
EXHORTING (ENCOURAGING)
MINISTERING GIFTS:
MINISTRY (SERVING)
GIVING (CONTRIBUTING)
RULING (FACILITATING)
MERCY
ROM 12:1 WE ARE TO “PRESENT OUR LIVES AS A LIVING SACRIFICE” TO USE THESE GIFTS
SUMMARY PERSPECTIVE:
I COR 12:28
ADMINISTRATIONS GIFTS OPERATIONS
APOSTLES MIRACLES HELPS (SERVING)
PROPHETS HEALINGS ADMINISTRATIONS
TEACHERS TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS
DEFINITION: THE PRIMARY MOTIVATING PERSONALITY FACTOR BEHIND OUR DECISIONS, ACTIONS, ANDVIEWPOINTS GIVEN TO US BY GOD FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVICE.
NATURAL ABILITIES GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS SO AS TO SERVE; TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT MOTIVATE;OUTWARD EFFECTS OF POWER.
CAUTION: THIS IS NOT A PIGEON-HOLE APPROACH INTO WHICH EVERYONE FITS NEATLY–WE AREUNIQUE.
CAUTION: THIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO LIMIT THE THINGS WE DO FOR THE LORD
H. TRUTHS CONCERNING MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS 1PE 4:10-11
1. EVERYONE HAS A MOTIVATIONAL GIFT.
THE GIFT IS SINGULAR . THEREFORE EVERYONE HAS ONE MOTIVATIONAL GIFT.
ALL GIFTS GLORIFY GOD.
ALL GIFTS ARE USED FOR OTHERS.
ALL GIFTS ARE TO BE DONE BY THE POWER GOD SUPPLIES.
I. MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS AND THE BODY OF CHRIST:
ALL THE GIFTS AND THEIR SERVICE TO GOD CORRESPOND TO FUNCTIONS IN THE HUMAN BODY AS THEYRELATE TO THE BODY OF CHRIST.
PROPHECY = THE EYE OF THE BODY
TEACHING = THE MIND OF THE BODY
EXHORTING (ENCOURAGING) = THE MOUTH OF THE BODY
MINISTRY (SERVING) = THE HANDS OF THE BODY
GIVING (CONTRIBUTING) = THE ARMS OF THE BODY
RULING (FACILITATING) = THE SHOULDERS OF THE BODY
MERCY = THE HEART OF THE BODY
J. DIAGNOSTIC TEST “HOW COULD GOD BEST USE YOU?”
MOTIVATIONAL GIFT DIAGNOSTIC TEST
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BELOW ARE SEVEN INDISPENSABLE NEEDS THAT GOD WANTS TO MEET IN THE BODY OF CHRIST.
RATE THEM (1-7) IN ORDER OF YOUR INTEREST AND/OR ABILITY TO MEET ONE OF THESE NEEDS. (1BEING THE MOST INTEREST AND/OR ABILITY, 7 BEING THE LEAST INTEREST AND/OR ABILITY)
1 _____GOD WANTS US TO FACE UP TO THE TRUTH ABOUT OURSELVES AND UNDERSTAND THE REALITYOF WHAT WE ARE DOING.
2 _____GOD WANTS US TO UNDERSTAND SOUND DOCTRINE AND BE
PROPERLY TAUGHT IN THE TRUTH OF THE WORD.
3 _____GOD WANTS US TO KNOW HOW TO ENTER INTO LIFE ABUNDANTLY AND SHOW FORTH THE LIFEOF CHRIST IN ALL THAT WE DO.
4 _____GOD WANTS US TO PITCH IN AND GET THE JOB DONE AND MEET THE PRACTICAL NEEDS ASTHEY ARISE WHATEVER THEY MAY BE.
5 _____GOD WANTS US TO ORGANIZE OUR EFFORTS SO WE DON’T WASTE VALUABLE TALENTS ANDMANPOWER AND LOSE SIGHT OF THE REAL GOALS.
6 _____GOD WANTS US TO HAVE SUFFICIENT ASSETS TO MAKE SURE THE JOB GETS DONE AND WEDON’T FAIL IN HIS WORK.
7 _____GOD WANTS US TO BE LOVED AND ENCOURAGED SO WE DON’T GET HURT AND GIVE UP SERVINGHIM.
READ THE LIST OF GIFTS IN ROM 12:6-8 AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING 7GIFTS BEST FITS THE ABOVE 7 STATEMENTS. DO NOT CHANGE ANY OF YOUR ABOVE NUMBERING.
GIFTS:
A. PROPHECY = GIFT OF INSIGHT
B. MINISTRY = GIFT OF SERVING
C. TEACHING = GIFT OF TEACHING/INFORMING
D. EXHORTING =GIFT OF INSPIRING/ ENCOURAGING
E. GIVING = GIFT OF GIVING/ INVESTING
F. RULING = GIFT OF FACILITATING
G. SHOWING MERCY = GIFT OF MERCY/ IDENTIFICATION
ANSWERS:
#1 PROPHECY/INSIGHT
#2 TEACHING
#3 EXHORTING
#4 MINISTRY/ SERVING
#5 FACILITATING
#6 GIVING
#7 MERCY
INTRODUCTION TO THE MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS — continuation
OUR MOTIVATIONAL GIFT WAS PLACED IN US BY GOD WHEN WE WERE CONCEIVED. THEREFORE, WE CANSEE THE GIFTS IN CHILDREN. YOUR GIFT DOES NOT CHANGE THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT STAGES OFLIFE.
IN OUR DISCUSSION OF EACH GIFT, I WILL GIVE YOU THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN YOUR OWNCHILDHOOD AS WELL AS THAT OF YOUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, ETC.
OUR GIFT COLORS ALL WE SEE, JUST LIKE A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES. FOREXAMPLE:
1) A PERSON WHO HAS THE GIFT OF PROPHECY WILL SEE EVERYTHING AS EITHER GOOD OR BAD.
2) A PERSON WITH A TEACHING GIFT WILL SEARCH FOR TRUTH IN EVERYTHING.
3) A PERSON WITH THE GIFT OF EXHORTATION WILL CONTINUALLY SEE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE.
4) A PERSON WITH THE GIFT OF MERCY WILL EASILY RECOGNIZE HURTS THAT NEED LOVE.
5) A PERSON WITH A SERVING GIFT WILL APPROACH REALITY WITH THE QUESTION, “WHAT CAN IDO TO HELP?”
6) A PERSON WITH THE GIFT OF GIVING (CONTRIBUTOR) WILL ALWAYS LOOK FOR WAYS TO SPEND HISTIME, TALENTS, AND MONEY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS.
7) A PERSON WITH THE GIFT OF ADMINISTRATING (FACILITATOR) WILL SEE THE BROAD OVERALLPICTURE OF LIFE AND HOW THINGS SHOULD BE ORGANIZED.
OUR DECISIONS ARE MADE TO CONFROM TO HOW WE SEE LIFE.
THEREFORE, AN UNDERSTANDING OF MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS WILL HELP US TO UNDERSTAND OURSELVES,OUR SPOUSES, OUR CHILDREN, AND OTHER BELIEVERS. IT WILL HELP US DISCOVER WHAT KINDS OFJOBS AS WELL AS CHURCH MINISTRIES, THAT WILL GIVE THE MOST SATISFACTION.
AS I PRESENT AND DEFINE EACH CHARACTERISTIC ABOUT EACH GIFT, YOU SHOULD ASKYOURSELF, “HOW TRUE IS THIS OF ME?
A. IF THE CHARACTERISTIC IS NEVER TRUE ABOUT YOU, PUT AN “X” FOR”NEVER”.
B. IF THE CHARACTERISTIC IS TRUE ABOUT YOU ONLY ON RARE OCCASIONS, PUT AN “S”FOR “SELDOM” .
C. IF THE CHARACTERISTIC IS TRUE ABOUT YOU SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT (UP TO 49% OF THETIME), PUT A “P” FOR “PART YES AND PART NO” .
D. IF THE CHARACTERISTIC IS TRUE ABOUT YOU 50 – 75% OF THE TIME, PUT A “U” FOR”USUALLY”.
E. IF THE CHARACTERISTIC IS TRUE ABOUT YOU MOST OF THE TIME, PUT AN “M” FOR”MOSTLY”.
F. IF THE CHARACTERISTIC IS TRUE ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME, PUT AN “A” FOR”ALWAYS”.
WE WILL SCORE IT ALL LATER.
