Day 27: Spiritual Gifts

June 7 . Bible reading from Romans 12:3-8 Spiritual Gifts

Behaviour: "I know and use my spiritual gifts to serve God, others, and the world."

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Text:

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of
yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with
sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has
given you.
Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the
same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all
the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.

If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him
serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing
to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently;
if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

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Take a minute:

People in church often say the church should be ‘feeding us first & foremost.
They shouldn’t be asking us for any more of our time’.
What do YOU think of that?

NOTE: There is a RECOMMENDED READING RESOURCE for this topic ("Spiritual Gifts")
in the form of an audio sermon. It has been posted on this blog, and you can find it here:
http://followersway.blogspot.com/2008/04/recommended-reading-behaviour-spiritual.html

Or by following the link to Followers files in "iTunes" on the Blog main page.

Or you can download the sermon by right-clicking this link:
http://www.boxstr.com/files/1911891_cbqgc/Faith_Root_Trait_Rom12.mp3

Day 4: Worship

May 15 • Bible reading from Romans 12:1-2 Worship

Behaviour: "What is the chief end of man and woman? To worship God and
enjoy Him forever."

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Text:

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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Take a minute:

If worship is living to please God, how can I worship Him today?

Recommended Reading: Behaviour - SPIRITUAL GIFTS

Audio file (mp3 format) of John Piper, speaking on
"Faith: the Root and Trait of all Spiritual Gifts."

This sermon is the Recommended resource for:
Behaviour: SPIRITUAL GIFTS.