Purpose Class - Spiritual Giftings

Notice carefully, the servant didn't steal from the master. He didn't steal the talent. He didn't waste the resources on wild living or or things like that. His failure was strictly because he sat dormant. He was not moving. There was no action in his faith. Let fear paralyze his purpose. That's what we're talking about, purpose. He let fear paralyze his purpose. What happens in the parable? It's taken from him, and it's given to someone who will use it. It's given to someone who will use it, who will make use of it. Just as a muscle strengthens through regular exercise, utilizing your gift, your spiritual gift is the only way that it expands. [01:15:30] (50 seconds)  #UseYourGiftNow

See, a drill can't a drill bit, Phillips can't brag to a spade bit that how many screws it it drove in today. That's not a fair comparison. The bit didn't forge its own steel. It didn't make itself. It didn't pull its own trigger within the drill. It remains an instrument entirely dependent on the craftsman. To boast about our spiritual gift is to claim credit for a package we didn't mail that we didn't create. And if our gifting is magnificent, it highlights the magnificence of the giver. All the glory goes to him. [01:05:04] (39 seconds)  #GiftsPointToGiver

You don't even have to know how it's gonna work out. I don't know how half of the things in my life are about to work out, but I'm just, God, yes. to you. Whatever it is, father, yes. Use me. If you can use anything, lord, use me. Use us. Let that be our prayer together, church. God, if you can use anybody, if you can use any church, use this one. Use us. Let us be a church that goes and that does and is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. Let us be a church that knows and understands our purpose and that it doesn't come from us, but it comes from the father and that we are here and ready to be gone, to go out, and to be used, and to make an impact in this world around us, to preach the gospel, to everyone that we come into contact with, and see people come to know Jesus as their lord and savior. [01:19:40] (56 seconds)  #UseUsLord

You think about a dormant volcano. Everybody know what a dormant volcano is. It holds massive power internally. Deep down inside, there's magma, and there's force, and there's potential, but everything on the outside is asleep. It doesn't seem like there's any force there at all. Doesn't seem like there's any power that's able to be manifested or come to the surface. It's dormant. Zero signs of life from the outside. There's no visible smoke. The magma's not moving around and doing anything. There's no perceivable heat, not even a notion that something is about to happen. It remains an idle mountain. And many Christians, many of us treat our spiritual gifts exactly the same way as that volcano that lies dormant. [01:09:07] (70 seconds)  #WakeYourPower

You think about a dormant volcano. Everybody know what a dormant volcano is. It holds massive power internally. Deep down inside, there's magma, and there's force, and there's potential, but everything on the outside is asleep. It doesn't seem like there's any force there at all. Doesn't seem like there's any power that's able to be manifested or come to the surface. It's dormant. Zero signs of life from the outside. There's no visible smoke. The magma's not moving around and doing anything. There's no perceivable heat, not even a notion that something is about to happen. It remains an idle mountain. And many Christians, many of us treat our spiritual gifts exactly the same way as that volcano that lies dormant. They allow them to go cold and sit quietly on the sidelines. It's within us. We've got it, but all indications show that it's asleep. And so to kinda shake out of that paralysis, Paul speaks to that and he's writing to to Timothy. In second Timothy one six, he says this, therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands. In another translation, and I like this because it it kinda helps us as a as a a another example. It says, to fan into flame. Rekindle. [01:09:06] (115 seconds)

You think about a dormant volcano. Everybody know what a dormant volcano is. It holds massive power internally. Deep down inside, there's magma, and there's force, and there's potential, but everything on the outside is asleep. It doesn't seem like there's any force there at all. Doesn't seem like there's any power that's able to be manifested or come to the surface. It's dormant. Zero signs of life from the outside. There's no visible smoke. The magma's not moving around and doing anything. There's no perceivable heat, not even a notion that something is about to happen. It remains an idle mountain. And many Christians, many of us treat our spiritual gifts exactly the same way as that volcano that lies dormant. They allow them to go cold and sit quietly on the sidelines. It's within us. We've got it, but all indications show that it's asleep. And so to kinda shake out of that paralysis, Paul speaks to that and he's writing to to Timothy. In second Timothy one six, he says this, therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands. In another translation, and I like this because it it kinda helps us as a as a a another example. It says, to fan into flame. Rekindle. [01:09:06] (115 seconds)