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*YOU!
Your Story of Growth!* * Spiritual gifts enable you to serve!*
*Snickers commercial – Robin Williams is hilarious!*[i]**
Anyone else suddenly feeling loopy?
Do you need a Snickers candy bar?
That commercial isn’t exclusive to hunger only.
Let’s see.
You’re not you when you’re angry!
You’re not you when you’re lonely.
You’re not you when you’re depressed.
AND You’re not you unless you’re using your spiritual gifts.
/A spiritual gift is //a special ability given to every person who has decided to follow Christ Jesus for the encouragement of others.”*[ii]*//
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Last week we tapped into parts of Ephesians chapter 4 and Paul showed us this.
*Each Christ follower is gifted.
You have a gift.*
It might be teaching.
It might be coaching.
It might be singing or playing an instrument.
*(Introduce Shawn Theis) It might be dispensing wisdom, medicine or baking cookies.
It might be displaying mercy or leading diligently.
*A little boy wasn't getting good grades at school.
One day this little guy surprised his teacher by saying, /"I don't want to scare you, but my Dad says if I don't get better grades, somebody is going to get grounded."*[iii]*/
That Dad has the gift of motivation but not communication!
That boy is confused.
You have a gift! *Paul also showed us there are a variety of gifts.*
Our bodies have a variety of organs and they each perform different functions.
*I want to do something special next weekend but I need your help.*
Next weekend is the official start of the College Football Season.
Do me a favor and come wearing your team’s colors.
If you like OSU – wear scarlet and gray.
If you like Michigan – wear a bag over your head.
Not true! Wear maize and blue.[iv]
Maybe you’re an OU grad or you like the University of Buffalo or you’re an Akron ZIP! Wear your team colors.
Wouldn’t it be awesome to be in the same room cheering on different teams but still be ONE! OSU and Michigan fans worshipping the same God.
Many people – many teams, but we all don’t root for the same team or have the same gift.
*Paul also showed us there are two purposes for using our gifts.*
I want to focus on Purpose #1! *Open up your Bibles today to Ephesians 4:11.
* You can have this Bible I hold right here!
If you need a copy of God’s word just raise your hand! *Is today your first time ever to walk into this building?*
If it is I have as a gift for you - this information chocolate bar.
*Today is also Pizza & Pastors.
*Meeting at approximately 12N in the Fireside room we’ll gather to eat and then I’ll provide information concerning WCC.
Childcare is provided.
Central Park will be open.
The pizza is free.
Please be my guest.
*Let’s read Ephesians 4:11 and 12. /(/*/to prepare God's people for works of service)/ *Purpose #1: SP enable you to serve! *The purpose of your special ability from God is to serve Him by serving others.
Please don’t underestimate the power of service.
What serving does for you, for others, the world and for God’s church!
I was at curriculum Night for Big Walnut Local Schools.
Teacher after teacher said how much they loved teaching.
How they loved kids.
*If you know what you’re good at – serving will be a joy.
**But serving goes much deeper that than.*
Do remember Mhaka from the Mushayamunda Village in Zimbabwe?
Dereck Mushayamunda just returned from the village.
He sent me this email.
/“//Pastor Mhaka's son //(Shane) //finally got out of the hospital //on //August 3.
He almost died due to malaria.//
//Mhaka also had an accident //on his// moto//r//cycle.
The person he //hit now has //a broken arm// //and is getting treatments.//
//A few days after that accident, one of my uncles had an accident.
*He */*/ran /**/into a /**/g/**/iraffe that was crossing the road./**/”/**/
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I almost burst out laughing when I read that.
His uncle hit a giraffe?
If you hit a deer that’s one thing, but a giraffe?
That giraffe charged the bus and broke through the windshield.
That email reminded me that our world is so big and so different.
People live differently than we do.
People think differently.
Some folks have come to believe in God.
Others want nothing to do with God.
We seem to forget that.
*Drop down in Ephesians 4:17.
(Read 17-19) *
Tell me how easy it is to live in this world and be totally oblivious to God? I pulled into Turkey Hill Gas Station to pump some gas.
The overhead loud speakers were playing music and Kid Rock came on singing */“All Summer Long.” /*/ /Of course, it’s about him a girl and he hanging out all summer long.
Kid Rock sings/, “We were trying different things, We were smoking funny things, making love out by the lake to our favorite song, sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking ‘bout tomorrow.
Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long”/ That song captures the culture that most people live in.
Maybe I can explain it better this way.
*Pretend that I have a door standing right here.*
Some people in this world do not believe in God.
Maybe that best describes you.
You’re not sure how you even got here today.
But here you are.
An atheist has made a decision.
They have decided NOT to follow Jesus.
They have closed the door on God.
You know people who think this way.
They have names.
Your Dad.
Your sister.
Your co-worker.
Your neighbor.
Maybe even you.
And you have your reasons NOT to believe.
Please know this – you are welcome here.
You are safe here.
I pray that one day you’ll open the door to God just a crack because that’s all He needs to get to your heart.
God is a relentless pursuer of hearts!
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