Who am I to God?
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· 200 viewsPeople are always tempted to measure themselves based on what other people think of them. They let the world size them up using the standards that doesn't hold. Barometers that doesn't last such as wealth, power, beauty & fame. Wherein the truth of the matter is that, we should be eternally concerned about who we are to God, and not for who we are to this fallen world. God has given each of us our distinct, and very unique SHAPE. The acrostic SHAPE represents, Spiritual Gifts, Heart (which is your passions in life), Abilities, Personality and Experiences. To know our "shape" we must Accept ourselves for who we are, Believe that God shaped us out of His love, keep our Confidence that will put our "shape" into action, Discover and Evaluate our spiritual gifts.
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Opening:
Opening:
Who am I to God?
For the month of October, we shall find from the Bible the answers to this question
At the onset of this series entitled “iShape”, here are…
10 Things that will describe who you are to God
10 Things that will describe who you are to God
God’s Masterpiece ()
A Friend of God ()
God’s Chosen ()
A Child of God ()
You were Bought for a Price ()
A New Creation ()
Can Never be Condemned ()
A Citizen of Heaven ()
An Ambassador of Christ ()
A Temple of the Holy Spirit ()
Did you ever wished you were someone else?
When you’re surfing your social media
When you’re browsing those magazines you grabbed while you’re in a cashier’s lane
When you watch your favorite celebrities on TV
Story about our trip to China (New Year 2011)
Great Wall of China (16 million Unique snowflakes)
Hongkong (fake products)
Don’t compare God created you Jesus died for you The Spirit lives in you Stop pretending! Be what God made you to be! Tell your neighbor, “You are original!” Tell your other neighbor, “There’s no one like You! To wish to be someone else is an insult to God, your creator That’s why abortion is wrong! Discontent leads to paralysis Paralysis leads to low-self steam / Lack of Confidence Lack of confidence leads to Paralysis It’s a vicious cycle where you may be stuck! You gotta get out of it To get out of it, you must know your SHAPE Everyone has their unique (one in a mankind) SHAPE
Don’t copy. Don’t compare
God created you
Jesus died for you
The Spirit lives in you
Stop pretending! Be what God made you to be!
Tell your neighbor, “You are original!”
Tell your other neighbor, “There’s no one like You!
To wish to be someone else is an insult to God, your creator
That’s why abortion is wrong!
Discontent leads to paralysis
Paralysis leads to low-self steam / Lack of Confidence
Lack of confidence leads to Paralysis
It’s a vicious cycle where you may be stuck forever!
You gotta get out of it
To get out of it, you must know your SHAPE
Everyone has their unique , one in a mankind SHAPE
Are you in shape?
The acrostic SHAPE represents:
Spiritual Gift
Heart (Passion)
Abilities
Personality
Experiences
For the next 5 weeks we will explore these 5 things that describes who we truly are to God
Today let’s talk about Spiritual Gifts
When God created us, we know that He had a unique purpose for each of us
And now the Lord speaks— the one who formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant, who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him. The Lord has honored me, and my God has given me strength.
In different translations of the Bible, the words formed & shaped are used interchangeably
the one who formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant,
who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him.
The Lord has honored me,
But they have the same Hebrew word which is יצר, pronounced as “yat-sa-o”, which means, to create, to be formed, to fashion, to shape
and my God has given me strength.
In different translations of the Bible, the words formed & shaped are used interchangeably But they have the same Hebrew word which is יצר, pronounced as “yat-sa-o”, which means, to create, to be formed, to fashion, to shape
In Architecture, Functions follows form (but for humans it is the total opposite)
5 Steps to Knowing your SHAPE
5 Steps to Knowing your SHAPE
A. Accept yourself for who you are
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
B. Believe that God Shaped you out of His love
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
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For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
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C. Confidence will put your “shape” into action
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
& 35 NIV)
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
D. Discover, Dedicate, Develop and Deploy your Spiritual Gifts
Gift of forgiveness (Sign up Bonus)
Gift of eternal life
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
When you were born you have set of gifts (baby showers)
When you were born again you acquire spiritual gifts
Spiritual gifts Produce is spiritual results
A lot of christians:
don’t know that they have spiritual gifts
know that they are gifted, but they are not sure about their gifts
thought that they are gifted, when they are actually not (Dangerous!)
are totally unaware, un-informed, un-educated about the spiritual gifts
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There are different kinds of gifts, but they are all from the same Spirit. There are different ways to serve but the same Lord to serve. And there are different ways that God works through people but the same God. God works in all of us in everything we do. Something from the Spirit can be seen in each person, for the common good. The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom, and the same Spirit gives another the ability to speak with knowledge. The same Spirit gives faith to one person. And, to another, that one Spirit gives gifts of healing. The Spirit gives to another person the power to do miracles, to another the ability to prophesy. And he gives to another the ability to know the difference between good and evil spirits. The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak in different kinds of languages and to another the ability to interpret those languages. One Spirit, the same Spirit, does all these things, and the Spirit decides what to give each person.
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
We all have different gifts, each of which came because of the grace God gave us. The person who has the gift of prophecy should use that gift in agreement with the faith. Anyone who has the gift of serving should serve. Anyone who has the gift of teaching should teach. Whoever has the gift of encouraging others should encourage. Whoever has the gift of giving to others should give freely. Anyone who has the gift of being a leader should try hard when he leads. Whoever has the gift of showing mercy to others should do so with joy.
Story: Dessert Spilled at a Dinner Table
Well that’s what happens when you’re not careful - Gift of Edification
It’s okey… - Gift of Mercy
Here! Let me clean it up! - Gift of Serving
Now, the reason why it fell over is because its heavy on one side - Gift of Teaching
Don’t worry, I’m going to go buy another dessert, i’ll be right back - Gift of Giving
Debbie, you go get the mop, Joycelyn, go and buy another dessert, Vivian, come help me clean this up - Gift of Administration
Our Spiritual Gifts will come out “very naturally”
If it’s not natural, it’s not your gift
E. Examine, Evaluate, Experiment your Spiritual Gifts
( NIV)
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
You cannot steer a parked car
I remember when I was young, I seat behind the wheel of my father’s parked car
We have to use our gifts
How would you feel if the person uses the gifts you give?
Each of us are gifted for a purpose
In the latter part of you will see that the purpose is to form the church
Agape needs every God’s gifts He gave to each of us
Agape needs you! Yes, you!
Everybody say, “I am needed!”
Tell your neighbor, “Yes you are needed!”
A. Accept yourself for who you are
B. Believe that God Shaped you out of His love
C. Confidence will put your “shape” into action
D. Discover, Dedicate, Develop and Deploy your Spiritual Gifts
E. Examine, Evaluate, Experiment your Spiritual Gifts
Prayer
Prayer
You pray...
Almighty Father in heaven
You are the source of all blessings
The giver of all gifts
Teach me to accept myself the way how you beautifully and wonderfully made me
Thank you for my unique SHAPE
Raise my self-esteem and help me keep my self confidence
Holy Spirit I adore You
Help me to Discover, Dedicate, Develop and Deploy my spiritual gifts
Guide me to Examine, Evaluate and Employ my spiritual gifts
Now, let me pray for you
But before that…
While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul was visiting some places on the way to Ephesus. There he found some followers and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said, “We have never even heard of a Holy Spirit.” So he asked, “What kind of baptism did you have?” They said, “It was the baptism that John taught.” Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of changed hearts and lives. He told people to believe in the one who would come after him, and that one is Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Paul laid his hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came upon them. They began speaking different languages and prophesying. There were about twelve people in this group.
While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul was visiting some places on the way to Ephesus. There he found some followers and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said, “We have never even heard of a Holy Spirit.” So he asked, “What kind of baptism did you have?” They said, “It was the baptism that John taught.” Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of changed hearts and lives. He told people to believe in the one who would come after him, and that one is Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Paul laid his hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came upon them. They began speaking different languages and prophesying.
“I baptize you with water to show that your hearts and lives have changed. But there is one coming after me who is greater than I am, whose sandals I am not good enough to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
John baptized people with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
But Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born from water and the Spirit, you cannot enter God’s kingdom.
I will send you what my Father has promised, but you must stay in Jerusalem until you have received that power from heaven.”
But when the Holy Spirit comes to you, you will receive power. You will be my witnesses—in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”
And so today,
Prepare your hearts
Ask Jesus to baptize you in the Spirit
Be ready to receive the infilling of the Spirit
You may release your prayer language (being among the signs of the infilling)
Boldly live out transformed lives
Deploy your spiritual gifts
If you are ready to be baptized in the Holy Spirit, just close your eyes and raise your hands
I’m gonna go around and lay my hands upon those who are ready
And as I baptize you in the Holy Spirit, just sincerely say, “I receive it Lord”
By the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ
I baptize you in the Holy Spirit
Receive the power and be His witness in all parts of the world