Get To Know Yourselves

GET TO KNOW YOURSELVES.

INTRO: WHAT DOES GOD WANT OUT OF YOU?

1: WHAT ARE YOU GOOD AT?

A) WHAT IS YOUR TALENT?

B) YOUR GIFT

C) THE THING GOD GAVE YOU SPECIAL ABILITY TO DO BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE YOU KNOW

POINT: WE’RE ALL GOOD AT SOMETHING, SPORTS, BOOKS, COOKING, TEACHING, LEADING, ENCOURAGING, UPLIFTING, TEARING DOWN, WE ALL HAVE A PART IN THE BODY OF CHRIST AND GOD GIVES US ABILITIES TO FULFILL OUR ROLE IN THE BODY.

2: EXAMPLE

A) HUNTING, I DON’T HUNT BUT MANY MEN IN OUR CHURCH DO

B) WHO HAS A UNDENIABLE PASSION FOR IT

C) USE THAT FOR THE MINISTRY OF CHRIST

D) START A HUNTERS FOR HOSANNA CLUB OR SOMETHING

POINT: USE YOUR GIFT APPLY YOUR TALENT AND DO IT FOR THE CAUSE OF WINNING SOULS FOR CHRIST AND YOUR HOOBY OR PASTIME YOU ENJOY CAN GROW INTO A VERY PROSPEROUS MINISTRY. DOING SOMETHING YOUR GOOD AT AND DOING FOR THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!

BODY: MAYBE YOU DON’T KNOW EXACTLY

1: 2 TIM 2:15

A) MANY APPLY THIS VERSE AS STUDYING JUST SCRIPTURE

B) BUT STUDYING IS ALSO MEANT TO BE EXPERIMENTAL

C) PEOPLE STUDY NEW MEDICATIONS FOR THE SICK

D) THEY EXPERIMENT WITH IT

E) WHY?

POINT: HOW DO WE EVER KNOW IF SOMETHING IS GOOD OR IS EVEN GOING TO WORK UNLESS WE TRY IT. IF WE TRY AND IT WORKS THEN THERE IS OUR ANSWER THIS IS SOMEHTING GOD WANTS YOU TO CONTINUE TO DO.

2: A WORKMAN

A) SOMEONE WHO IS WILLING TO PUT FORTH AN EFFORT

B) IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG OR IT DOESN’T WORK

C) THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO DON’T QUIT

D) THEY JUST TRY SOMETHING ELSE

POINT: A LOT OF TIMES WE JUST TRY THINGS HALF HEARTEDLY THEN WHEN WE GET SMALL RESULTS WE GET DISCOURAGED. A WORKMAN WHO IS NOT ASHAMED NOT OF HIS OR HER FAILURES OR SHORTCOMINGS BUT DIVIDES THE TRUTH THROUGH WHAT GOD’S WORD SAYS.

3: WE’RE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM

A) DON’T EVER COMPARE WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT SOMEONE ELSE DOES

B) IF YOUR NOT AS GOOD AS THEM YOU FEEL DISCOURAGED

C) IF YOUR BETTER AT IT YOU CAN GET LIFTED UP IN PRIDE

D) DO WHATEVER YOU DO TO THE HONOR OF JESUS CHRIST

POINT: ROMANS 12:5 SO WE BEING MANY ARE ONE BODY IN CHRIST. WE ALL HAVE ONE CENTRAL PURPOSE WE JUST HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS FOR THE WHOLE TO WORK PROPERLY.

CLOSING THOUGHT: WHAT AND WHO YOU ARE IS GOD’S GIFT TO YOU, WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU IN YOURSELF IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD. PSALM 139:13-16