Living in Your Divine Destiny Part 7
Spiritual Gifts
Sunday, September 29, 2024
I. Living in Your Divine Destiny
Intro Review
1. Living in your divine destiny involves four steps and these four steps are also the mission of our church:
(1) Know God,
(2) Find Freedom,
(3) Discover Destiny,
(4) Make a Difference.
2. (Jer. 29:11-14 TPT) God has a great destiny planned for you and its fulfillment requires seeking God with all your heart.
a.(Rom. 11:29 KJV)
b.(1 Thess. 5:16-18 NLT) the will of God for you!
~Fulfilling God’s plan for your life is more about the posture of your heart than the path of your career.
B. Spiritual Gifts
1. God’s Gifts
a.Eternal Life (Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:8)
b. The Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4-5, 8 NIV)
~The gift to empower for the responsibility.
~(ref. Acts 2:17-18 NIV)
c. Spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12:1; 1 Cor. 12:7 NLT)
~A spiritual gift is a special supernatural ability that God gives to each of His children, so that we can connect with one another, be strengthened together, and advance His purposes in this world.
~(Eph. 4:7-8 NIV, 11-12 NKJV)
C. Discover, Develop and Do
1.Discover the gifts God has given me.
a.(Rom. 12:6 NIV)
~Design determines destiny.
~Purpose precedes production.
~You are the way you are because of why you are.
b.(Eph. 2:10 AMPC)
2.Develop the gifts God has given me.
a.(ref. Matt. 25) parable of the talents
3.Use the gifts God has given me.
a.(1 Pet. 4:10-11 NLT)
In closing… The FINAL EXAM of life.
[Pastor Lee Stokes]