Disciple: “Spiritual Gifts”

Disciple
“Spiritual Gifts”
5/11/25
Pastor Mark England

Matthew 28:19-20 (CSB) Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Ephesians 4:7 (NIV) But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.

Not the kind of “grace” before a meal.
Not the amazing “grace” that saved a wretch like me.

“Grace”: – A Divine enablement. Something God gave you that you’re good at and find fulfillment in. Something that makes an eternal difference.

Ephesians 4:11-16 (NIV) So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, ¹² to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up ¹³ until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. ¹⁴ Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. ¹⁵ Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. ¹⁶ From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

“A spiritual gift is a special ability that God gives to each of His children, so that we can connect with one another, be strengthened together, and advance in this world.”

Some make the tragic mistake of missing their because they avoid the topic of “”.

The avoidance of Spiritual Gifts isn’t always due to , but also exposure to how it has been .

Some are -Holy Spirit.
Some and the Holy Spirit.
are Biblically-Correct

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are not for or your ability… but to reveal God’s , , and to reach the .

Acts 2:17-18 (CSB) And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all people; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. ¹⁸ I will even pour out my Spirit on my servants in those days, both men and women and they will prophesy.

But got involved…
The created two words that aren’t in the Bible.
“” & “”

Clergy: “”- One who reads.
Laity: “” Those who receive.

Reformation: Martin Luther
“The of All ”
The birth of the protestant faith in Christianity was the revelation that there’s not just one person who is special… we’re supposed to be ministers.

Years Later…
There’s still two groups of people… The and the .

God has called believer to be a to the world around them.

1 Peter 2:9 (CSB) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Ephesians 2:10 (CSB) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.

Every God has given is and .

Romans 12:6 (CSB) According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: If prophecy, use it according to the proportion of one’s faith;

The God has given me .

Romans 12:3-6 (NIV) For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. ⁴ For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, ⁵ so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. ⁶ 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;

Highly “hyperphroneo” (Greek): an view.
Sober “sophroneo” (Greek): having a .

Faith: Allowing the One who created you to give the .

“Do not have a of who you are, instead be set free and put in your by allowing the One who created you to show you who you are and what you were to do.”

If your life makes no sense, you have confusion, anxiety, and depression, the missing ingredient could be God created you.

1. my spiritual gift.

Ephesians 1:11-12 (CSB) we have also received an inheritance, because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will, ¹² so that we who had already put our hope in Christ might bring praise to his glory.

Colossians 1:16 (CSB) For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— all things have been created through him and for him.

Psalm 139:13-14 (CSB) For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. ¹⁴ I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well.

reveals destiny.

At Thanksgiving dinner, and someone spills their plate all over the floor…

: “Ohhh…. I’m so sorry. Are you okay?”

: “That’s what happens when you’re not careful!”

: “I’ll clean it up.”

: “The reason it fell is because your plate was too heavy on one side.”

: “That’s okay – it could have happened to anybody.”

: “Here – take my dessert.”

: “Jim, you get the mop. John, you clean it up. Mary, why don’t you fix another dessert for them.”

This is what the is supposed to look like. We’re not all designed to do , but we are designed to find our .

I was for this!

2. Develop my spiritual gift.

Diversity Growth Track

Step 1: A Future Requires Fresh
Step 2: Creating a Lifestyle of
Step 3: Discover Your God-Given and

1 Corinthians 12:27 (TLB) All of you together are the one body of Christ, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it.

Don’t be satisfied with your Spiritual journey… God has more!
Have you settled with where you are?
Not praying more, not serving more, not living more… You’re going to heaven, but you’re missing out on earth.

3. my spiritual gift.

1 Peter 4:10 (NLT) God has given gifts to from his of . Manage them well so that God’s generosity can flow through you.

Next Growth Track Class
Sunday, June 8^th
Following Worship Service in Fellowship Hall
https://www.mydiversity.church/growth-track