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Pastor / TeacherPastor / TeacherJames H. RickardJames H. Rickard

Tuesday, Tuesday, April 22, 2008April 22, 2008

Memory VerseMemory Verse 1 John 1:9, 1 John 1:9,

“If we confess our sins, He is “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all our sins and to cleanse us from all

unrighteousness.”unrighteousness.”

The Upper Room The Upper Room DiscourseDiscourse

John 13-16; John 13-16;

John 13:16, John 13:16, Servant-hood, Pt.14Servant-hood, Pt.14

Doctrine of DOULOSDoctrine of DOULOSSlave, ServantSlave, Servant

G. The DOULOS must G. The DOULOS must exercise his spiritual gift.exercise his spiritual gift.

Doctrine of Spiritual GiftsDoctrine of Spiritual Gifts

1. The Source of Spiritual 1. The Source of Spiritual Gifts.Gifts.

All three members of the All three members of the Trinity are the source of Trinity are the source of

spiritual gifts.spiritual gifts.

2. There are two categories 2. There are two categories of Spiritual Gifts.of Spiritual Gifts.

a. Temporarya. Temporaryb. Permanentb. Permanent

3. The function of 3. The function of Spiritual Gifts.Spiritual Gifts.

4. The team concept of 4. The team concept of Spiritual Gifts.Spiritual Gifts.

5. The Relationship 5. The Relationship between Spiritual Gifts between Spiritual Gifts and Ministry / Service.and Ministry / Service.

a. Spiritual Gifta. Spiritual Giftb. General Serviceb. General Servicec. Specific Servicec. Specific Service

6. Determining your 6. Determining your Spiritual Gift on the basis Spiritual Gift on the basis of your specific ministry, of your specific ministry,

and not that of other and not that of other believers.believers.

1 Cor 12:4-61 Cor 12:4-6

Gifts are expressed Gifts are expressed differently based on each differently based on each

individual’s particular individual’s particular environment and deployed environment and deployed

through your personality and through your personality and individuality. individuality.

Each of us will have Each of us will have differing degrees of differing degrees of

effectiveness utilizing our effectiveness utilizing our giftsgifts.

Effectiveness is not a Effectiveness is not a measure of servant-hood, it measure of servant-hood, it is merely God's will for the is merely God's will for the

faithful servant.faithful servant.

You cannot determine your You cannot determine your gift by studying this subject gift by studying this subject in the Bible. You must find in the Bible. You must find

your gift and specific service your gift and specific service by ministering and obeying by ministering and obeying the commands of Scripture the commands of Scripture

to serve one another. to serve one another.

You cannot identify your You cannot identify your gift by comparing yourself gift by comparing yourself

with others because the with others because the ministry of every Christian ministry of every Christian

is unique. is unique.

As each one has received a As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one gift, use it to serve one

another as good stewards of another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.the varied grace of God.

1 Peter 4:10-111 Peter 4:10-11

You can not be a good You can not be a good steward of your spiritual gift steward of your spiritual gift without knowing what that without knowing what that

gift is.gift is.

Specific action to discover Specific action to discover your Spiritual Gift.your Spiritual Gift.

a. Pray, ask God to make a. Pray, ask God to make your ministry and your gift your ministry and your gift

evident. evident. Phil 4:6; Phil 4:6;

1 Peter 4:7-10; 1 Peter 4:7-10; 1 Cor 14:131 Cor 14:13

b. Study the Scriptures, note b. Study the Scriptures, note the commands of the Bible, the commands of the Bible,

and ask God to give you and ask God to give you insight into specific ways insight into specific ways

you may put the imperatives you may put the imperatives of the Bible into practice.of the Bible into practice.

2 Tim 2:152 Tim 2:15

2 Tim 2:15 (KJV), 2 Tim 2:15 (KJV), “Study to show thyself “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a approved unto God, a

workman that needeth not to workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing be ashamed, rightly dividing

the word of truth.”the word of truth.”

c. Look for needs about you c. Look for needs about you and consider how you may and consider how you may

meet those needs.meet those needs.1 Cor 10:24; 14:121 Cor 10:24; 14:12

1 Cor 10:24, 1 Cor 10:24, “Let no one seek his own “Let no one seek his own good,good, but that of his but that of his

neighbor.”neighbor.”

1 Cor 14:12, 1 Cor 14:12, “So also you, since you are “So also you, since you are

zealous of spiritual zealous of spiritual gifts,gifts, seek to abound for the seek to abound for the

edification of the church.”edification of the church.”

d. Be sure you are filled d. Be sure you are filled with the Spirit when with the Spirit when

entering into service. You entering into service. You can not exercise your can not exercise your

Spiritual Gift without the Spiritual Gift without the filling of God the Holy filling of God the Holy

Spirit. Eph 5:18-21Spirit. Eph 5:18-21

Before beginning each day, Before beginning each day, consider a particular place consider a particular place that you are going to and that you are going to and

serve as the moment serve as the moment presents itself.presents itself.

Grace Fellowship ChurchTuesday, April 22, 2008

Tape # 08-028

Servanthood, Part 14 The DOULOS Must Exercise his

Spiritual Gifts, Part 4 Upper Room Discourse, Pt 170

John 13:16; 1Cor 12:4-6; 14:12; 2Tim 2:15; 1Peter 4:10-11

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008