Session Three

A Salute to the Servers

1)Open

  1. Who likes to watch the credits of a movie? If so, why?
  2. What is a key grip?

2)The Service Gifts

Support Gifts / Service Gifts / Sign Gifts
Apostleship / Word of wisdom
Prophecy / Word of knowledge
Evangelism
Pastor / Teacher
Teaching / Administration / Leading
Exhortation
Faith
Giving
Helps / Serving
Showing mercy / Distinguishing of spirits
Miracles
Healings
Tongues
Interpretation of Tongues
  1. Administration (1 Cor 12:28) / Leading (Ro 12:8) – ‘Two Sides of the Same Coin’
  2. Administration – from the Greek nautical word for ______, like the captain of a ship.
  3. (properly) someone who steers (guides) a ship; (figuratively) the divine calling which empowers someone toleadin affairs relating to the Church. (Helps Ministries, Inc., 2018)
  4. Leading – In Greek; to stand in the ______; to ______. (Helps Ministries, Inc., 2018)
  5. “The ability to organize and lead projects, to see them through from start to finish, while handling people tactfully and providing the vision to keep them at the task.”
  6. Who do you know in the church that exhibits these gifts? Why?
  7. Exhortation (Ro. 12:8) – From the Greek for ‘personal urging’ (Helps Ministries, Inc., 2018)
  8. To bring ______.
  9. To ______.
  10. To ______.
  11. To give ______.

Teacher / Exhorter
Communicates facts clearly and accurately. / Stimulates listener to respond to the facts.
Explains the what of Scripture. / Explains the how of Scripture.
Gets excited by the truth itself. / Gets excited by the way truth can make a difference when applied.

(Swindoll, 1992)

  1. Read Acts 18:24-26. How is this an example of exhortation?
  2. Who can you think of that has been an exhorter (not just an encourager) in your life? Why?
  1. Mercy /Faith – ‘Unidentical Twins in the Same Body’
  2. Mercy – People with this gift can sense people’s ______and embrace them with ______, ______, and ______.
  3. They also know when to offer an encouraging ______, and when to ______!
  4. Faith (Ro. 12:9) literally ‘to another of a distinct kind’ (Helps Ministries, Inc., 2018)
  5. Different from a saving faith
  6. The ability to ______God’s will, ______it with extraordinary confidence, and then lay hold of God’s ______with remarkable ______.
  7. Can you think of individuals that model these Spiritual Gifts? Who and Why?
  8. Giving
  9. Generously
  10. Singleness of ______.
  11. Desiring only God’s ______.
  12. No secret thought of self-______.
  13. Helps / Serving
  14. Common misconceptions concerning the Spiritual Gifts
  15. Only the ______are ______.
  16. On the ______gifts will be ______.
  17. Only the ______of the body is ______.
  18. The ability to ______and ______others in practical and ______ways that cause ______to run ______and ______. (Swindoll, 1992)
  19. Read and discuss Ro. 16:1-2.

3)Close

  1. Pray for many of the servers (by name) in your church. Make sure you let them know how you feel about them.