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Experiencing GodIn The Body of Christ

Grace Gift FunctionsPart 3

Pastor John Isaacs

Kingsway Community Church

December 5, 2010


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Metaphors Used To

Describe The Church1. Body

2. Bride3. Vine

4. Sheep Fold

5. Family

6. Building

7. Army

TheBody


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1. Unity

2. Fellowship

3. Spiritual Gifts


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Romans 121 Corinthians 12Ephesians 4

1 Peter 4


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1 Corinthians 12:1

Now concerning spiritualgifts (expressions), brothers,

I do not want you to beuninformed.

Pneumatikos

spiritual expressions


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Spiritual Expressions

1. Manifestations:A momentary supernaturalempowerment expressed

through an individual, withinthe Body of Christ, by the Holy

Spirit.


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Manifestations1. Prophecy2. Knowledge3. Wisdom4. Discernment5. Tongues

6. Interpreting

Tongues7. Faith8. Healing9. Miracles


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2. Grace GiftR

olesA specific set of behaviorsassociated with a position held

by an individual and placed bythe Holy Spirit within the Body

of Christ.


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Grace Gift Roles1. Apostle

2. Prophet3. Evangelist

4. Pastor 5. Teacher


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3. Grace Gift FunctionsA particularactivity performedthrough an individual, within the

Body of Christ, empowered by theHoly Spirit.


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Romans 12:4-5 (NLT)Just as our bodies have many parts andeach part has a special function, 5 soit is with Christs body. We are manyparts of one body, and we all belong toeach other..

Praxis Function:activities to be engaged in.


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Grace Functions1. Administration2. Leadership3. Service

4. Helps5. Giving

6. Hospitality

7. Mercy8. Exhortation

9. Poverty10. Celibacy


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Mercy

eleeo to give compassionate

treatment to those in distress.

Definition: The supernatural ability

of being able to show compassion toothers.


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Mercy

Description: The spiritual expression

that supernaturally enables a personto cheerfully and practically helpthose in need or to help to alleviate

suffering. It is putting compassioninto action.


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Mercy

Results:1

. It focuses upon alleviating thesource of pain or suffering.2. Especially sensitive to the needs

of the lonely and forgotten.


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Mercy

Results:

3. Able to express love, grace, anddignity to those facing hardshipsor crisis.

4. Able to serve in difficult orunsightly circumstances and do so

cheerfully.


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Mercy

Cautions:1

. Need to remember thatrescuing a person from theirpain may actually hinder Gods

work in their life.


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Mercy

Cautions:

2. Guard yourself against becomingangry about or angry towards thesource of others pain.


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Mercy

Cautions:

3. When mercy is desperatelyneeded there is usually a need toalso strive for long term solutions.Just treating the immediatesituation doesnt often solve the

problem.


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Mercy

Biblical Example:James 2:12-17 (Message)Talk and act like a person expecting tobe judged by the Rule that sets us free.

For if you refuse to act kindly, you canhardly expect to be treated kindly. Kindmercy wins over harsh judgment every

time.


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Dear friends, do you think you'll getanywhere in this if you learn all the rightwords but never do anything? Doesmerely talking about faith indicate that a

person really has it? For instance, youcome upon an old friend dressed in ragsand half-starved and say, "Good

morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Befilled with the Holy Spirit!" and walk offwithout providing so much as a coat or a


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cup of soupwhere does that get you?Isn't it obvious that God-talk withoutGod-acts is outrageous nonsense?


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Exhortationparaklesis to come along side of.

Definition: A supernatural ability tocome along side another person in

such a way as to call them into

strength.


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Exhortation

Description: A supernatural

empowerment by the Holy Spiritenabling a person to present truth soas to strengthen, comfort, or urge to

action those who are discouraged orwavering in their faith.


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Exhortation

Results:1

.A

ble to come to the side of othersin a way that reassures them andencourages them to continue.

2. Able to urge others into action byapplying biblical truth in

appropriate ways.


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Exhortation

Results:

3. Able to challenge, confront, orcomfort others with theassurance that they can trust and

hope in the promises andprovisions of God.


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Exhortation

Results:

4. Keeps an emphasis on Godssovereignty and providence.Encourages others to have

confidence in Gods faithfulnessto perform His will.


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Exhortation

Cautions:1

. Dont become overly optimistic,too simplistic or flattering.2. Dont just be positive toward

another person if what they needis for you to be confrontational.


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Exhortation

Cautions:

3. Remember to take the time todiscover and understand what isreally happening in the other

persons life before deciding whatthey really need.


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Exhortation

Biblical Example:

Acts 11:22-24 (NLT)When the church at Jerusalem heardwhat had happened, they sent Barnabas

to Antioch.23

When he arrived and sawthis evidence of Gods blessing, he wasfilled with joy, and he encouraged the


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believers to stay true to the

Lord. 24 Barnabas was a good man,full of the Holy Spirit and strong infaith. And many people werebrought to the Lord.


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Poverty

Definition: The supernatural abilityto voluntarily live an impoverished

lifestyle to identify with and serve

others without material resources.

Philoxenia - to love strangers


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Poverty

Description: A special

empowerment by the Holy Spiritenabling a person to renouncematerial comfort and adopt a

personal lifestyle equivalent to thoseliving at the poverty level in order to

serve God more effectively.


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Celibacy

Definition: The supernatural abilitythat God gives to certain members of

the body of Christ to remain single

and enjoy it; to be unmarried and notsuffer undue sexual temptations.

Philoxenia - to love strangers


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Celibacy

Description: A special

empowerment by the Holy Spiritenabling a person to overrulebiological instincts and remain

unmarried in order to completelydevote themselves to ministry.


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Questions1. How do you know that you

either have or dont have one of

the following spiritual gifts?

MercyEncouragementPoverty (voluntary)

Celibacy

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