Managing Your TalentsI Peter 4:7-11

Dr. Cynthia L. Hale

September 27, 2011

We were created by design.

Psalm 139-13-18

We were created with natural talents.

God has given all of us the ability to do certain things well.

Romans 12:6 TEV

What you are is God’s gift to you; what you do with

yourself is your gift to God.

Danish Proverb

Your talents/gifts make you distinctive!

A man or woman’s gifts will make room for him/her and take him or her before great people. Proverbs 18:16 KJV

Do you see a man or woman skilled in his or her work?

She will serve before Kings/Queens. He/she will not serve before obscure people.

Proverbs 22:29

What natural talents do you possess?

What are you currently doing with your natural talents?

Where are you using them? Who is benefiting from your

natural talents or gifts? In what way?

Are you using your natural talent to glorify

God?

Natural talents are to be recognized, managed, and used for God’s glory.

I Corinthians 10:31

We have spiritual gifts.

Everyone in the body

of Christ is gifted.

Each one should use whatever gift he or she has

received to serve others, faithfully administering

God’s grace in its various forms.

Spiritual gifts are from God-

I Corinthians 12:4-6

There are a variety of gifts-

Romans 12:6-8 I Corinthians 12:7-11 Ephesians 4:7-13

There are the Special gifts:

Ephesians 4:11-13

Leadership Gifts

ProphetsI Corinthians 14:3

Apostle

Ephesians 2:19

Evangelists

All of us are called to be evangelists.

Related to the gift of evangelism is the gift of

Missions.

Pastors

I Peter 5:1-3

Teachers

Acts 18:24-28Aquila and Priscilla

with Apollos

Speaking Gifts

Exhortation-Exhorters are encouragers!

Acts 14:22Hebrews 10:25

Word of Knowledge

Col. 2:2-3

Word of Wisdom

Acts 6:3,10James 1:5-6

II Peter 3:15-16

Serving Gifts

Administration

Acts 6:1-7

Leadership

Hebrews 13:7ff

Giving

II Corinthians 8:1-2

Mark 12:41-44

Discerning Spirits

Acts 5:1-10Hebrews 5:14

I John 4:1

Faith

Ephesians 2:8,9Hebrews 11:6Romans 4:18

Romans 8:31

If God be for us who can be against us.

Showing Mercy

Luke 10:3-35

Helps

Romans 16:1-2Acts 9:36

Luke 8:2-3

Serving

Acts 6:1-7

HospitalityMusic

Arts and CraftsExodus 31:3-11

Sign Gifts

TonguesI Corinthians 14:28

Interpretation of Tongues I Corinthians 14:27-28

Miracles

Mark 11:23-24

Healing

James 5:14-16

The gifts are given for the common good-I Corinthians 12:7

The gifts are tools not toys-

Ephesians 4:7-16

A spiritual gift is a special attribute given by the Holy

Spirit to every member of the Body of Christ according to

God’s grace, for use within the context of the Body.

Gifted members are placed in the body according to

God’s design-I Corinthians 12:8

Every gift and gifted person is important-

I Corinthians 12:14-26

Each one of us will be accountable to God for the

use of our gifts-I Corinthians 4:2

If we are going to be faithful in the exercise of our gifts, we must:

1. Discover our Gifts2. Develop our Gifts3. Deploy our Gifts

4. Duplicate our Gifts

Excel at what you do well!