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Use What You Got

Dr Dharius Daniels

Change Church • Nov 30, 2023 • 66 min

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Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

Dr. Dharius Daniels introduces the series 'I'm Gifted' by exploring 1 Corinthians 12 and emphasizing that every believer possesses spiritual gifts alongside natural talents and acquired skills. Operating without spiritual gifts leaves believers utilizing only two-thirds of their God-given potential, leading to frustration and unfulfillment. To step into full spiritual authority and fulfill God's purpose, believers must discover, develop, and deploy the unique gifts given to them by the Holy Spirit.

Themes

Spiritual GiftsUnlocking PotentialPurpose and FulfillmentOvercoming Insecurity and ComparisonStewardship and Service

Pastor's Points

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1. Discovering your spiritual gifts

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2. Developing your spiritual gifts

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3. Deploying your spiritual gifts

Key Points

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Every believer possesses three types of abilities: natural talents, acquired skills, and spiritual gifts.
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The average person operates on only two-thirds of their potential by relying strictly on natural talent and learned skills while ignoring spiritual gifts.
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Spiritual gifts are special abilities distributed to believers by the Holy Spirit in specific seasons to accomplish divine purposes.
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You cannot carry out God's work or reach true spiritual fulfillment without operating in God's gifts.
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Ignorance regarding spiritual gifts is costly, robbing believers in three key areas: potential, purpose, and peace.
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The Holy Spirit gives diverse gifts according to unique assignments, making comparison between gifts both unwise and illogical.
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Having a specific spiritual gift does not mean holding a church office; spiritual gifts can be powerfully applied in everyday marketplace settings.
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Sermon Moments

“You can't do God's work without God's gifts.”

“If you got to where you are right now off two-thirds of your potential, where are you getting ready to go when you tap into this other one-third?”

“Ignorance is not just the absence of information; it's the absence of right information.”

“Love the calling you have, not the one you wish you had.”

“Your anointing has an audience, and your Caris has a crowd.”

“How you feel about you is largely determined by how you talk to you.”

This Week

Identify the difference between your natural talents, acquired skills, and spiritual gifts.

Stop comparing your spiritual gifts, role, or platform to those of other believers.

Utilize discernment tools and community input to uncover and give language to your spiritual gifts.

Commit time to practice, study, and immerse yourself in your area of gifting to sharpen it over time.

Deploy your gifts actively to serve and lift up others rather than using them for self-promotion.

Speak daily biblical affirmations over yourself to align your thoughts with God's declaration of your identity.

Actively reject impostor syndrome and insecurity by stepping boldly into the assignments God has given you.

Remember This

You cannot fulfill God's purpose or reach your full potential until you discover, develop, and deploy the spiritual gifts entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit.

A Challenge for You

Reject impostor syndrome, arrest insecurity, and embrace all that God has called you to be and do starting today.

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