Do You Have a Spiritual Gift? Sermon Notes

Sermon 5 of our "Act Like Jesus" Series

Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 


2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Use of our spiritual gifts requires we ____________ ____________ and ____________ to ______.

Romans 12:3-5 (NIV)

3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 


4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 


5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

Use of our spiritual gifts requires we ________ ____________ as ______ ________ in ____________.

Romans 12:6-8 (NIV)

6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 


7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 


8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

Use of our spiritual gifts requires we ____________ and ____________ ______ __________.