Superhero

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Super-hero Volunteer
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Charismatics

• Modern movement began in CA in 1906.
• 580 million today 1 billion by 2025 at current
  rate of growth.
• 19 million/year 54,000/day.
• Sprinkled among all 150 non-charismatic
  traditions.

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What factors account for such dynamic growth?
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What factors account for such dynamic growth?

• Enthusiasm in worship
• Fearless witness to the lost
• Emphasis on spiritual gifts

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Definition

• A spiritual gift is any combination of
  talents, skills, and endowments, however suddenly
  given or leisurely cultivated,if a believer uses
  them for Gods glory and his work in the world.
• Craig Blomberg, p. 248, NIV Application
  Commentary on 1 Corinthians.

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When and how do natural talents become spiritual
gifts?
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When and how do natural talents become spiritual
gifts?

• When theyre used for the common good, or the
  care and growth of believers.
• When we rely on the Holy Spirit.
• When we seek Christs glory.

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Each one has one

• 7A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a
  means of helping the entire church. 11It is the
  one and only Holy Spirit who distributes these
  gifts. He alone decides which gift each person
  should have. 1 Cor. 127,11 NLT

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Why dont more Christians use their spiritual
gifts?
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• What happens to a church when too many Christians
  are not using their spiritual gifts?
• What happens to a Christian who isnt given the
  opportunity to use his spiritual gift?

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Health

• If one part suffers, every part suffers with it
  if one part is honored, every part rejoices with
  it. 1 Cor. 1226 NIV

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Diagnosis

• The church cant be healthy if youre not serving
  with your spiritual gift.
• You cant be healthy if youre not serving with
  your spiritual gift.
• So the body and the believer need to work
  together to make sure that ones spiritual gift
  is used.
• You need to volunteer.
• The church needs to recruit and train.

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• Whats the best way to determine ones spiritual
  gift?

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