Friday, September 21, 2007

Using Your Spiritual Gifts to Serve

We at New Life Bible desire to use our spiritual gifts to edify the body of Christ. In order for the church body to be healthy and look more like Christ, every believer must be a functioning organ exercising his or her gifts. Our physical bodies are never as healthy as they could be if our organs are not operating. It’s the same in spirituality in regards to the body of Christ. What gift(s) do you have?

1. Gift of showing mercy- This means to exercise deeds of loving-kindness. It is a compassionate ability to lesson the afflictions of others.
2. Gift of evangelism- This is a heavenly gift from God to mightily preach the gospel to non-believers. It is a gift that challenges others to witness for Christ.
3. Gift of teaching- It is a God-given ability to explain Scriptural truth clearly to others. Others in the church will recognize this gift in you.
4. Gift of administration- This gift is a divine ability to provide leadership in & outside the church.
5. Gift of exhortation- This is the capacity to come alongside fellow Christians and encourage them in the Lord. The devil is working overtime to discourage people.
6. Gift of giving- All believers are commanded to give; however, this spiritual gift goes beyond to assist those in need. It is a complete denying of oneself for the sake of others.
7. Gift of discernment- God has raised up certain believers who help protect the church from false doctrine and discern between good and evil. This gift goes beyond natural insight and human wisdom.
8. Gift of faith- This is often called the gift of prayer. Every saint is to have faith, but this gift speaks of those who have extraordinary confidence in God. These are prayer warriors!
9. Gift of prophecy- This gift refers to preaching. Prophecy means to “tell forth and declare.” It does not refer to predicting the future (it’s proclaiming). It is possible that church musicians could be included here as they declare the Word through song, which is an act of worship.
10. Gift of helps- It is a gift that humbly serves other people. Most of the time this gift is done behind the scenes.

It was Dwight Moody who said, "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And that which I can do, by the grace of God, I will do." God miraculously used Moody to bring spiritual revival to England and America because of his willing to serve. How about you?

Thursday, September 13, 2007

More Pictures From Our First Service

Monday, September 10, 2007

FIRST SUNDAY SERVICE


We praise the Lord for a terrific start on Sunday! After much prayer and preparation, we had an enthusiastic group of 28 folks in the morning service. They were joyful, friendly, ready to worship in song, and eager to hear the preaching of God's Word. We saw some visible results of our Saturday canvassing time...we were able to distribute almost 300 door hangers and had some meaningful conversations with area residents.

Please be in prayer as we make phone calls and visits in preparation for next week's services. If you know of anyone who lives in the DFW Metroplex, we welcome the contacts. We would love to invite them to NLBC.

Thank you for ministering with us in prayer!