seeing the unseen christ

Seeing the Unseen Christ

Week 4 of 8Living a Light House Life Style

The Steps Week Have Been Taking

Use the JournalPrepare your Heart for Meaningful WorhsipShow Christ’s Love Through Secret ActsReverse a self destructive patternLive a Light House Life Style

Romans 12:3-8 (NIV1984)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 measure of faith God has given you. 4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function

Romans 12:3-8 (NIV1984)5 so in Christ we who are many form one body,

and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.

Romans 12:3-8 (NIV1984)7 If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let

him teach; 8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Overwhelmed?

Romans 12:3-8 (NIV1984

• 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 measure of faith God has given you.

• Humility

Humility

Don’t think more highly of yourself than you should.

The problems around me are much smaller than God.

God does not want me to solve the problem. He wants to work through me to solve the problem.

Other parts of the Body are needed.

Body Life4 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 who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

Team work, Ownership

Body Life

Team Work

Team Work

• 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.

Appreciate the Gifts You have

We can’t See with our Foot We can’t Walk with your eye

Romans 12:3-8 (NIV1984)7 If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let

him teach; 8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Gifts for the Body

Prophesying• Not telling the future• Thus says the Lord

Serving• Helping the needy• Seeing needs• Willing to help• Greek word is where we get

term deacon

Gifts for the Body

encouraging giving

Gifts for the Body

Leadership Mercy - Cheerful

Light House Life Style

1. Choose Five Families or Individuals to Pray for Every Day for 5 minutes

Family MembersChurch MembersCo-WorkersNeighbors

Pray a BLESSing on Them

• Bodily needs for health protection stregnth safety and so on

• Labor issues including daily work, income and job security

• Emotional qualities such as joy, peace, and hope• Social concerns related to love, support, marriage,

family and friends• Spiritual needs such as salvation, faith, grace and

sensitivity to God

• Pray alone

• Pray with a partner

• If your motivated to use your God given gift. DO IT!