rediscover your role nitro
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A Special lesson for the Nitro Church of Christ on discovering each member's role in the church.TRANSCRIPT
Discovering Your R.O.L.E.
Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
Name your top three abilities:
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Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
Possible abilities:
Song leader Bible Class Teacher Encourager (phone calls, sending cards,
etc.) Working with the young people, senior
citizens, etc. Congregational leaders (elders and
deacons)
Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
“Ability Stoppers”
“I just don’t want too.” “We tried that before.” “We don’t have the time.” “Our church is too small.” “We do not have the available resources.” “We have never done that before.”
Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
Realize your Role
Each person has different abilties:
Romans 12:3, 4 1 Corinthians 12:12-34 Ephesians 4:7-16
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Steps to realize your ability
Understand your ability
Do not reach beyond your ability – at first.
Reach for your ability
Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
Optimize your Abilities
Focus on what you are good at and concentrate there.
You have been given abilities that will benefit the kingdom of God – if you will allow them.
Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
The Preaching Apostles:
Acts 6:1-7
Seven men where chosen with one purpose: caring for the widows.
The apostles stuck to their ability – preaching.
Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
Lend your Abilities Find your utilities and lend those abilities to
the ministry.
Barnabas gave, Lydia prayed, Nehemiah led, the word Paul spread, so the kingdom of heaven would be there for all the ones who prepare.
Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
Execute your Role Take action on your abilities.
Remember the one talent man?
1 Peter 4:10, 11 “Speak as the oracles of God” “Serve by the strength that God supplies”
Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
Remember your top three abilities: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________
Do your top three abilities help accomplish the purpose of the Father?
Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.
Remember your top three abilities: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________
Are you using your top three abilities for the Father?
